The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-02-26

SENATE-The consideration of the bill prohib-
lung the importation of foreign contract labor
was concluded, and the bill passed by vote of
so toe.
Mr.. Lapham offered an amendment providing
that the whole penalty recovered shall be paid
INTO the United States treasury, instead Of as by
the BILL permitting one-half of the penalty to 90
TO the person who may first bring the suit. The
amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Blair offered an amendment making it the
duty OF the United States district attorney of
ne proper District to prosecute at the ,expens 9
of the United States every case of violation Of
the act. Agreed to-; yeas ~. nays Is.
The nays were:
Butler, Hawley, Sau7sburv.
Tr0ome, MGreu, Vance
Hampton, Moroar, Williams
The nomination of Emory Speer to be United
States district Judge of Georgia. kept the SEN
ate in general uproar for two hours and half
this this afternoon Al half past six .
by q yeas to 20 nays, Brown being the only
Democrat voting for Speer Democratic Senators
say the quarrel between Brown and Colquitt
will not extend to the party in Georgia, but
Will die with the winter.
HoUsE-In the Mclean roadhead contested
elected case (Iissouril the committee reported
in favor Of the latter, the sitting member Nearly
the whole day was Iassed on the river and harbor
bill. On motion Of Mr.. Price. the appropriation
for the harbor at Superior. Wis, was increased
from $4,000 to S2S 600
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Representative Mil
lard, Of the committee reform on the civil
service, submitted 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
Tor cause. The report says in part: This class
of government employees have claims upon the
gratitude OF the nation that cannot easily be
compensated. They saved the country from dis
memberment and dishenor. We submit it is
but just and proper recognition of their claims
that they should be retained in the governments
service as long as they faithfully and eff
oiently perform their official duties. The bill Ia
eminentlv just In its provisions and should be
passed with the following amendment: It shall
not apply 10 the class OF ofncers embraced In the
original tenure of office act. passed March 8,
1867, and amended April 5. 1862"
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 fna lly
passed. the vote being IS TO .. The nays were
Blairs and Bowen. During the debate Senators
Morgan of Alabama AMI Beck of Kentucky had
a passage. Morgan said: He had been in the
Democratic party before the senator from
Kentucky (Mr. Beck enjoyed the privileges of
citizenship in this country. He had been
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. He is not
quite so important" Mr.. Beck said, sin my
estimation in regard to these questions as he
may think think he is. l did not happen to
be born i'll this country, but was not consult
ed about nv birth. have been a citizen of
the United States since 1888. That is
a good while ago. The senator may
that date, but I doubt it. I have en-
deavored to perform my duty as private citi-
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
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 no contested the seat
OF Mr.. Wilson, the sitting member from the
Fifth Iowa district The river and harbor and
naval bills were considered at length
SENATE-The agricultural appropriation bill
passed. The postoffice 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 special order, and sub
bC4uChoiy Ill. 4uOlAHI ylCIucd W Uuc dRIl-
cultural appropriation bill, which the senate
considered and passed Mr.. Morrill,, who has
Mr.. German offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary of the nte-
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 Geographic messages are
accepted and transmitted for all persons and
corporations without discrimination provided
by the act of July /, 1862.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. - Nominations were
made to-day: Joseph Bell. United States attor-
ney Of New Mexico; Rev. William FL. Hicks. late
of Washington. surveyor general of Florida.
Registers of land offices: Patrick II. Wins
ton. Jr., of North Carolina at Lewiston. Idaho:
Charles f. Farley, Santa Fe, N Mex.
Confrmations-Timothy Sheehan, Minnesota,
Indian agent at White Earth agency Minnesota;
Stephen +. Wilson, Pennsylvania, associate JUS
tice Of the supreme court of New Mexico War
rem Truitt register of the land Office, Lake View,
Oregon.
HoUsE-The river and harbor and naval ap- |
preparation bills were considered. bill appro- |
1riating 100000 for public building at Coun- |
Gil Biuifs, Iowa. passed. An evening session |
was held for the consideration Of private pen- !
sion bills.