Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-01
DNNGRESSIlNAIl SIIMMARY

passage Of the Des Moines river lands title
bill over the presidents veto.
Mr.. Logan submitted the following:
/ Resolved That the sessions of the sem
ate COMMONLY known as executive ses-
1 sions, SO far as they apply to nominations,
combinations or rejections, shall hereafter
be held with open doors, and that public
| record OF the same shall be kept the same
as OF legislative sessions.
The resolution was ordered printed and
/ to lie over.
A letter was read from Secretary Man
ming. declining. by direction of the presi-
dent. to furnish papers as called for by the
senate, in the case OF two suspended Gus
toms officers Wells, collector for the YER
| mont district, and Morton, surveyor for
| the California district. The papers in these
| two cases were asked for about two months
ago. Ii ia apparent that the feeling in the
senate in favor OF open sessions when con-
sidering executive nominations, Is making
! progress.
The bill to increase the efficiency OF the
| army increasing it to 10000 men was de-
| bated. The discussion ON the judiciary
| committees resolutions concerning re-
movals from Office was resumed.
HousE-The bill granting an annual PEN
sion OF 81, 900 To Gen. Hancock's widow
! passed. Bills were introduced to create q
| labor strike arbitration commission; pro-
/ hibiting polygamy; to reduce the salaries
| of all public officials which have been in
creased by congress since 1860; for the
| issue OF United States coin notes; to define
the unit OF value and regulate coins; for the
appointment of none but soldiers de-
scendaats to the West Point military
| academy.
/ SEsATE.-The house bill granting a pen.
| sion OF $4,000 to Gen. Hancock's widow
passed. Mr.. Ingalls, resolution OF inquiry
was agreed TO, asking whether the post
master general had received the senate res.
olution calling for information as to the
number OF fuurth-elass postmasters re-
moved under the present administration.
Senator Sewall, from the committee on
pensions, reported bill to increase to 81
/ per month the pension Of minor children
and widows having minor children, and to
extend the period Of minority to eighteen
years.
The bill passed to confirm public land
| entries hitherto made in accordance with
land office rulings in force at the time. Mr..
| Logan introduced bill for the abolish
| ment of the offices OF general and lieuten-
] ant general when the next vacancies occur
therein. The bill to increase the efficiency
of the army was considered and the de-
bate on the judiciary committees resola-
/ tons was resumed.
i l5Ea-aIbtE uuiuefuus DHls Iittu DetH
reported from committees the Fourth OF
July claims bill passed The Indian APP
preparation bill was debated.
SESATE.-The Logan bill to increase the
efficiency OF the army was placed before the
senate. Mr.. Logan explained that under
the $4,000 regulation there were but "a
| 626 effective men in the army, and under
the proposed increase to 80, 600 there would
probably, owing to casualties, etc, be onl !
/ about 81 900 effective men.
/ The resolutions reported from the judi.
eiary committee were placed before the sen
I ate.
/ Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate in OPP
position to the majority report.
Mr.. Mitchell Orr concurred in the report
| OF the majority of the committee in so far
| as it asserted that it was the duty OF ex
ecutive officers to furnish, when called up
on by the senate, papers relating to the
| administration OF an Office by suspended
official
| HoUsE.-Mr Anderson asked unanim GUS
| consent that,an order be made allowing
the committee on labor to report for ac-
| ton at any time mot to interfere with
/ revenue or appropriation bills) legislation
/ for the purpose OF providing for arbitra-
| ton in strikes on railroads. There was no
objection and the order was made.
The Indian appropriation bill passed,
and the postoffice bill was debated. Mr..
| Burrows assailed the polcy and action oil
| the postmaster general.
eENATE.-Un motion OF Mr.. Sapin, the
senate passed bill to authorize the Mis-
sissippi Water Power and Boom company,
| OF Brainerd, Mimi, to construct a dam
across the Mississippi river at or near
Brainerd.
In moving an amendment, Mr. Edmunds
said that people who expended their money
in things OF this sort should know that il
congress should hereafter decide to alter
| or repeal the act, no claim could be main
tanned against congress for any moneys in
| vested.
The debate on the judiciary committee s
resolutions continued. Mr.Voorhees spoke
against and Mr.. Evarts in support OF the
| resolutions.
/ Among the nominations confirmed by the
| senate in eXutiye session were R. Leteher
| OF Missouri, consul Rio Grande de Sui, and
Roswell A. Fish ofCalifornia, assistant reg
| lister of the treasury; also several army ap-
! pointments.s The nominations OF Second
Lieuttn ants John F. McBlair and Richard
i III. Wilson, TO be first iieutenants, were re-
/ ieeted.
HoUsE.-The consideration OF the post
| office appropriation bill was resumed, the
| policy of the postmaster general forming
the chief point OF discussion. An evening
session was held at which tributes were
paid to the memory OF the late Congress-
man Rankin OF Wisconsin.
| SENATE.-Among the bills introduced
was one by Mr.. Hoar providing for in
quests under national authority. Mr..
| Hoar said:
The bill was suggested by reports of re.
cent occurrences at Carrollton, Miss.
where wanton and unproyoked crime
had been committed, resulting in the death
OF large number of citizens, in which
all the victims were of one race, and
he presumed OF one political party,
and all the murderers OF anoth-
| err Such occurrences unfortunately
had been frequent, but when. inves-
tigated were apt to take a political turn.
Persons defending or apologizing for them
said they had no political significance.
STILL the fact remained that it was the OPP
ponents of the Democratic party that
were killed. and that aiherents OF that
party were the murderers. This bill was
to supply a method Of inquirr. which
would be removed from politics
| TWAS re ferred to the Judiciary committee.
The Edmunds resolutions on the rights OF
the senate in the matter OF removals on
suspensions from office was discussed at
length.
| Wyck's amendment, providing that 'in all
such cases of removals the matter of con,
firmations shall considered in open session
/ OF the senate"
Mr.. Hoar raised the point that the
amendment was not in order, inasmnch as
it had changed the rules of the senate, and
no notice had been & ven OF it.
The president pro tempore sustained the
| point OF order, and an appeal taken by
1 n,,fl laid fab Al. =
nays rs. This was a strict party vote, ex-
cept that Messrs. Van Wyck and Riddle
berger voted with the Democrats.
Mr.. Harris having demanded a separa tt
vote upon the Edmunds resolutions, tn,
first resolution adopting the report of the
committee on the Judiciary was adopted
yeas 81, nays 26. The second resolution
eondemning the refusal OF the attorney gen,
eral to send copies OF papers called for by
the senate, was adopted-yeas 81, nays 20
The question being on the third resolu
ton, declaring it to be the duty OF the sen
| ate to refuse its advice and consent to pro
| posed removals of officers. the documents il
reference to the supposed misconduct o
whom are withheld.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend by strikin.
out the third resolution altogether. Lost
| A vote being taken on5the third resolution
it was agreed to-yeas 30 nays 29-Messrs
Mitchell (Or.), Riddleberger and Van Wycl
yotipg with the Democrats. The fourtl
resolution, condemning the discharge OF ex
Union soldiers and the putting in thei
places OF men who ha d renderedno militar,
service for the government, was then votet
on and agreed to-yeas sc, nays 1 tMorganl
HoUsE.-The house spent the day on pri
Yate bill.
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