The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-01-28
PROCEEDING. S OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
SENATE-A bill regulating int. state com.
merce was reported. A resolution to ad
NIT Senator.elect Moody OF Dakota to the
floor OF the senate was objected to and
went over. The bill increasing the salaries
of United States district court judges to
So, 900 passed.
Mr.. Eustis spoke on silver, assailing the
policy OF President Cleveland.
Mr.Voo,hees introduced II bill for the adj
mission of Montana as n state. A bill was
introduced to rcorganize the steamboat in
spection service.
Senator Henderson introduced in the
senate a bill providing for the appoint
ment OF hospital stewards, u. 5. A, and
to fix their pay and all owances.
Senator Cockrelfs bill abolishes the Office
OF supervising inspector general OF steam
vessels, and reduces the compensation OF
the ten supervising inspectors from $4,000
to 81 500.
HoUsE---Bills were introduced for the adj
mission OF Montana: repeating the statutes
imposing taxes on state bank notes; to
create an Interstate commerce commission;
to encourage the merchant marine employ
ed in the fisheries; to repeal the taxes on
domestic tobacco declaring forfeited GER
tain lands granted the Northern Pacific;
giving shareholders the right to vote at
national bank elections.
SENATE.-A Joint resolution was adopted
appointing Gen. J ohm F. Hartranit mana
ger OF the soldiers home in place OF the late
Ger. Mcclellan.
The resolution admitting Senator-elect
Moody to the floor of the senate was, despite
vigorous opposition by Mr.. Vest, adopted.
The amendment of Mr. Salisbury was that
in granting to Judge Moody this courtesy
| the senate did not in any way commit it.
| self on the admission OF Dakota. Every
democrat present voted for the resolu ton
| including Voorhees, and Mcpherson, who
are pledged to support the admission bill,
and every republican against it.
| Mr.. Tener made long speech In defense
OF silver. A bill was introduced to prevent
| fraud in the customs revenue.
| HoUsE-Mr. Bragg from the committee
on military affairs, reported a bill for the
relief OF Fitz John Porter. 1t authorized
the president to appoint Porter to the
| position of colonel in the army, and in his
| discretion to- place him on the retired list
as of that grade, provided that Porter
| shall receive no pay, compensation or
allowance whatsoever prior to his APP
pointment under this act. The commit
| tee adopts the report submitted to the
|
| considered the objections made to the bill
| in the veto message CT President Arthur,
and is clearly OF the opinion that they are
| not well founded, and should not interrupt
the course of Justice. The report is signed
| by all the Democratic members of the COM
| mittee.
| Through the efforts OF Mr.. Nelson oil
/ Minnesota, the bill for the relief OF 700 sui
| fering Indians on the Tongue and Rosebud
trSx q a
! OF the la tie President Garfield presented by
| the State of Ohio was formally accepted,
| speeches culogizing Garfield being delivered.
| SENArE.-Mr. Morrill,, chairman OF the
| faance committee, made a long speech on
! silver opposing the continued coinage OF
that metal. Mr.. Mcpherson spoke on the
| same side of the question. and Messrs.
| Beck and Teller on the other side. Bills
were introduced to facilitate the business OF
courts and for the coinage OF silver half-dol-
lars, quarter-dollars and dimes.
The president sent The following nomina-
tions to the senate: Charles j. Canda OF
| New York. assistant treasurer OF the United
| States at New York; Peter Gallagher OF
Virginia, Indian agent OF the Fort Halle
gany, Idaho.
The senate in executive session confirm
| ed The following nominations: John Card
the United Sta ties at Carlo; Benjamin T.
BonlIam Greg on, consul general at Calcut.
| ia; James w. Porche, Missouri, con-
! sui general at the City of Mex.
| ;co: William A. Grosche, Mis-
souri,, consul at -A.rtin, Que; Madison AL
| len Lvbrook, Indiana, consul at Algiers;
! James II. Iiawley, Idaho, district attorney
for Idaho; Isaac II. Maynard, New York.
second controller OF the treasury; d. NJ.
Fox. Pennsylvania. super intendent OF the
mint at Philadelphia; William A. Day, Hi
| nois. second auditor of the treasury; John
&. Williams, Indiana. third auditor OF the
| treasury; Albert J.. Stearns, Massachusetts,
| appraiser of merchandise at Boston; A. Il.
! Stevenson, Illinois, first assistant postmas-
| ter general.
The senate also confirmed a long list OF
army promotions.
| HoUsE-Neariy tbs whole day was con-
| eumed in Il debate on the bill increasing the
| pensions Of widows and dependent relatives
| Of soldiers fir IN IS to S12 per month. ME-.
| Symes OF Colorado delivered a pro-silver
speech,
| The minority report Ct the house COM
4, mlttee on military affairs on the bill for
the relief of Fitz John Porter was laid be-
| fore the house. The minority states:
| The only legal ground upon which
| finding of the court martial can be
versed is that the court wickedy. cor.
ruptedly and maliciously conspired to
| sacrifice Porter to save Pope from the
odiun Of defeat, and it would be bold
man who affirmed that proposition. The
bill is unconstitutional inasmuch as
it is a usurpation by congress OF the
| function of the coordinate branches
of the government. If the bill does not
nominate Porter to Office it is an absolute
nullity Ii it does nominate it is an in
tive =
is advic it il useless, and if law it is usurpa-
ton. II the court martial erred there was
no appeal The minority respected Porter
for his persistence; still 1T could not but
believe that his disobedience and inactivity
| cast the shadow of woe over thousands OF
homes and brought disaster to the national
| cause.
SEsArE.-Senator Butler OF South Caro-
ina introduced a bill for the admission OF
the territory as a state. 1t is almost a
years ago by Delegate Pettigrew for the
admission of South Dakota, except
it is for the entire territory. 1t provides
Tor the election Of l75 delegates to
meet n xt December, and the admission OF
the state by presidential proclamation.
The bill was the Frederick bill introduced
in the house for division on the Missouri
| river,
Bills were introduced to prevent the
demonstration OF American coin. The
bill to provide for the counting OF electoral
votes was considered, the principal speeches
being made by Messrs. Sherman and Ed
monds.
The senate confirmed Lambert Tree min
ister to Belgium; Charles d. Jacob, minister
| to Colombia, and Edward H. Strobel, Sec
rotary OF legation at Madrid.
| The docket was cleared OF all the NOM
nations that had been reported from the
committees in a very few minutes, as
.ach one was confirmed without objection.
This, it is believed. closes up all the nomi-
| nations that have been made to fill vacan.
cies and are not objected to, and now the
senate will take up the nomin atoms OF
those against whom charges have been
made. There are about one hundred and
| fifty OF these. Their dispositions will nee
essarily no slow. After they have been
| J:.,.oaad ~ &l.o nnmin a tiOna Of thOse who