The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
ss0n Thursday, the 18th, in the senste, on mo.
ton Of Mr.: Cameron (Wis) the senate took up
made with tho Sioux Indians and grant right Of
way to the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail
way company through the Sioux reservation,
Oak, Mr.. Cameron said it granted right Of
passed by the senate, would be thrown open
Tor. settlement The bill passed without
tdebate. On motion Of Mr.: Cameron the senate
Atook up similar bill to accept and ratify GER
ITO grant right of way to the Dakota Central Rail-
HToad Company through the Sioux reservation.
The bill passed without debate, CT IS :
The house has done little for some time but
discuss the tariff bill. Able speeches have been
made, and poor ones, all of which will go into
tho congressional record. =,
1 Bills have passed the senate" for govern
ment control Of the Sault Ste. Marie Falls
canal, Michigan, and to prevent the, I'M
lawful cutting Of timber on Indian reservations.
Ihe finance committee reported adversely
bill to authorize the payment Of customs du-
ties in legal tender notes, and q motion to take
7 it up was lost % to 2G.
= In the House the WOod-Peters contested
! Mr. Peters, the sitting member and Repub-
ican, the house adopting tho committee report
in his favor. The naval appropriation bill
which had been received from the senate with
numerous amendments, was considered. Mr.:
.Kasson spoke in favor of the senate amend
ment making an appropriation for new steel
cruisers, and so did Mr.. Dorsheimer, = Demo-
cratic member of New York. Between the
latter gentleman and Mr.. Randall, who had
spoken against the amendment, warm cOntrO-
versy arose in consequence of the Pennsylvania
member, who had charge Of the bill, shutting
Mr. Dorshcilner off in tho midst of his speech.
Wednesday was dcnominated "crank's day"
in the House. The fun began with two hours
Qnnnr1, from Mr. Wno6 fha contestant in fho
Wood-Pctcr Kansas election case. 1t was the
bluest of skim milk by comparison with that
which followed by Judge Bennett of North Caro-
lima. who had made d minority report in favor
Of Wood, the rest Of the committee being un-
animoualy on the other side. On his report
Judge Bennett made speech nearly two hours
in length, in which he discussed constitutional
law in the most fiorid style and pcEipous man
ncr. He is a large man, with towering bald
head, the hair having apparently all slipped
down on his chin, and has voice like bull
He ragged and roarcd with ponderous fury be-
ing constantly scored by the whole house most
law tho lawyers laughed, and every time he
slaughtered Latin Il groan wont up from tho
scholars which set the house in roar This
amused the house immensely that one men,
additional time until they wore him out He
then convulsed the house by asking permission
to rest awhile. THIS was granted, whereupon
Mr. Pettibonc amused the house still more, his
harangue being moro fitted for field service
than the house Of representatives When Mr..
Bennett had again run down the house took o
unanimous vote against him On the vote to
give Wood the seat only Bennett and 'sCalam-
.ity" Weller stood out against tho whole house,
which was hailed with shouts of laughter.
The house committee on judiciary has sub
nitscd report relative to extending the right
of suffrage to women. This adverse majority
report was prepared by Mabury, and says in
part:
into home would be either useless or perni-
cio,ls; useless if man aud wife agree and per
.ncious if they differ. In the former event the
volume Of ballots alone would he Increased
without changing tho result. In the latter the
peace and contentment of the homo would be
exchanged for the bedlam Of political debate and
become q scene Of base and en,oralizing in
triEurS. In answer toaa question often suggest
would avail the,nsclvcsof the privilege of suf-
fraSc if extended to women, your committee is
of tn" opinion, while few intelligent women,
such as appeared before the committee III advo-
cacy Of the pending measure, would defy all
obstacles in the way ofthoircasting q ballot,
yet the great ina ss of intelligent refined and
u'li'jnls, with the becoming modesty of their
sex, would shrink from rude contact with the
crowd, with the exception mentioned, leaving
to th: ignorant and vilest the exclusive right to
speak for tho gentlcr Sex in public affairs.
IN the house bills were favorably reported
for the erection of bridges over the Mississippi
at Rock Island and the Falls Of st. Anthony
The navel bill was discussed, and the senate
amendment adding 100000 to complete the
, ordnance outfit of tho new cruisers was con-
CURED ill., first i'll committee Of the whole, aud
then in the house by vote of LIZ to 106 The
other amendments were non cO1lcurrcd in.
