The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-30
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garine bill but not without reducing the
! tax from five to two cents per pound.
The measure was also amended SO as to
strike out the minimum penalty, which
was 500 fine and six months imprison-
ment. AS the bill now stands the courts
can fix such penalty as the circumstances
OF the case may justify up to
q maximum. Attempts were made to mod
lily the bill in other respects to reduce the
license tax upon retail dealers from $4S to
$12 year, and to prohibit the use OF col
oring matter in genuine butter, but they all
failed. The bill will now go TO the commit
tee of conference and Mr.. Miller will en-
deavor to have the tax raised again to
five cents pound. If;the house conferrees
stick on this point Mr.. Miller will yield
and recommend that the senate submit;
but there are q number OF senator's who
will fight against any such surrender The
bill passed the senate by vote OF 81 to
"a. The nays were all democrats save
Riddleburger Of Virginia.
The efforts OF the house to send the river
and harbor bill to q conference committee
were partially successful, but Randall! and
Holman succeeded IN taking considerable
time in amendments. After reading OF
the bill in committee of the whole the house
willingly acceded to Mr.. Willis motion to
shut off general debate, and was preparing
as a whole and leave the entire matter for
a conference committee, when Randall pro-
posed to amend the senate amend
ment by striking out the clause pro-
viding for the Hennepin canal. This
was lost after long discussion
90 to 100. The Illinois and Iowa men
fairly hugged themselves for Joy. Mr.. Hol-
man made a similar attack on the Portage
| Lake canal appropriation and the ap-
| .iaf irnn aaiF iF,Y,f
river, but the opposition was too strong,
and he finally withdrew his attempts.
! SENATE,--The reports in the election case
| of Senator Payne were debated at much
! length. Mr.. Pugh argued that Mr.. Payne
was not connected in the remotest degree
! by act or knowledge with anything wrong
or criminal. Mr.. Hoar contended that
charges Of corruption were made by men
! and bodies OF sufficient weight to compel
the senate to inquire into them.
| Mr.. Logan made defense OF the report
signed by Messrs. Evarts, Teller and him.
| SELF which held that no investigation was
! called for and severely denounced the
! Cincinnati Gazette for abusing him.
Senator Hoar, from the committee on
the judiciary, reported favorably bill to
repeal sections 1,767, 1,76S, 1,769, Ito,
! 1, I'll, 1,772 of the revised statutes 1.-THE
however, to affect any officer heretofore
suspended under the provisi ons OF said
sections or any appointment heretofore
! made by virtue Of the provisions thereof.
! HoUsE.-A concurrent resolution to ad-
/ journ July 2S was adopted. The consider
1 tion OF the river and harbor bill was con-
! cluded and the bill sent to conference
committee, the senate amendments having
! been non-concurred in. The insterstate
\ commerce bill was discussed.
| The house passed, at Mr.. Gilfllan' 8 sug-
| gestion the bill allowing the construction
| of q bridge across the Sault Ste. Marie
| river. The bill is substantially the same
| as all bridge bills passed by congress with
| the exception Of single amendment, pro-
| posed by the committee, which is to allow
| the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge company or
the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie d At
| lantic Railroad company TO prepare
war a drawing showing the plan
| and location for its bridge, but the secre-
/ tary OF war shall approve but one such To-
! cation and plan. No other location and
| plan shall be approved by the secretary OF
| war, unless the plans agreed upon shall not
be carried out by the company, in W hich
| case the secretary must withdraw his ap.
| proval and approve second location and
| plan, the intention OF congress being to
well as on land.
| SENATE-The senate resumed considera-
| ion of the Payne case and Mr.. Teller con-
! ;.uelcd his remarks in support OF the views
submitted in the report on the Payne bri-
berry case signed by Messrs. Eyarts, Logan,
and himself. He said:
| lie would not trust himself to express in
the senate his opinion OF an attempt to
compel by public convention OF political
! editors the determination OF a judicial
question ii there were evidence ofbribery
/ and corruption il has b9en withheld from
the senate committee. Il am prepared,
he said, ito record my vote and to record
/ ii under the solemnities ofmy oath, without
iefard 10 the wishes OF any man or men,
lunmoycd by prejudice or passion, by inter
est or favor, unawed by threats unterror-
izcd BY what they say is public
opinion Mr.. Sherman OF Ohio made
an earnest plea for Investigation. lie be-
| lieyed that. whatever corrap tion had oc-
Cured in the election, no knowledge ofsuch
corruption was brought to his colleague.
He believed also that il the investigation
were granted his colleagues honor would
be produced. He had no sympathy what
ever with the criticisms made upou
Messrs. Logan Eyarts and Teller
! Newspapers were rude and rough
lin their language about public
men; but IL anybody expected better treat
ment from the newspapers he would have
to live in an age eyetfar remote. He believ-
ed there was profound conviction in the
minds OF the great body OF the people in
Ohio, OF all parties, that in the election Of his
colleague there had been frauds and large
use OF money to corrupt members OF the
general assembly.
House, Most OF the day was spent in
fillibustering over the oleomargarine bill.
The house agreed to the report OF the con-
ference committee on the disagreement to
the senate amendments to the bill restrict
ing special legislation in the territories.
SENATE The debate on the Payne sena-
torial election case was closed, and the