Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-15
aeEgDISGS OF CONGRESS

rbe senate resumed consldera.
- yer and harbor appropriation
q ~ sellowing amendments, among
s. we're agreed to:
9, s ~ 81 900, 900 for improving
4,e.e hxrbor. so as to secure thirty
1s " AT The Sandy Ho ok entrance
shs-hcr. upon such plan as the seere-
g - var may approve; appropriating
cao Tor the improvement OF the Po-
~. Ter In the vicinity OF Washington.
y s;ssussion on an amendment, Mr.
declared;
ssranb)e was that the country had
p "a ! money. The country would sui
-. Nv reason oftbe amount OF mopoy
.ssasury land which was increasing
y Ia bv taxation) than il would II
.s.,su r,,srt had barely money enough
80 80 an its ordinary business. Only
sao llt,a OF the debt could be paid of
. ,ss.ss,,tsmber, 1891, and for that there
ssoI oO0. 900 lying idle in the treas.
Therefore he did not care whether
mi snprovriated ten, fifteen or twenty
- ~ RI long as the money was proper
let the money be spent this way
- into the hands of-the people.
9 ,,rssiflent vetoed the senate bin for
s,;nt "A Martin l.. Bundy. The presi-
'~ays The claimant, who was a quar-
srfsr after the settlement OF his ae-
~ Was found to be indebted to the
srnsneut. Thereupop he put in a claim
,'-rre for horses, more than sufficient
as,sst his indebtedness. There is no sug-
-, that he had or used any horses, and
al and hailed to make claim for for
- fine time be settled his accounts,
4. ,resents n case OF incredible igno-
!. ~ lis rights or n wonderful lack Of
! a;snosition TO gain every possible ad-
s,see which is usually found among
20 who deal with the government. The
-, /. not allowed. on the ground that
[.r..ld set n precedent which could hard
/ IS irnored. and which, il followed, would
E,,;sb another means Of attack upon the
sasury quite as effective as many which
4, now In active operation.
E;ansr.-The house went into committee
re whole on the general deficiency bill.
klsssrs Bragg and Guenther offered
sepdments. which were adopted. appro
<sstins in the aggregate $4,000 to pay
<,l~rerts and awar Is recovered against
8 United States for fiowage damage
kused by the improvement OF the Fox and
fisconsin rivers.
4, amep,;,aent to the sundry civil bill,
fsraa i,y Mr.. Grosvenor in the house, and
Eoute5 as amended by Holman and Her
- Is likely to stir up some opposition to
"a I'LL in the senate. The amendment
orsyer. seems likely to correct an abuse
lad has gone down to a custom in all the
b,,,ts al The United States, and il all that
4 claimed is true, il will result in a sub
Isntial reduction OF the fees and mileage
ms rshals. Whenever an indictment is
resested against person who has been
rresred. 1t has been the custom for the
.arshall Of the court to step into the
ri, Office and secure a bench warrant for
Is indicted party and place him under ar
At. Fecs and mileage from the man s
ome are then charged upon this warrant,
Though this person indicted is at that
me IN court, as his recognizauee compels
i'm to be ON the first day of the term when
'dictments are presented.
SENATE. Hoar called up the
pode case and made a speech OF hall an
,ur. in which be recited the objections to
: confirmation of Mr.. Goode, which he
ouped under four heads, as follows:
First-His incompeteney to fill the inn
,rtant position to which he was appoint
This WAS shown by the arguments he
4 made as the representative of the gov
rment in the United States supreme
urt.
political record. He was
oven to have resorted to ballot-box stuff
4. bribery and other frauds upon the
sction laws
rhirsf-1The charge that he had since his
,pointment as soiie'tor general demanded
Zee ior ms ithnehSe ia securing the re-
isefship OF the Exehahge DARK oil Norfolk
iriend;
Fourth-His connection with the Pam
eetrie eeandal, 10 pfosutatine the power
ID dignity oil the government to promote
e interests oil ms trends VINO were inter
ted IN the scheme.
Ihe committee IN theit report ana Mf.
oar IN ms speech were very severe ~ com
emitting upon TINS incident IN MT "oohe s
neiai career, asserted that TINS atone was
ough TO demonstrate ms unhtness 20
'ic such an once OF such dignity anu I'M
'rtanee. During MI. Hoar $ speech ne
IS frequently interrupted IN an offensive
amer by senator hiddieoerger' ana
CODES nomination was rejected
HOUSE Inc DAY was mostly consumed
debates upon motions 10 refer I" the
mmittee on mfaIld pensions seNefal OF
e president pension oili veto messages,
be rspubiicans opposed ana the Demo
ats favored reference. Inc bii,s ana MESA
: ereaiirelerred as indicated During the
s'nsn On wy o.ief siuo ~ guy ei,ai'v s
= - ss' -. ;.d's "a a., na ~,
s Nae ens piesrie,ie 'uu '.e
n.y. anu 10 cla. Una. they "SIe Vp-
81 70 san.inE pehs,ohs osn.ns
uio - ur.nei rom .ie " r
: ehslfe eisht years ., oen. 1rahs au,
inis'1aeio1 oItt < priYaoe penaIo ~
srs granted. purihe tbc or.y.seEeli.p
ngress, "hich was hepupicah IN pou ul
ahehes, ohiy ioi priVate pensions uiils
~ passeui out turing eiie iase, or oIty
tnsh congress which coh'a.ieu ma
ivy Oh democrats III Ohe house;
= OF such. pension DIES passen, hIu
i.ifg .his congress, since i a,eceiiipe'
y, congress mac passed oo2 PR
I.e pension piliS, OF w1,ich soout 30 hae,
snet oeen signed oy fresldeht ,ieNelatlu
nag eeeoIne Jaws WITHOUT me ae.lol
~ nlaeh, ene COMMISSIONS il oi ponsioun'
"a granted over llo,oou certlheates 70
ns'ouers SINCE ne assumed once oclils IL
: esile more 70 an ilau ever teiose l,eeh 70.
go py any OF ms predecessors turing .ne
INC iensth OF time. he payment 70 pen
oners during the flscal year Just ended ex'
sf,o ooo " '"e re'''' ~ "
''SSS'S
IT. -
VI Dlalr ron 'ne coin,nie.ee on I'en-
", su2,iit'eu repo., on e"enty .'nIes
u ,sa. DIS Net''ea oy tne presluenI' ano
s,,ans tl'ae eis oi.is oe paeseu NJ NJ
s.s naS .he pressuene soplee,ion t sui
the members who had originally re-
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