Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-02-25
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS


Il Litter vas received rom Secsefafy La
mar m answer 0S3 rsqdesE Ea1Hat kaid
| ah1 <difsctedtGAy Ithkl &rasidsnS Ito
say that if the object OF the resolution
pension Of Ward, these papers are not to
fpe~ eansidessdsas eonstfslitiaz talh thefsefi-l
dence traysmittsdtoshinin relation there
TO. I I'm also directed By the presideat to,
say that he does not consider it consist
ent with the public interests To- transmit
copies Of unofficial papers -frem private
records held in my. custody from Kim.
which relate exclusively TO the suspensions
OF the incumbent. ISL 81 as gtss. 81
HoUsE-Bilis were introduced to terniin-
ate certain treaty stipuiations between the
United States and Ghinal To grautEpensiou
Of $1,000 . year to the widow Of Gem Han
cock; for the free coinage of silver; to re-
1--WE the grade of general inthe army And a
resolution for theinIasfigatioR of the teiss
phone scandal in oil its phases. The Fitz
John Potter bin was debated.
gNa T znxi1..I iRz.
SEsaTE.AMr. Cullom- reported q srhsti,
tutefor the bill to regulate eomnferes NJ
Gently submitted by the committees OF
interstate eommeecs. and gave notice that.
he would soon ask the mate to set & day
Tor its consideration. The important sec
lions of the bill hare been revised ami
somewhat modified by tire epmmittee.s: As
the bill now.stands its.proIisiDns apply.ta
the TRANSPORTATION Of passengers and freight
by railroad. or partly by railroad ard
partly by water When both are used fos
continuous tarriage between tie STATES and
between the, United States and. foreign
countries. Tie s~eGfiDns prohibiting unjust
Discrimination snd.the giving OF nndae pref
erences are not materially changes. 10 Z
HousE.-Mr Hands bill for the free
coinage ot silver was reported adversely.
A resolution was adopted instruetins the
committee on Judiciary tor investigate the
state Of the Law on The question Of the gov
eminent Bringing suit to test t~beNalidftys
Of patents .treier,ipg 70 the Bell telephone
case1
Mr.. Riggs, aeonn.ittee on postofices and
post roads, q bill compelling all vessels, of
the United States to carry tie malls to ana
rom foreign ports when offered TO them by
officers of tire United States: house eaien-,
dar. In committee the vote on reporting
this hill favorably stood If TO 3. Messrs.
Blount, Barry. poekery, MerrimaR, jones'
Warner Gnenther. TAYLOR, Wakefield,
Ward and Riggs voted in the affirmative,
and Messrs. Peters Burrows and Miller in
the negative u- 10y hGs I
s~ESArE-Balis we're introduced for thses
Establishment of an educational fund IRON
the proceeds Of public land sales and re.
C ipts from railway companies ulder the
Thurman act; imposing Q duty oil % per
cent sd Saforem on an goods The prodnct
of countries east OF the Cape Oh Coed Hope
except wool a .eotton and raw silk; apr
p~ropfiating $3.50, 00e Tor a monument to
Gen.-Grant III Washington: The bin for
punishment Of ~trespassers upon Indian
lands ldesisned especially to cover the
eases OF the Oklahoma ooemefs) passed :
The president sent the following nouiua-
tions to the senate: Ex-S Senator JamesB.
Groome, to be collector ofeustoms for the
district of Baltimore, Nd; j.: Freeman
Raisine, naval etfiees of Customs in the
districtsoi Baltimore, Md; Pendleton King, ,
North Carolina, sec etafy Of the legation
of the United States at Constantinople.
The president sent the. name OF William
NJ. Campbell to the senate: No explasia-
tion OF the delay is to be had. The confr-
nation OF Campbell is expected to come as
soon as the senate can get at his name.
