The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-02-12
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS-.

ans prepared by benator IUui1om, and
goes back to the house as an amendment
to the Reagan bill The chances 4 Of an
agreement between the two houses are not
by. any means encouraging. The Reagan
bill was passed BY more than . two thirds vote,
but many members voted for it because they
preferred to take that to getting nothing. The
principal point Of difference; between Che two
measures is that the senate bill provides for
nine commissioners, to whom Is given full
power TO regulate all matters provided for,
While wnle the heb Reagan bin refers all eentro
poses heavy penalties for the violation. of its
provisions. Whether . maj rityE Of the house
will insist upon this feature OF the Reagan bill
is an open question; hut there are reasons to
justify the belief that this feature will be in
sisted upon. The prospects, therefore, for an
aging. "a u 4. iI55. &
4 The bill to retire trade dollars and suspend
the coinage Of standard silver dollars was de-
1 HOUSE. There was an extended discussion
Of the river and harbor bill but no notes we're
taken.
Mr.. Van Wyok offered the following resolution,
which was agreed to: 4 7!
Resolved. That the secretary Of the interior
|i NJ tho senate what amounts were due the
United States on Dec 81, u 9S2, from the Union
faeno railrosd also what amounts have become
ing to the rule laid down In the decision lately
made between the United States and said road
IN the court OF claims: MISC whether the annual
In the Thurman act. -
Mr. Sherman offered the following resolution
which was sgreed to: q ~ ~
Resolved, That the committee ON Judiciary be
directed to inquire and report to- the senate as to
iWhetners lesisiat lou lis required, and II 80, IN
whGt regard to the appointment of courts mar
ticai trials before such courts in time q peace
aud whether under existing laws an officer may
be tried before court martial appointed by the
accused officer to be tried Is hot tho aecuser.
The bill passed authorizing the construction
81 4 bridge across the Mississippi at Memphis.
sests e Bes oa a o. Ha s sh
at o'clock 1t was displaced by the bill Tor the
redemption Of trade dollars and suspension Of
standard dollar coinage. B
OF the trade dollar at its face value Indeed, he
objected to the word -rede mpti0n-i IN connection
with IT. Trade dollars were in the same, category
men could ask, in the name Of Justice, to 10
iceiYe less Tor more, yetS we were told the honor
OF the country was ct stake. This so-called
SC n psssng from shs
real and tested to the unreal nnd imaginary.
The great question was, can Ycongress; cteate
% hs sRs ss
Majority Of you. By passing laws from now Til
doomsday. can create q valued Gould we create
ya1Hss by as2 Gould
gress had already tried 1t. With 1000, 600 men
In the field congress had issued notes bearing
shsis yalps stsmBsa them haa bse
value This Was s rs n
NOT q PATTY QUESTION. \ u
He adYocated the suspension OF the silver
coinage aot.t hes laws Of business should be
sreooRnized Those. who would suffer most By
silver mono-metalfsm were laborers those who
could not bi9e their time, An, apprehension rex
Secretary saa
approach to mono.metalism on the basis Of Sii-
YER. There were laws of commerce that could
pressed in lawful money Of the United States.
NE Bsystd did not Web 70 comment fnsshsr
Zion, but there was one thing congress and the
supreme court aud all 1.-the armies that could be
raised could moi .do, and that was q create d
to whom rendered. 9Bayard believed that m
currency necessary for the United Etates Al &c
present time WAS here.
The house made very little headwayito-day
with; thesenormousm mass Of business that Il
being crowded Into ttss last daya An hour
was spent IN wrangling over the rulea IT Is rs:
corded that the house actually passed three
lbilla The latter part Of the session " as 90.
cupied Ia discussing the int nable rive,
and !harbor btll. Tho yvarmest personal Til
Id the history of this congress took place to.
day between Reed Of Maine and Hiscook 81
New York on the one side, and Brsckenridge
liof kansas and Hunt Of opisann On the
other: Il 3Sy Us
I'm Inc Houss the 9th tie Legislative, axecu.
tive and judicial abDrop riation blu reported to
ot $21i 3, FOL which is 81 ,OsS 46a less thar
the estimates and $272, 9O2 less than the appro.
priation for the present fiscal year The bif 10.
pension Z row she las
sion, from 81. 800 to 81. 400 annually, On recon:
mend ation Of the interior department.. 1T also
the appointment and services q ofoers a. porti
q entry where for Two successive years last past
the revenues collected were less than the sal.
aries and expenses Of the Office: The president
such ports, who shall be compensated by sfees
nob exceeding 81, 500. The office OF superfnt tend.
lent offoreign mails is aboll shad and super.
the second asststant postrnn ster general Ths
revenue seIyice . limited @ s8a y,except ~
court Of claims shall prescribe system OF fee,
I stmila to that in tho United States circuit
shall enforce their collections against
t;cohrts This governor Of Dakota Is also author
lied. In continuation with the presiding officer,
of the last legislature, TO reapportiou the terri
tory, FIRST Monday In mbers 138, 5or within
Item days thereafter 81 $500 =
sEsATE-A fter consid erable lime spent IN I'M.
important business, Mr. Palmer spoke Ia fayol
Lot the proposed woman suffrage amendment to
the constitutio The bill to regulate the fees OF
pension agents and attorneys passed. The bill
provides: No fee greater than $40 shall be 70
ceiyed by pension claim aRefltgsS excApt that
under special circumstanc subject to revision
by the Commissioner Of ,penston, ;a contract ID
WHITING may bss made between appli cants ant
i claim agents forAfee not exceeding S25 The
Ebil contains clause specially forbid ding Thu
tclaimsI hlad between June 20sS 1873 and July i
1884, and prohibit eYetnments pension