Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-03-11
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

1t reminded him OF the communications
OF Kiag Charles the first to parliament,
and that the president unintention-
ally, no doubt, had entirely mis-
| stated the question involved by himself
and the senate. / think | nm safeinsdying
that Is the FIRST time in the history OF the
| republic that any president OF the United
States has undertakento 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 a question for the sen.
ate itself, in regard to itself, that it has
under consideration. II is asi~ngularity. ]
think il will strike reflective people in this
country as somewhat extraordinary, ii, IN
these days OF reform, anything at all can
be thought extraordinary. The senate OF
the United States, in it's COMMUNICATIONS
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 il 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 ADJ wise and consent
to the removal OF one officer and the APP
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 JUSTICES 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 a de-
partment OF industry and a bureau OF
labor; 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 a memorial calling
for the impeachment OF the secretary OF
the treasury for high crimes and INSIDE
meanors in the execution OF the silver law,
but objection vas made.
SENArE-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 a bill author.
izing tho 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 APP
.propriation bill was debated, and the dis
cussion was almost entirely political in
character.
A message which was read rom the Pres
ident on the subject ofthe outrages against
the Chinese is none too timely. 1t 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
to that unhappy affair, dwelling particu-
larly on the fact that not only are the
Cinnamon in this country entitled to as
full inc complete protection to life and lib
erty as aliens of any other nationality, but
under our treaty with China, even more SO.
He also points out the fact that the
Rock Springs affair a almost entirely the
work OF men who we're themselves
no more citizens OF the United
States thar were their Chinese
victims, and briefly but strongly condemns
chat 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 secretary OF state in
the opinion that they are entirely without
foundation, but suggests that it might be
well for congress to display some generosi.
ty toward the victims OF the ~unproyoked
and uniustifable outrages.
sESArE.-Little business of moment was
transacted. Nearly the whole day was de-
voted to the consideration OF the educa-
ton bill, TO (which several sipendments
were made. Bills were fntrodsced allow
ing commercial travellers to do business in
any state or territory; appropriating
S292, 1874 to pay postmasters' salaries
which have been adjusted; amending the
sinking fund act.
Mr.. Beck offered a resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary OF the
treasury to inform the senate how much, il
any, the actual payments and purchases OF
the principal of the public debt since July
/, 1877, have been in excess OF the require
ments Of laws regulating the sinking fund,
and how the existing law can be carried
out in relation to said fund from this time
until the $3.50, 600. 900 of,4k per cent bonds
mature.
The president sent the senate the follow.
ing nominations:
Lieut.. Col. Alexander Chambers, Twenty
first infantry, to be colonel OF the Seven
tenth infantry; Maj. John s.. Poland,
Eighteenth infantry, lieutenant colonel OF
the Twenty first infantry; Capt. George K.
Brady, T~wenty-third infantry, major of
the Eighteenth infantry; First Lieut..
William C.. Manning, Twenty third
infantry, captain; Second Lieut.. William A.
Nichols, Twenty-third infantry, first lieu
tenant; Second Lieut.. James Lockett,
Fourth cavalry, first lieutenant; Joshua
T. Child OF Missouri, minister resident and
consul general to Siam; William Gordon OF
New York, consul at Medeliin.
HousE.-The debate on the pension ap-
preparation bill was resumed, but more
was said m politics Than on pensions. The
army appropriation bill was reported.
SENArE.-Mr. SeweIl, from the committee
on the library, reported favorably a Joint
resolution accepting from William H..
Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant objects of
value and art presented by foreign govern
ments to the late Gen. U. s. Grant. On
the suggestion of Mr.. Ingalls,, it was chang
ed to the form OF q bill and passed.
Mr.. Sewell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorably the house
bill for the relief OF Gen. Fitz John Porter,
with a report giving the views of a MAORI
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.
The bill finally passed. The speaker an
nounced the special committee on the Pam
Electric, telephone Investigation as follows:
Boyle, Oates, Eden, Hall, Hale, Rannock,
Willard, Hanback,, and Moffat. Adjourned.
SESATE.-Tbe education bill was amend
ed and passed by the slim vote of 30 to IL
the whole Senate being composed OF 76
members-29 lodged. The vote in detail
is as follows:
Yeas-36. Berry, Gibson, Payne, Black.
burn, Hoar, Pugh, Blair. Jackson, Ran.
som, Bowen, Jones ARK. Riddle
berger, Cali, Kenna, Sawyer, Col
quit, Logan, Spooner, Conger. Malone,
Teller, Cullom, Henderson, Vance, Dolph,
Miller IN. ". VarrWyck, Eustis, Mitchell
(Or.), Voorhees,, Evarts, Morrill,, Walt.
hall, George, Palmer, Wilson Uowa).
Nsys.-11. Cockrell, Hale, Maxey, Coke,
Harris, Plumb, Frye, Ingalls,, Wilson CMd.)
Gray, Jones (Nev.).
The bill provides: For eight years after its
passage there shall be annually appropri-
ated from the treasury the following sums
in aid ofeommon school education in the
states, territories, District OF Columbia
and Alaska: The first year, $1,000, 900;
the second, SO, 600, 900; the third, S15,-
600, 900; the fourth, Sl3, 600, 900; the
fifth, Sill, 000, 900, the sixth, 50, 600, 900;
the seventh, 81, 000, 600, and the eight. So.
600, 600, making S77, 900, 600 besides which
there is a special appropriation OF 81, 00O,-
o 10 aid in the erection ofschoolhouses in
sparsely settled districts making the total
fund $4,000, 900. The money is given to
the several states and territories in the
proportion which the whole number OF per-
sons in each, who, being OF the age OF ten