The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-05-07

ouoo eoiimiVUee on Coinage renor.
eu a OH 10 redeem the trade dollars. M
measure reported is a substitute forth Inc
eral bills on this subject introdn cad ylosev-
the present session. The provision u9I,ng
measure are: For six months ast - ene
passage, trade dollars shall be raea; is
their lace value in payment OF All d,na 81 3
the United States, and shall NOT ha y
nald out or issued in any other mansaa ~
Holders OF trade dollars on presantn4sut'
OF the same may receive in exchanaa tI.ean
Tor an equal amount OF standard 800
dollars. The trade dollars so raco; -, slser
the United States treasury Officials pS
be transmitted to the coinage minis aM {
recoined into standard silver dollars =
When the paragraph OF the river a.
harbor bill was reached a~ppropr;at; ua
S5oo,o0O for the improvement oT ths
mississippi rom st. Paul to Des Moinas
rapids, MT Gllhlian OF Minnesota move
an amendment providing that 500 non .
the amount should be expended at the AZ
cretion OF the secretary OF war for =
tinuing tests at Adams fume M
Gilfillan made a five-minutes, snaaal
explaining the character and nnrro..
OF Adams fiume, the amount alreadv -
pended upon the work and the resuIts "a
pected to be accomplished. AS the nronsA
ed amendment does not increase the amdrn.
OF the approximation, the river and ha r.
committee made no objection Co II an5;
was agreed to. All the items proyidina 49,
preparations for northwest rivers were nssp
ed, and the amounts reported by che com.
mittee were adopted in every instance.
SENATE--The senate took IN the ares.
ident's veto of the bill "to prevent The n.
secration OF graves" The bill provides
that the unclaimed bodies OF deceased
paupers in the District of Columbia micbt
be turned over to the medical colleges 81
the district. The president takes the
ground that the bill is defective and offers
no proper safeguard. After a short debate
the senate refused to pass the bill over the
presidents veto-yeas 6, nays 48.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hatch, on behalf OF the com.
mittee on agriculture, called up a resolu.
ton setting apart May ID for the ~coasider-
alton of business presented by that com.
mittee. Mr.. Hatch stated: The measure
upon which action would be asked was the
oleomarearine bill. Though it was q -sye.
nue. bill, the committee on agriculture would
attempt to confne the amendments TO the
subject matter OF the measure and not al.
low them to extend to the tax on spirits
and tobacco. The resolution was adopted.
SENATE.-Mr. Dolph offered an amend.
AhShb w ShC OEllLCdLlOlb AUTHORIZATION
bill, appropriating SO, 900, 0e0 for the
construction of Notifications and other
works OF coast or other defenses, to be ex.
pended under the direction OF the secre.
tary ofwar. The postoffice appropriation
was taken up.
Mr.. Vest OF Mo-, said: He would repeal
our infamous navigation laws. He be.
lieved in an honest mail service, but this
amendment violated sound principle. Mr..
Vest read a printed notice from a so-called
"workingman," whose name was not print
ed, saying that all congressman f~avoring a
law tariff were not the friends OF working
men. Mr.. Vest said he would forfeit q
years salary in the senate if that alleged
"~workingman" did not turn out to be a
nan who wore a three-story silk hat, dia.
mond studs and French kid boots.
Mr.. Eustis OF louisiana said: He did
not see how Mr.. Vest could reconcile his
opposition to subsidy with his introduce
ton OF a bill to guarantee the payment oi
$37, 500, 900 to build the Eads ship rail
way on foreign soil. Must we be content
to sea all the other nations OF the earth
supplying the markets OF these countries
while we listened to speeches? 1t is not q
political question. The largest subsidies
ever granted by the American government
were granted by Democratic. administers
tions. Mr.. Eustis strongly advocated the
proposed amendment.
In executive session the senate confirmed:
E. p. Baldwin, deputy first auditor Of the
treasury; III. G. Armstrong. New York,
consul general ut Rio de J~aneiro; b. W.
Hanna, Indiana. consul general Argen.
tine Republic. Collectors OF Customs;
Leverett S~altonstall, Boston and Charles
ton, Mass; Dudley o. Watson, Michigan,
District OF Michigan; Charles IL. Call,
Michigan, District Of Superior; also hume
GUS c~onsuls, district attorneys, revenue
off Gals, marshals, etc.
HoUsE.-Mr. Anderson (Kan.l moved TO
suspend the rules and pass bill providing
for the adjustment OF LAND grants made py
congress to aid in the construction Of ran.
roads in Kansas and for the forfeiture OF
unearned lands. Agreed to-yeas3l5, nays
o.
On motion OF Mr.. Henderson Iowa) the
rules were suspended and a bill was passed
appropriating $685. 900 for the repair ana
enlargement Of the public building at Des
Moines, Iowa.