The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-12-11
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sExArx-The opening Session Of do esnseo
MS preceded by . lively half-hour Of hand-
iha1sng and gossip betwesn senator's soo tnear
sen.ss e>e the So Il TOO TO- order and
offered. Oh motion Of Mr.. Logan the secrets
lry was instructed to'inform the bonse that the
senate Was ready 10 proceed to. bus.
ihesa 1essrE Sherman and oo1iaad
were appointed y committee 20 inform the
president that tfss senate was ready 70 receive
any communication he might be pleased to-
make The secretary read the credentials OF
William P. Sheffield, appoineed to fill the "a
sane{ c.ased by the death Of senasor Anshen nv
whom the reading wss concluded, Mr.. Adrich,
in few feeling remarks, made formal an
|nouncement of the death of senator Anthony,
and the senate adjourned
HousE:-Promptly At noon tho speakers
gavel called the house to order After payer
the speaker directed the clerk to call IRE rots
The roll call disclosed the presence OF - Ii1oIn-
bers, and the clerk was directed teinfofm thR
senate that tho house was re.ay TO- rocesd To-
business. The speaker appointed MessrA RaE-
dali and Cox IN W committee to wait npon
tho president, in conjunction With q sim,lsr
committee from the senate; and inform him
that congress was ready to receive auy CON-
munication he might be pleased to make
The message was referred to the committee
Of the whole on the state of the Union, and,
with accompanying documents, ordered printed
sINATE-Mr. Sheffield was sworn in - son
ator from Rhode Islsnd A resolution was
offered for an Investigation of all leases Of
lsnd In the Indian Territory, sud debated AZ
considerable length.
HousE-Mr, Foilett Of Ohio a. question Of
privilege, presented the following preamble
and resolution:
do impeach Lot Wright, United States mar
shall for the southern district Of mo- OF nlgm
WsNAY oio.VQ lama
usurpation OF pswer and violation II law, ne.
that he appointed large number of general
and special deputy niarsl,ale to serve at several
voting precincts in Gnciu'is.i, st the elect'o.
for members Of congress, on the 18th OF Oetob-
or, 1884, and armed the said deputy marshals
with pistols, and otter deadly weapons, said To-
have been furnished by the war depsFtment-
Resolved, That the committee on expsndi-
tTfes Of the department of Justice be required
and directed, as soou as the same can reason
able be done, 10 investigate such charges and
report to the house
An exciting debate followed, participated I'm
by Messrs. Folett and Converse, OF Ohio;
Cox of New York; Reagan OF Texas; Barksdale
while Messrs Klefer and Jud Taylor, 81 Ohio5
Hiscock of New York, and Reid Of Maine pre-
esnted the Republican view of the case. None
of the 1atser opposed the resolutions OF the IN
veshgation contemplated by it The resolution
was adopted
SENArE-The resolution for An investigs-
ton OF land leases in the Indiau Te rritory was
amended 80 as to include leases in Indian res-
ervations and sdopted Mr.. McPheroo0 intro
duced bill to suspend silver COINAGE Bills
passed authorizing the construction of rail-
way bridge across the St CTeix between 6t,u-
water and Taylor's Falls, and authorizing tho
secretary of war TO- adjust and settis the account
States
Senator Mills Of New York introduced bill,
authorizing the president to place Brvt Maj.
Gen. William W. Averill on the retired hist of
the army with the rank and pay Of .,contiden-
court of commissions of Alabama claims shau
be construed and held to include for all pur-
poses Of ssid act any and all vessels, officers
and crew Of vessels of organized ex-
the late so-callcd confederate government, or
any of it's officers by which vessels OF car
goes of loyal citizens of the United States were
captured or destroyed on The high seas: and
that act be construed to include any waters
states
lief of Frdns6s B. Van Haesen- 1t authorizes
. relinquish1nent BY the governor of Minnesota
to 100 acres of lard near Alexandra, and con-
Ales Van Haesen's bounty warrant title to it
HousE-A bill passed l;',orizins the con-
struction OF bridge across the st CTox river
between Saltwater and Tay!ors FalIs
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, the senate smcnd-
ments to Ito house bill otrfecting the urca-ned
land of the Atlantic 4 Pacific Rsllroad compa-
ny were non concurred III.
On motion of Mr.. Randall, the hcr1se went
into committee of the whole (Mr Cox OF :,cw
York in the chair on the bill making ten1Eor-
ary provision for the naval service No amend
ments were offered to the illl, and no discus
sion was had, Mr.. Randall merely making
brief statement that the total appropriation for
the support of the navy for the current fiscal
year was SIS, $780, l66, reduction of s225S, 2a6S
from the app opriation of the pIev1ons year.
The committee rose, the bill passed
SExArE.-The following bills were intro
duced and referred: Fly MI. Mitchell, grant
ing pension to Gen. Grant; by Mr.. Gibson, for
the erection of public building at New Or
leans to cost one million dollars.
Mr. Cameron (Pa.) submitted the following,
v hich he desired to lie over and be printed:
Whereas, The shipping trade in American
vessels is depressed and export trade IN Amer
lean produce is 1anguishing for want OF
market that might be reached if the shipping
trade was III the hands Of citizens of the Unite1
States therefore be it
Resolved. That the com1nittee on finance be
and is hereby directed to inquire whether it be-
expedicnt to expend the surplus revenue Of tho
United States or any portion thereof for the ptI-
| pose Of reviving the shipping eEld export trade
! by allowing rebate from tariff duties on for
| eign goods imported in ships built and owned
III the Unlte0 otaieS, ana Dy ASO dilOWlhS .
| premium on American-grow pro !llc;s and
| articles of American manufacture exportelin
American vessels, and report by bill or other
| vie.
Messrs Ingalls, and Cameron will call up the
resolution at an early day.
Mr.: Hill offered resolution declaring
| against the suspen ion of the coinage of silver
dollars or the issue of silver certificates. Ad-
! journed till Monday.
HousE.-Following is the text OF Repre-
sentative Morrison's bill, introduced: ''Be it
enacted that the secretary Of the treasury be
and ia hereby authorized and directed to sp-
ply the surplus revenues. at any time
in the treasury in excess of S1Oo,0D00,
not otherwise appropriated to the retention
| of United States bonds; and whom auy of said
bonds are redeemabe at the pleasure of the
government 1t shall not be lawful to apply
any portion Of said surplus to tho purchase Of
bonds at premium"
The Interstate commerce bill was discussed
and the House adjourned 10 Monday:
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