Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-23
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withstanding the preAid emit Ii obiectio On. MI,
Blair stated that the veto messages had
been, by order of the commit ZEE, referred
to the members who had originally re-
ported & the bills. In accordance with
that order he made this report.
Mr.. Camden read q paper signed by him
self, Mcssrs. Colquitt. Wilson. Md and
Whitthorne, Democratic members Il OF the
committee on pensions, denying my knowl-
edge 81 Mr.. Blair's report or 81 the orsle,
referred to. The report did not present the
views OF the committee on the vetoed bills
but only the,views Of Henry ". Blair. The
reason assigned by the president ia yetoinc
each OF these bills separately did not call
for gross criticism or Tor the censure 81 The
senate. i l+% 4 "a ri s $5 II 545 80 sf
The bill authorizing the Burlington &
Northern Railroad company TO bridge the
Mississippi at Dubuque passed. Ths Hen
nepin canal clause OF the river and harbol
bill was debated. 5E53
HousE.-The Randall tariff bin was Re.
ported adversely. The general deficiency
bill was considered, and the clause givine
the senate and house employees mon th's
extra pay was stricken out. A resolution
was adopted fixing July 3 no the day tt
consider 8 resolution proposing to pay ont
b'HfC vi t''N SUI SiNS.
sEsArE-The chair, BY request. intro
ducel n bill to stop all psy,nent.of public
money to James d. Eads, his associates or
'.esigees, for past, present or future work
at the mouths OF the Mississippi river, until
further ordered by congress. Referred.
Thecommittee Oh privileges and elections
was granted permission to sit during the
session OF congress-. 1t is understood that
this is connected with the consideration al
the Payne case. The house bill granting
pensions to soldiers and sailors OF the
Mexican war passed. A senate bill passed
to credit Oregon with $l2,4l6 Tor ord.
nance and ordnance stores. Anon, tho
bills which were objected To and which, went
over without action were the following:
To equalize the bonnties Of soldiers, sail.
ors and mariners OF tn, late war (Mr. Lo.
gan's bill;) setting apart q certain tract OF
land lying near the hend water OF the Vel
lowstone river as a park; to encourage the
manufacture OF steel for modern army or.
dinance and the like bill for m odern naval
ordinance g
The senate then resumed consideration
OF the river and harbor appropriation bill,
the pending question being ON the Henne-
pin canal and the Michigan and Illinois
canal amendment, which was adopted
by a vote OF 81 to %. Senator Cullom be-
lieves that the amendment will 90 through
the house and that work on the canal win
be commenced next year. It is not as far
reaching as he would like, but it will give
the work start and end in ship nayiga-
ton from the Mississippi river to the lakes.
the secretary OF war to loan tents to the
Southwestern Iowa and Northw estern Mis-
souri, Soldiers association.
proceeded with. The amendment to strike
out the provisions for the improvement of
the Mississippi river and insert those re-
ported by the committee on commerce was
adopted.
The chair laid before the senate reso!n
lions OF the convention OF Republican edi
tors OF Ohio, urging an investigation OF the
charges as to the election OF Senator
Payne. Referred to the committee on priv
ileges and elections.
HoUsE.-Bills passed amending the re-
vised statutes regulating the sale OF tohac.
co; permitting the removal OF manufac tur-
ed tobacco cigars and snuff for export to
foreign countries without the payment OF
tax; allowing passengers baggage to be
carried by express companies the same as.
other merchandise; allowing merchandise
liable to specific rates OF duty only to
be entered for immediate transportation
without appraisement; repeating the law
allowing commissions to internal revenue
collectors on taxes collected on distilled
spirits. The resolution directing the pay
ment OF the treasury surplus on the public
debt was discussed.
Representative Morrill, presented IL re-
port to the house from the committee OH
invalid pensions recommending that the
bill granting u pension to Joseph Romiser
do pass, notwithstanding the presidents
veto. The committee expresses the opin-
ion that had it not been for the failure OF
the clerk to submit to the president the
proper papers there would have been no
occasion to make the report in the Romi.
ser case.
SENATE.-The debate no the joint resolu-
ton donating all the treasury surplus over
$1OO, 5000 to the payment OF the pub
lie debt WAS concluded and the resolution
was adopted, the vote being 2O7 yeas to
CT nays.
Mr.. Platt offered in the senate q resolu.
ton providing that all veto messages trans.
mitted to congress from the beginning OF
the government to the present time shall
be collected and printed in one document.
The sundry civil bill, as reported from
the senate committee on appropriations
provides the $4,000 for heating apparat-
y" ""S puDhV 0OhOlAk az Nv luotlst ASkeu
ior by the supervising architect, in addi
ton to appropriating $50, 900 Tor the
completion OF tho building The following
amendment is inserted Tor the court house
and postoffice at St. Paul:
10 enable the secratary of the treasury
to purchase the ground, consisting of Svo
lots adjoining, fronting not exceeding 100
feet on Wabasba and extending back to
the depth oisaid lots, $40, 900, or SO much
nsy be honse sysd the
joint resolution requiring the disbursement
OF the treasury surplus in excess OF $780,
600, 900 in the redemption ofinterest bear
ing bonds. The vote was over three to
one, the ayes being 2O7 and nays Ct. OF
the affirmative fifty-nine republicans.
Representative White presented the reso.
EAons OF the Minnesota veterans in Dako-
ia III favor Of q bill for the admission OF
Dakota, and also in favor Of the Grand
Army pension bills.
All the Democrats in the Virginia delega-
ton, except John Randolph Tucker, went
to the president and urged him to. renomi-
nate John Goode as solicitor general. not
understanding his rejection by the senate.
They said that it was believed that il the
case was retired Goodies confirmation
might be secured. Il '3ft ,.F&
SENATE.--Three reports we're made on the
proposed investigation OF the charges OF bri-
berry in connection with Senator Payne's
election: The report signed by Senators
Pugh, Salisbury, Vance and Eustis, the
Democratic plembers OF the COMMITTEES,
sees forth the history OF the case. rec ognizes
the transcendent Importance OF throwing
around the senate OF the United States the
highest safeguards against seating q mem
Der whose title was procured by bribery,
fraud OF corruption, and describes the pro-
cess by which the signers reach the conclu-
sion that there is no ground for further pro-
ceedings against Mr.. Payne. The report
says: That no member OF the committee:
and no witness, represent ative or other
person has expressed the opinion that
Payne is or was connected in the remotest
degree. by act or by knowledge with any
thing that was wrong or criminal or inn