Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-30
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tions al the constitutions az any ever lntyr,.
duced in congress-. He asked II the ii ifirial
coloring Of butter was not fraud ~. ss11
Mr.. Ingalls,, in elucid ating that question
produced q vial OF coloring ma ter. and
commented upon the circular accompanv-
ing it. The preparation was made ~ Hnr.
lineton, VI. and one vial was warranted
to color 800 pounds Of wilter butter ma
add live cents d pound to it's value. s..
HorsE-The fortifcation appropriat Hon
bill passed. The conference committees On
the bill repeating the prescriptions. timber
culture and desert land laws ieportefi scon,.
plete disagreement. The house insisted i s.
on it's points OF disagreement, and ordered
a further conference. s$s 4 q 4 SS
SENATE.-The senate passed the oleonnz ,r-
Rarino bill but not without reducing tna
tax from five to two cents per round
The measure was also amended 90 as "a
strike out the minimum penalty. which
was 500 tine and six months inprison
.nent. Al the bill now stands the courts
can fix such penalty as the circumstances.
Il maximum. Attempts were made toned !.
iiy the bill IN other respects, To reduce thn
license tax Npon retail dealers fro,u S4S to
$12 ~ year aud 20 prohibit tho use sc col
oring matter in genuine butter but thew NH
failed. The bill will now 60 to the commit.
tee Of conference ana Mr.. Miller will en-.
,leavor TO have the tax raised again to
five cents pound. little house cor, ierre.s
stick or ths point Mr.. Miller win Weld
and Recommend that the scn,,te submit:
h,:. mere arc a number OF senators VIII,
will tight against any such surrender. The
b:l! passed tho senate by q vote tof 81 to
"a. tn" nays we're nll democrats save
Hddlei1rser OF Virginia. ~ ",t' E%a'C
The efforts OF the house to send the river
and harbor bill, to IL conference COMMITTEES
we're partially successful but Randall and
Holman succeeded in taking considerable
time i'll amendments. After ,eae1inr OF
the oil III committee ofthe whole She house
~i"jngly acce,1ed to Mr.. Willis motion to
sh'. off general debate. and WAS preparing
10 non-concur in the senate amendments
as whole aud leave t:,e entire matter Tor
{. conference committee, When Randall pro.
posed to amend the senate amend.
ment by striking out tho clause pro.
vi:ling for the Hennepin canal. This
Was lost after = long discussion
30 to 100 The Illinois nnt. Iowa men
fairly Rugged themselves for Joy. Mr.. Hol-
Gar made !; similar attack on the Portage
Lake canal appropriation and the np.
propriation for improving the Mississippi
river, bat the opposition was too strong,
and he finally, withdrew big atte,npts.
E-'A'r; A1V AcpOEl6 Ill U!lc eleCClOu case
G: o'hnf"r Payne were debated at much
length. Mr. Pngh argued that Mr.. Payne
was not onnected in the remotest degree
by act or knowledge with anything wrong
Or crinin2l Mr.. Hoar contended that
charges ri corruption were made by men
and bodies OF sufficient weight to compel
The scr ,tr to inquire into them.
Mr.. Ian made defense OF the report
signed ", Nessrs; Evarts, Teller and him.
sell which held that no investigation was
ccn''"'t sor and severely denounced the
Nndn' All Gazette Tor abusing him.
Senate: Ho. from the committee OIL
reI,ra! sections .7G7, 1,76S, 1.7G9, ITO,
!, tn, l,772 OF the revised statutes (the
tenure OF Office act.) The repeal is not,
however. to affect any officer heretofore
suspended untler the provisi ons OF said
eccfions OR any appointment heretofore
made by virtue OF the provisions thereof.
HorsE.--A concurrent resolution to adj
journ July % was adopted. The consider
ton O! the river and harbor bin was con-
rhl'I and the bill sent to conference
committee, the senate amendments having
been non-concurred in. The insterstate
commerce bill was discussed
The house passed, at Mr.. Giltillan's sug
gcston. the bill allowing the construction
oI n bridge across the Snult Ste Marie
river. The bill is substantially the same
rs all bridge bills passed by congress with
the exception OF n single amendment, pro.
posed by the committee, which is to allow
the SAINT Ste. Marie Bridge company, or
the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & At.
and submit to the secretary OF
war n drawing showing the plan
and location for it's bridge, but the secre-
tary OF war shall approve but one such 10.
cation and plan. No other locat ton and
plan shall he approved by the secretary Of
war, unless the plans agreed upon shall not
be carried out by the company, in which
case the secretary must withdraw his ap.
prevail and approve q second location and
keep lnviolate transportation by water ae
well as OR land.
SESATE.-The senate resumed considera-
ton OF the Payne case and Mr.. Teller con-
cluded his remarks in support OF the views
submitted in the report ON the Payne bri.
berry case signed by Messrs. Evarts, Logan.
and himself. He said:
lie would not trust himself to EXPRESS in
the senate his opinion OF an attempt to
compel by public convention OF political
editors the determination OF q judicial
question. II there were evidence ofbribery
and corruption, it has been withheld from
tie senate committee. II am prepared, -
he said, ITO record my vote and to record
vt under the solemnitios oimy oath, without
regard to The wishes Of any man or men,
nn'novcd hy prejudice or passion, by inter
lied. Ivy what they say is public
opinion MIR. Sherman OF Ohio made
an earnest plea Tor investigation. Tie be-
herci That, whatever corrupt ton had &C.
Cured in IT," election, no knowledge ofsuch
corruption was brought to his colleague.
lie believed ais" that IL the investigation
we're grant FL his colleagues honor would
be produced. He had no sympathy what.
ever with the criticisms made upon
Messrs. Logan Evarts and Teller
Newspapers were rude and rough
IN their language about public
men; but ii anybody expected better treat
ment from the newspapers he would have
to hive III an age yet lar remote. He believ.
ed there was a profound conviction in the
minds OF the great body OF the people in
Ohio, OF all parties, that in the election of his
colleague there had been frauds and large
Use OF money to corrupt members Of the
general assembly.
HorsE.-Most OF the day was spent in
Llhbnstering over the oleomargarine bin.
The house agreed to the report OF the con-
iesence COMMITTEES on the disagreement to
the senate amendments to the bill restrict
Ing special legislation in the territories.
SENATE--The debate on the Payne sena.
tF',L election case was closed, and the
majority report, recommending that no
Investigation be had, was adopted
III to II. Those who voted for
tha Investigation were Blair, Conger Dawes,
Ed'nunds, Frye, Hale. Harrison, Hawley,
Jo"r. Mcmillan, Malone, Henderson,
Nitchell (orl, Palmer, Plat, Sherman,
and Wilson (lowa). - ,',' = ~ - Y.
For soraedays rumors have been floating
around that 81 senator who has been es-
pcciaEy active in securing pension legisla-
ton had charged q fee OF $500 Tor getting
II PENSION Tor q poor widow in hisstate. and
whenever the subject was alluded to every
BODY thought of Blair, Of N. Y. Hefrankly
announced i'll the senate hat he was the per-