The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-04
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accept and ratify certain agresme ats made
with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the right
of way to the Dakota Central raiiwaS. company
through the Sioux reservation IN Dakota and
also the bill to accept and rat1fy certain agree
mentf with the Sioux Indians, and to grant the
right of way to the Chicago, Milwaukee K ST.
Paul railway company through the Sioux reser-
walton, These two bills have already been re-
ported fayorably by the house committee on
Indian affairs.
Senator Cameron, frosa the committee on In.
dian affairs, reported favoeably the bin pro-
yidirg for the ailotmelt Of lands in s~eyc4alty to
the La Point bud Of ChipDawa Indians in Wis
cou3in. The bin provides that
The president OF the Uaited States may as
sigil 10 each head of IL family, or single person
ovar twoaty-oEe years Of age, belonging to that
sub-divisio OF the Cllippewas, of which Buff
faiU was chief, eighty acres within the lands re-
served as addition 70 the Red Cliff Indian reser-
vatioa; provided that such person has not re-
cciyed land under the provision of any article
OF the treaty.
A bill has passed the senate increasing the
compensation of United States district judges
from $500 to $1,000 a year, but prohibits
these officers froai filing places under them
with their relatives. During the debate on the
anti-nepotism clause, Senator Ingalls, gave
some OF his colleagues q severe rap when he
declared that it was highly improper and in
delicate for government officials to appoint
their relatives to Office. Some senators have
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on the government rolls.
The President sent to the Senate on Tuesday
the following nominations: David J, Brewer,
Kansas, United States circuit judge of the
Eight judicial %circuit; julius c. Burrows,
Michigan, solicitor of the treasury; Col. David
C. Stanley, Twenty-second infantry, brigadier
general; Chauncey B. Sabin, district Judge of
the Eastern district Of Texas; Asa f.. Stratton,
Jr:, attorney Of the United States, Wyoming;
William A. Saylor, collector of customs, district
of Paso del Norte; James o. Luby, collectoro Of
customs, district of Brazo de santiago, Texas.
. A joint resolution giving the Mississippi riy-
err flood sufferers $4,000 Of the unexpended
balance of the appropriate n for the victims Of
the Ohio flood was adopted by both houses.
The following nominations were sent to the
senate: Aaron A Sergeant, envoy ext raordin-
airy and minister plenipotentiary to g ermany,
to be envoy extraordinary aud minist er pleni-
potentiary to Russia, vice William H. Hunt de-
ceased; Robert I. Clayton, Georgia, consul to
the United States, Para.
The Senate in executive session made the
following confrmations: Aaron A Sar gent,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenip oten-
tiary to Russia; William NJ Bun, Philadel phia,
governor of Idaho; Summer Howard, Michigan,
chief justice of the supreme court Of Arizona;
William A. Saylor, Texas, collector Of customs
district of El Paso del Norte, Texas nd New
Mexico; Elliot s. n. Morgan, Oheyenn Q, sec
rotary of Wyoming; Lieut. Col. ThoHias s.
Casey, colonel Of the corps Of enginee rs;
Lieut. Col. John g. Parke,
colonel Of the corps of engineers, Sixth regi-
ment cavalry, Second Lieut.. Robert d.. Read,
Jr., to be first lieutenant Postmasters-Hen-
ny S. French, Mortified, Min job w.
Jones, Cheyenne, Wyo.
The senate passed the bill ~ailotting lands in
~severalty to the Indians on va rious re- seryations
and extended the protection OF state a nd terri
torial laws over Indians.
A bill passed the senate paying ten claims
for IanroIokoro oorxwns4to1 H. IVA rx1:.x..
among the claimants being Mrs. Meeker and
her daughter, the latter now deceased.
The whisky bond bill was overwhelmingly de-
feated In the house by a vote of S4to 1S5. The
vote was a surprise to every one, That the bill
would be defeated was a foregone conclusion,
but no one imagined that the adverse majority
would be q hundred or more. Fully half the
democrats voted against is as did nearly all Of
the republicans.
An analysis of the vote shows that the North
ern States that furnished the votes for the bill
were California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin, with
an occasional one from Pennsylvania, Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut The only Southern
States that supported the bill with any strength
were Louisiana and Kentucky. The greatest
opposition, both in the discussion and the vote,
it was very noticeable, came from the South,
except liz the states named This was largely
due to the fact that in most of the Southern
states there is a strong temperance sentiment.
The $4,000 of tax ON the bonded whiskey has
got to be paid. Some Of it has already matured,
and it is estimated that $20,0O0,000 more will
become due between now and the LIST of June.
The large lobby here are very respondent over
their defeat, and are predicting financial disas-
ter to many dealers and embarrassment to banks
which have lost money on immense stores of
whisky. Whether their fears win be realized
remains to be seen. It is in fact alta large
number of national banks were among the most
persistent in urging the passage Of the bill
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The joint resolution proposing amendment
to the constitution to extend the right of suf-
frage to women reported favorably to the SEN
ate from the committee on woman suffrage by
Senator Palmer, provides that the legislatures
of the several states be asked to ratify the fol
lowing article, which it proposes as an amend
ment to the constitution as article XVI:
Section1. The right OF citiztns OF the United
States to vote shall not be deited or abridged
by the United States or by any Sex on account
of sex.
Sec. z. Congress sharI have power 20 appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions OF
this article st
MI. Nelson presented ia the house the reso-
luton of the st Paul chamber OF commerce
relative to the head of navigation of the MIMI
esota river. IT declares that the Minnesota
river can be made navigable beyond the city OF
New Jan and protests against any action on
the part Of the government which shall as
sumo the head Of navigation OF that river AZ
the place and IN any sense which shall hereaf-
ter prevent the Improvement of this water way.
In the senate a resolution was offered by M.
Van WICK. and. after a verbal amendment by
Nh. Garland, agreed to, as follows: Resolved,
That the SECRETARY of the interior be directed TO
furnish the senate copies Of the correpN ondence
between the departments Of justice and the m
terror as to the present efficacy OF the statute 81
March 81, 1907, empowering the president TO
direct marshals and employ such military force
as may be necessary to remove certain persons
and distractions from the public domain.
EenatorsGeorge OF Mississippi said he had once
believed q state had q right 10 secede from the
Union he believed now that the right then ex-