The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
,o11aREssIoHA Al su1E1r1rARY

zcoM0REssIoHAL sU1uIARY
Tho house Tuesday consid sred bills coming
rom the COMMITTEES on Indian affairs Most of
the session i Tas deIoted to NJ. Nelson's bill.
MinnesotA NJ. Nelson made very clear and
comprehensive explanation Of his bill He
said he thought there was some misapprehen-
sion inregard to it It had been charged that
the bill WAS in the interest Of pine land
%asn md a. gSSn up 70 t5u the
BY showing that this bill has been so carefully
drawn asto prevent any fraud upon the Indians
whatever, and that it was against the interest
OF pine land speculation. tits doubtful wheth->
Nelson sass he up gem Ss put MI
opportunity to call It up again.
4, In considering the river and harpor bill il
the house on Tuesday. the following Items cf
interest 70 the northwest were agreed TO-:
I'm! mp19vlng barber " Ahnapee, Wis., u.s. 600;
GSo; Kexsunee, via, $500; M hii; Ss
Wis, $15, 900; Menominee, Wis, 10000; Mil
Waukee, bay, Wis, $85, 600; Oconto, Wis, $15,-
goo; Stockholm, Lake Pepin, Wis, $15, 0O6s
Port Washington, Wis, 10000; Racine, Wis;
canal, Viz, eSq iS kiEefs sH VIZ, 49, 49,
$AOOo 49,.
The house has passed resolution reported by
the committee on ways and means, for an ad-
Completed by that date. The appropriation
bills are very far behind, and could not be
completed, even If the house should hold $685.
appropriation sSWpss bills only t*0 have become
The senate Wednesday went into secret 1eB-
islative session on the item IL the consular ana
diplomatic appropriation bill appropriating
.&&Qs 600 to cover the necessary EXPENSES at,
tendsmt upon the execution of the neutrality
The house passed the bill providing for the
construction Of the Hennepin canal
The following nominations were made to the
senate by the president:
Patrick B. sinnol Of Oregon, agent Of tho III
t dams At Grand Ronde sye6cy Oregon Regiss-
Cheyenne, Wyo.; O. r. Chisholm, IziA66iiss
Bozeman, Mont, - =.
=, Much 70 tho discontinue Of the friends Of
me Hennepin canal scheme, the appropriation
19 9 It wac stricken out of the river aud harbor
bill by the house Thursday. Mr.: Oates of Ala
carried by a vote of 146 to 1O2. The vote
against this motion was composed chiefly of
Western and Northwestern members. The
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
Middle states and along the Mississippi river
south of St Louis. The vote to strike out was
also largely made up from members who do
not share in the appropriation bill, and who
are naturally opposed to it The Republicans
chiefly voted for the ,Henhepin canal, but the
Democrats, under the lead of Randall, general
~ voted for the motion to strike out
The river and harbor bill passed the house
by vote of 156 to 107.
In the senate, Thursday, the 10Th, final
vote on the consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill, and the bill passed-yeas. 49, navs.
@Vance and Van Wyck. The bill as passed
is ALMOST precisely as reported from tie son
sdd5tion Of The a fso%
the house.
On Friday mr.. Brown obtained unanimous
Sonsent to take up the bill to require the pay
naent in cash to the State of Georgia of $25,-
in March, 1873. to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense in
l777. Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment to in
clude $35, 600 for Oregon and 80 0pO FIR Cali
fornia to refund moneys extended to those
states N the sSpnEessi6n Of the ModoS hostiit
to recommit the bill to the committee on claim.
Adjourned to Monday the 10th.
In the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied on the postal bill A protracted dis
cussion arose on the senate amendment in
changing the amount for payment to letter
carriers and the incidental expenses of free
delivery systems, to 49, O00, 900, $45 600 of which
is to be used in the discretion of the post
master general for the establishment
of the + free delivery system II sitsss
here were very stroDs eH n So sdas
of the house in favor Of Che increase, and the
result was that the amendment was agreed to
BY q decided majority The conference COM
mittee agreed to the increased appropriation of
u III, 75O,Ooo for inland mail transportation
If any railroad company shall fail or refuse
to transport the mails when required by the
postofice department upon the fastest trains
run upon the road the company shall have it's
pay, reduced so per cent of the amount provided
by law.
The senate struck out all that part of the bill
reducing thecompensation of all nonsubsidized
railroads for the transportation of mail per-
centum per annum and the subsidized railroads
to SO Percentum Of the compensation authoriz-
ed to be paid to other companies. The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference COM
mittee.
The treaty which has been under consider
alton in the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, providing for an international copy
right and patent system, and which has already
governments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after brief dis
cussion rejected.
In the senate Monday Mr.. Ingalls, called at
tention to language personally offensive to
himself, which he said Mr.. Brown Of Georgia
had interpolated into e speech of his after it
had been delivered on the floor of the senate
Mr.. Ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
language, saying:
want to call attention to the fact that by
such practice as this, the senator from Georgia
commits a forgery and feadd upon the pub
This remark produced a great sensation
in the. senate chamber. Vice President
Edmunds called Mr.. Ingalls, to order.
Amid the excitement the chairman esafn called
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending in
motion that the language to which he had re-
ferred be stricken from the record. Mr.: Cor
man cbjected to the motion, but after a while
Brown calming himself, arose and said that
the motion 1%tn being objected TO- he would not re,
viii reply to the 's accusations s'
The question of Investigating the recent bank
failures in New York was discussed withoutac-
ments 20 the postoff1ce bill to which tho house
continued to disagree The Utah bill was de-
bated and An amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive Jurisdiction was rejected
4 to a.
On Monday, in the House, bills were intro
duced granting 100 acres eff land to every hon
orably- discharged Union soldier or sailor of the
late war and against the prosecution Of fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported in favor of the
contestant in the Campbell Morey case, Ohio.
On test vote, the house decided-156 to 81
to go on with the appropriation bills with
q view to effecting an early adjournment, and
the deficiency bill was taken up.
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
of the chamber of commerce of St Paul. re-
questing an appropriation for the construction
of q lighthouse at the Grand Marias. Mr.. Wash
burn introduced in the house bill pro-
viding for holding term of the United States
circuit court once every year in Minneapolis,
Mimi The bill was introduced in accordance
with q memorial of the attorneys of Minneap>
oils who practice before the court, which was
presented by Mr.. Washburn to the house.