Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

MT. fugn presented q minority report from
the judiciary committee on the relations
very long, and in substance takes the same
ground as the president in his message.
When the message had been read Mr.. Ed
munds said:
It reminded him of the communications
OF King Charles the first to parliament,
and that the president unintention.
ally, no doubt, had entirely mis-
stated the question involved by himself
md the senate. think am snie in ying
that is the first time in the history Of the
republic that any president of the United
States has undertaken to interfere with the
deliberations OF either house ofcongress or
questions pending before them otherwise
than by message on the state of the Union,
which the constitution commands him
to make from time to time. This message
is devoted solely to question for the SEN
ate itself, in regard to itself, that it has
under consideration. Ii is singularity.
think it will strike reflective people in this
country as somewhat extraordinary, if, in
these days OF reform, anything at all can
be thought extraordinary. The senate OF
the United States, in it's communica tons
to the heads OF departments, not his heads
of departments, but the heads OF depart
ments, created by law, directed them
to transmit certain official papers, and
that is all. The president of the United
States undertakes to change the question
into a consideration by the senate of
his reasons or motives for putting a civil
officer, as it might b. called "under ar
rest" with which the senate has not I'M
dertaken in any way to make any question
at all. BY every message he has sent to
this body, and they are all published, he
has asked the senate to advise and consent
RI bov yol nf nH ox,I
pointment OF another. That is what he
has done, and the senate in calling for
those papers-to say nothing OF the wider
considerations about any deficiencies in
the department of justice-is asked to re-
move these officers without knowing the
condition OF the administration OF their
offices.
.HoUsE.--Bills were introduced to repea
the patent laws and establish another
system OF rewards for inventions; to repeal
the internal revenue laws; to create % de-
partment OF industry and a bureau Of
lnbor; to admit free OF duty lumber, SALT
coke, coal and iron ore produced in Canada
Unanimous consent was asked to have
printed in the Record memorial calling
Tor the impeachment OF the secretary Of
The treasury for high crimes and misde.
meanors in the execution OF the silver law,
but objection was made.
SENATE-The president sent the following
nominations to the senate
Consuls-Henry Albert johnson to the
District OF Columbia, at Venice; Mortimer
A. Turner of Arkansas, at St. Thomas.
Commodore William Truxton to be rear
admiral in the navy. Another whole day
was spent in the discussion Of the Blair ed
ucation bill.
Senator German introduced bill author.
izing the president to invite the presidents
OF the sixteen American republics to meet
in Washington on March 4, 1887, in honor
OF the one-hundredth anniversary of the
constitution OF the United States
HoUsE-After reports from the commit
tees, including one which presented the con-
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
and other routine business, the pension sp-
preparation bill was debated, and the dis
cussion was almost entirely political in
character.
A message which was read from the Pres
ident on the subject OF the outrages against
the Chinese is none too timely. It deals
solely with the Rock Springs massacre,
but the principle involved in the
more recent outbreaks is OF course
the same. In vigorous and unmistak-
able language the president calls attention
W Cl1etU unhappy cildtI, ONeIlllS parGlCU-
larly on the fact that not only are the
Cinnamon in this country entitled to as
full and complete protection to life and lib
erty as aliens of any other nationality but
under our treaty with China, even more 50.
He also pr ints out the fact that the
Rock Springs affair was almost entirely the
work OF men who were themselves
no more citizens OF the United
States than were their Chinese
victims, and briefly but strongly condemns
that CHASTITY travesty OF justice which the
Wyoming authorities perpretrated under
the form and color OF law AS to the
claims OF China, for indemnity, the presi-
dent concurs with the secret ary OF state in
the opinion that they are entirely without
foundation, but suggests that it might be
we'll for congress to display some generosi-
ty toward the. victims of the unprovoked
and unjustitiable outrages.
The president sent the senate the follow.
ing nominations
Lieut.. Col. Alexander Chambers, Twenty
first infentry, to be colonel OF the Seven
teenth Infantry; Maj. John s. Poland,
Eighteenth infantry, lieutenant colonel OF
the Twenty first infantry Capt. George K.
Brady, Twenty third infantry, ma jor OF
the Eighteenth infantry; First Lieut..
William c. Manning. Twenty. third
infantry, tain; Second Lieut.. William A.
Nichols, Twenty third infantry, first lieu
tenant; Second Lieut.. James Lockett,
Fourth cavalry, first lieutenant; Joshua
Z. Child OF Missouri, minister resident and
consul general to Siam; William Gordon OF
New York, consul ,.t Medelin
HOUSE. 1.-The debate on the pension ap-
preparation bill was resumed, but mora
was said ON politics than on pensions. This
army appro pria ton bill was reported.
sENArE.-Mr. seweIl, from the committee
on the library, reported favorably a Joint
resolution accepting from William Fl.
Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant objects of
value and art presented by foreign govern
ments to the late Gen. U. $. Grant. On
the suggestion OF Mr.. Ingalls,, it was chang
ed to the form OF bill and passed.
Mr.. Sewell from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorab]y the house
bill for the relief OF Gen. Fitz John Porter,
with a report giving the views OF q najori-
ty OF the committee. Mr.. Sewell added
that Mr.. Logan would later submit the re-
port OF the minority.
The debate on the education bill WAS re-
sumed.
HoUsE.-The pension bill was again con-
sidered, and the political debate continued
Ihe Dill finally passed. The speaker an
nounced the special committee on the Pan
Electric telephone investigation as follows:
Boyle, Oates, Eden, Hall, Hale, Rannock
Willard; Hanback,, and Moffat. Ado urned.
SENATE.-The education bill was amend.
ed and passed by the slim vote of SO to II
the whole Senate being composed OF 7G
members--29 lodged. The vote in detail
is as follows:
Yeas-36. Berry, Gibson, Payne, Black.
burn, Hoar, Pugll, Blair, Jackson, Ran
som, Bowen, Jones {Ark.). Riddle
berger Call, Kenna, Sawyer, Col.
quit, Logan, Spooner, Conger. Malone,
Teller, Cullom, Henderson, Vance, Dolph,,
Miller IN. ". Van Wyck, Eustis, Mitchell
(Or.), Voorhees,, Evarts, Morrill,, Walt.
hall, George, Palmer, Wilson Qowa)
Nays.-11. Cockrell, Hale, Maxey, Coke,