Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-01-28
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS,

I T9tVeR IftNrtAF A5 aUH .. ,s
Mr. Esl4s~ sluke on silver, assailing the
| pulir.ksf President Cleveland.
Mr.Eoo,hses Introduced q bal 10Y the nd
| miasibn of Montana ne u state. A bill was
| ihtruanced In rccrganize the steamboat in-
sIeetipn service.
Senator Manderson introduced in The
senate a bill providing for the rppoint-
menii OF hospital stewards, VI \. A. and
10 OFT their pay and allowances.
Senator Cockrell's bill abolisbes the Office
/ Of spwfsising Inspector general OF steam
vess Us, ard reduces the compensation 9
tile Ien supervising inspectors from $4,000
to 81 800.
HsrsE-Bills were introduced for the ad
E,lsIaon of Montana; repeating the statutes
imposing taxes Oh state bank notes; e
| create an iuterstatecommerce commission
| 10 the merchant marine employ.
Ell In the fisheries; to repeal the taxes or
dorlestic tobacco; declaring forfeited Ger
tain lands granted the Northern Pacific
giving shareholders the right to vote al
national bank elections.
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eINATg.-A jolnt resolution was adopted
appointing Geii. john +. Hartranft a mana
ses ~ The soldiers home in place Of the late
Ger. MeCleIias.
The resolution admitting Se~nator.sl,F'
Moody to the floor ofthe senatr was, despite
vigorous opposition by Mr.. Vest, adopted,
The amendment 81 Mr.. Salisbury WAS that
In grating To Judge Moody this courtesy
the senate did not in any way commit il.
self on the admission OF Dakota. Every
democrat present voted for the rcsolpt ion
including Voorhees, and Mcpherson, who
are pledged To support the admission BILL
and every republican against IL,
Mr.. Tener made a long speech In defense
Of silver. A bin was introduced TO prevent
fraud In the customs revenue
HousE.-Mr. Bragg, from the committee
on military affairs, reported a bill for the
relief oi Fitz John Porter, IL authorized
the president to appoint Pcrtef TO the
position OF colonel In the army, and in his
discretion to- place him on the retired list
~ 81 that grade, provided that Porter
shall receive no pay, compensation or
allowance whatsoever prior to his APP
pointmcnt under this act. The commit.
tee adopts the report submitted TO The
last congress, bat adds thatIt has carefully
considered the objections made TO the bin
In the veto message cf President Arthur,
and is clearly OF the opinion that they are
not wen founded, aud should not interrupt
the course Oh Justice. The report is signed
by all the Democratic members OF the coma
mittee.
Through the eifofts 81 Mr.. Nelson o
Minnesota, the bin Tor the relief OF zoos sui.
hring Indians on the Tongue and Rosebud
rivers. Montana, was passed. The Btatrr
81 the latc President Garfield preSehted by
the State OF Ohio wrs formally accepted,
speeches enlcgitiRg Garfield being delivered.
SENAEtG-Mr. Merrill, chairman OF the
fdancc committee, made a long speech on
silver, opposing the continued coinage oi
that metal. Mr.. Mcpherson spoke on the
same side Of the question, and Messrs.
Beck AMI Teller on the other side. Bills
were introduced to facilitate the business OF
courts and for the coinage o~isiiver half-dol.
lars. qaartrr-dOllars and dimes.
The president semitic following nomina-
tioBs 10 the senate. Charles J, Canda oI
New York, assistant treasurer ofthe United
states at New York; Peter Gallagher OF
Virginia, Indian agent Of the Fort Halle.
rnny, Idaho.
The senate IN executive session confirm.
ed the following nominations: JohhC Card.
well, Texas, Rpent and consul general %
the United sta tee at Cariei Benjamin L,
Bonham, Greg on, consul general at Cnlcut.
tai: .ianra Nv, Porchc, Missouri con.
s,i general al ths CITY Of Mex,
leo; WiiFnm A.. Grosche, Mis-.
souri,, consul at ~.lArtin, Que; Madison Al
len Lybrook, Indiana, consul at Aigiefs
jnmes II, IIuwley. Idaho, district ATTORNEY
for Idaho; Isaac III, Maynard, New York.
second controller Of the treasury; ID. NJ
Fox, Pennsylvania, eutleriuteudent Of th,
mint at Philadelphis; William A. Day, Iii
nois. second auditor OF the treasury; John
s. Williams. Indiana, third auditor Of the
Stsasury; Albert l.. Stearns, Massachusetts,
appraiser 81 merchandise NJ Boston; A. "
Stevenson; Illinois, first ussFstHnr postmas
ter geurell.
The s}nate elvs ~coafrascd a long hist d
army promotions.
HousE.-NearIy the whole day was con
snmed IN n debate on the bin increasing thi
pensions 81 @iduws aud dependent relatives
q soldiers u IN SIS to ST. per month. Mr.
Synes % Colorado deli vered q pro-silvel
speech.
Thp minority report OF the house com
nEittte on military affairs on the bill fui
tho relieI of Fitz John Forter was laid be
fort the house. The minority states:
The only legal ground Eppa which
finding OF the court martial can b.
yprsed Is that the court Wickedly cor
ruptejly and maliciousiy conspirel &c
sacrifice Porter to save Pope from the
odiulh u defeat, aud it would be q bolC
man who affirmed that proposition. Thu
bill Is unconstitutional, inasmuch al
IT ~ n usurpation by congress of tn
function OF the coordinate branche,
Of the o ,ernment. III the bin docs no
nominate Porter To Office il is nm ahsolutl
nudity. II it does nominate it is an in
vasion Of the executive prcrogatiyc. III !
is adj vice ii is useless, andif law IL Il usurpa
ton. II the court martial erred there wa,
no appeal. The minority respected Porte
for his urrsigtpuep, sim IL could NOT I'm