The Dickinson press., 1884-03-29

His parting address resulted in heated c~olloquy
between Messrs. Ranney of Massachusetts, a
republican member of the committee on cleo
tons, and John S. Wise, readjuster member
Georgia. chairman of the elections committee,
and Tucker of Virginia, on the other, relative
to the action of the board Of canvassers of vir-
ginia in throwing out the vote of an entire
&c county, on acc account OF an informally
In the debate in the house on the bonded
whisky extension bill, Mr. Willis in whose dis
trict mostof the whiskyis stored, claimed that
the whole Northwest, as we'll as Kentucky, was
reasons, stated that the whisky Industry used
2a,WO.cW bushels of corn two years ago, and
only lS,0N,OW bushels this year, and that tho
whisky in bond is owned by all classes of peo-
pie, and principally by people, of ordinary
ttlnually since the over production of whisky
has made their Investment q bad one. He then
| gave the history of the measure, showing that
a proposition for the indefinite extension of the
bonded period had been unanimously reported
by the ways and means committee last congress-,
and had passed the house with only twenty-nine
votes against it.
On motion of Senator Mcmillan the senate
referred to the committee ON woman suffrage
the petition of Sarah b. Stearns, c. NJ. Cole
man, Mary 4. Murdoch, Dr.. Anna W. Broskwa.
George w. Kimberly, Mrs. Il. S. Hammond
and eighty one other citizens of Minnesota. re-
questlng the passage of a sixteenth amendment
to the constitution prohibiting states disfran-
chlslng citizens on account of sex.
The house judiciary committee has agreed TO
report favorably Representative Deuster's bill
TO amend revised statutes SO to provide that chill
dren born IN a foreign country and now residing
N tins country, whose father or grandfather en-
listed i'll the army OF the United States, and either
died In its service, or honoIably discharged, be
considered citizens of the United States.
In the senate, on motion ofMr. Mcmillan, the
papers accompanying the clai m of w. H. Whit
ing of Litchtield, Mimi, and q bill for his re-
lief on account of inj urics received
during the rebellion while indirectly in the SER
vice OF the United States, were referred to the
committee on claims. Mr.. Mcmillan also in
troduced, for reference to the committee on
public lands, the petit on of H. I. Wells, John
Martin and five other citizens of Minneapolis,
in relation to the 10 cation of lands under tho
homestead and pre- emption laws. The petit
ton, which was introduced at the request of
Senator Sabin, who is temporarily absent,
asked that such change bospaade in the law
.nat an bona fde Purchasers from
titles in cases where the receipts have been is
sued to the original locat ors previous to the
sales by them, and that all cases of alleged
fraud, where the question arises after the issu-
ing OF the final receipt, may be tried in a court
by jury under direction of law arising in par
tlcu!ar cases, and requests the Minnesota del
egation that if any changes are made in the
present laws to insist that the rights already &C
CURED under existing laws shall be protected,
cases where final receipts have issued without
contest before local officers.
The House spent nearly a whole day in dis
GUESSING, and finally passed a bill for the re-
tirement of Gen. Ayerill. tho noted cavalry
leader.
The senate bill for the construction of a
railroad bridge across the St Croix river, in
wisconsin and Minnesota, by the Chippewa
Falls d Western Railroad company, was
reported by Mr.. Mcmillan to the senate to-
day from the committee on with a
favorable recommendation. The bill as reported
contains several amendments, the only materi-
al, one of which consists of two additional sec
tons, as follows:
Sec. 8. That the said railroad commonwealth
have the right to construct passageways on
SAID bridge for foot passengers and vehicles of
every description, and to charge o reasonable
toll therefor, subject to the approval of the
secretary of war.
A resolution of the board of trade of Mime.
| apolis has been presented to the house request
ing senators and members from Minnesota to
favor the mining and silver coinage bill, to pro-
hibit the issuing of silver certificates. and also
for the redemption of those now in circulation.
Petitions from the Grand Army Post Nos. 9.
| So, 63 and y, department of Minnesota, were
presented i'll the house by Mr.. Strait, praying
| COuSI6sS u TGIlOpe VIC TGSITlcUODS ana grant
arrears and back pensions from the date Of the
discharge to all who were discharged from the
United States service from injuries received
while in the line of duty.
Senator Dawes, from the committee on In
dian affairs, has reported favorably the bill to
accept and ratify certain agreements made
with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the right
OF way to the Dakota Central railway company
through the Sioux reservation in Dakota: and
/ also the bill To accent and l.0fifv carfain Al prf,a
ments with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the
right of way to the Chicago, Milwaukee e. st.
Paul railway company through the Sioux rcser-
walton. These two bills have already been re-
ported favorably by the house committee on
Indian affairs.
The senate has confirmed the followingnom-
Rosario, Argentine Republic; Firth Charles
worth, Belolt, kans., Funcbal; julius Stapel,
consul, LChefoo, China; Brewster Cameron,
Beloit, Kans., receiver of public moneys at
Tucson, Ariz Jacob B. Blair, Wyoming, asso-
e1ste Justice Of the supreme court Of Wyoming;
the supreme court of Idaho. Postmasters:
George A. Selsby, Mitchell, Oak. John W.
Hart, Traer, Iowa; w. ]. Brown, Emmetsburg,
Iowa.
Senator Plumb, from the committee on nub-
NC lands OF the senate, reported adversely the
bill introduced by Senator Cameron to restore
to market and sale certain lands of the United
States in Minnesota, and to authorize their sale
subjectto the right of fowage. They are the
lands Withdrawn from sale by the p1ocIam-
1 atoms of the United States issued MARCH, 2. 1880.
April 9TH, 1881, and Nov. IS. 1881, the secretary
of war having represented that they would
be subject to tiowage and re-
CURED for use in the construction and
maintenance of dams and other works proposed
to be erected for the improvement of the navi-
cation of the Mississippi river and certain of
its tributaries. These lands are regarded as
valuable for their timber and for agricultural
purposes. The views of the committee will be
embodied in a report to be made to the senate
hereafter.
MI. Strait presented to the house the resolu-
tons of the board of trade of Minneapolis,
fayorinS the repeal of the act requiring the
coinage of two million silver dollars each
month. The resolutions were referred to the
committee of coinage, weights and measures.
MI. Nelson introduced in the house a bill to
authorize the corporate authorities of Duluth,
Mimi, to construct and maintain a railroad
and common draw bridge across the canal
leading to the harbor OF Duluth; also a bill to
authorize Improvement Of the water power il
the Mississippi river at Little Falls, Min
M. Wakefield has introduced in the house q
bill for the relief of Benjamin Franklin. and
granting q pension to Samuel Cook.
In Senate. Mr.. Harrison moved to make the
bill for the admission Of South Dakota and the
organization Of North Dakota into the Territory
Of Lincoln 9 special order for Thursday, April
8. .Lost-S3 to % (not the necessary two.thirds
in the af6rmatYel.