The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-13

| MIR. Cox N. Y. J moved that the house ad-
Journ; his purpose being to prevent Mr.. Con-
verse from making motion to suspend the
rules and consider the bill increasing the duty
| on wool.
| Mr.: Beach called for the yeas and nays,
| which were not ordered, anda vote of tellers
resulted-1O4 to AZ in favor Of adjournment
In the senate on the 18th inst, among the
memorials presented was ono by Mr. ingalls,,
from Grand Army post of Kansas, against the
passage of a bill reinstating Fits John Porter.
| The memorial embodies resolutions of the post
which declare that "to reinstate Fitz John Por-
ter would be regarded as an insult to all loyal
soldiers who obeyed with alacrity their supe-
rior officers" In presenting the memorial, Mr.
Ingalls, remarked that the resolutions voiced
the opinion of nine tenths of the surviving SOL
diers of the war Of the rebellion; and In that
opinion no personally cordially concurred
! Mr. Logan, military affairs, reported favor
| ably the bill to relieve the members and judge
advocate of the Fitz John Porter court martial
of the secrecy imposed by their oath as to the
| vote Of the court
AT the conclusion Of the morning business,
| the military academy appropriation bill was
placed before the senate.
MI. Logan said he was authorized by the
committee on appropriations to offer an amend
ment, providing that hereafter any cadet dis
missed for hazing should not be eligible for
| reappointment. He had consulted many of the
| best officers who had been in authority at the
academy. 1t was their and his opinion that
hazing cannot be stopped without such pro-
| vision, and he believed such provision would
stop it. The amendment was agreed to, and
| the bill, as amended passed.
Mr.. Cockrell reported adversely the bill toau-
thorize the secretary of war to lend tents for
| of the Northwest at Chicago in August. In pre-
| senting this report, Mr.. Cockrell remarked that
there we're no tents that could be supplied for
such a purpose, and it would be an enormous
expense to the government to undertake to
| provide them
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred BY Mr.. Vest, to provide permanent res
creations for Indians in Northern Montana BY
Mr. Sherman granting copyright to newspapers.
The following is copy of the bill introduced
by Senator Sherman, granting copyright to
newspapers:
Be it enacted, ETC., That any daily or weekly
newspaper or any association of daily or week
~ newspapers published in the United States or
any of the territories thereof, shall have the
sole right to print, issue and sell for term of
eight hours, dating from the hour of going to
press, the contents of said daily Or weekly
newspapers, or collection of news of said news
paper association exceeding one hundred words.
Sec. 2 That for any infringement of copy
right granted by the first section of this act,
the party injured may sue in any court of COM
petent jurisdiction and recover in any proper
action damages sustained by Him from persons
making Infringement together with the costs
of the suit.
In the house almost the entire day was con-
| sumed in committee of the whole upon the ma
val appropriation bill, but without definite ac-
ton.
Mr.. Strait introduced in the house bill for
the relief of James H. Bacon and L. Caskey.
bill was introduced by Mr.. Wakefield for the
relief Of George F. Brott Mr. Nelson intro
duced a bill to restore to certain scouts and
| soldiers of the United States army the money
and annuities belonging to them confiscated and
forfeited to the United States, for the reliefeof
persons for damages sustained by reason of
Sioux Indians, approved Feb. 6, 1883. He also
introduced bill 10 authorize tile sale of timber
on certain lands reserved for the use of the
Menomonee tribe of Indians in Wisconsin. A
of Charles r. Blair, postmaster at Eyota, Ohm
sted county, MINI. Gen. Washburn introduced
bill granting pension to Mrs Farquhar, widow
OF Col Francis U: Farquhar
The senate OH the 5th inst, passed bill to
extend the limits of the Yellowstone Park to a
certain extent. The same laws which now ex-
tend over the park are re- enacted, and the fol-
lowing provision in regard to leasing Fights to
private citizens is included in the bill:
That the secretary of the interior may lease
small portions OF ground in the park, not cx-
which may be erected hotels and the necessary
buildings. for period not exceeding ten
years; but such lease shall not include any of
the geysers or other objects Of curiosity or in
terest i'll said park, or exclude the public from
the free and convenient approach thereto, or
include any ground within one fourth Of a mile
Of any Of the geysers or the Yellowstone Falls;
nor shall there be leased more than one tract,
nor exceeding ten acres, to any one person, as
sociatioh or corporation; nor shall any hotel or
other building be erected within the park until
such lease shall he executed by the secretary of
the interior; and all contracts, agreements or
exclusive privileges hereafter made or given in
regard to said park, or any part thereof, incon-
sistent with this act are hereby declared to be
invalid; nor shall the secretary of the interior,
in any lease which he may make and execute,
grant any exclusive privileges within said park,
except on the ground leased.
In executive session senate the confirmed I.
J. Tuomey, South Carolina, United States mar
shall, district of South Carolina Hugh J: Dobbs
register laud Office, Beatrice, Neb. William W.
Carter, collector of internal revenue, Seventh
district of Indiana; James H. Stone, collector
of internal revenue, First district of Michigan.
Fortieth district, Iowa; Jacob Wheeler, Eighth
district, Illinois. Postmasters-F. A. Briggs,
Mandan, Oak. John H. Prout, Blue Earth Civ.
MINI. Consuls-Charles Warth, Kansas, at
Funchal: Archer Russell Plat, at Che Foo,
China; Willis Edwards Boxer, at Rosario, Ar
gentine Republic
The house of representatives has always been
fond of giving the senate a left-hander. and
never loses an opportunity to do SO. Some time
ago the senate passed bill allowing each men,
Dor OF that body private secretary whose sal
airy shall be paid out of the government funds.
The expenses of tho investigations of the DAN
vile massacre and the Copiah county outrage
together with the salaries of these new private
secretaries exhausted the contingent fund of
the senate, and two weeks ago the senate passed
n satS r<>,
these purposes This required the concurrence
of the house, which has been withheld, when
Mr.. Randall reported the resolution with an
amendment, which was passed, permitted the
the investigation. This cuts off the wages Of
the private secretary's
1t was rumored on the 9Th inst, that the SELL
ators were quito stirred up by what they con-
slider the interference Of the house Of represen-
tatives with the disbursement of their contin-
gent fund, and declare that the action of the
house committee on appropriations in lacking
on an amendment which prohibits the payment
of salaries to their recently appointed private
secretaries an unwarranted impertinance. The
members Of the house justify their action on
the house to pay its employees as
receive and insist that as long as the senator's
are to have secretaries to do their private
writing, tho government should not be COM
PEELED to pay for the luxury. It is an open
scandal that the worst sort of nepotism has
been practiced by the senator's in the selection
of their private secretaries under the new rule
and that the pay clerk Of that body had been
forbidden to disclose the names of the persons
60 employed. It is claimed that the wives and
daughters of certain senators are drawing So
day from the government under the guise of
private secretaries, and the attempt to conceal
the facts in the case gives color to the report
The bill providing system of courts for the
United States in the far east passed the senate
likewise the bill appropriating $2Oo, GOO for Col
Albert II Emery for lnventing and construc-
ting machine for testing iron and steel.
=; The house passed the naval appropriation
close of the discussion the general topic Of new
navy was very warmly debated. In the course
of the debate Mr.. Dorsheimer of New York
spoke of the importance of improving the navy
go as to make II adequate for the protection Of
the nation and in case of war with Englandnow,
pictured the disastrous consequences to the peo-
pie Of his own district, He said not house
would escape destruction by the guns Of hostile