The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-03-06
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE-The consideration of the bill prohib-
lting the importation of foreign contract labor
was concluded, and the bill passed by a vote of
so to g..
Mr.. Lapham offered an amendment providing
that the whole penalty recovered shall be paid
Into the United States treasury, instead of, as by
the bin, permitting one-half of tho penalty to 20
to the person who may first bring the suit. The
amendment was agreed to.
MIR. Blair offered an amendment making it the
duty of the United States district attorney OF
the proper district to prosecute Mt the exDens Q
OF the United States every case Of violation of
the act. Agreed to; yeas ~, nays 15.
Butler, Hawley, sau1sbury.
Hampton, Morgan, Williams.
The nomination of Emory Speer to be United
States district judge Of Georgia, kept the sem
vote was, taken and Mr.. speerT confirmed
by % yeas to 80 NAYS, Brown being. the only
say the quarrel between Brown and Colquitt
will not extend to the party In Georgia, but
will die with the winter.
H%oUsE-In the Mclean Broadhead contested
elected case tMissouri) the committee reported
IL v W IN hhItc1, tuC slttluS meInDer. Nearly
the whole day was passed on the river and harbor
bill. On motion Of MI. Price, the appropriation
for the harbor at Superior, Wis, was increased
from $4,000 to $3.50 900.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s,-Representative MIL
lard, of the committee on reform on the civil
service, submitted a minority report signed by
the Republican members of the committee, in
favor of Representative Taylor's bill to prohibit
the discharge OF honorably discharged soldiers
or sailors or dependent relatives from any office
in the civil service Of the United States except
for cause. The report says in part: "This-class
of government employees have claims upon the
gratitude OF the nation that cannot easily BIO
compensated. They saved the country from dis
memberment and dishonor. We submit it is
but just and proper recognition of their claims
that they should be retained in the governments
oiently perform their official duties. The bill is
eminently just i'll its provisions and should be
passed with the following amendment: 1t shall
not apply to the class of officers embraced in the
original tenure OF Office act, passed March 3,
1867, and amended April s. 1SGo.'"
SENATE -After the consideration Of the Des
Moines river lands bill, the bill to forfeit the
land grant of the Texas Pacific Railroad COM
pany was debated at much length, and ina lily
passed, the vote being So 10 2. The nays were
Blairs and Bowen. During the debate Senators
Morgan of Alabama and Beck of Kentucky had
q passage. Morgan said: He had been in the
Democratic party before the senator from
Kentucky tMr. Beck enjoyed the privileges Of
citizenship in this country. He had been a
true and faithful Democrat and it did not rest
with the senator from Kentucky to impeach
his Democracy.
Mr.. Beck, disclaimed any allusion to Mr..
Morgan or any other senator. 'sHe is not
quite so important" Mr.. Beck said, sin my
estimation in regard to these questions as he
may think l think he is. 1 did not happen to
be born in this country, but was not consult
oil ohouf nv 1irfb h wa 1,no,, n o;&.ua, 20
the United States since 1855. That is
a good while ago. Tho senator may
have been a very important man at
that date, but I doubt il. 1 have on
zen and public officer to the best OF my ability
since that time, and if the senator thinks It
adds anything to his dignity or diminishes
from my standing to make the suggestion that
l was born in Scotland instead of the United
States he is welcome to all the honor he thinks
he has made by that fling at the place of my
nativity.
HousE.-The committee on elections report
ed in favor of Frederick, W ho contested the seat
of Mr.. Wilson, the sitting member from the
Fifth Iowa district. The river and harbor and
naval bills were considered atlength.
s~ENATE-The agricultural appropriation bill
passed. The postofiice appropriation bill was
debated, and the senate disagreed to the senate
committees amendment striking out the pro-
vision reducing letter postage.
The senate to-day, by a vote of 81 to %,
made the silver bill a special order, and sub
sequently Mr.. Morrill, yielded to the agri-
cultural appropriation bill, which the senate
considered and passed Mr.. Morrill,, who has
Mr.. German offered n resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary of the into
rior for information as to whether the subsi-
died Pacific railroads have constructed, and are
maintaining and operating their own lines of
telegraph, and where teleeraphtc messages arc
accepted and transmitted for all persons and
corporations without discrimination provided
by the act of July /, 1862.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Nominations were
made to-day: Joseph Bell, United States attor-
ney of New Mexico; Rev. William II. Hicks. late
of Washington, surveyor general of Florida,
Registers OF land Offices: Patrick H Wins
ton. Jr., of North Carolina. at Lewiston, Idaho;
Charles +. Farley, Santa Fe, N. Mex.
Confirmations-Timothy Sheehan, Minnesota,
Indian agent at White Earth agency, Minnesota;
Stephen T. Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate jus.
rem Truitt, register Of the land Office, Lake View,
Oregon.
HousE-The river and harbor and naval ap.
preparation bills were considered. A bill appro.
priating $1,000 900 for a public building at Coun.
Gil Bluffs, Iowa. passed. An evening session
was held for the consideration Of private pen.
sion bills.
~SENATE-The DDS MONIES river lands bill!
passed. The postofice bill was taken up. An
amendment was offered and agreed to, 50 to IS,
a%fpropriating $SOO,OW for transporting foreign
mails on American steamships. The bill passed
by a vote of 80 to Is, the nays all democrats,
except Lane and Hill of Colorado.
HoUsE-Thes undry civil appropriation bill
was reported. A bill was introduced opening
the Oklahoma lands to settlement. The naval
bill was debated, and after q long discussion a
point of order was raised against the section
proposing an increase of the navy, the point
was sustained and the section stricken out
An amendment was adopted appropriating
81, $4,000 for the completion of one Of the
steel cruiserb. The bill finally passed. An
evening session was held for the consideration
of District Of Columbia business.
WARRINGTON Feb. 24.-The chair laid before
the senate q memorial from the legislature of
Wisconsin urging the placing of Gen. Grant on
the retired list OF the army.
Mr. Hoar, from the committee on privileges
and elections, submitted a written report re-
Rardtng the dual sets Of credentials of Mr.. ALI
sons election. The substance Of the report, Nj.
Hoar said. was that Mr.. Allison appeared to be
elected in either event, and it was not profitable
to inquire If the election was that which took
place the second Tuesday after the temporary
organization Of the legislature or the second
Tuesday after the permanent organization, and
II 1t were necessary to determine that question,
1t was for the Forty-ninth and not the Forty
eighth congress to determine. MI. Hoar added,
OF course there was no doubt whatever Of Mr..
Allison's election.
Mr.. Dawes asked and was granted unanimous
consent to take up the bill heretofore introduced
by him to authorize the president to negotiate
for the purchase OF the remaining rights of the