The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-07-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
6 SENATE.-A conference report on the pen.
sion appropriation bill WAS made and
adopted. The house reccdes from its dis.
agreements. After q long discussion, the
senate insisted upon its subsidy amend.
ment to the postotfice bill. The motion
that the senate insist on its amendment
was agreed to-33 to IL. The Democrats
voting with the Republicans in the aftilna-
man: Payne and Pugh.
The senate then, on motion OF Mr..
Plumb, took up the presidents veto OF the
bill to quiet titles OF settlers on the Des
Moines river lands, and Mr.. Evarts nr.
gued in support OF the veto, saying: "The
objections to the bill were tersely and com.
prehensively stated. An examination OF
the subject had satisfied him that the
president was right in returning the bill
without his approval"
HoUsE.-A resolution was presented au.
thorizing an Investigation OF alleged viola.
tions OF the civil service law by members OF
the Democratic campaign committee, solic-
iting contributions from congressman and
Randall introduced his tariff bill. Consid-
Grafton OF the sundry civil bill was renewed,
and several attacks were made upon Land
SESATE.@senaIt .elAEf;d munds introduced a
bill which, if it should become Il law, will
invest in the president the sole power ofap-
pointing n'large number OF officers, who are
now appointed "by and with the advice
and consent OF the senate" Among these
are: "Postmasters OF all classes, collect.
ors OF internal revenue, collectors OF Gus.
toms and certain ports and all other Gus.
toms officers, all territorial officers except
judges OF the supreme courts, all district
attorneys and United States marshals, In
dian agents and district land officers"
There wns singular; scene in the senate
a few days ago. Mr.. horrill is confined
to his house by q serious illness Learn
ing that the open executive session resolu-
ton was to be called up by Mr.. Hoar, he
sent for Senator Henderson, who is one OF
the finest orators in the senate, and asked
II he would read his remarks, which had
been prepared some months ago. Mr..
Henderson consented. Spreading Nh. Nor
rill's manuscript before him he delivered it
with more energy and eloquence than usu.
ally marks the speeches OF the father OF the
senate. This is believed to be the first time
that a speech was ever delivered for an alb.
sent senator. IT,.
HoUsE.-The three reports OF the COM
mittee which investigated the telephone
scandal were Presented, the Democratic re-
port being accompanied by "a resolution
.exonerating the attorney general and all
the other officials concerned. A Joint reso.
luton was adopted providing for the ex-
penditures OF the government for ten days,
this being the close of the fiscal year. The
consideration OF the sundry civil bill was
resumed. So s9 ia.
Mr.. Henley, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported substitute for the
house bill. providing for commission to
investigate and audit claims for Indian
depredatlons. #E;-
1t provides for commission of three per-
sons, to be appointed by the president,
confirmed by the, senate, salaries to be
IS, 900 per annum, and the commission is
to sit in Washington for the investigation.
They are allowed either collecti> ely or sin
ely to travel into the territories and states
where depredntions have been committed
to investigate the same.
4 The report goes into the history OF In
dian legislation from the earliest days OF
the republic and says. 80.
1t was estimated that for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1880, there was necessary
to carry our treaty stipulations with the
Indians 81, 1877 $50, instead OF making the
investigation and payment OF claims keep
pace with the payment OF this sum, the
government went on paying it out and pay.
ments have been SO far made thnt in the
fiscal year 1887, s2,625, 44O only is neces-
sary to carry out treaty stipulations, and
OF this 81, 100000 is final payment to
the Sioux, leaving the annual charge now
only. $1,325, 444. Whenever these annui-
ties were paid to tribes that had commit
ted atrocities the government violated its
trust to the people = [t 5ifziE
SENATE.-Mr. sawyer presented Jne pc
tition OF Pomona Grange No. 8, OF Fond
du Lac, in favor OF the oleomargarine bill.
Mr.. Mcmillan presented a petition from F.
NJ. DIVER, secretary OF q. farmers. alliance
represe nting 1000 farmers of Window
and Cottonwood counties, in favor OF the
same measure. Senator Wilson presented
Wright county, Iowa, warning the senate
that the passage of the oleoimargarine bill
was an absolute necessity If the republican
purity was to carry Iowa this foil. l4s. ~
Mr.. Edmunds criticised the house for its
uniform delay in passing the appropriation
bills, and said ii congress could not bring
itself into better fashions about this bus
mess he rather let the wheels OF governs
ment stop BY refusing to pass this joint
resolution. The resolution was amended
extending the time to fifteen days, and was
then passed. The senate resumed the con-
sideration OF the legislative appropriation
bill. After q long discussion the paragraph
for the Office work connected with
the publication OF the records OF the Rebel
lion was retained, but with provisions re.
stricting the publication to Contemporaries
GUS events Of the war, and directing the
publication Of the evidence in the Porter
case and the report thereon by Judge Adj
vocate General Holt. The bill was report
ed back to the SENATE. Some amendments
were agreed to and Others left for further
action. s$gs +
HoUsE.-Mr. Payson presented reasons
why the Des Moines River Land Bill should
be passed over the presidents veto, which,
he said, was based on u total misapprehen.
sion of the facts OF the case and the end
fought to be accomplished by the measure
The vote on the passage Of the bill, not.
withstanding the objections OF the presi.
dent. resnlted-yeas. l61; nays, 91-not
the constitutional two. thirds vote in the
affirmative. The following Dem ocrats yot.
ed in the affirmative: :.
Mcssrs. Allen (Aiies.) Barksdale, Barry,
Bland, Burnes, Bynum, Caldwell, Camp
bell (Ohio), Carleton, Cobb, Grain, Cul
bertson, Daniel, Dockery, Eiridge, Fish.
or, Frederick, Geddes, Hatch, Henly,
Holman. Jones (Tex.) Kleiner, Laffoon
Lanham, LAWYER, Lowry, Matson, May.
bury. Mills, Morgan, Murphy. Neal, Neece,
sayers, Skinner, Stewart (Tex), Stone
(Mo.). Tarsney, Taulbee, j. NJ. Taylor
(Tenn.), Tillman, Townshend, Van Eaton
Warner (Ohio), Weaver, Iowal, Wcllborn
wilkins, Winans, Wise, Wolford ant
Worthington.
Tho republicans voting in the negative
we're Davenport. Johnson, Ketcham, Mil
Ter, Ramney and Sawyer. The house thel
went into committee OF the whole (Mr
Reagan in the chair) on the sundry civil
appropriation bill. FL s.5z
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