The educational bill was considered end
numerous ~amenduents adopted & (:
s. HousE+The Hennepinie canal bill was re.
ported tasorably. Bills passed making the
allowances for clerk hire to first nd second.
class postmasters cover the; cost of'elerieal
labor in the money order business; reduo-
ing from eight to. five cents the charge for
money orders Woodworking SIS and to pro-
'teet homestead settlers within railroad
limits. The debate on the Fitz John Por--
ter bill was resumed. ">'~ ~
The bill to,;pfotect homestead settlers
within rail,.ay limits, which passed the
house provides:
All such settlers restricted to. less than
100 acres who make an additional entry.
under the acts OF March and July, 1873,
shall be entitled to have the Hands covered
by: the additional entry patented without.
any further cost q. proof OF settlement and
cultivation. -
SESAIE.-Mr. Edmunds, from the judicE
AIRY committee, presented resolutions and
a report on the relations OF the senate and
the president in the matter Of the suspenl
sion OF officials. After the report and res
olutiens were read, Mr.. Pngh, nom the
committee said: "As to the report just
made, l desire to state that. the minority
OF the judiciary COMMITTEES knew
nothing Of the contents OF the re-
port unta it. was read to the committee
this morning. The minority desire to pre-,
pare a report, in which they will present
their views; and to enable them to do so,
they have until Monday week within which
to prepare the report; and it is understood
that the majority report, and the resolu-
ions accompanying it, viii not be called
up Tor consideration until we get leave to
file the minority report. The time given
us to do SO is not to extend beyond next
Monday week. .GHrEa .GH.-.sI gf.a-ii
So the minority report and discussioa
will probably be postponed until the 1st
of March. 5Fs't1E so l-%s- .EJ.5 ..
Among the petitions presented in the SER.
ate and appropriately referred was one by
Mr.. Hoar from Citizens of the United
States'"-eitizens whose names. Mr.. Hoar
said. seemed to indicate they were foreign
birth-prsying for the submission by con.
gress to the several states OF a proposed
constitutional amendment abolishing the
presideheya uE:ssG LsseTgI: ts1,,1 al
House.. al bin a nending the Pacific rail-
road acts, compelling the roads to pay to
the soyernrpent the amounts for survey
ing lands, was refjorted!S He 7Lh0G ~
The Fitz John Porter vbill was passed by
the house the vote standing: Ayes 173,4
nays 113. The debate was closed by Gen.
Bragg.in a speech Of considerable force, p
in which he. showed great familiarity
with the movements of the troops on the
BuH, Run battle field, hayins been an active
participant and in eomhando of "a brigade
ON the Union side ,apon that occasion. He
den eupced Pope and Mcdowell: ~.
Phelps OF New Jersey, Curtin of Pennsyi-
vaaia Ind Bragg of Wisconsin swere- the
fflA4t cpSdhEi y. al VI utui- hA Sttdttus
the passage of the BILL.
Many Of the points made BY Bragg were
'~applauded on the Democratic. side and
like demonstration was mad on the Re
publican side when Steele or Cutcheon sue
eeeded in injecting some pointed question
or remark into b agg's speech, r
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SENArE.-Mr. Henderson introduced a
resolution directing the secretaries OF state
and, war to Investigate and report upon.
the killing OF Capt. Crawford by Mexican
soldiers. The Blair education bill was de
bated, several Southern senators being
among those who spoke against it.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the committee on
the judiciary, reported favorably, bills Il
remove the political disabilities. of Alexan-
der P. Stewart of Mississippi, Thomas L.
Rosser Of Virginia and Edward G. W. But
Ter of Missouri. The bills were at once pass.
ed, Mr.. Edmuc:'s rerharking that one of
the parties was an old gentleman and desir-
ed, before leaving this world, to be at peace
with the United States.Stsiat. r,.sg.4s;-i ~
Mr.. Beck said he did not know. OF any
smaller business for the judiciary commit
tee than TO be sp~eddHngsont removals of
disabilities in. this way. 2 80 t..ts j.
Mr.. Edmunds replied:
All that the United States asked OF any
person. before relieving him OF. the PEN
atty imposed upon him, by the. con-
stitution for violating his oath and
DESERVING the constitution that he
swore to support, and making war
against the United States, was that lc
should present a respectable petition.
showing that he was ready to give up
fighting the United States and to pay the
debts he owed for moneys received in his
official character. If the senator from
Kentucky CHR. Becky thought that 10 be
'peddliny out the removal referred to, he
was entitled to his opinion.
Mr.. Beck in reply said:
Twelve years ago the house of represent
fatives had passed a bfi removing all dis
& aiIities and hnfnre TINT TING fha snnntn