The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-03-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

ground as the president in his message,
When the message had been rsad Mr.. Ed.
nunds said:
1t reminded him OF the communications
Of King Charles the first to parliament,
and that the president lnintention.
ally. no doubt, had entirely mis-
stated the question involved by himself
ind the senate. think am safe in say ing
that IL 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 ofcongrcss or
questions pending before them otherwise
:lian by message on the state OF the Union,
to make from time to time. This message
10 devoted solely to n question for the sen.
ate itself, in regard to itself, that it has
under consideration. 1t il singularity. I
think it will strike reflective people in this
country as somewhat extraordinary, il, in
these days Of reform, anything at all can
he thought extraordinary. Tho senate of
the United States, in it's communications
to the heads OF departments, not his heads
mcnts, created by law, directed them
to transmit certain official papers, and
that il all. The president Of tho United
States undertakes to change the question
into consideration by tho senate OF
his reasons or motives for putting q civil
officer. as it might b. called. ''undcr ar
rest. with which the senate has not un-
dertnkcn 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
to the removal Of one officer and the ap-
pointment OF another. That il what he
has done, and tho senate in calling for
those puprrs-to say nothing OF the wider
considerations abOnt 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 wore introduced to repea
| the patent laws ond establish another
system OF rewards for Inventions to repeal
the internal revenue laws: to create de-
i,artnlcnt 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 n memorial calling
Tor the impeachment OF the secretary Of
the treasury for high crimes and misic.
mr;,nors 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 ut Venice; Mortimer
| A. Turner OF Arkansas, ut 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 u bill author.
king the president to invite the presidents
| of the sixteen American republics to meet
OF the One-hundredth anniversary OF the
constitution Of the United States.
HousE-Attcr reports from the commit.
tees, including one which presented the con.
sular and diplomatic appropriation bill,
and other routine business. the pension aE,-
preparation bill was debated, and the dis.
cussion was almost entirely political in
\ character.
4 message which WAS read from the Pres
ideat on the subject oftllc outrages against
the Chinese is none too timely. 1t deals
solely with the Rock Springs massacre,
but the principle involved in the
more rcceat outbreaks is OF course
the same. In vigorous and unmstnk.
able language the president calls attention
to that unhappy affair, dwelling particn-
larly Oh the Tact that not only are the
Cinnamon in this country entitled to as
full and complete protection to lie and lib.
erty az aliens OF any Other nationality, but
under our treaty with China, even more SO.
He also p 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
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 prcsi.
dent cOncurS with the secretary OF state in
the opinion that they are entirely without
foundation, but suggests that it might be
we'll Tor congress to display some generos;.
ty townrd the victims Of the unprovoked
and unjustitiable outrages.
SENATE.-Little business OF moment ms
transacted. Nearly the whole day was de.
voted to the consideration OF the etluca.
ton bill, to which several amendments
were made. Bills were introduced allow.
ing commercial travellers to do business in
n'y state or territory; appropriatin2
S232.394 to pay postmasters' salaries
which have been adjusted amending the
sinkin. fuHd act.
MIR. Beck Offered Il resolution which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary of the
treasury to inform the senate how much, il
ans, the actual payments and purchases OF
the principal of the public debt since July
!, 1877, have been in excess OF the require
/
and how the existing laws can be carried
out in relation to said fund from this time
until the $3.50, 0O0. 900 per cent bonds
| mature.
The president sent the senate the follow.
| ing nominations:
Lieut.. Col. Alexander Chambers, Twenty.
first infantry, to he colonel of the Seven.
tecnth infantry: Maj. John S. Poland,
Eighteenth infantry, lieutenant colonel Of
the Twenty-fr, infantry; Capt. George X.
Brady. Twenty-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.
tena>t; Second Lieut.. James Lockett,
Foul III cavalry, first lieutenant; Joshua
L. Child of Missouri, minister resident and
consal general to Silm William Gordon OF
New York, consul at Medellin.
SESArE.-Mr. Sewell, from the committee
on the library. reported favorably n Joint
resolution accepting from William II,
Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant objects OF
value and art presented by foreign govern.
inents to the late Gen. u. s. Grant. On
the suggestion Of Mr.. Ingalls,, it was chang.
ell to the form OF a bill and passed.
Mr.. Sewell from the committee on mill
tary affairs. reported favor,.bIy the house
bill Tor the relief Of Gen. Fitz John Porter.
with u report giving the views OF a MAORI.
ty OF the committee. Mr.. Sewell added
that Mr.. Logan would later submit the re-
port oil the minority.
The debate on the education bill was re.
sulncll.
!IousE.-The pension bill was again con.
siGered: and the political debate continued.
The bill finally passed. The speaker an.
nounccd the special committee on the Pan.
Elect rio telephone investigation as follows:
Boyle, Oates, Eden, Hall, Hale, Hammock,
Miliard, Hanback,, and Morfat. Ado urncd.
SESArE.-Thc education bill was amend.
ed and passed by the slim vote of 3G to IL
the whole Senate being composed of 78
memhers-29 lodged. The vote in detail
il as follows:
Yens-3G. Berry, Gibson, Payne, Black
burn, Hour, Pugh, Blair, Jackson, Ran
som, Bowen, Jones (Ark.). Riddle.
berger. Call, kenna, Sawyer. Col
quit, Logan, Spooner, Conger. Malone,
Teller, Cnllom, Henderson, Vance, Dolph,
Miller IN. W. Van Wyck, Eustis, Mitchell
(or.), Voorhees,. Evarts, Morrill,, Walt
hall, George, Palmer, Wilson Qowa).
Nays.-11. Cockrell, Hale, Maxey, Coke,
Harris: Plumb. Frye, Ingalls,, Wilson (Ald.l