The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
proceedings of Congress.

SENATE.-At the first meeting after the
holiday recess, nearly al! the senators
were present. A statue Of the late Presi-
dent Garfield, presented by the State OF
Ohio, was accepted in behalf OF congress
by President Pro TEN. Shermanin n speech.
Bills were introduced to facilitate pro-
motion in the army; to increase pensions;
to substitute silver dollars far gold coin in
the treasury reserve; to repeal the civil
service act; for the compulsory education
Of Indian children; creating two additional
justices OF the supreme court OF Dakota;
to establish a national university in the
District Ct Columbia. Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa
spoke on he question OF government con-
troll of Pacific railroads.
The Utah bill was debated at length, Mr..
Hoar moved to strike out the seventh Sec
ton, being the section prohibiting the eXer-
else OF suffrage by women in Utah. Mr..
Edmunds denied that the women OF Utah
had now in the sense of final and complete
law, a right to vote. The laws OF Utah were
passed subject to the approved OF the
United States congress. The laws, too,
were intended to relieve the Utah woman
OF a condition OF slavery in which they
were held by their heriarchy.
Senator Blair's bill to provide for the
erection OF monuments in this city to
President Lincoln and Gen. Grant provides
that they shall be similar to the Washing.
ton monument, and cost 81, 600, 600 each.
None but American citizens are to be EN-
plOyed upon this work.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced placing
lumber and various ores on the free list;
to establish postal savings banks and
postal telegraph; to repeal the tenure Of
office act; to establish a uniform system
OF bankruptcy; by Mr.. Strait, to amend
FL s-L@A H., ; - -A,vA tho m
QUESTION OF publiC lands by aliens; for the re-
tirement and recoinage Of the trade dollar;
authorizing the purchase OF ~ioreign-built
ships by citizens Of the United States for
use in the foreign carrying trade; to create
an Interstate commissions; to
tax the manufacture and sale OF Oleomar-
garine; to abolish internal revenue taxa
tion. The constitutional amendment
proposed by Mr.. MCAdoO of New
Jersey provides that presidential cleo.
tors shall be elected in every state
on the third Tuesday in October, and
that no other officers than representatives
in congress shall be elected on the same
day. Mr.. McAdoo also introduced a bill
depriying OF the right OF suffrage all polyga-
mistss or persons who are members OF or
CARNATIONS hat encourage other persons
to commit bigamy.
Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota introduced q bill
at the request of the Farmers Alliance OF
Grant county to put hemp and sisal grass
on the free list. This is to cheaper the
cos OF Irvine, so largely used in binding
grain. Mr.. Nelson also introduced the fol-
lowing bill:
To open up the Red Lake Chippewa res
ervation; to build q custom house in
Duluth at a cost OF 500, 600; to build a
lighthouse at Two Harbors at a cost OF
$4,000; to authorize the Mississippi Water
Power and Boom company to build "a
dam within two miles Of Brainerd, and
erect a foot and wagon bridge; to establish
the northern judicial district of Minnesota,
with courts to be held at Duluth and Fer
gus Falls; referring the Basil Chippewa
claims to the court OF claims; a number of
private relief and pension bills, and a char
ter for n ferry over the Missouri river at
the Fort Buford military reservation.
Mr.. Wakefield OF Minnesota introduced a
bill to continue the time for settlement Of
army officers accounts two years, and al
so several private relief bills.