The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-12-11
RROCEEDIKGS5 or: CONGRESS-.

!. PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS-.
SENATE Tho opening session of the senat
was preceded by q lively half:hour of hand,
shaking and gossip between senators and their
friends; Precisely ct noon the president oftht
senate called the body 70 order and prayer wa
~ WAS instructed to inform the house that thi
mess Mossrs. y; Sherman, ! IA and and Gariani LAM;
were appointed committee to- inform tn
preside lent that the senate was ready to receive
any comn q, cation he might be pleased tc
William 2. Sheffield, appointed to an the Va.
Gancy caused BY, the death Of Senator Anthony.
The Presidents message was received. and
when the reading was concluded, Mr.. Aldrich.
! IN few: feeling remarks, made a formal an.
Sno9n e Of the death Of Senator Anthony;
and the; senate adjourned IS. -. -
n HOUSE. Promptly at noon the speakers
gayel called the house to order After PRAYER
tho speaker directed the clerk to cali the roll
The roll call disclosed the presence Of 222 mem
bers. and the clerk was directed to inform the
senate y that the house was ready to proceed to
business p Ib g, speaker appointed Messrs. Ran
n q ana CoS IN: ~ q committee to wait upon
Inc president, in conjunction with q similar
COMMITTEES from the senate and inform him
that congress was ready to receive any com
imu IN he might be pleased to make
The message was referred to the committee
OF the whole on the, state of the Union, and,
Win accompanying documents, ordered printed
SENATE; Mr.. Sheffield was sworn: in as SEN
stor from Rhode Island A resolution was
offered for On investigation Of all leases Of
land in the Indian Territory, and debated at
conside rable. length, K isf: Is 81
~ HousE-M Follett Of Ohio as question Of
privilege, presented the following preamble
shal for tie southern district Of Ohio, Of high
crimes and isdemeanors Il charge him with
usurPation OF power and violation Of law, in
that he appointedt large numb Der Of general
and special deputy marshals to serve atseveral
voting precincts in Cincinnati, at the election
Tor members Of congress, on the 14th Of Octob-
or, 1884, and armed the said deputy marshals
with pistols, and other deadly weapons, said to
have been furnished by the war department
8 Resolved, That the committee on oxpendi-
lures Of the. department Of justice be required
and directed, as soon ns the same can reason
able be done, TO Investigate such charges and
An exciting debate followed, participated in
BY Messrs sFollett and Converse, OF Ohio
Cox OF New York; Reagan OF Texas; Barksdale
Of Missouri, and others on the Demo cratic side,
while Messrs Kefer and Jud Taylor, Of Ohio;
I ;Hiacock Of New York, and Reid Of Maine pre-
scented the Republican view Of the case. None
OF the latter opposed tho resolutions or the in
vestigation contemplated by it The resolution
was adopted. ~ ,%g * tx. * 81
SENATE The resolution for an inyestiea.
ton Of land leases in the Indian TIE rritory Wat
amended so as to include leases in Indian res.
ervations and adopted. MI. Mop herson intro.
duced q bill to suspend silver coinage. Bill
passed authorizing the construction Of q rail.
way bridge across the St Croix between Still.
water and Taylor's Falls, and authorizing the
secretary Of war to adjust and settle the account
Tor arms, etc between Montana and the United
Senator Mills Of New York introduced q bill
authorizing the president to place Brvt Mai
Cen William W. Averill on the retired list o1
the army. with the rank and pay of ssconfiden.
tial cruisers 10 the act re-establishing the
court Of commissions of Alabama claims shall
be construed and held to include for all pur,
poses Of said act any and all vessels, officer
petitions acting as such by authority oil
the late so-called confederate government, Of
any OF its officers, by which vessels or 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
within the admiralty jurisdiction Of the United
States vi so s5'.ii n
The senate passed the mouse bill for the re.
lief Of Francis B. Van sHaesen, It AUTHORITIES
punishment by the governor of Minnesota
to 100 acres Of land near; Alexandria, and CON
mes Van SHaesen's bounty warrant title toit
HoUsE:--A bill passed authorizing the con-
struction Of bridge across the St Groix river
I between Saltwater and Taylor's Falls. L
8 On motion Of Mr.. Cobb, the senate amend
ments to the house bill perfecting the unearned
land Of the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad compa-
ny were non concurred in. tn AZ. = ~
TYnfiny,
into committee of the whole fMr. Cox OF New
York in the chair on the bill making temper
sary provision for the naval service. No amend
ments were offered to the bill, and no discus
sion was had, N Randall merely making a
brief statement that the total appropriation for
the support OF; the navy for tie current fiscal
year was s15, $50, 100, q reduction Of s25S, 26S
from the applo priafon Of the previous year,
The committee rose. the bill passed - -
4. SENATE-The following bills were intro
$duced and referred: By Mr. Mitchell, grant
ing pension to Gen. Grant; by Mr. Gibson, 70,
8 leanst to cost one million dollars II
MI: Cameron pa submitted the Following,
w 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 languishing for want Of d
market that might be reached il the shipping
trade was in the hands Of citizens Of the United
States: therefore be it n 4.
s. Resolved, That the committee on finance bc
and Is hereby directed to inquire whether it be
eIpedient 10. e1pend the surplus revenue Of the
United States or any Thereof, for the rur-
sby allowing. o rebate from tariff duties on for.
eign goods imported in ships built and owned
in the United States, and by also allowing q
premium on American grown products and
articles OF American manufacture exportedin
american vessels and e report BY bill o. other
Messrs, Ingalls, and Cameron win call up. the
resolution at an early day se IL.
Mr. Hill offered q resolution declaring
against the suspension Of the coinage Of silver
dollars or the issue Of silver certificates. Ad-
jonrned till Monday. tti!s a nj 81 "a; :!
sentative Morrison's bill, introduced; Is ssBe il
enacted, that the secretary Of the treasury DO
and is hereby authorized and directed to ap-
ply the surplus revenues, at any time
IN the treasury In excess Of 800, 0O0, 900,
not otherg Si appropriated to the retention
bonds are redeemable at the pleasurs Of tho
government, it shall not be lawful to apply
any portion of said surplus to the purahsse lof
bonds at premium. ? ~ y
7 The interstate commsrce bin was discussed,
and: the House adjourned TO Monday. 3 its
How q chinanan Gets into Bnsi-
ness. IA
Wong Chin Foo, the Chinese e1-
Journalist, tells how lis conntr ymen get
into business in America. he says !:
One Of my race arrives here with no
money and il debt to his friends or to
the BAN er for the steamer and railroad
fare. He generally engages himself as .
,greenhorn or apprentice to some sue
scessful laundry lyman. Although the
comp ensationi Is small 81 Or $5per week
and board for the Sir months 81 one year
.of his contract he learns the business,
pays his debts, and gains a good name
forinteg ritys and cap ability At the end