The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-06
CONGRESS.


Richland, Iowa, asking that the bill grant
iag pension to James ID. Haworth, late
OF Company II, Third Iowa Infantry, which
was vetoed by the president, be passed
notwithstanding.
Mr.. Malone, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported favor
ably McMillan's senate bin increasing the
limit OF the cost Of the Minneapolis post
office building.
The senate passed the following pension
bills: Morris L. Mintour, Eighteenth Wis.
consin; Mary NJ. Gillham, widow OF James
Gillham, Eighteenth Iowa; also o pension
OF $50 month to Lizzie Wright, only sur.
viving daughter OF George Wright also to
Joshua Armstrong, dependent father oi
John Armstrong, late OF the Seventh cav.
airy; also to Elizabeth Collins, widow OF
w. II. Collins, Sixth Minnesota. A bill al.
so passed to pay to L. w. Haldeman, oi
Avoca, Iowa. 5000 for services performed
during the war. Bills also passed to place
on the pension rolls the name OF A. N. But.
Ter, Twenty-seventh Iowa. The senate
passed bills to place on the pension rolls
the name OF Jacob Mix, who served as
captain in the Brown county (Minn., mill
tia during the attack OF the Indians upon
New Ulm in '62, and was severely wounded
in the arm; Irene Cookins, widow Of Oscar
Cookins, Seventh Minnesota; and Barbara
Fuchs mother OF John Fuchs, Sixth Wis
consin.
In secret session the senate disposed OF
five OF its contested nominations. The
case of Thomas Hanlon to be collector OF
the Seventh Indiana internal revenae dis
trict, when brought to vote, was rejected
by tie. The nomination OF Morris Thorn
as OF Baltimore to be an Indian inspector,
after ali hours debate, was confirmed
hvya Of hirtu fn1r 70, txy
Postmaster Rosetta, of De Kalb, Illinois,
was unanimously rejected. His offense was
the writing and publication OF an obituary
of Gen. Grant, in which the hero was al.
luded to as tyrant and compared with
Julius Caesar. The remainder of the ses-
sion was chiefly spent in debate upon the
nomination of three territorial judges, one
each for Montana, Utah and Washington
Territory. The first two were confirmed.
House. After substituting the house bill
Tor the senate measure by vote of 174 to
Go, the house passed the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bin by a vote of 1S5 to 40. The
only speech upon the bill was Mr.. Pay
sons, advocating the substitution OF
the house measure for the senate.
After the vote on the substitute, little in.
terest was shown in the result by the friends
OF the senate bin, and the house stampeded
to the support OF the bill. Mr. Payson
asked for conferences on the bill, and they
were granted by the house. 1t is generally
agreed that no agreement can be arrived
at with the senate this session, and thas
the bill will 60 over until the next.
SENATE.-The fortifcation bill was dis.
cussed atlength and passed. Senator vii.
son OF Iowa. from the committee on post.
offices, reported favorably a bill to amend
the revised statutes so as to authorize the
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allow third-class postmasters a reasona-
BILE sum out OF the surplus revenues OF their
Offices for rent, fuel clerk and other
necessary expenses.
HOUSE. The house went into committee
OF the whole (Mr. Blount in the chair) on
the senate amendments to the eundry civil
appropriation bill. The amendments we're
considered without discussion, and the rec.
concentrations OF the committee on appro.
priations were agreed to until the clause re.
lating to silver certificates was reached.
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment proyid-
The certificates shall be issued on all the
standard silver dollars in the treasury and
paid out on the expenditures and obliga-
tions OF the government, and when receiy
ed in the treasury shall be reissued.
Rejected, 81 to 81, and the clause was
agreed to in the shape recommended by
the committee on appropriations.
Action OF the house ON the silver
certificates indicates that a very decided
change in the sentiment in the house on
this question has taken place within the
past few weeks, as the Bland proposition
which was defeated, was inserted in the
bin by an overwhelming vote, it's oppo-
nents not having sufficient strength to or.
der roll call.
Messrs. Townshend and Cobb took the
same ground, and the latter reiterated the
assertion which he has made before upon
the floor, that 80 per cent. of the entries
in the Northwest were fraudulent. This
aroused the indignation OF the representa-,
tives OF that section. and Messrs. Ryan,
Perkins, Dorsey and Nelson vigorously de-
MED the correctness OF the assertion.
When the senate amendment to the sun
dry civil bill striking out the provision for
extra special land agents for Mr. Sparks
was under consideration in the houssSMr.
Nelson OF MINI. attacked the proposition
for increase in a fye-minutes speech. He
characterized the special agents as, In
many cases, drunken political bumsners
who levied tribute on the great timber
companies and drove the poor settler
from bis land, simply to IL Axe record for
himself. He was q creature of the com
missiocner OF the generalland Office, vested
with an enormous power, yetwithoutcom-
mission or responsibility. On 81, 500 per
year he Travelled around, stopping at S4
day hotels and making the govern mcnt pay
heavy expenses for ap absolutely worthless
service.
SENATE. Senator Wilson Of Iowa offered
the following resolution
That the commissioner Of agriculture
be directed to report to the senate
at the commencement OF the next
session Of congress the amount In bush.
els OF wheat harvested in each wheat
producing country during the present year,
and the amount harvested during the pre-
ceding five years, the average increase or de-
crease In the world consumption OF wheat
during said years. the probable require
ment of each wheat-importing country
prior to Sept. I, 1887, and the probable