St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-23
MOSTLY FOR BUNCOMBE.
Senators and Representatives
Taking Time to Make
Speeches for Cam
paign Uses.
The New Pension Bill from the SEN
ate Passed by the House with
Amendments.
Spirited Discussion of the Tariff Question in
the House Yesterday Continued
Last Evening.
The Senate.

The Senate
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Con-
ger offered resolution, which
was agreed to, directing the secretary OF war
to cause inquiry to be made, and report TO
the senate as to the amount and value OF all
aids and grants of gny kind from the United
States to the state of Michigan, for Portage
Lake and Lake Superior ship canal to the
present time Computing the value Of all
lands donated therefor BIZ the general gov
eminent at S1.25 per acre. Also as TO all
other receipts, whether by tolls or otherwise
from said canal, and the costs
and charges for the construction and opera
ton OF the canal, and also report upon what
conditions would be just and proper for the
United States to purchase said canal, ana
use it as free water way for commerce, and
further, to inquire and report upon what
terms the Portage lake and river Improve
ment company will surrender to the United
States for similar free use to commerce, all
their rights TO the Portage lake and river i'm
proyements.
a resolution was passed granting the priv
ileges of the floor of the senate to the COM
missioner of agriculture and the secretary OF
the Smithsonian institute.
Senator Miller, CALIFORNIA, remarked, some
matters requiring immediate attention, in
connection with our foreign affairs, rendered
a short executive session desirable and ac-
cordingly the senate went into executive
session. When the doors were reopened,
Senator Hoar moved, that, dispensing for
the day with the special order, pleuro pneu-
MONA bill, the senate take up and consider
bills under operations of the five minute
rule.
Senator Plumb said at the suggestion of
several senators who thought with differing
opinions as to some provisions OF the pleuro
pneumonia bill might be harmonized to-
morrow, he would object to the bill going
over for a day.
Senator Beck inquired of Senator Frye
when he expected to bring up the shipping
bill
Senator Frye replied, he was ready and
anxious to bring it up at the earliest moment.
He hoped the pleuro-pneumonia bill will be
taken up Immediately after consideration of
the morning business tomorrow, so that it
would be disposed Of as soon as possible, and
so give an earlier opportunity for the consid-
Grafton of the shipping bill. Several sena-
tors, however, objected to the displacement
of the calendar which would result from this
arrangement.
The senate then proceeding to the consid-
Grafton of the bills on the calendar under
rule, took up on motion of Senator jackson,
bill to give the assen of congress to the con
struction of a free bridge by the mayor and
city council of Nashville, Tenn, over the
Cumberland river. The bill was passed.
Senator Voorhees, moved to take up the bill
granting a pension to Mrs Caroline NJ.
McDougal, widow of Rear Admiral McDougal,
who was now, he said, in her old age almost
deprived of sight. This motion led to
short discussion on pension matters, and re-
suited as a substitute for the action named
by Voorhees, in taking up the pension bills
in their order on the calendar
Several of the bills were passed without
debate, among them the bill referred to,
granting pension of $50 per month to Mrs.
McDougal, widow OF Rear Admiral David S.
McDougal.
On motion of Senator Henderson, the
senate then passed bill to authorize the
Marsh national bank, Lincoln, Neb., to
change its name to the Capital national
bank, Lincoln, Neb.
On motion of Senator Logan, bill to de-
fine the title and duties of certain officers OF
The medical department in the army was
taken up. After making some verbal
amendments, offered by Senator Regain,
Senator Hawley said, he would like to have
a little time to consider the bill, and so OBJ
jected to its present consideration. It went
over.
Senator Hoar gave notice that after the
disposal of the pleurO-pneumonia bill and
shipping bill he would call up the Utah bill.
On motion of Senator Cameron, Wiscon-
SIM the senate took up the bill to accept and
ratify certain agreements made with the
Sioux Indians, and grant the right Of way to
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
company through the Sioux reservation, Da-
kota Cameron said it granted the right of
way through land that, under the bill
recently passed by the senate, would be
thrown open for settlement. The bill passed
without debate.
On motion of Senator Cameron, Wis, the
senate took up similar bill to accept and
ratify certain agreements with the Sioux In
dams, land to grant right of way to the Dakota
Central Railway company through the Sioux
reservation The bill passed without debate.
The chair laid before the senate the pleuro-
pneumonia bill, so that it may come up as
unfinished business tomorrow. Adjourned.