The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-06-18
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whisky. The senate then resumed consid-
eration Of the bill for the relief Of the An
napolis cadets. After long debate it
was laid on the table. A bill was passed
providing for u commission Of three per.
sons to be approved by the president, to
investigate the truth Of alleged discoveries
OF the specific cause Of yellow fever. The
disqualiiy justices Of the United States SUI
preme court from sitting on the trial Of
causes which had been previously heard
before them at circuit.
HoUsE:-Mr. Kelley replied to the speech
of Mr.. Wheeler against the late Secretary
Stanton. Mr.. Kelley opened by reading an
extract from tho speech Of MIR. Wheeler,
and claracterixing tho attack AZ a conspir-
acy Of midnight slandercrs to attack the
character OF dead man. Mr.. Kelley ignor.
ed tho charges made against Stanton
by Wheeler, except az to his relations with
the Union generals. In regard to this point
he read a letter written by Stanton to his
warm friend and adviser, Rev. Harmon
Dyer, an Episcopal clergyman Of New York
datad May 10, 1862, defending himself
from the charge that he obstructed Gen.
McClellan's plans, etc. He then read II
short abstract from letter OF Gen. Grant
ficer held Stanton's character. He asked
the house to vindicate its orders; to pro.
tect themnHainst this conscious, deliberate,
persistent invasion.
Mr.. Morrison cut short further discussion
by moving to refer Mr.. Kclley's resolution
TO the committee on rules. Agreed tots
to 80. The house then went into commit.
tcc OF the whole on the legislative. exocu.
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
SEaATE.-The senate considered bills ON
the calendar under the live-minute rule.
-
lowing
To lcgalxe the corporation OF national
trades unions. Amending section 9, 1893 OF
the Revised Statutes relating to the trans
portation Of obscene publications
through the mails. (Thc bill extends
the scope Of the old section). Establish
ing judicial districts In Montana. Creating
additional land districts In Dakota. Re-
icrring to the court Of claims for cxamina.
ton and report to congress certain claims
for property seized by Gen. Johnston In
the Utah expedition OF 1867.
Vests bill providing an additional Judge
for Montana was passed without dis.
cussion. The hill, whose passage is al.
ready assured in the house, is as follows.
That hereafter tho supreme court Of Mon
tana shall consist Of u chief justice and
three associate justices, three Of whom shall
constitute IL quorum. They shall hold Of
flee for four years. They shall hold a term
annually ut the scat Of government Of said
territory; provided however, that no JUS.
tice shall net rs member OF the supreme
court OF Montana in any action or pro-
cccdng brought to such court by
writ OF error, bill Of exception or appeal
rendered by him as u judge Of u district
court. Said territory shall DO divided In.
to four judicial districts, and district
court shall bo held in each district Of the
territory by ono OF tho justices OF the gu.
premo court At such time and place a.
may be prescribed by law. An offsnses
committed before tho passage OF this act
shall be presented, tried and determined in
the same manner and with tho same effect
us il this act had not beon passed.
Bills were reported favorably In tho sen.
ate appropriating tho following sums for
public buildings: Duluth, Mimi, 500, 900;
for repairs and enlargement OF the pubic
building at Des Moines, Iowa, $153. 600;
making an additional appropriation oi
$4,000 for the public building at KeokuE,
Iowa.
HoUsE.-Thsd debate in the house Wsdnes.
day on the clause Of the legislative appropri.
alton bill practically multiplying the value Of
the civil scrvice commission was intensely
partisan. Mr.. HIT made an extended
speech, calling the Democratic party to 90
count for its efforts to stultify itssli in tits
provision. Mr.. Springer seemed to be lead.
Ing the debate upon the Democratic side.
and his speech was u studied Of.
fort to excuse the committee and
his party for Its efforts to further
its partisan ends. Returned his attention
to the pension Office as fair example OF
the way in which his party had dealt out
the offices in the classified service, and
credited Commissioner Black with strong
determination to place the business Of his
office above partisan considerations. Mr..
Reed OF Maine found full scope for the bub.
bling sarcasm OF his nature In repeated
questions OF an annoying nature, and the
anything but pleasant franc Of mind, al.
though Randall Tents hand whenever Reed
led Springer into deep water. The event
ofthe day, however was the speech OF Butter
worth Of Ohio, whose presentation Of the
civil tervice side OF the question has
never been equaled in the house.
sENArE.-Mr. Back called up his bill to
prohibit members OF congress from accept.
ing retailers or employment from railroad
companies which have received land grants
or pecuninry aid from congress.
Mr.. Edmunds moved its reference to tho
committee on judiciary. Lost-21 to "a
after n discussion, during which Mr.: Beck
said it would be as well to vote the bill
down Mt once, as to refer it to that com.
rnittec. AFTER further debate tho bill passed
By to IL.
The nays were Brown, Cameron, Dawes,
Edmunds, Evarts, Hoar, Mitchell (Or.),
Riddleberger, Sawyer, Sewell, Teller.
The. agricultural appropriation bill
passed, and the consideration OF the North
ern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill was re-
take up Mr.. Riddleberger u resolution favor.
ing open executive sessions. A bill was In
troduced appropriating So, AGE, 900 to in
crease tho naval establishment.
;3ENATE.-The Northern Pacific forfeiture
bill was debated. Messrs George and Eus.
tbs sssailed the railroad company, and Mr..
mented generally on the enormous quaint
ty OF land-17O, OOO, 900 acres-given by
congress to tho various railroad corpora
tions from 1860 to 1876. It was a
larger urea OF land than France or Ger
many. The present value 81 tho railroad
grants, ut the average price already
realized by the companies was $773,796,
SOB. Tho Northern Pacific company hed
come to congress assuring it that the com
pany had the power to build it's road with
out mortgage or incumbrance OF any sort
Should senator's go on and by IL crimina
neglect OF their duties allow this company
TO become the owner Of an area Of land
equal to two states? Unprotected against
any iaithlessness on the part of congress
He made this protest on behalf OF the mill
ions OF homeless people Of the United
States.
Mr.. Sherman admitted that the compan,
had forfeited the grant OF it's land so far III
it had not completed itS road.
He would not in any cass vote to forfeit
grant where the road had besn completed
even after the time fixed for its completion
Such a proposition would he grossly in
equitable, because the rights OF third pnr
tics had interviewed. Congress did not on
ly not forfeit tho lands in 1s79when ithat
an undoubted right to forfeit them, bn
allowed the company to go on and built
its road, and the government had accepted
the road. piece by piece, as 1t had beer
built. The grant thus became co4iplet'
md abs olute, and it would he a grea.
wrong now to forfeit the lands that hat
been earned.
Mr.. spooner. In offering resolution o
coincidence on the death Of Hon. JOSEPH
Rankin, late a representative in congress
from Wisconsin, delivered an eloquent ant
touching tribute to the memory 0f the do
ceased.