The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL,

ment to the Notifications appropriation
bill, appropriating $1O,000,OO0 for the
construction OF Notifications and other
works OF coast or other defenses, to be ex.
pended under the direction OF the secre.
tary ofwar. The postoffice appropriation
was, taken up..
In executive session the senate confirmed:
=. p. Baldwin, deputy first auditor OF the
treasury; II. G. Armstrong, New York,
consul general vt Rio de Janeiro; B. w.
Hanna, Indiana, consul general, Argen-
tine Republic. Collectors OF Customs;
Leverett Saltonstall, Boston and Charles.
ton, Mass; Dudley O. Watson, Michigan,
District OF Michigan; Charles H. Call,
Michigan, District OF Superior; also numer-.
Gus consuls, district attorneys. revenue
Off cials, marshals, etc.
HoUsE.-Mr. Anderson (Kan.) moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill providing
Tor the adjustment OF land grants made by
congress to aid in the construction OF rail
loads in Kansas and for the forfeiture Of
unearned lands. Agreed to-yeas 215, nays
SENATE.-The debate on the postoffice
$500, 900 for carrying mails to Central and
South America, Brazil, etc., being adopted
80 to IS. Tho bill finally pass.
ed: The principal provisions are:
"The postmaster shall make contracts
with American steamships for the trans.
portation OF United States mails from the
ports OF this country to those OF Central
and South America, and shall pay so cents
o mile for the number OF nautical miles
Travelled in going from ports OF departure
to ports OF destination and return. A line
OF semi monthly steamers shall be placed
upon the seq between New York and Rio
de Janeiro."
House. Hall (Iowa) called up the
but against this case Mr.. Willis (Ky.j
raised the question OF consideration, it be.
ing his desire to discuss the river and har-
borbill- He failed in his object by one
vote, however, and the election case was
proceeded with. After debate for on hour
and half, the resolution OF the majority
OF the committee was adopted. 1t con.
firms the right OF the sitting member, J. B.
Weaver to the seat.
Mr.. Green called up the resolution allow:
ing the contestee, William A. Price, from
the Second district OF Rhode Island, thirty
days within which to take further testi-
mony, and the contestant, c. H. Page,
thereafter to take testimony in rebuttal.
Wholesale bribery is alleged by the con-
testant, involving the contestee himself.
After debate the resolution was adopted
yeas, l1s; nays, 80,
SENATE.-In the debate on the Interstate
commerce bill, the pending amendment
was that OF Mr.. Camden, Being an absolute
long and short haul clause applied to each
railroad separately.
Mr.. Spooner opposed the amendment,
because it would strike at the interest OF
producers OF the west, and because it was
vicious in principle.
It would result, not in reduction OF the
through rates, but in an increase OF local
rates. It would injure the farmer OF tho
West while not benefiting farmers who de.
pended on local rates.. The amendment
sought to deprive Chicago OF it's natural
advantages Tor competition, and would
put on the statute books u legalized dis
elimination worse than any OF the rail
road companies had perpetra5ed. The
West could ship its wheat to New York,
Philadelphia, or Boston, if through rates
ment, but would have to ship by way OF
Montreal. The present was no time for
the people OF this country to indulge in
radical experiments. He criticised the
feature OF the bill which would give the pro-
posed commission authority to allow as
exceptions, from time to time, the right of
railroads to make a smaller charge for n
longer than a shorter distance. Such
authority, Mr.. Spooner would not give to
q board composed OF anybody but angels.
He would accept it. however, if it complied
he would propose as an amendment.
Messrs. Call and . Riddleb erger sup
the '' amendment q was naaS agreed srse" ton On
yeas, 20; nays, "a. The technical
form OF Mr.. Camden's amendment
thus agreed to is to strike out from the
long and short haul clause OF the commit
tees bill the words, from the same orig
inal point OF departure" The only Re.
pnblicans voting in the affirmative were
Messrs. Conger, Malone, Merrill, Riddle
berger and Sherman. The only Democrats
voting in the negative were Messrs. Brown
and Mcpherson.
HoUsE.-The bill discussed was one for
the relief OF certain officers OF the volunteer
army. It provides: All soldiers OF the
late war who re-enlisted as veteran yolun-
teers, and afterward were discharged to re-
ceive promotion and receive commissions
as officers in the army, shall be paid all in.
stnllments OF veteran bounty which were
withheld from them on account OF their
being 80 commissioned and mustered, the
same as they would have been entitled to
receive had they completed their term OF
enlistment without promotion and re.
ceived an honorable discharge,
On mo ton OF Mr.. Holman, an amend
ment was adopted extending the provisions
OF the act to the widows OF sucl, reinstated
volunteer soldiers as may be deceased.
Mr.. Boutelle offered an amendment ex-
tending the provisions OF the bill to enlisted
men in the navy and the marine corps.
Adopted.
SENATE.--There was a long debate on the
Interstate commerce bill. Many amend
mcnts were submitted and ordered printed,
among them the following:
BY Mr.. Edmunds-Prov iding that when
ever any common carrier shall violate or
refuse p obey any requirement oft COM
mission, the latter may apply to the Unit
Cd States circuit court for O. hearing on
short notice in the matter complained Of
without the formal pleading necessary
in ordinary equity suits. The amendment
further authorized the court, If it find the
company guilty al disobedience, to cause
it to forfeit sum not to exceed $500 a
dny after day to be named by the court.
(Mr. Edmunds explained the object OF his
amendment to be to make it impossible
for railroad companies to tie up com.
plants against them by legal proceedings
and delays.) This amendment is now the
pending amendment. ~
By Mr.. Morgan, relating to conspiracy.
1t provides that if two or more persons,
with intent to prevent the movement
OF any locomotive, car, or train. used
or about to be used for carrying pas
sengers from one state to another, OF. to
or from any territory, or to or from any
foreign country, or to or from any Indian
tribe, shall conspire with common in
tent unlawfulIy to obstruct or prevent the
movement OF such locomotives, car, or
fhn 111 sr,r< ,,1<,.x p
such cur. etc., or to put in peril the per-
sonal security OF any officer or employee OF
any railroad company, shall be guilty of
conspiracy. and on conviction shall be
punished by imprisonment for not moro
than six months, or by a fine Of not more
than $500, or both, as the court shall
direct i't pa l' re:
HorsE.-The house passed the river and
harbor bill by a good majority, although
its opponents made an earnest effort to se-
cure it's defeat. Comparatively few amend;
do -,