River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

made with the Sioux indian7 snd grant right Of
way to the Chicago, Milwaukee Il Sc Paul rail
way company through the Sioux reservation
Oak, Mr.. Cameron said it granted rfeflt Of
way through land that, under the bill recently
~ passed by the senate, would be thrown open
1or settlement The bill passed without
Debate On motion of Mr.. Cameron the senate
itogh up similar bill to accept and ratify Ger
ain agreements made with Sioux Indians and
20 8reft right of way to the Dakota Central Rail-
road C6hipanS through the Sioux reservation.
Inc bill passed HifbCtt debate.
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
the congressional record
Bills have passed. the senate for govern
ment control Of the Sault Ste Marie Falls
fanal, Michigan, and to prevent the IN
laTfta cutting Cf timber on Indian reservations.
The finGnce committee reported adversely
& bill to authorize the payment of customs dII-
ties IN legal tender ncfesi and motion to take
It up was lost-22 10 n
In the House the Wood Peters contested
election case (KansasI was settled in favor of
Mr.. Peters, the sitting member and a RcpHb-
IIcan, the house adopting the 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
fnent making an appropriation for new steel
cruisers, and 90 did Mr.. DOrsheimer, Demo-
cratic member of New York. Between the
latter gentleman and Mr.. Randall who had
spoken against the amendment warm contr0-
M NefSy arose IN consequence of the Pennsylvania
member, who had charge Of the bill, shutting
Mr.. DOrsheimer off in the midst of his speech.
Wednesday denominated 'tcranks day
IN the House. The fun began with two hours
speech from Mr.. Wood, the contestant i'll the
Fl WOod-Peter 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 minority report IN favor
Il Of Wood, the rest Of the committee being I'M
snlmOusly on the other side. On his report
Judge Bennett made speech nearly two hours
y IT length, IN Which he discussed constitutional
u law i'll the most fiuTid style and pCIGpous man
ner. He Is a large man, With towering bald
I head, the hair having apparently ? II slipped
down on his chin, and has a voice Ike a bull
q Ne ragged and rOared with pOnderOtis fury be-
Il ing constantly scored 10y the whole hDlfse most
unmercifEllT. Every time he misguoted the
law the lawyers laughed, and every time he
slaughtered Latin a gFOan went up from the
scholars which set the house III a roar. This
amused the house 80 immensely that one menu
Der after another, got mp and gave Bennett
additional time until they wore him out He
then conynlsed the house by asking permission
70 rest awhile This granted, whcTeup0D
Mr.. Pettibone amused the house still more, his
harangue being more fitted for field service
than the house Of representatives When Mr.,
Bennett had again run down the house took a
unanimous vote against him ON the vote to
give Wood the seat only Bennett and ga am
ity" Weller stood out against the whole he use,
which was hailed with shOuts Of laughte'.
The house committee on Judiciary has sub
uiAtttt u report ItidilNt 10 tAttiuult tils
of suffrage 10 women. This adverse majority
report was prepared by Mabury and says IN
part
To permit the entrance Of political contention
into a home, would be either useless or PERM
ciOus; useless if a man and wife agree and per
niciOus if they differ In the former event the
volume Of ballots alone would he increased
without changing the result In the latter the
peace and Cdntentmcnt of the home would be
exchanged for the bedam Of political debate and
become a scene Of base and demorallzinG IN
trigues In answer to a question often suggest
ed, what portion and what class of women
would avail themselves Of the privilege of suf-
frage if extended 10 women, yOur committee ls
Of the opinion, while afew intelligent women,
such as appeared before the committee III advo
cacy Of the pending measure, would defy all
obstacles in the way Of their casting ballot,
yet the great mass of intelligent, refined and
iudirious with the becoming modesty of their
sex, would shrink from rude contact with the
\ crowd. with the exception mentioned, leaving
4, TO the ignorant and vileat the exclusive right to
~ speak for the gentler sex in public affairs
In the house bills We're 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 s4N,O0 to complete the
ordnance outfit Of the new cruisers was con
CURED in, first IN committee Of the whole, and
then IN the house 10y vote of III To io6 The
other amendments were non COncuFrcd in.
