The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-01-16
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

GENATR-Ihe reporb u VIC mnSsOuri IlEsr
omission was presented A discussion took
ITaoo On a petition from the Oklahoma
ta4tIors of Indian Territory. Mr.. Nor
-, made a speech against reciprocity
Imraa with inferior nations. He took
no ground that reciprocity treaties were I'M
Institutional, that apart from their unconsti-
tntionality they were "lncuraply wrong; that
~ we're at war with the "most favored nation"
o14 Of all other treaties, that so-called IRE.
c.~i;nrocityn treaties with inferior nations sur
CPJarad much home trade in return for lit
un foreign trade, and that real reciprocity
18th such nations was impossible, The de-
SSata uDon the Cullom interstate bill
vas resumed and continued till adjournment
The house bill appropriating S5O,OOO for desti-
tnte Indians in Montana passed.
The President sent to the Senate
.ho following nominations; Luther s. How
iot Oregon, receiver of public moneys at va
lima Wash; August D~uddenhausen, Idaho,
register of the land Office at Oxford, Idaho;
Alien W. Eaton, Idaho, receiver. OF public mon
eys at Oxford, Idaho.
''TTbe senate confirmed Edward G. Wise, United
States marshal for the Southern district of
Gnoroia. James Monroe, United States mar
sbaI for the Western district of Michigan;
Jacob S Foreman, associate justice of the
supreme court of Utah; Charles @. Waters.
attorney of the United States Eastern district
nj ATkAnSABs HGDbbCl IlhAldBhls SOllCCbOI vi
internal revenue for the Fourth district of
Texas. Postmasters-Anke Il. Pierson, Pella,
Iowa. Newbury E. Westover, Blunt, OAK.
Alanson T. Hammond, Ashland, Or.
House The consideration of the Reagan
interstate INT bill was resumed. Passage
NJ arms took place between Messrs. Keifer
and Reagan, the former denying a statement
made by the latter to the effect that the COM
mittee on commerce of the fort seventh con-
gress was packed against the bill, and the
latter reiterating his statement
On motion of Mr.. Cox IN. " a resolution
was adopted calling on the secretary of the
navy for information regarding the cause of
the death of Naval Cadet Frank s. Strong, of
Oregon, who, it is alleged, died in consequence
of c]ruelties inflicted by senior cadets. The al
legation on which the resolution is based is
that the cadet came to his death from the ef-
feet of So called "torse play" on the part of the
third class, he being put In a barrel and rolled
around.
SENATE Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Allison, relating to fees Of pension
claim agents and attorneys. He said he did
not want to be respons')I i for all the proyis-
ions, but they were identical with the pro-
visions of the pension bill recently passed by
the house, 1t was general Legislation, he
said, and repealed all Legislative provisions con-
tanned in the pension appropriation bill of last
year. There was now great complaint that the
legislation of last year was hasty and unjust to
the soldiers Of the country, n d 1T has been indi-
reCtly charged that the senate was responsible
for that legislation. The fact was that the legis-
lation of last year came from the house in a
regular bill Under the rules of the senate there
was no possibility of having well considered leg
lslation in an appropriation bill, because an
amendment should not be offered nor debate
had with respect to il. He introduced the bill
In Older that 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
agents were expressing pension applicants. If
so, the factshould be ascertained at the earliest
moment and a 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
action of the senate. Senator Edmunds was
the chief speaker in opposition to the PROPOSE
uon, and based his argument upon the con-
snlutlonal right and power of the senate to deal
with treaties unincumbered by advice or in
huences from any source, an quoted extern
sNely from authorities upon the constitutional
powers OF the senate in this respect
HOUSE,. The house Thursday, bya vote of
I0S t %, passed the Reagan interstate com
merce bill The opponents Of this measure
provision providing for the appoint
ment of a board of commissioners,
with authority to decide all contro-
Versles that might arise between shippers
OF freight and the railroad companies, bat
were defeated by a decisive vote. Subse-
qnently an effort was made to recommit the
bill, with instructions to report back the
measure OriOinallv ronnrfad Inv fha nnrn-
mlttee on commerce, but this also met with
signal defeat Except the 0'Hara amendment,
providing against discrimination in carrying
passengers, the bill passed substantially as pre-
sented by Mr.. Reagan, and now goes to the SEN
ave for action by that body. All the Minnesota
burn.
In the contested election case of Craig IRE
p@aolican) against Shelley Democrat, Fourth
district OF Alabama, the house awarded the seat
WCra'g, who took the oath Of Office.
SESATR.-A bill was passed directing the
transfer Of one of the vessels of the Greedy re-
nef expedition to the treasury department for
revenue cutter for use in the waters Of Alas
IA, and authorizing the retention of the other
TWO Tor use in the navy as surveying vessels or
Mr.; Cockrell, introduced a bill to amend the
act placing colored troops on the same footing
as TO bounty as other soldiers by making it tap
Ply to the heirs of all colored soldiers who may
nave died and were killed while in the military
service OF the United States.
Inc following nominations were received:
samuel I. Mccormick, collector internal rev.
enue district Of Virginia; postmaster, John J.
Gutter, Parke, Oak.
Confrmations--John M Morton, surveyor Of
customs, San Francisco; L. s. Hewlett, receiver
VI pubic moneys, Yakima, Wash. L. +. john
son, collector OF customs, Savannah, Ga. /; rear
uuumlrals In the navy, 8. p. Quackenbush, Earl
English and ]. II. Upshur; H. M. Dennison,
pIay director of the navy; W. s. Schley, chief OF
navy. Senate adjourned for two days. :.