The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-07-15
CONGRESSIONAL

priating in the aggregate $4,000 to pny
judgments and awards recovered against
the United States for tlownge damage
caused by the Improvement OF the Fox and
Wisconsin rivers. q l5
An amendment to the sundry civil bill,
offered by Mr.. Grosvenor in the house: and
adopted as amended by Holman and Her
bert, is likely to stir up some oppositi ton to
the bill in the senate. The amendment,
however, seems likely to correct an abuse
that has gone down to a custom in all the
courts Of the United States, and if all that
is claimed is true, it will result in q sub
stantial reduction OF the fees and mileage
OF marshals. Whenever an indictment is
presented against q person who has been
arrested. it has been the custom for the
1 marshall OF the court to step into the
clerks office and secure bench warrantfor
the indicted party and place him under ar
rcst. Fe.s and mileage from the mans
/ home arc then charged upon this warrant.
although this person indicted is at that
time in court, as his recogniznnce compels
him to be on the first day OF the term when
4 indictments are presented.
,sENATE-A substitute by Mr.. Spooner to
the amendment to the river and harbor
bill approprinting $780, 900 for the pur-
chase OF the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi,
1 gan ship canal and harbor OF refuge was
adopted. The amendment increasing the
Duluth appropriation from $4,000 to
| $75, 900 was agreed to. A message FROM
the president was read, vetoing the bill III
Lowing the construction of railroads
through Indian lands in Northern Mon.
tana.
HousE-Warm discussions arose over
some oil the presidents recent messages We.
toeing private pension bills. Mr.. Bragg Of
Wisconsin was one OF the principal defend
ers OF the president, Mr.. Bragg said:
There seemed to be an idea in the house
that it was The duty OF the president to
abdicate his office in favor OF a ma
Iorlty OF the committee on invalid
pensions. Whenever. in the exercise OF
and courage to place his hand upon legis-
lation when he Thought it improper,
whether it were pension or railroad :legisla-
| tlon. Congress had gone altogether too
lar in the way OF pension legislation, but
| there was a class OF soldiers for whom
there never was a voice raised in the house.
They were the men who inApril, May, June
and July, 1861, Tiled the ranks OF the army
actu ted only by patriotic desires to sus.
tain the national flag. Before the house
went further in pensioning the deadwood
OF the army, it should make some proyis.
1861. r., ~. !, rs; ~ ~ - =
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
letter from one OF those men who is at the
Hampton Soldiers home commencing his
course in regard to pensions, ridiculing the
policy OF congress, and making use OF such
I'strong expressions rs to lead Mr. Brown
Ind to inquire whether it was a veto
message that was being read.
| SENATE.-The resolutions for inquiry in.
to the authority under which n so.called
| state legislature had been organized in Da.
kota We're indefinitely postponed. The bill
to accept and ratify an agreement with the
Indians in Washington Territory for the
| use OF part OF tho Yakima reservation
by the Northern Pacific rnilroad passed.
The merits OF the amendment appropri-
ating $500 for the purchase OF the
Portage Lake canal and the Lake SUPERIOR
ship canal were presented by Mr.. Conger,
who submitted resolutions of the lcpisla-
| lures OF Illinois, Michigan. Minnesota and
Wisconsin urging congress to make the
waterway composed OF these two canals
Tree to the commerce OF the country. and
petitions oil various chambers ofcommerce
and boards OF trade to the same effect
The amendment was adopted without di.
! vision. - 81 j555t$s5 5ss3 z y.
HousE.-Mr. Compton (Md) submitted
resolutions expressing heregret with which
the house has heard OF the death OF Hon
William H. Cole, late n representative from
Maryland, and providing for the appoint
| ment OF n committee OF seven representa-
tives and three senators tosuperintend the
funeral ceremonies. 4rs :. ~ r + - ~ e
The house then, as II mark OF respect to
the memory OF the deceased. Il diourned.
SENArE.-Senator Hoar called up the
Goode case and made speech of half an
hour, in which he recited the objections to
! the confirmation of Mr.. Goode, which he
grouped under four heads, as follows: t-E
First-His incompetency to fill the inn
portant position to which he was appoint.
I'd. This was shown by the arguments he
has made as the representative OF the gov
eminent in the United States supreme
court. i55.-
Second-his political record. He wns
proven to have resorted to ballot box stuff
fing. bribery and other frauds upon the
election laws. ts EiSs.
Third-The charge that he had since his
appointment assolicitorg general demanded
a fee for his influence in securing the re-
ownership OF the Exchange bank OF Norfolk
for q friend. 55.is5s
Fourth-His connection with the Pam
Electric scandal. in prostituting the power
and dignity OF the government to promote
the interests OF his friends who were inter
ested in the scheme. Il y
The committee in their report aud Mr..
Hoar in his speech were very severe in com
menting upon this incident in Mr.. Goodies
official career, INSERTED that this alone was
enough to demonstrate his unfitness to
hold such an office OF such dignity and inn
portance. During Mr.. Hoar's speech he
was frequently interrupted in an offensive
manner by Senator Riddlsberger, and
Goodies nomination was rejected.
HoUsE.-The day was mostly consumed
in debates upon motions to refer to tho
committee on invalid pensions several of
the presidents pension bill veto messages
The republicans opposed and the demo-
Gratis favored reference. The bills and MESA
ges were all referred as indicated. During the
debate Mr.. Springer (dem.) said: Gentle
tlemen on the other side OF the: chamber
had taken advantage OF the discussion to
attack the president and the Democratic
party, and to charge that they were OPP
posed to granting pensions. Nothing
could be further from the truth. During
the entire eight years of Gen. Grants adj.
ministration only 542 private pensions
were granted. During the Forty-seyenth
congress, which was Republican in both
branches, only 151 private pensions bills
were passed; but during the last, or Forty.
eighth congress, which contained q ma
jority. OF Democrats in the house,
$50 OF such. pension bills passed, and
last, congress had passed 665 pri.t
vate pension bills, OF which about 575 had
either been signed by President Cleveland
or had become laws without his action.
Gen. Black, the commissioner OF pensions,
had granted over lilo, 600 certificates to
pensioners since he assumed flee, being 10
per cent more than had ever before been is
sued by any OF his predecessors during the
Same length OF time. The payment to PEN
aioners during the fiscal year just ended ex-
ceeded those Of the previous fiscal year by
$4,000. 900. s3375 Z, So g.
Mr. Blnir from the COMMITTEES on PEN
sions. submitted a report on twenty-three
pension bills vetoed BY the president, and
recommending that the bills be passed not
understanding thepreside objection. Mr..
Blair stated that the veto messages had
been, by order Of the committee, referred
to the members who had originally re-.
ported the bills. In accordance with
that order he made this report.
Mr.; Camden read q paper signed by. him.