Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-02-12
Mr.. Van wyCk offered tho following resolution

Mr.. Van wyck offered tho following resolution,
which was agreed 70:
Resolved, That the secretary Of the Interior
inform the senate what amounts were due the
United States on Dec. 81, 1882, from the Union
Pacific railroad, also what amounts have become
due from that date until Dec. 81, 1884, accord
made between the United States and said road
In the court OF claims: also whether the annual
settlement was made Feb. j. 1885, as provided
Mr. Sherman offered the following resolution.
which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the committee on Judiciary be
directed to inquire and report to the senate rs TO
whether legislation is required, and II 30, In
whit regard to the appointment OF courts mar.
ttsl and the regulation, proceedings and prac-
ttce In trials before such courts in time ~ peace,
and whether under existing laws an officer may
be tried before a court martial appointed by the
president In cases where the commander of the
accused officer to DO tried Is not the accuser.
The bill passed authorizing the construction
OF a bridge across the Mississippi at Memphis.
The senate then took up the bill TO quite the
title OF settlers on Des Moines river lands, but
at 2 o'clock il was displaced by the bill for the
redemption Of trade dollars and suspension OF
standard dollar coinage.
MI. Bayard strongly opposed the REDEMPTION
OF the trade dollar at It's face value. Indeed, he
objected TO the word redemption" IN connection
with IL, Trade dollars were In the same category
as silver bars: II was TO him . paradox how
meny could ask, In the name OF justice, TO re-
ceive less for more, YET we were told the honor
OF the country was a. stake. This so-called
redemption" would be . departure from the
OF government, passing from the
real and tested to the unreal and imaginary,
The great question was, can congress create
yalnesf Which of you, by taking Thought, can
add a cubit to his stature5 Which Of you, which
majority OF ven. ny passing laws from now till
doonsday, can create q valne2 Could we create
values by congressional fat7 Could congress
say Let value be- and value would BET Con-
gress had already tried 10. With 2,000,0 600 mer
IN the field congress had issued notes bearing
their value stamped upon them. yet IL had been
4wAblA o. Lan.# fhAaA nnkAa - knI NhAt faAA
value. This was
NOT A PARTY QUESTION.
He advocated the suspension Of the silver
coinage act The laws of business should be
recognized. Those who would suffer ms. by
silver mono-metalism were laborers, those who
could not hide their time. An apprehension ex-
listed In the business community OF evils stated
by Secretary MeCuiloch as likely TO follow any
approach to mono-metalism on the basis o. sill
yer. There were laws OF IN that could
not be act aside at the behest OF legislators. To
be sure, the supreme court had said congress
could destroy every pecuniary obligation ex-
pressed in lawful money of the United States.
Mr.. Bayard did not wish to omment further
upon that most remarkable and startling decis-
ION, but there was one thing congress- and tho
supreme court and all the armies that could be
rataed could not do, and that was 70 create or
maintain a value against the belief OF the person
TO whom tendered. Bayard believed that all
currency necessary for the United States at the
present time was mere.
The house made very little headwayIto-day
with the enormous mass of business that Ia
being crowded into it's last days An hour
was spent In wrangling over the rules Itisre-
corded that the house actually passed three
bills. The latter part of the session was oc-
cup.ei III discussing the interminable river
and harbor bill The warmest personal tilt
In the history Of this congress took place to-
day between Reed OF Maine and Hiscock Of
New York ON the enc side, and Breckenridge
Of Arkansas and Hunt Of Louisiana on the
otner.
In the House the 9Th tho legislative, execu-
tive and Judicial appropriation bill reported to
the house to-day m an appropriation
OF &21 ,213, 7ol, which is $l,0ss, 46S less than
the estimates and $272.902 less than the appro-
priatton for the present rscal year. The bill re.
duces the salaries OF 1850 special examiners in
the pension bureau. provided for at the last SEES
sion, from $1,000 to xi,400 annually, ON recon-
mendation of the interior department. IL also
provides that the president shall discontinue
the appointment and services OF officers at ports
OF entry where for two successive years last past
the revenues collected were less than the SAL
aries and expenses Of the Office. The president
may, however, appoint deputy collectors for
such ports, who shall be compensated by fees
not exceeding 81, 500. The Office OF superintend-
vision OF the foreign mail service Ia placed with
the second assistant postmaster general The
reyenue service 4 iimirsd 10 10 n sayDsxeept In
ehicf, who Is TO receive IS a day. Judges Of the
court Of claims shall prescribe a system OF fees
ennrta' and shsll enforce their collection arainss
l~itigauts unsuccessful in causes of action In tho
court. The governor Of Dakota is also author
lied. in conjunction with the presiding officers
Of the last legislature, 70 reapportion the terri
tory. first Monday In September, 1888, Dor within
ten days thereafter.
sEsATE-After considerable time spent in un.
important business, Mr.. Palmer spoke IN favor
OF she proposed woman suffrage amendment to
the constitution. The bill to regulate the fees OF
pension agents and attorneys passed. The bill
provides; No fee greater than $40 shall be re
ceiyed by pension claim agents, except that,
under special circumstances subject TO revision
by the commissioner OF pension. q contract in
writing may be made between applicants and
claim agents for o fee not exceeding s21. The
bill contains q clause specially forbidding the
collection by claim agents of more than $40 on
claims filed between June ~, 1873, and July 4.
1874, and prohibiting government pension
agents from paying claim agents more than
$40 on such claims, even in cases Of new con-
tracts
In executive session, the following appoint
ments were confirmed. Joshua x Smith.
Mississippi United States consul as Asuncion,
Paraguay; Robert Woodbridge, Ohio, agent
for the Indians At Lemhi agency, Idaho. Post
masters-Hattie Dennison, Vancouver, Wash
ingtJn; John T. 700, Dillon, Mont Miss Elite
I Pecs TiEtsa, iswS; Daniel z. JOHNS, Groton.
OAK. g K Ingham, Alton, Iowa; sylvester
W. Osborne, DARLINGTON, Via Charles A
Spencer, S~heboygan Falls, Via
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A.. Mcknight, Utah,
consul of the United States at sit Helena; Ed
ward II. Thompson, Massachusetts,, consul OF
tho United States al Merida Postmasters--
Newton W. Simmons, Boone, Iowa
HOUSE, The river and harbor bill was dis
cussed at great length without result The
house evening session passed twenty-six pen
sion bills, including one granting q pension of
$40 each 10 the minor children OF the late