The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-19
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS-.

- Gov fine admission OK Dakota as a sUate was
Va Mr. Harrisol making a strong and
dS eP"y|ff speech in it's favor.
elaDo'"HI was introdu ?ed in the senate
A ,r pm Of California to amend the revised
by w. 40 that the whole duty paid on material
ss%nartei into this country "''d winch is after
IMP manufactured and exported from this
"m"trv shall be refunded. Inc law az present
requires Ine '
duty. ooofrno James Harlan of lows.
lr;JJnr iudgo of the court of commissioners
= Alabama claims; Walter A. Gresham,
indiana, United states circuit yudge
3 OF ,tro session of the senate the nomination
exc Huch McCulloh TO be secretary of the
o. was taken up. Senator Riddleberger
u ~ that its consideration be postponed
until after the holidays, which motion was
W. . a WAS also another by the same senator
ooS tnone until next Monday. Senator Rid
WRE|orIIer then said he was not fully prepared
~ state his objections to confirmation, but lac
I'D as a preliminary, ask for the reading OF
"w 90 Of Secretary McCulioch's annual reports
ynIino his former administration OF the treas
~ denartment. He yielded, however, for Q
m9ytion to adjourn, which was carried unani-
mously.
UorsE-Mr. Chalmers introduced a bill to
,o.tore q republican form of government to
me State of Mississippi Referred Some de-
..Huo Iarphter from the Democratic side
Lnnotad The reading of title of the bill. Con-
6e;Sorotion of the interstate bill
Sayino been resumed, Mr.. Barksdale addressed
tha house in q constitutional argument In sup
mort of the right of congress to leglslate on the
sTbiect. The debate was continued at length
SENATE. The committee was dis
charged from the consideration of the inter
oceanic ship railway bill, and the bill was
withdrawn. Senator Mcmillan introduced a
hin increasing the appropriation for the Min
neapolis public building to $500, 600.
The discussion of the Dakota division and
admission bill was resumed, and Senator Vest
made an exhaustive speech in opposition.
Il was a reproduction OF several hostile speeches
he has made in previous sessions on the same
gubiect Replying to Senator Harrison's polit-
ical allusions. Vest said he wanted Dakota to
stay out of the Union whilea and enjoy the glor-
ions benefCence of q Democratic administra-
lion. The mush. room committee of official bar
nscles and tidewaiters that the Republican party
had encouraged in Dakota could now step out
Of Office and other men as good could manage
the territory o while. A long remonstrance
from Bismarck was sent up to the desk by the
senator and read by the clerk. 1t was adj
dressed to the question as how Dakota's debt
Of 100000 was to be divided, and how her
public buildings, territorial lands, etc, should
departed between the two proposed states.
HoUsE-Mr. Scales of North Carulina sent
in his resignation, he having been elected gov
ernor of his state. The military academy APP
preparation bill passed. A resolution for u
holiday recess from Dec. % til Jan. 5 was Of
fered. The interstate m bill came up
for further consideration.
SENATE Thursday was mostly devoted to
debates on the Oregon Central Railroad land
grant forfeiture and Dakota admission bill Mr..
Harrison briefly summed up the points already
made and could see no reason why
a territory possessing 30 large, intelligent
and Christian a population should be
permitted to remain in o condition no
longer adapted to their needs. He expressed
awish that a vote on the bill might be reached
next Monday, but Mr.. Butler thought this too
early and declined to consent to an arrange
ment fixing the vote for that day. Mr.. West
and COekrell Of Missouri spoke against the
bill. Mr.. HARRISON inquired II MIR. Cockrell
would be satisfied with population sufficient to
enhtle the territory to a member OF congress.
MI. Cockrell replied sNo, not if it had four
TIMES as much. MFR. Harrison declared this q
frank statement II would mean that 600, 900
people might be without representation. In ex-
ecutive session the following appointments
were confirmed. Receivers of.public moneys:
Neal Gilman, New York, Bismarck, Oak,
A Cakes, Minnesota, Crookston, Mimi Luz
ther Harrison, Pennsylvania, assistant COM
missioner OF the general land office; T. /.
CIowel, Minnesota, sixth auditor of the treas
ury; +. A. Clifford, Illinois, deputy sixth audi
tor Of the treasury; Thomas Adams, Pa, con-
sui general at Panama. G. b. Anderson,
New York, Indian inspector; l. X. Stannard
Mimi, register land Office, Taylor Falls, Mimi.
fostmasters; John II Brennan, Rapid City,
OAK Phillip NJ. Horth, Madison, OAK. p. O.
hans6orough, DEVILS Lake, Oak. ;E s Foster,
Audubon, Iowa; G. r. Franklin, Rockford,
iowa; Senate then adjourned for two days.
HoUsE.-The interstate commerce bill was
debated. A resolution was offered for the ap-
poIntment Of a committee to investigate the
subject of the New York state canals, with a
view 70 their requirement by the United States
government
HoUsE-Mr. Warner of Ohio, as n question
Of personal privilege, on Friday presented q
resolution alleging that Mr.. ]. ID. Taylor OF
Vno at the last session had printed in the Con-
gressional Record a portion of a speech which
ne hadnot delivered, and which attacked a COM
milee OF the house and the house itself, and de-
clarlng such portions of the speech not a legiti-
ma'e part Of the proceedings of the house.
AlIer a long discussion of political and person
a character, the resolution was adopted. An
evening session was held for the consideration
Vi pension bills. Adjourned till Monday.
question of considering treaties
mopen session was discussed, but not disposed
=. Inc Dakota division and admission bill was
soDated, Mr.. Garland submitted a substitute
tor !he bill reported from the committee on
t% ~ One of the provisions Of the substi-
t tSSee provides for submitting to a popular vote
~u question OF dividing the territory. This
va : desirable, Mr. Garland said, IN order to
fs ~ the present views of the people of Da-
soea and to settle questions arising from the
1ass mat Dakota had a public debt
s,a - Harrison objected TO the substitute, and
s;Seu she question of debt was sufficiently pro-
bara nav LOT by the committees bill. He would
~ /. no objection to an amendment submitting
ION inc people the simple proposition OF divis-
fro Ma. vest said the population Of Dakota seemed
Io y n9wspaper accounts, to be in open rebel
t;o n were we to admit that turbulent popula-
nrasa Hlo the Uniong 1t had been stated in the
Eottass mat every opponent OF admission to Da-