The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-05
PROCEEDINGS0F CONGRESS.

sENATE-A conference report was made m
the army appropriation BILL A debate arose. in
which several Republican senator's severely criti-
clsed the action Of the president I'm the case Of
the Swain court martial, calling 1t very uniust
The legislative. executive and judicial appro
priat1on bill was considered.
The same bill made appropriations "a fol.
lows for Dakota, which were passed:
For salary of governor Go coo
Ch1ef justice and five associate Judges. 3 OOO
q eooa. ...'........ .............,.
For legislative expenses, POSTAGE station. low
For contngent expenses, to be expended ~''''o
~ Cus' governor. Observation-Disclosures. 5t<o
{, The following clause had been passed bv
the house and struck out by the senate COM
nHttee. The senate adopted the erasure:
WASHINGTON. Special Telegram, Feb. 25-The
claim OF Nathan Myrick of St. Paul and others
ior the loss OF money for goods sold to Indiana
Just before the outbreak In eGo for which tho
Indians could not pay. because their annnitie.
were cut OF, passed the house to-day The hill
originated in the senate and there passed allow.
ing *lcO,OOO for these claims The bouae
amended the bill by providing that the secretary
OF war should approve the amount OF goods sold
to the Indians and pay the claims, il they az
De paid IN excess ct that amount. The story Of
che claim Is that in tho summer OF 1862 certain
"a; 1cnds xs Of the Sioux Indians assembled at
cics In Minnesota for the purpose ~
receiving their annuitics which they had been
s Of the last Of June
qua not come at the usual time. The Indians
waited until their supplies were exhausted. and
also m those Of the government at that point.
Certain licensed traders, among them Nh Nv:
rick. BY the advice Of the Indian agent. Mai
Saaibtalth: furnished supplies. the only meas.
were exhausted relying upon the money soon ia
arrive for the annuitics for payment. Before the
money arrived. the outbreak occurred. The In
mitted atrocities for which they were punished
IN part by the conhscation Of moneys due them
from the United States amounting to So, 63l,
SNU Payment OF the annuities was stopped
the means from which they could have paid fol
the supplies furnished them on the credit OF
future annuities was wholly taken from them
Myrlck has been pressing this claim for ten
years. WV
sENATE-A Pacific railroad funding bill vas
introduced The Legislative, executive ant
judicial appropriation bill passed. The trade
dollar retirement bill was deb, tied at great
ength without action.
WASHINGTON. Feb 26.-Tlle senate committee
IN apprnpriati.n- Increased the naval appro-
7riatlon bill as sent from the house by s., 81;
800. The principal items or increase are an a,-
propriation OF S2Do,Go3 for continuing the work
On the dCube-tu-retcd mOuiLOrs: 5000, 900 for
me armament new cruises and gun boats ::
81 $1,000 for the construction of steel cruisers
and gun boats, and $4,000 for the general
maintenance Of the bureau, docks etc.
Senator Sherman reported to the senate ycs-
:erday an amendment TO the suntry civi! - il to
provide FOR the erection in the District Of Co.
nmbla OF statue OF Gen. Lafayette, to cost
$4,000.
HOUSE-A motion to suspend the rules and
efer the presumption law repeal bill to the COM
nittee on public lands was los:-1GG to 93 Mr.
Randall moved to suspend the rules and con-
uder the sundry civil bill containing 4 clause
mspcnding the coinage of silver dol!ars) four
hours. Lost-llS to ll9. 4 motion by Mr.
Randall to suspend the rules and consider the
Dill with the silver clause eliminated. with two
aOurs to debate tue clause appropriating money
Tor the New Orleans exposition, WAS carried.
The house adjourned before the bill was dis
posed OF.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb GA
lively contest occurred in the house over the bill
orepeal the prc-emp, ion, timber culture and dcs-
'rt lands acts. This bill is on the speaker table
With amendments made by the senate. There is
sdecidod majority in the hous favorable to con-
:urrence IN the senate amendments, but the
Northwestern members are very generally hos
lie to the repeal, and have been diligently
Watching to prevent final action on the bill. 1t
cannot be reached out Of the regular order, cx-
'ept by unanimous consent or by SUSPENSION
~ cAe Iules. 4niS latter motion was made
to-day by Cobb of Indiana, his object being to
ave the bin referred to the committee on pub
DC lands. The effect OF the passage OF this mo-
non would have been to give the committee the
privilege of reporting back the bill a5 any time
Tor concurrence in the senate amendments The
Northwestern members actively resisted this,
md twas rejected Ly a vote OF 1GG to 9:5-not
me required two-thirds 1t is probable the bill
will die on the speakers table. Mr.. Pay
'on made strong effort before the COM
nittee on rules this morning to amend the
a0use rules 80 as to allow q majority vote to take
bill from the speakers table for reference to
committees. This proposed rule was intended
20 give opportunity to get at the pre- -emption
dill. The committee refused to report the de-
tired amendment, and hence the desperate at
empt to suspend the rules and pass the pre-.
emption bill