Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-01-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
sronaay Jan.ars ..

Monday JaHaara y.
sEyArr.-geconyend after the holiday re-
cess. Little business was done by snd the
Introduction OF bills of minor importance,
resolutions calling on cabinet officers Tor
information and the consideration OF me
new rules; thai authorizing the president OF
the sonata to design ate q substitute to act
three days being adopted.
Senator Gibson of La. introduced 8 bill TO
facilitate reform OK the civil service, pro-
yidlng for the repsal Of all laws limit g the
tenure oil .ffce of Uuited States district at
torpeys, ~ius,i;es o, supreme courts OF ieryt-
tories surveyors geherai OF pubic lanes,
COLLECTORS Of Gu toms, naval officers and sur
veyOrs D, pets OF entr-, and snca officers
shall be appointed by the president, subject
To the approval of the senate, and be re-
nawed at TIE pleasure OF the president. IL
also provides that such officers furnish
bonds every two years, aud renew their ex-
ssration hapers. The president sh al. attire
opening Oh congress, 81 unit to the senate
the names OF sucn Officials removed by him,
with reasons Ter removal IN each Case.
TAe folio wing nominations were sent TO
the senate:
y. Al. Lsoaard, consul at cslcntta.
United States consuis-Robert J. Stevens,
Palermo; Rullvar j. Pridgen, PIecras Ne
gras; Oscar Msimros, Minnesota, Lsitn;
Frank FL. Mason, Marseiil-s; j ian Ia.
Ksine. Wisconsin, Cognac; George Clifford,
Basic.
M chael q. Fitch. California, receiver Of
puolic moneys, Pueblo. Colo; Thomas
Ii rnng, Kansas, receiver OF pu lie mon VS..
ConcofdIa, Kansas; Adolphus q. Lsniing,
Arkansas, register OF the land 9TH ;e NJ Dar.
drnells.s
Rguben A. Allen, Ohio, Erent OF the In.
dians o Blaskfeet agency, Moassns.
Posimaste s-H. KsmEer, Pelham, Mimi
8. G.. W~orthington, Little Fails, Nina; d.
b. /. King, Harlan, lows; Jonathan Max
son, West Liberty, Iows; p. O. Babe OK,
Monticello, Iowa; e. Cavalier, Pembina,
OAK.
T ! o senate eonfrmed:
George X. S4gs, Ulited States district
jIdge, sou nern district of Oni0; William
a Woods, Uiised states district judge for
Indiana; James II. II niogell, u litei : ates
district attorney VI Kansas; William J. q.
Albrat j, associate istics of the su Jreme
our OF lAontaaa; A. w. Sntl i0n, Mary
laid, associate Is ice OF the supreme court
of ARR Jna; Jonu 6. a55saana of n nraska,
Iadian agent Tor the Crow and Greek lodi
ans, Lower Bruie agency. Dakots; Andrew
Mason. New York, superintendent Of the
assay office az New York; Frank j. Clausen,
Louisiana, neiter aud Tefiner OF The mint ..
New Orleans.
HoUsE Bills were introduced increasing
pensions and to otherwise Ssnefit soldiers
and sailors OF the late war; regulating inter
state commerce; authorizing the president
to r~etaliate against countries which prohibit
the importation of American cattle or
swiEe; against lottery advertisements In
ne wspapsrs; amending the Chinese lninigra-
ton act; Tor the construction OF { Q uen-
nepin canal; for bridges across the Missls-
Fippi, Mis- ouri and 0tnel rivers; repeating
the law requiring publication OF noIices be-
tore maEing finatp proof OF homestead entries:
Tepes ling sonnags dates on certain Anne j.
can and foreign vessels; protecting innocent
purchases OF patent Fights; for allotment
OF Iands in sevssaity 50 I~ndians; aholss Ing
the tax or tobacco; extending the boHds&
ssFhisky nzFieasc0gsoladating 3alexnai rgyr
eGues aid custom 0isiricsf; preventing un-
due contraction OF tns currency; patting
Ium Der on the free list; for d pnollc build.
ing at Winons; prohibiting the issus of
treasury and bank notes III sm alier drn0mi-
naiiens b y $40; reducing Inc duty on
wool.