Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-17
CONGRESS-.

the measure. The opponents OF the Oh
wanted il sent to the COMMITTEES on hnanee
where it would have had the taxation sec
ton stricken out pr reduced to one cent
pound. The committee on agriculture VII,
repurt the bill promptly very much as II
passed the house. while the committee or
finance would not have shown any haste IN
pushing the measure.
SENArE.-Mr. Merrill, from the COMMITTEE
on finance, reported bill creating an as
sistant secretary OF the treasury. de ask
ed immediate consideration OF the bill, bu
Mr.. Hoar objected. A resolution was OF
fered by Mr.. Dawes relating to bonded
whisky. The senate then resumed consld
Grafton OF the bill for the relief OF the An
napoIs CADETS. After long debate Il
was laid on the table. bill was passed
providing for commission OF three per
sons to be approved by the president, K
Investigate the truth OF alleged discoveries
of the specific cause of yellow fever. TIT
senate postponed indefinitely the bill tC
disaaaIify justices OF the United States su
preme court from sitting on the trial o
causes which had been previously heard
before them at circuit.
HOUSE. Mr.. Kelley replied to the speecl
of Mr.. Wheeler against the late Secretary
Stanton Mr.. Kelley opened by reading ar
extract from the speech OF Mr.. Wheeler
and characterizing the attack as a 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 plens, ETC. He then read a
short abstract from letter OF Gen. Grant
to show the high opinion in which that of
fieer held Stanton's character. He asked
the house to viudicate it's 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 the 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.
Morrow of California introduced a bill
which declares unlawful and prohibits the
use aud occupancy of any part of the pub
lie lands without claim or title made in
good faith under the laws.
SENATE.-The senate considered bills on
the calendar under the iiye-minute rule.
Among the measures passed were the fol.
lowing:
To iegalize the corporation of national
trades unions. Amending section 3, 1913 o.
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 examina-
ton and report to congress certain claims
for property seized by Gen. Johnston in
the Utah expedition OF 1857.
Vests bill providing an additional Judge
for Montana was passed without dis
custom 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 chief justice and
three associate Justices three ofwhom shall
constitute quorum. They shall hold OF
flee for four years. They shailhold term
annually at the seat OF government OF said
territory; provided, however, that no JUS
tice shall act as q member OF the supreme
court OF Montana in any action or pro
ceeding brought to such court by
writ Of error, bill OF exception or appeal
from 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 a district
court shall be held i'm each district Of the
territory by one OF the justices of the su
preme court ut such time and place as
may be prescribed by law. All offenset
committed before the passage OF this ACT
shall be presented tried and determined il
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 fol
public buildings Duluth, MIMI, 500, 900
for repairs and enlargement OF the public
building at Des Moines, Iowa, 1888, 900
making an additional appropriation o.
$50, 900 for the public building at keokuE
Iowa.
HoUsE-The debat Re Ia the house Wednes
day en- 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 ac'
count for its efforts to stultify itself in this
provision. Mr.. Springer seemed to be lead
ing the debate upon the Democratic side,
and his speech was studied ef.
fort to excuse the committee and
his party for it's Efforts to further
its partisan ends. He turned his attention
to the pension office as q fair example oil
the way in which his party had dealt out
the offices in the classified service, and
credited Commissioner Black with a stron.
determination to place the business of his
office above partisan considerations. Mr.
Reed OF Maine found full scope for the hub
bling sarcasm OF his nature in repeated
questions of an annoSing nature, and thu
member from Illinois finished his speech il
anything but q pleasant frame uf mind, al
though Randall lent hand whenever Reet
led Springer into deep water. The event
ofthe day, however was the speech of Butter
worth Of Ohio, whose presentation OF thu
civil service side of the question hat
never been equaled in the house.
SENATE.-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. 1t was Il
larger area of land than France or Ger
many. The present value of the railroad
grants, at the average price already
realized by the companies, was ST73, 796,
1913. The Northern Pacific company hac
come to congress assuring it that the com
pany had the power to build its road with
out mortgage or incumbrance of any sort
Should senators go on and by a crimina
neglect of their duties allow this company
TO become the owner Of an area of LAND
equal to two states? Heprotestcd against
any faithlessness on the part OF congress
He 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 it's land so faras
it had not completed its road.
He would not in any case vote to forfeit
a grant where the road had been completed
even after the time fixed for its completion
Such II proposition would be grossly in
equitable, because the rights of third par
tics had interviewed. Congress did not on
ly not forfeit the lands in 1S79when it had
an und doubted right to forfeit them, but
allowed the company to go IN and build
its road, and the government had accepted
the road, piece by piece. as it had beer
built. The grant thus became complete
aud abs dilute, and it would be great
wrong now to forfeit the lands that haC
been earned.
Mr.. SpOoneT, in offering "a resolution o
coincidence on the death of Hon. JOSEPH
Rankin, late a representative in congress
from Wisconsin, delivered an eloquent anG
touching tribute to the memory of the dc
ceased.
HoUsE.-A senate bill similar to the on,
introduced in the house by Mr.. O Neill mo.
was passed to lcgaize the incorporation o
trade unions.
Mr. Allen (Miss.) offered an amendment
to an appropriation bill providing thai
none OF the money appropriated for tht
contingent funds should be used in payin.
the expenses OF the funeral OF any mem
Der OF congress.
At home be said, when pauper died
the municipal corporation appropriat,
so to bury him, bus when a millionair,
died here the house appropriated from
So, 600 to $4,000 to bury him. Gentlemen
who went upon these funeral excursions die
not recover their spirits for the rest of thu
session. He had heard such remarks as this
do you know so and so?" "0h. yes, he.
jolly good fellow. went in a funeral Will
him. Here he looks TO he very quiet. but
you would be surprised to find how jolly HI
is when he gets away, and what good
game Of cards he plays, and the number o
drinks he takes.
The amendment was rejected. The feat
ure of the discussion WAS "a bitter assault