The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-07-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

OF the Puritan.
| The senate considered the amendment to
! the river and harbor bill. The first amend
| ment that was questioned was an item APP
| propriatiug 81 50, 600 for the purchase OF
| the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship
canal and harhor oi refuge.
Mr.. Edmunds opposed tie amendment
He said:
| At least 200 600 acres OF land in that re-
| gion and he did not know how much more
| had been granted to Wisconsin to build
| this canal, and now the government was
asked to bay the property which it had al
ready paved for for the reason as he sup
| posed, first, that it would be refuge to all
mariners and second, Il refuge . the stock
| holders. lie put it i'll that way 50 us to be
| polite.
Mr. Ingalls, characterized the amend
ment as shameless private speculation.
The president sent nomination to the
| senate III the following words
| In accordance with the provisions OF an
act OF congress approved July 1, 1886,
| nominate the person herein named for APP
pointment in the army OF the United States.
! Fitz John Porter, late colonel i'll the army
| OF the United States, to rank as such from
| MAY Ii, 1861, that being the grade in rank
held by him at the time OF his dismissal
| from the army.
HorsE.-T proposition to pass over the
| president = veto OF the bill granting n pen
sion to C. W. Tiller was debated and post
| poned The rest OF the day WAS passed III
| work on the general deficiency bill.
| SENArE-A substitute by Mr.. Spooncr to
! the amendment to the river and harbor
! bill appropriating $3.50, 600 for the pur-
chase of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michi-
! gan ship canal and harbor OF refuge was
| adopted. The amendment increasing the
| Dnln nj az ~
| S15, 600 was agreed to. A message from
! the president was read vetoiug the bill al
! lowing the construction OF railroads
through Indian lands in Northern Mon.
! tana.
| HousE-Warm discussions arose over
! some OF the presidents recent messages We
| toeing private pension bills. Mr.. Bragg OF
| Wisconsin was one OF the principal defend.
| ers of the president. Mr.. Bragg said:
There seemed to be an idea in the house
| that it was the duty OF the president to
abdicate lbs office in favor OF ma
| iority OF the committee on Invalid
| pensions Whenever, i'll the exercise OF
and courage to place his hand upon legis-
| lation when he thought it improper,
| whether it were pension or railroad leslsla-
| ton. Congress had gone altogether too
lar in the way Of pension legislation, but
there was a class ef soldiers for whom
! there never was Il voice raised IN the house.
! They were the men whom April May, June
a.d July SCI, filled the ranks OF the army
/ aetulted OILY by patriotic desires to sus-
tain the national 5s Before the house
went further in pensionfng tie deadwood
/ OF the army, it should make some provlS-
| ion for the men who went TO the 'front.' IN
! is6 |,
lie sent 70 the clerk 5 desk and had read
| n letter from one Of those men Who Is at the
| Hanipt OH soldiers home, commenting his
! course in regard to pepsloms, rldleuilpS the
policy OF congress, aud making use 81 such
/ strong expressions as To lead NJ. Brown
/ lind. J to inquire whether 1t was a vet"
/ message that was being read.
! St,NATE-Ihe resolutions for inquiry in-
! TO the authority under which a so-called
! state legislature had been organized IN Ia.
kota We're Indefinitely postl.o iti' biil
! to accept and rttiiy ~ lg'eenent with The
/ Indians III Washington Territory Tor the
use of part OF the Yakima fcnerNAtion
BIZ the Northern Pacific railroad passed.
The merits OF the amendment arpropri
ating $500, coo for the purchase ol the
! Portage Lake cana. agd the Lake superior
ship canal were presented ~ Mr.. tonger,
/ who submitted resolutions of the irsiSl9-
| lures OF Illinois. Michigan, Minnesota ana
| Wisconsin urging congress TO make inc
waterway composed OF these two canals
| free to the commerce III &he country. and
! petitions of various chambers G, cnn2fn2rce
! and boards OF trade to the SANS eilecI.
| The amendment was adopted without dl-
| vision.
HousE-Mr Compton (Md.) submitted
| resolutions expressing the regret with which
| the house has heard of the death oil Hon
| William H. Cole, late representative from
! Maryland, and providing for the appolnt-
ment OF Il committee OF seven representa-
4 tt:r4s IN
| funeral ceremonies.
! The house then, as &, I..4rk OF respect to
the memory OF the deceased aujsu.aed.
SEHATE.-Senator Hoar called up the
s5oode case and made a speech OF hall an
hour, in which he recited the objections to
the confirmation OF Mr Goode which he
grouped under four heads, as fellows:
First-His incompetency to fill The inf
por.ant position to which he was appoint
ed, This was shown by the arguments he
has m de as the representative OF the gov
eminent in the United states supreme
court.
Second-his political record He was
proven to have resorted to ballot-boX stpf-
fling. bribery and other frauds upon the
election laws.
Third-The charge that he had since his
appointment as solicitor general demanded
Il fee for his influence in securing the re-
ceivels,.;p Of the Exchange. bank OF Norfolk
for friend.
Fourth-His CONNECTION with the Pam
| Electric scandal, in prostituti..g the power
| and dignity OF the government TO promo e
the interests OF his friends who were inter
ested in the scheme.
The COMMITTEES IL their report and Mr.
Hoar in his speecn were very SeV9re In com
menting upon this incident in Mr.. Goadeg
official career asserted thai this alone W as
enough to demonstrate his unfitness TO
hold such an office OF such dignity and inn
,,,.9ance. During Mr.. Hoars speech he
was freaasrtly interrupted in an offensive
manner by Senascr Riddleberger, and
Goodies nomination was releStec.
HousE.-The day was mostly eonsunGd
in debates upon motions to refer to tbs
committee on invalid pensions several OIL
the presidents t,onson bill veto messages.
The republicans opposed and the demo-
Gratis favored reference. The bills at,d messa-
pes were a II refsrrad ais Indicated During ting
debate Mr.. Springer sdEm, SAID Gentle
tlemen on the other side Of tta chamber
had taken advantage of the discussion to
attack the president and the Democratic
,,a.ty, and to charge that they we're OPP
posed ~ granting pensions; Nothihg
could be further from the truth. During
the entire eight years % Cen. Grants adj
,ninistration only SIP prIvaIs pensions
were granted. During the Forty seventh
congress, vi;eh was Republican in both
branches, only 15i private pensions, bills
we're passed. but during ths last, or Forty
eighth congress, which contained 8 ma'
jority OF Democrats In the house,
552 OF such. pension bills passed. and
during this congress, since December
iast, congress had passed G65 prl,,
yate pension bills, OF which about SO had
esther been signed ~ President Cleveland
or ba,.. become laws wat4qGat his action.
Cen Rlack &te commissioner OF pess.qns,
had bad oran ad over: Tic, 900 certificates ~
n n@u since he ass ''me1 efiice being 70
per cent more tn an had ever ''oro 49, -,
sued by any OF his predecessors du. D' '''
same length of time. The payment topen-
sioners during the fiscal year just ended ex-
ceeded those Of the previous fiscal year ny
IS, 100000.
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