The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL

he had accepted the United States Judge.
ship OF the Sixth circuit, that his seat in
the United States senate, had, therefore, be.
come vacant, and requesting the president
pro tempore to so inform the executive oil
Tennessee. The chair said this would be
done.
Mr.. Blair said the bill was substantially
the same that had been passed by the sen
ate at the last session, but had Jailed in the
house.
HoUsE.-Special privileges wer Q voted the
public lands committee in the way of OBJ
tanning action on a certain class OF bills.
The Hurd. Romeis contested election, Tenth
Ohio district, was considered. Mr.. Hurd,
the contestant, Was permitted to speak on
his own behalf, The resolution denyingth the
right OF the Republican contestee, jacob
Romeis, to his sent was defeated-105 TO
lbs; forty-uine Democrats voting with the
Republicans in the negative. The seat was
awarded to Mr.. Roineis without a division.
The agricultural approrriationbill passed.
The house committee on agriculture has
appointed Hatch OF Missouri Green ofNorth
Carolina, and White OF Minnesota rs a sub
committee to draft a bill relating to sale
and taxation of oleomargarine. This com
mittee will take the good parts OF all the
bills that have been introduced upon this
subject, and form one which will probably
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inc that now rests upon whisky and tobacco.
SENATE.-Senator Van Wyck introduced
and the senate agreed TO the following:
Resolved, That the committee on public
lands be directed to ascertain by what
authority timber cut on the public domain
by consent and knowledge and under the
rulings and instructions OF the interior
and land departments, is seized by said de.
partments without due process OF law and
ordered to be sold without any Judgment
or execution directing the same.
Mr.. Logan spoke in favor OF open execn-
tive sessions, as did also Mr.. Riddleberger.
Thesenate in executive session proceeded
to the consideration OF nominations, and
a number of interesting reports from com
mittees were read. Motions were made in
respect to several OF them that the in
junction OF secrecy be removed. Mr.. Sauls-
bury thought the reports were OF n politi-
cal nature, and protested against the use
OF the executive session to suppress that
which was favorable TO the Dem
ocratic party and publish that which
was designed to make capital fer the repub-
Leans. The injunction in five reports
was removed, despite the protest. There
upon the case OF Patrick Gibbons, to be
postmaster at Keokuk, Iowa, vice S. M.
Clarke, was made by Mr.. Wilson of Iowa,
and says:
The suspension OF Mr.. Clarke vas made
on purely political grounds. There is moth
ing on file affecting his character in the
slightest degree. He does not desire to re-
tain the office. The committee therefore
recommend the confirmation OF Mr.. Glib
bons.
Senator Malone reported fayorably the
nomination OF the Alexandria, Va, post
master. The other three reports refer to
the following cases:
Christian J. Knecht of Ohio to be col
lector of internal revenue for the Sixth dis
trict OF Ohio, vice George P. Dilham. sus-
pended; James w. Newman OF Ohio to be
| colle.tor of internal revenue for the
Eleventh district of Ohio, vice Marcus
Boggs, suspended; and William i. Bishop
OF Ohio to be collector OF internal revenue
for the First district OF Ohio, vice Clark b.
Montgomery, suspended.
HOUSE. Numerous bills were reported,
including that repeating the presumption.
timber culture and desert land laws. The
river and harbor appropriation bill was
considered.
SENATE.-Mr. Dolph moved to take ND
the Indian depreciation bill. and Mr.. Rid
dleberger opposed with the open-session
resolution. Mr.. Dolph's motion was agreed
to, yeas 43, nays 1.-The one being Mr..
Riddleberger. Mr.. Dolph then spoke on
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/ ~pensate citizens for lesses suffered by them
through Indian depredations.
The depredations. he said, covered a peri
cd OF from 1855 TO 1878. 1t was the duty
OF the government to protect it's citizens
against Indian depredations, and where it
failed to afford protection it should COM
pensate the citizens for the loss. The mon
ey to pay such damages should be taken
from the proceeds OF Indian lands, there
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reservations worth $154, 600, 900, and as
there were altogether less than $50, 900
Indians, that would leave 643 acres OF land
Tor a Indian. The white man should
have justice as well as the Indian. The
claims OF the pioneers Of Oregon and oil 9TH
err far western states were Just and should
have the attention Of the government,
which had for many years neglected to
give attention to these claims.
In executive session the senate disposed
OF all the nominations upon the calendar
that were not objected to, including a mum.
Der OF postmasters and collectors OF Gus.
toms, and there was no discussion over
any OF them
SENATE.-Mr. Cullom introduced a bill to
increase the pensions for total disability
to $72 a month.
The provisions Of the Northern Pacific
land grant forfeiture bill, reported favor.
ably to the senate are:
To forfeit all lands which appertain to
and are coterminous wit that part Of the
Northern Pacific railroad main line which
extends from Wallula Junction, Wash, to
Portland, Or, except such OF the lands as
appertain to the branch line across the
Cascade mountains. Where persons are
now in possession OF the lands forfeited
by the bill, under deeds acquired from the
railroad company, they shall nave the
right to purchase the lands from the United
States in quantities not exceeding 800
acres, for $3.50 per acre.
Senator Hoar reported back from the
judiciary committee. with q few verbal
amendments, his bill providing;
Whenever three citizens OF state petition
under oath. setting forth that any person