The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-03-25
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

OF Washington chaplain. Among petitions
presented and referred to committees were
a number from local assemblies OF Knights
OF Labor throughout the country favoring
the building OF the Hennepin canal.
MIR. Ingalls, submitted a joint resolution
proposing constitutional amendment
providing that April 30 shall DO the day
Tor the beginning OF the successive admin
istrations OF the government, instead OF
March 4.
A message from the house notified the
senate OF the death Of Representative
Hahn OF Louisiana. On motion OF Mr..
Eustis, out Of respect to the memory OF
the deceased, the senate adjourned. I'm
mediately after reading the journal the
house adjourned out OF respect to the
memory OF Mr.. Hahn.
SENATE.-On motion OF Mr.. Van Wyck.
the house bill increasing the pensions of
soldiers widows, etc., was taken up. Att
er considerable debate and the rejection OF
several amendments, the bill passed as it
came from the house. 1t now needs only
the presidents signature to become law
1t increases the pensions OF widows and de-
pendent Relatives from IS to $12 a month.
Mr.. Cockrell, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported favorably the bill to
amend article los of the rules and articles
of war.
The pension bin reported to the senate by
Mr.. Blair provides:
Every person specified under the several
clauses enumerated under section 4, 693 OF
the Revised Statutes who served six
months in the military or naval service
during the war of the rebellion and who
was honorably discharged, who is or shall
become disabled from any cause not the
result of his own gross carelessness, shall,
upon making known the facts, be placed
upon the pension roll. and receive a pen
sion during the continuance OF such dis
ability at a rate proportional to the de-
gree OF disability, such pension to COM
mence at the date of filing OF the applca-
ton. The highest rate OF pension granted
under this section is fixed at $24 for total
incapacity to perform manual labor.
Mr.. Cullom spoke in support OF the SEN
ate's claim to official papers on file in the
departments, and Mr.. Maxey addressed the
senate on the other side. Mr.. Dolph criti-
cised the president for the removal OF ex-
Union soldiers from office.
HOUSEHOLDS were introduced to estab
fish postal saving banks; to punish dis
elimination by telegraph companies in the
transmission of messages, and forbidding
those companies to sell new dispatches; a
resolution for constitutional amendment
prohibiting polygamy. The bill to close up
the business Of the court Of Alabama claims
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were suspended and resolution adopted
fixing certain days for the discussion Of q
free silver coinage bill.
Mr.. Browne OF Indiana rising to a privil-
eyed question in the house, offered a reso-
luton proposing an investigation of charges
against Luther F. Warder, assistant door
keeper OF the house Of representatives, and
o. Q. Steeley, clerk to Speaker Carlisle
both of Indiana, to the effect that the
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vile, during the last congress, sums OF
money aggregating $3.50 for alleged ser.
vices in securing an appropriation OF $780,
600 during the last congress for improv-
ing the leyee of Jacksonville. The reso-
luton was adopted without debate and re-
ferred to the committee on reform in the
civil service.
SENArE.-Mr Van Wyck offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee on public
lands be directed to examine the nature
and extent Of the alleged use and destruc-
ton of timber on the public lands adjoining
the line of the Northern Pacific railroad,
particularly by the Montana Improvement
company, and what, il any additional leg
islation is necessary to protect timber on
the public domain, and that the commit
tee have power to send for persons and
papers.
electoral count bill, and Mr.. Hoar address
ed the senate on the bill. At the conclusion
OF Mr. Hoar's remarks the bill was passed
without a division.
The unfinished business being the Ed
munds resolution, repo1 ted from the judi
ciary committee, was then laid before the
senate, and Mr.. Dolph resumed the floor
and continued his remarks in favor OF the
majority report OF the committee.
l1e1 %haS 70 -pyrt int acu Z
session there was lively tilt between SEN
ators Beck and Edmunds, which was very
much enjoyed by the spectators in the
galleries Mr.. Edmunds having objected to
Nr.,Beck' s referring'.to what had been done in
executive session in the Duskin case, some
sharp passages occurred between them, dur
ing which the acts of the senate in executive
session were SO strongly limited at by
Beck as to alarm the other senator's and to
prevent further exposure, the senate order
ed the galleries cleared and the doors
closed, and went into executive session.
The controversy was not resumed. In the
executive session Mr.. Conger moved to re-
consider the vote by which r. F. Dement,
was recently confirmed to be surveyor
general of Utah. The motion to reconsider
suspends the action Of the senate in the
case, and Dement'S nomination will be
hung up until the motion to reconsider is
disposed OF.
HoUsE-After numerous reports on vari-
GUS bills, the Indian appropriation bill
was discussed, and Mr.. Wellborn OF Texas
made a strong speech In favor OF the CIVIL
ization OF the Indians.
SENATE.-The following bills passed. A
bill providing for a commission OF five per-
sons to investigate the alcoholic liquor
traffic, it's relation to revenue and taxa
ton, and it's general, economic, criminal,
moral, and scientific aspects; providing for
the study in the schools OF the territories
and the District OF Columbia of the nature
of alcoholic stimulants and narcotics; to
remove the charge of desertion from the
records OF the adjutant general OF the army
against soldiers who re-enlsted in the late
war without having received a discharge
from their first regiment. providing the Sec
rotary of war shall be satisfied that the re-
enlistment was not to secure bounty.
The debate on the resolutions censuring
the attorney general was resumed, and Mr.
Spooner spoke in support OF them. AT the
close OF the speech Messrs. Edmunds,
Evarts, Hoar and others gathered around
the Young Wisconsin senator, and paid the
highest sort of compliments. Mr.. Eva-ts
said afterward that Mr.. Spooner's argu
anent ON the distinction between the power
to suspend and the power to remove OF
ficials, and his exposition OF the constitu
tionalty of the tenure OF Office actexhaust
ed the whole subject of debate, and he
should not speak.
In executive session the Senate confirmed
John Woessner, Texas, consul at Saltillo
v. O. King, Texas, secretary OF the legation
and consul general at Bogota; Brig. Gen
Alfred H. Terry, major general; Elid b.
Bannister, Indiana, Indian Inspector.
HoUsE-After various bills had been re
ported from committees, the bill authoriz
ing the court OF claims to investigate Other
than war claims was discussed, as was also
the Indian appropriation BILL The bankin:
and currency committee OF the house had
a conference with Treasurer Jordan at his
residence. The principal subject OF discus
sion was, as to the best means OF keeping
silver in circulation as long as possible
Treasurer Jordan favored making the
banks the circulating agency, instead OF the
treasury. He thought this would secure
the longest and cheapest circulation.
SEsATE-The national live stock highway
bill passed, as did all the private pension
bills on the calendar. Excitement wai
caused by the clerk reading portion OF
communication from the secretary OF thu
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