Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-04-30
JEFF DAVIS.
The Appearance Of the Southern Hero
the Occasion for Great
Rejoicing.
The War Party in Greece Vigorously
Denounce the Disarment
Of Troops.
The Sixty Fourth Anniversary Of the
Birth Of Grant Celebrated
Appropriately.
Congressional News - New York's
# Street Car Strike Miscel-
laneOus.
SENATE.
A NUMBER OF BILLS PASSED.

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y WASHINGTON, April 27.-The bill pro-
viding for an extension of the executive
mansion was passed. 1t appropriates $780,
600 for that purpose.
The bill passed to provide for an allot-
ment of lands in severalty to the Indians of
the Round Valley reservation, Cal.
Bills authorizing the construction of
bridges reported favorably from the COM
mittee on commerce, and the following
passed: A wagon and foot bridge across
the Willemette river, Oregon; railroad
bridge across the Missouri river, near
Chamberlain, Dak.; railroad bridge
across the St. Croix river, on the lake be-
tween Prescott, Wisconsin, and Saltwater,
Minnesota. s
The interstate commerce bill was taken
up, pending the question on Camden's pro-
posed amendment to strike out the words
from the same point Of departure" from
the long and short haul clause OF the bill.
Mr.. Cullom defended the bill. Mr.. Sher-
man could not see how the committee,
having recognized the long and short haul
principle, could resist the amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Camden. Without that
amendment the double rate from Chi
cago to New York might be charged from
Pittsburgh to New York. That would be
great injustice to Pittsburgh. The fight
on the few words, which Mr.. Camden had
moved to strike out, showed that the object
was to keep up the privilege of making
heavy charges from local points, and max
ing discrimination against points in Ohio,
Indiana and West Virginia, and all inter-
lor intermediate points. Mr.. Miller op-
posed the amendment, and Mr.. Harris and
favored it. The people of Michigan, he
said, had for years been suffering taxa
tion from railroad overcharges. The bill
as it stood now was in favor of great cities
and against small towns and rural dis
tricts. If the bill passed, there would be
no further need of improving our water
communications, as the railroads would
have the water courses absolutely under
their own control.
After an executive session the senate ad
journed.
DISCUSSING THE RIvEB AND HARBOR BILL.
Mr. Bennett, Of South Carolina, from the
committee on judiciary, reported adversely
the bill to prohibit aliens from acquiring
title to or owning lands within the United
States.
The house was then kept amused for
nearly an hour by a personal explanation
by Foran, of Ohio, followed by similar
explanation by O'Niel, of Missouri, all
hinging on the remark attributed by the
latter gentleman to the former, that labor
troubles should be settled by blood. Mr..
Foran denied, with much warmth, that he
had ever made such statement.
The bill to establish sub-treasury at
Louisville, Kentucky, was called up. Mr.
Morrison, of Illinois, and Mr.. Dingley, of
Maine, opposed it, and after further discus
sion the consideration Of the bill was post
poned.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, on the river and harbor bill.
The paragraph accepting from the state of
Ohio the Muskingum river improvement,
gave rise to much opposition and Reagan,
of Texas, moved to strike it from the bill.
Hewitt, of New York, supported the mo-
ton. The government, he said, was be-
coming dumping ground of all the un-
Anderson, Of Kansas, spoke in favor % Of an
amendment (which was ruled out on
point of Order) looking to the acquisition
by the United States of the Erie canal.
Hepburn, Of Iowa, thought that the appro-
priation to the pending bill would have lit
tie effect in bringing distress or relief to
the country. One of the causes for the dis
tress was the fact that the people were
afraid of those now in authority. There
had been so much of promise, and so little
of performance on the part of the demo-
cratic party that the people looked to the
future with distrust. Motion to strike out
was lost and the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON WAITS.
The senate has confirmed the following
appointments: Samuel Flower, assistant
treasurer at New Orleans; C. w. West.
governor Of Utah; G. P. Shepard, register
Of lands at Worthington, MINI.
MI. Cheng Taso Ju. the retiring Chinese
minister, accompanied by Secretary Bay
ard, called at the white house to-day and
took official leave of the president
Representative Anderson, of Ohio, yes
terday submitted to the house report of
the committee on expenditures in the war
department, as to the alleged and unau-
thorized expenditures of money by the
chief signal officer. While he was Of the
opinion that proper economy has not al