The Dickinson press., 1884-04-05
CONGRESSIONAL suMmARx


cclved land under the provision Of any article
of the treaty. =
bill has passed the senate increasing the
compensation tic Of United States district judges
these officers from filing places under them
with their relatives. During thedebate on the
anti-nepotisln clause Senator ingalls, gave
some of his colleagues q severe rap when he
declared that it was highly improper and in
delicate for government officials to appoint
their relatives to office somo senators have
all of the available members of their families
on tho government rolls.
The President sent to the Senate on Tuesday
the following nominations: David J. Brewer,
Eight judicial circuit; Julius G. Burrows.
Michigan solicitor of the treasury; Col. David
Y. Stanley, Twenty-second infantry, brigadier
general; Chauncey B. Sabin, district Judge of
the Eastern district of Texas; Asa E. Stratton,
yr, attorney of the United States, Wyoming;
William A. Saylor, collector of customs district.
OF Paso del Norte; James o. Luby, collector of
customs, district of Brazo de Santiago Texas.
A joint giving the Mississippi rlv-
or food sufferers $125, 900 Of the unexpended
balance of the appropriation n for the victims Of
the Ohio flood was adopted by both houses.
The following nominations were sent to the
senate: Aaron A Sergeant envoy ext raordin-
to be envoy extraordinary and mnist er pleni-
potentary to Russia, vice William H. Hunt de-
ceased; Robert T. Clayton, Georgia, consul to
the United States, Para
The Senate inexecutive session made the
following confirmations: Aaron A. Sar gent.
envoy extraordinary and minister plenip oten.
tiary to Russia; William NJ Bun, Phladel phia
governor of Idaho; Summer Howard, NJ Michigan.'
chief justice of the supreme court of Arizona;
William A 3; Saylor, Texas, collector of customs
Mexico; Elliot s. N. Morgan, Cheyenn e, sec
retary of Wyoming; Lieut. Col. Thomas 8.
Casey, cololcl of the corps of enginee rs;
Lieut.; Lieut., :, Col Col ,o.,,. John & Parks,
ment cavalry, Second Lieut.: Robert B. Read,
Jr., to be first lieutenant Postmasters-He
ryS. French, Northfeld, MINI; John ".
Jones. Cheyenne Wyo.
A bill passed the senate paying ten claims
for depredations committed by Ute Indians;
among the claimants being Mrs. Meeker and
her daughter, the latter now deceased
The whisky bond bill was overwhelmingyd de-
feated in the house by vote of 81 to 1S5. The
vote was surprise to every one. That the bill
would be defeated was foregone conclusion,
but no one imagined that the adverse majority
democrats voted against it, as did nearly all of
the republicans.
An analysis of the vote SHOWS that the North
ern States that furnished the votes for the bill
were California, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Missouri, New York, Ohio and Wisconsin, with
an occasional one from Pennsylvania, Massa-
ch,lsetts and Connecticut The only Southern
States that supported the bill with any strength
were Louisiana and Kentucky. The greatest
opposition both in the discussion and the vote,
IL was very noticeable, came from the South,
except in the states named This was largely
due to the fact that in most of the Southern
states there is strong temperance sentiment
The $4,000 of tax on the bonded whiskey has
and it is estimated that $4,000, ,OOO more will
become due between now and the LIST of June
The large lobby here are very despondent over
their defeat, and are predicting financial disas-
ter to many dealers and embarrassmentto to banks
whisky. Whether their fears will be realized
remains to be seen. 1t is in fact that large
number of national banks were among the most
persistent in urging the passage of the bill
The joint resolution proposing amendmen
to the constitution to extend the right of suf-
frage to women reported favorably to the SEN
ate from the committee on woman suffrage by
Senator Palmer, provides that the legislatures
of the several states be asked to ratify the fol-
lowing article, which it proposes as ap amend
ment to the constitution as article XVI:
Section1. The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or by any sex on account
Of sex.
Sec. 2. Congress shall have power to appro-
pirate legislation to enforce the provisions Of
this article
Mr.. Nelson presented to the house the reso-
luton of the ST. Paul chamber of commerce
relative to the head of navigation of the Mimi
esota river. 1t declares that the Minnesota
river can be made navigable beyond the city of
New Ulm and protests against any action on
the part of the government which shall as
sumo the head of navigation of that river at
the place and III any sense which shall hereaf.
ter prevent the improvement of this water way
In the senate a resolution was offered by Mr..
Van Wyck. and, after verbal amendment by
Mr.. Garland, agreed to- as follows: Resolved,
That the secrtary of the interior be directed to
furnish the senate copies of the correspondence
between the departments of justice and the in
March 81, 1877, empowering the president to
direct marshals and employ such military force
as may be necessary to remove certain persons
and distinctions from the public domain
In the Senate debate on the education bill,
Senator George, of Mississippi said he had once
believed a state had a right to secede from the
Union. He believed now that the right then ex- !
listed, but it had been irrevocably lost-losH
amid the clang of arms and the h, rrors of war.
He had once denied that the federal govern
ment was judge of its own power; yet that had
been firmly established
Those opinions, said Mr.. George, Il have
surrendered, however, unwillingly will not
feed on the dry husks and emasculated remains
pectable they may have been, now no longer
control or influence the government or destin-
les of this great nation. Welive in the present
We are actors in the present We must meet
the demands of the present. The world moves,
and we must move with it. I willnot pass my
life in dreamy contemplations of the beauties
and excellence of absolute theories, now mere
distractions, and in pictuEng the benefits and
glories which might have come from their OBJ
seryances. It is enough to know that they are
no longer potent for the good or evil of this
Union, and while may shed a tear oven their
tomb, will not spend my life in ministering at
altars which have been erected to them.D
The case of Minister Sargent was brought
into the house by Congressman Finerty, who
introduced q resolution extending the thanks
of congress and the public to Minister Sargent
for the able manner in which he has represent
ed 1.-The the interests of the. American people AZ
ment This is very unusual act, but con-
gress will pass the resolution, and
there will be debate upon it that will warm
the ears OF Secretary Frelinghuysen. The res
olution was referred to the Committee on for
eign affairs but before it is acted upon congress
Will undoubtedly call upon the Secretary of
state for the correspondence between Sargent
and himself relative to the transfer to St. Pc
teIsburg
The President of the Senate has laid before
the senate q communication from the attorney
general stating that there had been neither
neglect nor refusal to furnish information con-
cernlng the star route attorneys, but his force
was too small ma to supply promptly voluminous
papers called for by the senate. He repeats 4
his former request for an increase of clerical
force bill was reported favorably proyid-
ing for the erection of public buildings at
Portland, Or
Senator Miller IN. w reported favorably the
bill to provide for the establishment of forest
reservation at the headwaters of the Missouri
river, and at the headwaters of Clarks Fork of
the Columbia river.
Early in the session an effort was made by
Mr.. Beach of New York, chairman of the COM