Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

| PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
sEsArE.-The Morrow (housel Chinese
bin was introduced, With an arnsndment
changing from twenty to ten years the Pc
riod during which the entrance Of Chinese
laborers shall Be prohibited. The Logan
bill to increase the army was debated.
In executive session the senate confirmed
large number Of postmasters ard col
leetors OF internal revenue whose noni-
nations had been reported iavorably.
Among the collectors confirmed were S. J.
Tilden, Jr.. Of New York and all the col
leetors in New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky,
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. All OF the
/ Pennsylvania collectors were confirmed
except +. Gerker OF the Philadelphia dis
driet, whose nomination is he'd upon
some charges now under investiga ton
| by the finance COMMITTEES. The
nomination of Collector Spear OF the Yer
mont district was also confirmed without
| objection.
The Only nomination rejected was that OF
/ the postmaster at st. Adams whose unfit
ness for Office was recognized by ali the mem
benz OF the committee.
The nomination OF Gen. Howard 10 be
| brigadier general was confirmed by a viva
woe vote.
| There we're several rather positive noes on
the Democratic side, but a roll callwas not
| asked for. ThefolIowing nominations were
also confirmed:
William l. Alden, New York, consul gem
eral at RonSe; Charles T. Russell, Connect
| cut, consul at Liverpool, vice Stephen
| Packard, rusrendtd; Samuel t. Cain, as
soeiate justice Of Wyoming Territory.
| HoUsE-Bills and resolutions were in
| PRODUCED for the investigation OF the pend
ing labor troubles, and to create labor
| commission and boards OF arbitration;
I enabling the people OF Dakota to form a
! constitution; to establish the territory OF
/ North Dakota; to pension all honorably dis
| charged Union soldiers or sailors who serv-
| ed during the late rebellion and to furnish
1 artificial limbs to confederate soldiers and
sailors; AN educational bill identical with
the Blair measure; appropriating S147.74s
/ to pay the Chinese government in consider
alton OF the Rock Springs (Wyo.l massacre
I OF Chinese.
/ sEsArE.-Much OF the day was consumed
| in a debate on the Logan bin to increase
! the etfieitTi~y of the army, and asoniewhas
| acrimonious controversy occurred be
| tween Messrs. Logan and Teller, hav-
| ing rise in the supposed presidential as
| pirations of the former. Mr.. Plat spok.stn
| iavor Of the bill to admit Washington
Territory as state. Mr.: voorhees, INTRO
! iueed a new bill for the admission OF Mon
| tana.
Senator Cullom introduced q bill appro-
| uriating $500, 900 for the erection OF
| monument to Abraham Lincoln in this
| city.
HousE.-Mr. Gueuther OF Wisconsin, rising
! to a question of privilege, denied the charge
! that he had defended Postmaster General
Villas on the f,oor OF the house in pursuance
! Of an agreement whereby he Mr.. Guentherl
| had been appointed a member OF the post
| office committee. The postofice appro,
| priation bill was debated, the discussion
! being confined to the refusal OF the poet
master general to expend the $1,000 APP
| propriated to compensate American vessels
s,r carrying foreign mails.
| SESATE.-Mr. Coke offered resolution
| requesting the president to call the atten-
ton Of the Mexican government to the dii
| fieulties incident to the reclamation OF live
| rtoek crossing the Mexican frontier line
with a view to the mutual agreement of the
governments OF Mexico and the United
| States that may facilitate such reclamation.
! Refereed. The army bill was then placed
before the senate, and long debate en-
sued OF no special interest. In executive
session-among the nominations confirm
| ed were the following
Arthur d. Bissell collector OF customs,
district OF Buffalo Greek, y. Y. Brig. Gen.
| o. y. Howard, major general, vice Pope,
| retired. Consuls: William L. Emmell, New
York at Smyrna; Alex II. shipiey at Auck-
land and II. c. Crouch, at Milan
! The following nominations were
confirmed; Allen r. BUSHNELL
United States attorney. Western
| district of Wisconsin SpuiIIe Braden
of Montana, assayer at Helena. Post
| masters: T. III. Langley. Airona, Iowa; j.
| l.. Etsel Clear Lake Iowa; W. B. Gillespie,
| Thayer, Iowa; T. J. Harrison, Toledo,
| Iowa; Peter Roscoe, Wadsna. MIMI; ID.
| Mel lughlin, Waseea, MINI.