Ia the senate the bill passed for the disposal
of abandoned military reservations. ItauthOT
ICES the president whenever, IN his opinion, any
portion of a military reservation becomes use
less To place il in charge of the secretary OF
the Interior who shall have 1t surveyed and
sub divided. appraised and sold The bill
amending the revised statute relating to tres
passcrs on Indian lands passed 1t adds i'm
prisonment 10 fine already provided for.
Mr. Nelson presented to the house the rcso-
lutions adopted by the republicans Of Stevens
county, Mum, in favor of the Morrison bill II
Tc-jtrs substantially. that the manufacturers
of the east are protected by the existing tariff.
while farmers, the prices Of whose products
regulated by the foreign markets and
frcghts, commission, insurance and elevator
charges, are unprotected and that they be
licv there should be reduction of the tariff
sIcil that provided in the Morrison or a sim
liar bill
The provisions Of Senator Mandcrson's bill
to encourage Indian education in the Territory
of Dakota which was reported favo-ably from
the senate committee on education byMr Blair,
purposes in Dakota two sections of 60 acres
each shall be set apart for educational purposes
among the Indians Of that territory upon pay
ment to the receiver of public money IN the
land district IN which the two
sections Of land may be
located, 10y Joseph \. Stephan, of sl.2I per
acre The sections shall be patented To Stephen
by the commissioner of the general land office
provided that Stephan shall give sufficient bond
to erect and build on the lands school buildings
adequate for the education of 10 Indian cnIld-
rem and that said school shall be conducted as
ucatinn of Indian children in Dakota The adj
ministiation of the school Is to be under the
supervision of the commissioner of Indian af-
: fairs.
In tire seuate Mr.. Wilson of Iowa made an
elaboratc speech ia favor of the passage Of the
interstate commerce bill. At the expiration of
Mr. Wilson, speech Mr.. Jones OF Florida took
the floor in opposition % the pleuro pneumo-
mia hill Mr.. BLAIR, from the committee on ed
ucatiou aud labor, favorably reported the bill
to protect American laburers.
Il-r TO troll TsfsafAN Al
the house a hill regarding the pay Of the naval
academy graduates IL provides
Such graduates that may be or have been an
pointed 10 Till vacancies IN the lower grades Of
the line and engineer corps of the navy and of
the marine CORPS under the provisions of the
act approved Aug > lSS3, shall be entitled To
the pay of the grades 10 which they have been
or NAV 10. So appointed from the date they
take rank therein stated IN their commits
sions
Tb,, house committee ON commerce has re
ported favurablv bills giving authority for the
construction of bridges across the Mississippi
river ut Auoka, Mimi, above the Falls of ST
Anthony. aud between Minneapolis and Fort
Smelling One Is Ia he highway bridge, 10 be
erected ly the city and country 81 AnOka and
the other a railroad bridge, 10 ie erected 10y
the Minneapolis Il lyndale Railroad company.
The bill passed on the 26th to remove certain
burdens Of the American merchant marine anu
encourage an American foreign carrylnS tTade
after the amendment had been adopted-lli e
GQ-allnwing American citizens to import steel
or iron ships 81 at least 1000 tons burthen free
of duty
The house committee on appropriations
have reported the bill making appropriations
for the consular and diplomatic service.
The amount appropriated l. S91',1I0 winch
Is s:ai1 515 less than the estimate and s3lS,! si
less than the appropriation for the present year
The measure reduces the contingent expenses
Of legations SG9, 5ON, and of consuiates s96,S0
The allowance for clerks at consuates : re
duced s. exc, aud the annual salaries To Austrls
and italy are reduced from $1,000 TO siosSe
The Office Of agent and consul general at Cairo
il made a consulate at an annual salary of s.,
On The office of minister u Roumania. Ser
via and Greece Is abolished, and cousttls arr
rr,vided for Greece and Roumsnla slmIlaI
change is made in the office Cf minister To 30
Iivia The consul Eeucralship at Madrid and
consul ceueralship at Honolulu are abolished,
A. are a number of uuImporJant consuls atOtheI
placcs The salary If the minister to Columbia
= increased from $500 To slo,0O0, and of the
consul general at Hong hong from $4,000 tc
a5.000
Capers of Cyclone.
Mr. Robert Wilson, whose mother.
house was demolished, was blown on
into the yard but not seriously hurt