The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-17
CONGRESS-

| ed immediate consideration OF the BILL but
Mr.. Hoar objected. A resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Dawes relating to bonded
whisky. The senate then resumed consid-
grafton oil the bin for the relief Of the An
napolis cadets. After a long debate it
was laid ON the table. bill was passed
providing for commission OF three per.
sons to be approved by the president, to
investigate the truth OF alleged discoveries
OF the specific cause OF yellow fever. The
senate postponed indefinitely the bill to
disqualify justices OF the United States SUI
| preme court from sitting on tho tria. Of
causes which had been previously heard
| before them at circuit.
HousE.-Mr. Kelley replied to the speech
OF Mr.. Wheeler against the late Secretary
Stanton. Mr.. Kelley opened by reading an
| extract from the speech OF MIR. Wheeler,
and characterizing the attack as n conspir-
acy OF midnight slanderers to attack the
character of dead man. Mr.. Kelley ignor-
ed the charges made against Stanton
by Wheeler, except as to his relations with
| the Union generals. In regard to this point
he read letter written by Stanton to his
warm friend and adviser, Rev. Harmon
Dyer an Episcopal clergyman Of New York
datad May Is, 1862, defending himself
| from the charge that he INSTRUCTED Gen.
McClellan's plans, etc. He then read a
short abstract from letter Of Gen. Grant
to show the high opinion in which that Of
ficer held Stanton's character. He asked
the house to vindicate its ORDERS to pro-
tect them against this conscious, deliberate,
| persistent invasion.
Mr.. Morrison cut short further discussion
by moving to refer Mr.. Kelley's resolution
to tho committee on rules. Agreed to-76
| to so. The house then went into commit
tee OF the whole on the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
| SE..ArE.-The senate considered bills on
the calendar under the five-minute rule.
Among the measures passed were the fol-
| lowing
| To legalize the corporation OF national
trades unions. Amending section 1893 of
the Revised Statutes relating to the trans
| portation OF obscene publications
through the mails. (The bill extends
| the scope of the old section). Establish
ing judicial districts in Montana. Creating
additional land districts in Dakota. Re-
ferring to the court Of claims for cxamina-
| ton and report to congress certain claims
for property seized by Gen. Johnston in
| the Utah expedition of 1857.
| Vests bin providing an additional judge
for Montana was passed without dis
cussion. The bill, whose passage is al
ready assured in the house, is as follows.
That hereafter the supreme court of Mon
tana shall consist of a chief justice and
l
constitute quorum. They shall hold Of
flee for four years. They shall hold term
annually at the seat OF government of said
| territory; provided however, that no JUS
| tice shall act as a member of the supreme
court OF Montana in any action or pro-
| ceedins brought to such court by
writ OF error, bill OF exception or appeal
from n decision, Judgment or decree
rendered by him as a judge OF n district
court. Said territory shall be divided in
to four judicial districts, and n district
| court shall be held in each district of the
territory by one OF the justices of the SUI.
preme court at such time and place as
may be prescribed by law. All offenses
committed before the passage OF this act
| shall be presented, tried and determined in
| the same manner and with the same effect
as if this act had not been passed.
| Bills were reported favorably in the SEN
ate appropriating the following sums for
public buildings: Duluth, Mimi, 500, 600;
| for repairs and enlargement Of the public
building at Des Moines, Iowa, $153, 900;
making an additional appropriation of
$25, 900 for the public building at keokuk,
| Iowa.
| HoUsE.-The deba te in the h house Wednes-
day on the clause of the legislative appropri-
alton bill practically multiplying the value Of
| the civil service commission was intensely
partisan. Mr.. Hit made an extended
speech, calling the Democratic party to &C.
| count for it's efforts to stultify itself in this
provision. Mr.. Springer seemed to be lead
| ing the debate upon the Democratic side,
1 and his speech was studied eli.
| tort to excuse the committee and
| his party for it's efforts to further
! it's partisan ends. He turned his attention
| to the pension office as a fair example Of
the way in which his party had dealt out
| the offices in the classified service, and
| credited Commissioner Black with strong
determination to place the business of his
Office above partisan considerations. Mr..
Reed of Maine found full scope for the bub-
| bling sarcasm of his nature i'll repeated
questions OF An annoying nature, and the
member from Illinois finished his speech in
| anything but pleasant frame OF mind al
| though Randall lent a hand whenever Reed
led Springer into deep water. The event
OF the day, however was the speech OF Butter
worth OF Ohio, whose presentation OF the
| civil tervice side of the question has
never been equaled in the house.
SENArE-Mr. Back called up his bill to
| prohibit members OF congress from accept
| ing retniners or employment from railroad
companies whickhave received land grants
| or pecuniary aid from congress.
| Mr. Edmunds moved it's reference to the
committee on judiciary. Lost-21 to "a
after discussion during which Mr.. Beck
said it would be as well to vote the bill
| down at once as to refer it to that COM
mittee After further debate the bill passed
81 to IL.
! The nays were Brown, Cameron, Dawes,
! Edmunds, Evarts, Hoar, Mitchell (Or),
Riddleberger, Sawyer, Sewel', Teller.
The agricultural appropriation bill
| nassed. and the consideration OF the North
ern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill was re-
sumed. The senate refus eds to 32-to
take up Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution favor
| ing open executive sessions. bill was IN
PRODUCED appropriating Sc, 425, 600 to in
crease the naval establishment.
SENArE-The Northern Pacific forfeiture
bill was debated. Messrs George and Eus-
tbs assailed the railroad company, and Mr..
Sherman defended it. Mr.. George COM
mented generally on the enormous quaint
ty OF lard-17O, 900, 900 acres-given by
congress to the various railroad corpora
tions from 1860 to 1875. It was q
larger area OF land than France or Ger
many. The present value of the railroad
grants, ut the average price already
realized by the companies, was $773, 1856.
Sy::. The Northern Pacific company had
come to congress assuring it that the COM
pany had the power to build its road with
out mott gage or incumbrance OF any sort.
Should senators go on and by criminal
| 0crftcI OI LHtlT uullcS dtIIoW tiuS
to become the owner of an area OF land
equal to two states? Heprotested against
any faithessness on the part OF congress.
lie made this protest on behalf Of the mill
ions OF homeless people Of the United
States.
Mr.. Sherman admitted that the company
had forfeited the grant OF its land so faras
il had not completed it's road.
lie world not in amy case vote to forfeit
IL grant where tbe road had been completed
even after the time axed for its completion.
Such a proposition would be grossly in
equitable. because the rights al third par
ties had intcrvencd. Congress did not on
Inv not forfeit the lands in 1S79when it had
70 undanbted right to forfeit them. but
SLOWED the company to go on and build
it's road, and Tho government had accepted
the road, piece by pioes rs it had been
built The grant thus became complete
and abs olutc, and it would be q great
wrong now to forfeit the lands that had
been earned.
Mr.. Spooner, in offering resolution OF
cond olence on the death OF Hon. Joseph
i fof n