In the senate the bill passed for the disposal
of abandoned military reservations. Itauthor-
the president whenever, in his opinion, any
poi ton of a military reservation becomes use
, les, to place it in charge of the secretary of
tl,t. info 1yhf uloll have # r,,rp pd
sub divided, appraised and sold. The bill
Amending the revised statute relating to tres
pa~sors OH Indian lands passed. 1t adds i'm
rriSonmcnt to fine already provided for.
:'ir. Nelson presented to the house tn, reso-
l'il'"n5 adopted by the republicans of Stevens
c"'nty, Mimi, in favor of the Morrison bill 1t
r"'i;'-, substantially, that the manufacturers
OF tho east arc protected by the existing tariff,
wh;l' farmers, the prices of whose products
are regulated by the foreign markets and
frr..Its, commission, insurance and elevator
cI'n;ges, arc unprotoctcd; aud that they be-
love there should DO reduction of tire tariff
SUCH rs that provided in the Morrison or SIM
liar bill
The provisions of Senator Manderson's bin
to encourage Indian education in the Territory
OF Dakota, which was reported favo"aby from
tho senate committee on education byMr. Blair,
are:
From tho land heretofore act apart for school
purposes in Dakota two sections Of go acres
each shall b" set apart for educational purposes
among the Indians of that territory upon pay
l"nt to the receiver Of public money i'll the
land district in which tho two
sections of land may be
located, by Joseph a. Stephan, of sl.o5 pea.
arrc. The sections shall be patented TO Stephen
by The commission Ter Of the general land Office
provided that Stephan shall give sufficient bond
tn erect and build on the lands school buildings
adequate for the education of 100 Indian child
ren, and that said school shall be conducted as
: industrial farm school for the exclusive cd
1nfli noif Il
nlluHtrati0n Of the school is to- be under tho
supervision Of tho commissioner of Indian af-
fairs.
In tho senate Mr. Wilson of Iowa made an
elaborate speech i'll favor Of the passage Of the
interstate commerce bill At the expiration of
Mr.. Wilson'S speech Mr.. Jones of Florida took
the floor in opposition to tho pleuro- pnouno-
nia bill, Mr.. Blair, from the committee on ed
uration and labor, favorably reported tic bill
to protect American laborers.
Mr.. Wakefield of minnesota has introducedin
the house It'll regarding tho pay Of the naval
academy graduates 1t provides:
Such graduates that may be or have been ap-
pointed to- I'LL vacancies in the lower grades of
the line and engineer corps Of tho navy and of
the marine corps, under the provisions of the
act approved Aug ), lSSs2', shall be entitled to
the pay of the grades to which they have been
~ may be 81 appointed from tho date they
TAX" rank therein as stated in their commits
suns 20,
Thohouse committee on commerce has re-
ported favoraby bills giving authority for the
construction of bridges across the Mississippi
river at Anola, Mimi, above the Falls of st
Anthony, and between Minneapolis and Fort
ling One is to be highway bridge, ODE
erected by the cityand country eff Anoka, and
the other q railroad BRIDGE to be erected by
the Minneapolis 4 Lyndale Railroad company.
The bill passed on the 25th to remove certain
burdens Of the American merchant marine and
encourage an American foreign carrying trade,
after the amendment had been adopted-11l to
G9-allowing American citizens to import steel
or iron ships Of Of least 600 tons burthen free
Of duty.
Tho house committee on appropriations
have reported the bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic service. :
The amount appropriated is $97, ITO which
il $:,t1 ,275 loss than the estimate and $31S $50
less than the appropriation for the present year.
The measure reduces the contingent expenses
Of legations $685. 5OO and of consulates SIC, 600.
The allowance for clerks at cOnsulates is re-
tuced s., OGO, and the annual salaries to Austria
and Italy are reduced from ST., 600 to $40 0OO
The Office of agent and consul general at Cairo
is made consulate, at an annual salary Of So
(MO Tho Office of minister to Roumania, Ser
via and Greece is abolished, and consuls are
provided for Greece and 1ioumania. A similar
change liz made in the Office of minister to- DO.
livia The consul geheralship at Madrid and
CONSUL generalship at Honolulu are abolished,
az area number of unilnpOrtant eonsuls at other
places The salary Of tie minister to Columbia
is increased from 81, 500 to SIC, Coo, and Of the
consnt general at Hong Kong from ek0o0 70
1900 Il s. "a q s &