The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-14
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,

passed with an amendment to REIN burst
the estate OF Ayres p. Morrill, of Mississippi
$4,000 for supplies to the United States
army during the war.
In executive session the senate took ur
the case OF Judge Pollard OF Montana, who
was reported adversely from the judiciary
COMMITTEES, and was the subject OF a
long debate last week. He is accused OF
various fraudulent practices, andthe Dem.
ocrats decided that they could not afford
to make q fight for his confirmation, after
an examination OF documentary evidence
submitted by Mr.. Edmunds, the greater
part OF which was certified copies OF the
records OF the courts OF Jasper county, Ind,
Pollard's nomination was therefore re.
jected by an almost unanimous vote.
HousE.-Mr. Van Eaton, from the com.
mittee on public lands, reported a bill to
grant the right OF way through the public
lands OF anycanal orditch company formed
for the purpose OF irrigation.
The house committee on coinage report
ed a bill to redeem the trade dollars. The
measure reported is substitute for the sew
eral bills on this subject introduced during
the present session. The provisions of the
measure are: For six months after its
passage, trade dollars shall be recei we'd at
their face value in payment OF all dues to
the United States, and shall o be again
paid out or issued in my other manner.
AaaS cAioi III p1CSSll fluiOn
OF the same may receive in exchange there.
Tor an equal amount OF standard silver
dollars. The trade dollars SO received by
the United States treasury officials shall
be transmitted to the coinage mints and
recoined into standard silver dollars.
When the paragraph OF the river and
harhor bill was reached appropriatinp
100000 for the improvement OF the
Mississippi from st. Paul to Des Moines
rapids, Mr.. Giltllan of Minnesota moved
an amendment providing that $50, 900 OF
the amounts should be expended at the dis.
cretion of the secretary OF war for con.
%tinuing tests at Adams fume. Mr..
Gilfllan made a tive-minutes' speech
explaining the character and purpose
OF ADAMS iume, the amoun already ex-
pended upon the work and the results ex-
pected to be accomplished. AS the propos.
ed amendment does notincrease the amount
OF the appropriation, the river and harbor
committee made no objection to it, and it
was agreed to. All the items providing ap.
preparations o northwest rivers were pass.
ed, and the amounts reported by the com.
mlttee were adopted in every instance.
SENATE-The senate took up the pres
ldent's veto OF the bill "to prevent the de-
secration OF graves" The bill provides
that the unclaimed bodies OF deceased
paupers in the District OF Columbia might
be turned over to the medical colleges OF
the district. The president takes the
ground that the bill is defective and offers
no proper safeguard. After a short debate
the senate refused to pass the bill over the
presidents v~eto-yeas 6, nays As.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hatch, on behalf OF the COM
mlttee on agriculture, called up a resolu-
ton setting apart May 13 for the consider.
alton OF business presented by that com.
mlttee. Mr.. Hatch stated: The measure
upon which action would be asked was the
oleomargarine bill. Though it wa a reve.
nue. bill, the committee on agriculture would
attempt to confne the amendments to the
subject matter OF the measure and not al.
low them to extend to the tax on spirits
and tobacco. The resolution was alopted.
SENATE.-Mr. Dolph offered an amend
ment to the notifications appropriation
bill, ,appropriating $40, OoO,0O0 for the
construction OF fortitications and other
works OF coast or other defenscs, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the secre.
tary ofwar. The postottice appropriation
was taken up.
Mr.. Vest OF Mo-, said: He would repeal
our infamous navigation laws. He be-
lieved in nm honest mail service, but this
amendment violated sound principle. Mr..
Vest read c printed notice from II so-called
"workingman,' whose name was not print
ed, saying that all congressman ~favoring a
law tariff were not the friends OF working.
men. Mr.. Vest said he would forfeit u
years salary in the senate il that alleged
"workingman' did not turn out to be a
mar who wore a three-story silk hat, dia-
mond studs and French kid boots.
Mr.. Eustis OF louisiana said: He did
not see how Mr.. Vest could reconcile his
opposition to subsidy with his introduce
ton OF a bill to guarantee the nymep of
8 900, OOO to build the Eads ship rail
way on foreign soil. Must we be content
to seq all the other nations OF the earth
supplying the markets OF these countries
while we listened to speeches. 1t is not a
political question. The largest subsidies
ever granted by the American government
were granted by Democratic administra-
tons. Mr.. Eustis strongly advocated the
proposed amendment.
In executive session the senate confirmed;
r.. +. Baldwin, deputy first auditor OF the
treasury; II. c.. Armstrong, New York.
consul general ut Rio de Janeiro; b. w.
Hanna. Indiana. consul general, Arsen-
tine Republic. Collectors OF Customs;
Levcrett ~Saltonstall, Boston and Charles.
ton, Mass; Dudley o. Watson, Michigan.
District OF Michigan; Charles II. Call,
Michigan, District OF Superior; also numer-
Gus %consuls, district attorneys, revenue
OIL Gals, marshals, etc.
HoUsE.-Mr. Anderson (Kan.) moved to
suspend the rules and pass n bill providing
Tor the adjustment OF land grants made by
congress to aid in the construction OF rail
roads i'll Kansas and for the forfeiture of
unearnedlands. Agreed to-yeas215, NAYS
8.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson Gown) the
rules were suspended and IL bill was passed
appropriating S153,O 900 for the repair and
Enlargement OF the public building at Des
Mcines. Iowa.
SENATE.-Thc debate on the postofico
blli closed, the amendment appropriatinp
$500, Q for carrying mails toCcutral and
South America, Brazil, etc, being adopted
to is. The bill finally pass.
ed. The principal provisions are.
The postmaster shall make contracts
with American steamships for the trans.
portatlnn OF United States mails from the
ports OF this country to those OF Contra,
and South America, and shall pay 80 cents
a mile Tor the number of nautical miles
Travelled in going from ports Of departure
TO ports OF destination and return. A line
OF semi-monthly steamers shall be placed
upon the sea between New York and Rio /
de Jnneiro."
HousE.-Mr. Hall Gowa) called ND the
Campbell. Weaver contested election case.
bnt against this case Mr.. Willis (ky.j
raised the question OF consideration, it be-
ing his desire to discuss the river and har.
Dor bill. He failed in his object bv one
vote, however, and the election case was
proceeded with. After debate for an hour
and a half, the resolution of the majority
the committee was adopted. 1t con.
the right OF the sitting member, j. b.
Weaver, to the seat.
Mr.. Green called up the resolution allow.
ing the contestee, William A. Price, from
The Second district OF Rhode Island, thirty
within which to take further testi-
nony, and the contestant, C. II. Page,
to take testimony in rebuttal.
bribery is alleged by the con.
.estant, involving the contcstee himself.
Alter debate the resolution was adopted
yeas, u.s. nays, so.
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