The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-01-21

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Capt. Henry j.. Farnsworth, Inspector
general with the rank OF major; First
Lieut.. Francis! b ] ones, assistant quar-
termaster, with the rank OF captain; Sec.
ond Lieut.. Sidney r. Stuart, first lieuten.
ant IN the ordnance department.; GA.
Dopgherty Of Pennsy lynnia, secretary Of
legation ct Rome. 4! &
HOUSE. The speaker announced the ap.
pointpient Of Mesars. Singl Wilson and
PHELPS as members of.the board Of regcnts
Of the Smithsonian Institution. q; %
Mr.. Caldwell, from the committee on tl,s
laws regulating the election OF president
and vice president, reported back without
Eamendment the Hoar presidential success
sion bill, and it was placed on the house
calendar. u <sS 3.'5l
On behalf OF the judiciary committee, Mr.
Hammond called up, and the house passed
q bill amending, section 6443, revised stat
utes, adding the following provisions:
Provided that when any criminal prose
cntion shall be removed from state court
to "a United States court before d present
ment by. a grand jury, or Indictment or in
formation shall have been made and tilcG
against the defendants in the state court,it
shall be lawful Tor the state court to pro
coed in such case SO fur as to have suci
presentment or Indictment or information
III
the same il SO made and filed the clerk O
the United States court shall issue a writ
OF certiorai to the state court for like
purpose and with like effect as if the case
had been SO removed after such present
ment or indictment was made and filed
in such state court. 5s5 @2t
Mr.. Reagan made q long financial speech
sayagely opposing the proposed suspen
sion OF silver coinage. A motion to post
pone debate OH this subject was carried
49, to rs. d 81
SEsAIEs-Air Ingalls, offered the following
resolution, which, Mt his request, was laid
over for the present: IN RI
Resolved, That in the opinion OF the sen
ate the compulsory coinage OF silver dollars
directed by the law :of Feb. rs, 1878,
should not be suspended until the agqre
gate reaches the sum OF S 500, 900, 900. s5
Bills were introduced granting the aines-
town d Northwestern railroad company
right Of way through the DEVILS Lake In
dim reservation, Dala and Tor the punish
ment OF intruders upon Indian lands. Mr..
Coke OF Texas delivered q long pro-silyes
speech. IA e e
The following northwestern nominations
were confined by the senate f }t$ Z. 39S
George N. Baxter, United States attor.
ney for Minnesota; Nathan C. Harris,
mississippi, register Of the land Office at
Aberdeen, Oak. ssPostmasters-A w.
Weisbred, Oshkosh, Wis; Joseph Osthel.
der, Sheboygan Falls, VISIT. 8. Some,
Evansville, Wis: Harvey M Brown, Co.
lnmbus, Wis; Curtis a. Reed, Mena-
sha, Wis.,; Adolph Penneng, .Manitowoc,
W. Wis; r Hitchcock, Tomah; Wis;
Cronkrite, Clinton, Wis; Is William
Brown, Lake Geneva, Wis; II. 8. Howell,
Watertown, Wis; Nelson Bruett, Jefferson,
Wis; "a. p. Cramer, Avoca, Town; e.
Thayer. Clinton, Iowa; P. Sheldon, Ames,
Iowa; y. ID. Minich, Villisia, Iowa; Charles
G. Bronson, Manchester, Iowa; j. ". Sher.
man. Osceola. Iowa. 7. H. Edwards, Water
loo, lowai a. D. Tinsley, sibley, Iowa;
Francis Baasen, New Ulm, Mimi; Charles
y. Strunk, Shakopee, Mimi; John r. Par
shall, Faribault, Mimi; B. f. Mccall,
Moorhcad, SRinn.; and many others. Al
y. HousE.-Mr. Curtin declined serving as
chairman Of the committee on banking and
currency and was excused by the house.
The presidential succession bill was called
up, but consideration Of the measure was
postponed. 55555 S:33j NJ s4f.35
81 sENATE.-Atr. Beck, stated that several
petition against the suspension OF silver
coinage had come to him for presentation
to the senate, and he had returned them to
the senders. Messrs. Brown and Maxey
spoke in favor Of silver The judicial sala-
~ bill was considered without final action.
* a bill wns introduced fixing the postage
on fourth:ciass mail matter at two cents
per ounce orfraction thereof. Il
Senator Dawes introduced q bill to grant
a right OF way to tho Milwaukee & st.
Paul through the Lake Traverse Indian
reservation in Dakota. II. q
S As soon as the bill to divide the Sioux
reservation is disposed OF Senator Mcmillan
viii call up his bill, which has been report-
ed fayorably from the committee on public
lands, to open for settlement the lands in
Iowa. granted in sc / to the Sioux City &
st. Paul, and to quiet the titles Of settlers
on those lands. tisi Z.
Senator Frye has introduced a biilwhich
jwas prepared some time ago by q COM
mittee Of the Maritime Exchange 81 New,
York, and is endorsed by the several COM
mercials orga mutations OF that city, for thu
encouragement Of American shipping. The
Every vessel. whether sail or steam,
built and owned III the United States, En-.
gagged in 10 seign trade, shall receive q
bounty OF 80 cent? per registered tonic
every !, 600 nautical miles actually tray.
eledi the distance to be determined by the
bureau Of navigate of the navy depart.
ment. The bounty 10 to be Continued forten
years, and for the succeeding tel, years tia
to be reduced one-half. Vessels receiving
this bounty may be called upon at any
{ time by the postmaster general to carry the
United States mails without add itional
compensation, and when in foreign ports
shall receive and transport any mails Tor
the United Sta tes that may be offered
them. diourned till Monday. ri a
HousE the house Nj. Nelson pro.
scented q petition OF G. ii. BeauIieu, pro
testing against the law requiring amixed
nlood Indian to set g permit to trade with
Indians; also q petition of G. II. Beaulieu
protesting against the action Of Indian
Agent Luce in eiecting Beanlieu from the 70.
sservation.
The senate bill providing ior The presi.
Dental successio on was debated. B 4
sENATE- Not In session.
HousE-A bill was introduced repenlins
30 much OF the net Of Juno 8, 1877 $, as pro.
yides Tor the exchnnge and redemption d
subsidiary coin.
The debate o. the Hoar presid entinl sue.
cession bill was concluded, and the bifi
passed in the samo shape in which IL ca1nc
rom the senate S3 to 4 4.
s.: Inc negatiye yote was cast by Republi.
cans and by Messrs. Bennett and Green.
Ihe following named RepubI icans voted
with y ~ the Democrats In the affirmative:
lind. Butterwortfl, Cuteheon, Ely, Gall inqer..
Hayden. Herman, Hiestand, ii iscock, HIT,
james. Johnson5 IN. y Ketchatn, La
toilette. Long, Mark hmm, cgoIras, MOI.
htt Negley, Ply ne, PETIT bone, Price, Rock.
Mei! Scranton, Steele Strait, Sttuble,
Sywsinbnrl,e IA eyTncs. Wade. Wakefield,
Warter lMo. md Weaver Nst)
Adjourned tn Monday .sgi