Tn" senate rejected the nomination of
John c. Wise ss postmaster at Mankato,
/ Mimi. He was reported adversely by the
| committee ON postoffices and post roads.
g. W. Bell, nominated as postmaster at
| Webster City. iowa, was also rejected. He
was appointed to succeed C. w. Hunter.
| HoEsE.-The committee on labor re-
| ported n bill to settle railroad strikes by
| arbitration. The measure Was debated at
| great length. The river and harbor APP
/ preparation bill was reported.
sExArE.-The bill appropriating $500.
| 900 for the erection of monument to
| Abraham Lincoln passed.
Mr.. Platt consented that his Washing
/ ton Territory bill might be informally laid
| aside in order to finish the army bill next
| week. but on condition that the Washing
| ton bill should not lose its right OF way.
| The latter hill was laid before the senate
4 IOiDI Oi pFt2oa EOlNiuht HIS re-
| marks in favor of the admission of the ter
ritory, and said that. il admitted, it would
/ soon become one OF the most important
! states of the republic. Mr.. Dolph spoke
| strongly in favor of woman suffrage, which
| he said had gained foothold in the ter
| ritory. as women there were allowed to
| vote. He concluded:
| Should this bill pass we shall witness the
| spectacle of a state government founded in
| accordance with the principles Of equality,
and have a state at last with truly Re-
] publican form of government
The senate has passed bill providing:
| The charge OF desertion Row standing on
| the war department record against any
/ soldier who served in the late war. by
| reason of having enlisted without hay-
| ing first received a discharge from the
| regiment in which he had previously
/ settled, shall be removed in all cases where
| it is shown that such re-enlistment was
not made for the purpose OF receiving
/ bounty or other gratulties the soldier
4 would not have been entitled to had he re-
/ manned under his original term OF enlist
ment. The bill is not to apply to any
/ soldiers who left their command without
| proper authority while the same was in
| the presence of the enemy, or who WAS at
| the time OF the desertion under arrest for
| charges.
/ HoUsE.-The House discussed, without
! action, the labor arbitration bill. Mr..
Kelley OF Mo-, said By his remarks yes
/ terday he did not mean that the gentlemen
| on the committee on labor had deliberate
| ly perpetrated trick and fraud. He
/ knew that gentlemen who could submit this
| bill to the workingmen OF the country
as provision for the, speedy settlement
/ of troubles between employers and en-
/ ployes were quite too innocent to deli
| berately attempt a fraud or a trick
| Laughter Mr.. Powderly had done
| more to advance the principle OF arbitra-
| ton than all the frothy eloquenee that he
/ tNir. Kelley and his associates had uttered
/ yesterday and to-day. Mr.. Powderly's
/ paper had been read and considered by the
/ heads OF corporations, and they had said:
/ III this is the spirit OF workingmen. we
| must regard it," He (Mr Kelley had seen
/ so many frauds and tricks perpetrated on
| workingmen that he had hastily used the
| words for which he now apologized to the
members oil the committee on labor.
| oESATE.-Un motion OF Mr.. sabln, the
senate passed bill to authorize the Mis-
sissippi Water Power and Boom company,
| OF Brainerd, MIMI, to eonstructNa dam
across the Mississippi river at or near
/ Brainerd.
In moving an amendment, Mr.. Edmunds
said that people who expended their money
| in things of this sort should know that il
/ congress should hereafter decide to alter
or repeal the act, no claim could be main
tanned against congress for any moneys in
/ vested.
/ The debate on the judiciary committees
| resolutions continued. Mr.Eoorhees spoke
against and Mr.. Eyarts IN support of the
resolutions.
Among the nominations confirmed by the
/ senate in exutiye session were r Leteher
i OF Missouri, consul Rio Grande de Sui, and