The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-15
PROCEEDINGS or CONGRESS.

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PROCEEDINGS OF C0NGRENS.
SEE SENATE The report Of the Missouri river
commission was presented A discussion took
place on petition from the Oklahoma
settlers Of Indian Territory. Mr. Nor.
srill made & speech Against reciprocity
treaties with Inferior fs He took
sme ground that reciprocity treaties were un-
constitutional, that apart from their unconsti.
nationality they were 'tincurably wrong" that
they were at war with the ''most favored nation"
clause of all other treaties, that So called Ere
: ciprocity2 treaties with inferior nations sur
rendered much home trade in return for lit
tie foreign trade, and that real reciprocity
with such nations was impossible. The de-
bate upon tho Cullom interstate commerce bill
VI, resumed and continued til adjournment
tpte Indians in Montana passed. ~,
: !, Inc President sent to the Senate
the following nominations;: Luther s How
lett, Oregon, receiver ofpublic moneys at va
kima, WASH; August Duddenhausen, Idaho,
register Of the land Office at Oxford, Idaho;
Allen " Eaton, Idaho, receiver of public mon
eys at Oxford, Idaho.
&. The Senate confirmed Edward G. Wise, United
States marshal for the Southern district of
Georgia; James Monroe, United States mar
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jacob s Boreman, associate justice Of the
supreme court Of Utah; Charles O. Waters.
attorney Of the United States Eastern district
OF Arkansas; Webster Flanagan, collector of
internal revenue for the Fourth district Of
texas: q ostmasters-Anko H. Pierson, Pella,
Iowa; Newbury e. Westover, Blunt, Oak
Alanson ?. Hammond, Ashland, Or.
House The consideration Of tho Reagan
interstate commerce bill was resumed. Passage
of arms took place between Messrs. Refer.
and kenagsn the former denying statement
mitteN on commerce Of the fort, seventh con-
gress was packed against the Dill, and the
latter leiterating his statement s ~
8 On moaon Of Mr.. Cox On " a resolution
was adopted calling on the secretary of the
navy for information regarding the cause of
!, the death OF Naval Cadet Frank g. Strong, 81
Oregon, who, it is alleged, died in consequences
OF cruelties indicted by senior cadets. The al
legation on which the resolution is based is
that the cadet came to his death from the eff
third class, he being put in . barrel and rolled
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sInSATE Among the bills introduced was one
BY. Mrs = llison, relating 70 fees Of pension
claim agents and attorneys He said he did !
not want to be responsible for all the provis-
ions, but they were identical with the pre-
visions OF the pension bill recent passed BY
said, and repealed legislative provisions CON-
tanned u the: pension appropriation bill Of Inst
year. There was now great complaint that the
Legislation of last year was hasty and unjust to
me soldiers Of the country and it has been indi-
for that Legislation. The fact was that the legis
iato9 OF last year came from the house III q
regular bill Under the rules of the senate there
Was NO possibility Of having well considere leg,
lsiatlon ~ an appropriate bill because an
amendment should not be- offered nor debate
IN OF der TINT it might be referred to the COM.
mittee on pensions and carefully considered in
the committee and in the senate 1t was said
that under the legislation of last year claim
agenm were depressing pension applicants. Il
moment and remedy applied. Other sena-
tors spoke on the subject
The senate in executive session decided
{ forty to twelve, not to make the text OF the
Nicaragua treaty public in advance of the
achon OF the senate. Senator Edmunds was
ne chief speaker in opposition to- the PROPOSE.
hons and based his argument upon the com
tsttutional right and power OF the senate to deal
with treaties unincumbered by advice or in
duences from any source, and quoted exten-
Sslyely from authorities upon the constitutional
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" HoUsR-The house Thursday, by vote Of
s15s to rs, passed the Reagan Interstate com.
;merce bill The opponents Of this measure
made . determined effort to inject . q
provision providing for the appoint
ment OF a. board Of commissioners.
with authority to decide all contro-
versies that might arise between shippers
of freight and the railroad companies, but
were defeated by decisive vote Subsent!!
qnentiy an effort was made to recommit the
bill, with instruetons- !. to report back the;
measure originally reported by the com: &
mittee on commerce, Butt this also met with
signal Sercat Except the o. Hara amendment,
p:Jrisls:ssss against discrimination in carrying
passengers, the bill passed substantially as pre-
scented By Mr.. Reagan, and now goes to the sem
ate for action by that body All the Minnesota
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In the contested election case Of Craig IRE
publican against Shelley lDemocrat, Fourth
district Of Alabama, the house awarded the seat
to Craig, who took the oath of Office.