Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
CON GRESSIoNAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the senate Monday Mr.. Ingalls, called at
tention to language personally offensive 81 to
himself, which he said Mr. Brown of Georgia
had lnterpolated into speech of h1s after it
had been delivered OF. the floor Of the senate
Mr. Ingalls, proceeded to read the offensive
language, saying: t5i
+ want TO call attention to the fact that by
such practice as this, the senator from Georgia
commits a forgery and fraud upon the pub
lie records. .-u..' t, 81
This remark produced a great sensation
in the senate chamber. Vice President
Edmunds called Mr.. Ingalls, to order.
Amid the excitement the chairman again called
the senator from Kansas to order, but Mr. In
gals, with bitter sarcasm, continued, ending IN
motion that the language to which he had re-
ferred ne stricken from the record. DIR: Cor
man objected to tho motion, but after a while
Brown calming himself, arose and said that
the motion being objected to, he would not re-
ply then 81 do not intend that this shall
81 un fdsj7 he tfe added; sat
The question of investigating the recent bank
failures in New York was discussed without ac-
hon. The senate insisted on It's three amend
ments to the postofice bill to which tho house
continued to disagree. The Utah bill was de-
bated and an amendment permitting divorce
only for one cause in places where the United
States has exclusive jurisdiction was rejected
a to H.
On Monday, in the House, bills we're intro
duced granting 100 acres of land to every hon.
latewar and against the prosecution OF fraudu-
lent claims against foreign governments. The
election committee reported in favor of the
contestant in the Campbell Morey case, Chlo.
On a test vote, the house decided-l56 to 81
to go on with tbs appropriation bills with
the deficiency bill was taken up.
Mr. Strait presented to the house the petition
Of the chamber Of commerce Of St. Paul, re-
questing an appropriation for the construction
Of lighthouse at the Grand Marias Mr.. Wash
burn introduced in the house bill pro-
viding for holding term Of the United States
circuit court once every year IN Minneapolis,
Mimi. The bill was introduced in accordance
with d memorial of the attorneys of Minneap-
oils who practice before the court, which was
presented by Mr. Washburn to the house.
The house Tuesday considered bills coming
from the committee on Indian affairs. Most of
the session was devoted to Mr.. Nelson's bill
to open the Red Lake Indian reservation in
Minnesota Mr.. Nelson made very clear and
comprehensive explanation of his bill He
said he thought there was some nisapprehen-
sion in regard to it. 1t had been charged that
the bill was in the interest of pine land
rings, and gotten up to defraud the
Indians He effectually answered this charge
by showing that this bill has been so carefully
drawn as to prevent any fraud upon the Indians
whatever, and that it was against the interest
of pine land speculation Itis doubtful wheth-
er it will come up again this season, but Mr..
Nelson says he will avail himself Of the first
opportunity to cali it up again.
In considering the river and harbor bill in
the house on Tuesday, the following items Of
interest to the northwest we're agreed to:
Improving harbor at Ahnapee Wis, $4,000;
600: Kewaunee, Wis, $4,000; Manitowoc,
Wis, 81, 600; Menominee, Wis, $4,000: Mil
Waukee, bay, Wis, $s5, 600; oconto, Wis, ~,
Port f Wahineto1 V Ws sePn T Racns VIZ
$1,000; Superior Bay and entrance, Wis. s45,-
900; Shehoygan, Wis, $4,000; Sturgeon Buy
canal, Wis, $4,000; Two Rivers, Wis, $4,000;
lee haaaGrpor, Dubuque, Iowa, $4,000; Duluth,
The house has passed resolution reported by
the committee on ways and means, for an a1-
iournment on the 30th of June, but it is not
probable that the necessary business can be
completed by that date. The appropriation
bills are very far behind, and could not be
sion night and day OF the thirteen regular
appropriation bills only two have become
laws.
The senate Wednesday went into secret leg
islative session on the item in the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill appropriahns
$3.50 00o to cover the necessary expenses at
act. The bill passed
The house passed the bill providing for the
construction Of the Hennepin canal
The following no1nirat lions We're made to the
senate by the president:
Patrick B. Sinnol of Oregon, agent of the In
dians at Grand Ronde agency, Oregon Regis
ters of land offices A. ". Rothert of Coma,
Cheyenne, Wyo,; 0. P. Chisholm, Illinois,
Bozeman, Mont.
Much to the discontinue of the friends Of
tho Hennepin canal scheme, the appropriation
for it was stricken out of the river and harbor
bill by the house Thursday. Mr.. Oates of Ala
carried by vote of 146 to 1O2 The vote
against this motion waa composed chiefly Of
Western and Northwestern members. The
heaviest vote for it came from the Eastern and
Middle states and along the Mississippi river
south of st. Louis The vote to strike out was
not share in the appropriation bill, and who
are naturally opposed to it The Republicans
chiefly voted for the Hennepn canal, but the
Democrats, under the lead of Randall, general
ly voted for the motion to strike out
The river and harbor bill passed the house
by vote of 1856 to 1o7.
In the senate, Thursday, the 18th, final
vote on the consular and diplomatic appropri-
alton bill: and the bill passed-yeas, SO; nays,
2--Vance and Van Wyck. The bill az passed
ate committee on appropriations, making an
addition of $500, 600 to the bill as reported from
the house
On Friday Mr.. Brown obtained unanimous
consent to take up the bill to require the pay
1nent in cash to the State of Georgia of $685.
SIS, appropriate for that stats by an act passed
in March, 1873, to refund to Georgia certain
moneys expended for the common defense in
lT7. MI: Dolph moved an amendment to in
clude $4,000 for Oregon and $49, 600 for Cali
fornia to refund moneys expended to those
states IN the suppression of the Modoc hostilit-
les. After a long discussion, Mr.. Ingalls, moved
to recommit the bill to the committee on claim
Adjourned to Monday the 10th.
In the House, the whole Friday session was
occupied on the postal bill A protracted dis
cussion arose on the senate amendment in
changing the amount for payment to letter
delivery systems, to 81 coo, 600, s45 900 of which
is to he used in the discretion of the post
master general for the establishment
Of the free delivery system IN cities
where it is not now established.
There were very strong speeches on both sides
result was that the amendment was agreed to
by decided majority. Tho conference COM
mittee agreed to the increased appropriation of
81, ESQ 600 for inland mail transportation
This clause provides that
If any railroad company shall fail or refuse
to transport the mails when required by the
postoffice department upon the fastest trains
run npon the road the company shall have it's
pay reduced so per cent of the amount provided
by law.
The senate struck out all that part of the bill
reducing the.compensation Of all nonsubsidized
railroads for the transportation of mail per-
centum per annum and the subsidized railroads
to 50 percentum Of the compensation authoriz-
ed to be paid to other companies The amend
ment was disagreed to by the conference COM
nittee. ,s
The treaty which has been under consider
alton in the senate committee on foreign re-
lations, providing for an International copy
right and patent SYSTEM and which has already
been ratified and promulgated nv twenty-fo1lr