The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-07-01

bill was considered, discussion taking
place on the financial policy OF the admin
E istration. Amendments requiring the en-
craving OF 81 and So notes were lost:
The house committee on invalid pen
sfons agreed to:amalgamate the substitute
for the Blair bill pensioning disabled sol
Z aiers with the bill to increase the rate OF
pension OF soldiers who have lost a
leg OF, arm. and attach to the combined
bills O. clause imposing an income
tax to meet the expenditure involved. The
clause is patterned after the income tax
bill introduced in the Fol ty-seyenth con.
gresss by. Gen. Ewing. Statistics collected
ed that revenue OF $63, 100000 per an
mum could be raised in this way. II the
bill can be passed (under q suspension OF
i rules, it is expected by the committee that
it will prepare the way Tor favorable &C
Z ton on the bill to extend the date within
{ which claims for.arrears OF pension may be
: filed, as the necessary revenue to pay tho
elaims will DO available. g..
u, SENATE.-Senator Edmunds succeeded In
preventing the Jassage Of the bill to pro.
hibit members OF congress from receiving
fees as counsel for land grant railrond COM
panies. The bill was passed June 10 by a
vote ot, 80 to II. It was recinded by
vote OF 81 to 81 and sent to- the judiciary
committee The feature of the debate,
which lasted the entire afternoon, Swas G.
speech; from Mr.. Evarts against the bill.
Heraid an Eloquent tribute to his profess
sion and said: ~ II ~ ID f... s..
Nowhere in or out of the senate was
4 such u stigma ever stamped upon it as was
intended by this bill. It was an attack up
( on theintegrity and independence OF the
lLw, an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS its honor md
eHoluments. No act Of congress would
make II dishonest senator an honest man."
Then dmunds made his speech in which
he accused Mr.. Beck OF insulting the su.
\ preme court with q charge OF dishonesty.
There were spicy colleagues throughout the
debate, and a good deal OF feeling shown on
= both Sides. s-sss.5g5 SEI:. 81
A bill passed providing for the pay.
ment OF steamboat inspectors cxpens-
es, being ameRdatory OF the shipping BILL
! lately approved by the president. .is5
x Tho president sent nine more messages to
the senate. announcing that he had vetoed
nine more bills granting pensions to sol
diers, and it is understood that q similar
batch may be expected every day until the
large pile Of bills in his hands is disposed
Z OF. . ~ ~ Z, 2 -s:. b
Among the bills vetoed was one granting
q pension to Alfred Denney, whose record
showed no disability. but twenty years
after he was discharged he filed claim
1 alleging that he was injured by being thrown
+ forward upon the horn Of his saddle. The
president says: /. 4 - 5;t
of our soldiers who rode horses during the
war were injured by being thrown for ward
upon; their saddles indicates that these
4: saddles were dangerous contrivances. III
& Senator Van Wyck submitteda proposed
u amendment to the bill authorizing the
Union Pacific to construct branch roads
Through the states and territories through
~
ated by it extends, to add to it the follow
ing propiso: Egt [i.,, 4
i u That this act shall in no manner inter-
fere with the collection, nor diminish
the amount OF money to be paid by
i the said Union Pacific into the treas.
4 ury under the Thurman act, and the
sums to be paid under said Thurman act
been passed and without regard to any OBJ
! legations, or pledge OF renewing the guaran-.
tee bonds, or subscription OF stock, or of
any money allowed by. this act SIX. s5
HoUsE.-On q motion to consider tho re-
port OF the committee on rules, which was
recently discussed, the republicans began
filibustering and continued until adjourn
msnt SO no busP Pl ydn wag
and compensation OF o United States dis
trict Judge for the Southern district OF AL
: ALBANIA was taken up. Mr. Logan moved
{. az an amend inent the provision q tho bill
J heretofore passed by the senate, fixing all
district dges salaries at IS, 900 a year.
Agreed to: the first division (relnting to
salaIies) by. . vote 81 81 yeas to 20 mays,
y and the second division prohibiting nepo-
Il tisn,) by 20 viva Yoce vot e. The bill as
amouded was then passed. q, Val 5;5s5
~ TIVE bill repeating the presumption and
timber culture lawsalwas then proceeded
with. Passed yeas 81, mays E2o. Conn
nlittee OF conference was ordered on the
disagreeing votes OF the two houses on the
: bill. Isl IS IS :.i:5
"a! The Fritz John Porter bill was then laid
before the senate. Mr.,Sewell said: TWAS
r the same bill that had passed before.
4 There was nothing to be said now: that.
would throw any new light on its subject
4 matter. A mere statement OF the facts
. would be sufficient. Mr.. sSewell then recited
3 The salient facts in the mil itary history OF
Gen. Porter. Mr.. Sewell had tile clerk reada
number OF resolutions o. Grand Army
posts, urging the passage d. the bill.
HousE,-Mr Long defended President
Adams, OF the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pnny, against charges Of 5violatfonsof law
Tint had been made against him. The
s,1ndry civil bill.was considered
\ sThe house placed ansimportant amend,
unent on the sundry civil bill. An amend
,ment was pending providing that hereafter
X no United Stntes notes OF larger dennminar
.tion shall be printed to take the place of
a NOTES of "a small denomination cancelled
$and. retired. Is This was nd opted Subse
,nnently Mr.. Bland offered tho following,
which was adopted: ~ n; IS
ri III The secretary Of the treasury is hereby
authorized and required TO issue 81 81,
and SIS silver certificates on MI the surplus
ailyar dollars now in the treasury, an pay.
I'd mant Of the appropriat ion ofthis bil and
ather obligations and expenditures oil the
government. I, "A 4, s. Y. 3 HI
:s3a. arn ATyE.-The house bill TO restore Gen.
9 ritz .John Porter to the army was debated
ia IL much length and finally passed TO q.
BIS" The senate committee on privileges and
AZ eleetions voted to report adversely the in
S3 ;vestieation OF the charges Of bribery in con
nection with the election ot Senator
RI -payne, II Tho majority think there ID
- MT sufficient evidence to show That money
B VA used in the election, and are very con:
ss i5cnt that the result wna not in any why
Il 8 f5ecfed by improper means. There will be
4 q ority report in favor ofinyestig lion.
s55sJt III said that only Senators Honr and
i: .Frye will sign the minority report. and
that Senators Teller. Esarts. Logan, s'nnls-
bury Vance, Pugh and nus w VIII sign 31ne
majority repor
Sgs HOUSE, The speaker laid. before tbs y.
f,onse the various veto incasag ess transmit.
II ;ted nv tbe presto ent. They wore read by the
s,srE and referred to the commits onpen.
e; s;ona n on invalid pensions until that We.
tninu the bill granting a. pSnsio Ion to the wild
80 :, Mai. Cen Hunter WAS renclied. WHOM
NJ Hepburn moved that its consideration
y Ia nostponed until later. Los TBS to III
gsnS tha message took the usual col rse. lllt
ii other niessnges were opriate iy relsrrel
Il III ia aerato amendments to the agricultural
s{ .a,,nsnnriati lon bill were none oncnrfed ii
Il, and now coniersrs mn ointea. s8s