Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-22
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS

sxxAfE.-Senator Hoar callet. I'M the
foode case and made speech OF hall an
kol,r in which be recited the objections 10
re- confirmation of Mr.. Goode, which he
grouped under iour heads, as iollews:
Ffrst--His incompetency to fill the i'm
rorfsnt position to which be was appoint.
a. This was shown by the arguments he
has made as the representative OF the gov.
ernment in the United States supreme
second-his political record. He was
nroven to haze resorted TO ballot-box stuff.
ing bribery and other frauds rpon the
flcctioa laws
Third-The charge that he had since his
appointrlen; as solicitor general demanded
lee foi his influence in securing the 70.
ecisershi.1 Of the Exchange bank OF Norfolk
for q friend.
Foufth-His connection with the Pan.
Electric scandal. in prostituting the power
and dignity OF the government to promote
the interests OF his friends who we're inter
estesi in tho scheme.
The committee in their report and Mr..
Hoar in his speech were very severe in com.
menting upon this incident in Mr.. Goodies
Official career, asserted that this alone VAS
enough 10 demonstrate his unfitness 10
hold such an Office of such dignity and int
nortance. During Mr.. Hoars speech he
frequently interrupted IN an offensive
manner by Senator Riddlebcrger, and
/ (isodes nomination was rejected.
HorsE.-The day was mostly cons gmed
In debates upon motions 80 refer to The
ecmmittes on invalid pensions several OF
the president pension bill veto messages.
The republicans opposed aud the demc-
Gratis "a rored reference. The bills aud MESA
SOS we're n II referred as indicated. During the
debate Mr.. Springer (dem.) said Gentle
tIetnen on the other side of the chamber
H had taken ad antage of the discussion TO
I attack the president and the Democratic
marty, and to charge that they we're op-
posed I'd grantin. pensions. Nothing
could be further from the truth. During
The eatire eight years of Gen. Grants adj.
wers granted. DGriag the Forty-seventh
congress. which was Republican in both
branches, only Isl private pensions bills
were tas- ed but drring the last. or Forty
/ eighth congress. which contained ma.
;nrity Of Democrats in the house.
552 OF such. pension bills passed, aud
during this congress, since December
iast. congress had passed 6G5 pri.
/ vsts pension bills of which about $40 had
either been signed by President Cleveland
4 or had become laws without his action
Gen. Black. the commissioner Of pensions.
had graeted over 10000 certificates to
peBssouers since he assumed office being 10
lifr cent more III IN udu ever bciOrc flseiI Is.
sgeJ by any OF his predecessors during III.
same length OF time. The payment to pen
sinners during the fiscal year just ende,l ex
/ ecs'ded those ol the previous fisca. year by
IS. 500. 900.
sions. submitted a report on twenty-three
pension bills vetoed by the president, and
] Recommending that the bills be passed not
outstanding the presidents objection Mr..
n Blair stated that the veto messages had
been. by order of the committee, referred
4 Go the members who had originally re
=. ported the bills. In accordance with
Shat order he made this report
Mr.. Camden read a paper signed by him
sell. Aessrs. Colqaitt. Wilson. (Md.) and
WhitihorBe, Democratic members OF the
committee ON pensions denying a ny anowL
/ edge Of Mr.. Blair's report or OF the order
referred TO.
SEsArE.-Ths chair. by request. intro
4 osced a bin TO stop all payment Of puDlie
money to James b. Eads. his associates or
assignees, for past, present or future work
] &C the mouths Of the Mississippi river until
: further ordered by congress. Referred
The committee on privileges and elections
was granted permission to sit during the
session OF congress- II is understood that
i fhis Is connected with the consideration OF
! the Payne case. The house bin granting
i IcnslOhs 10 6Ofllers ana sailors OF the
Mexican war passed. A senate bin passed
80 credit Oregon with $I2.4l6 for ord
nance and ordnance stores. Anon. the
bile which were objected to and which went
ever without action were the followiey
70 eqnahEe the boaaties Of soldiers. sail
ors and mariners OF thu late war Mr.. Lo-
sans biIl;) setting apart n certain tract OF
land lying near the head water OF the Vel
iowstone river as n park; To encourage the
Manufacture OF steel for modern nrmy or
\ dinance and the like bill for modern naval
ordnance.
Il Tie senate then resumed consideration
81 the river and harher appropriation bill.
the pending qnestioit being on the HeHne-
pin canai and she Michigan and Illinois
canal amendment which MS adopted
by a vote OF 81 to 20. Senator CaIlom be-
lisres that the amendment will go through
ths house and that work nm the canal xill
ie CONNIE iced next year. 1t is not as far
reaching as he would like. but IL will give
The work start and end in ship raviga-
tion ircm the Mississippi river to the lakes.
HoUsE.A bin WAS passed authorizing
the secretary OF war to loan tents to the
Southwestern Iowa and Northwestern Mis-
souri Soldiers association.
Mr.. Voorhees,, from the committee on
- public lands. reported a bill permitting all
persons who have last homestead rights to
make nea entry.
SEsarE.-Tke debate no the joint resolu-
ton donating all the treasury surplus over
xl00. 900, 900 TO the pay ment OF the plb-
he debt was concluded and the resolution
vas adopted, the vote being 207 yeas TO
81 nays.
Mr.. Plstt offered in the senate a resolu-
tion providing that al veto messages trans
omitted to congress from the beginning OF
ne government to the present time shall
be collected aud printed in one document.
The sundry civil bill, as reported from
tie eena te committee on appropriations,
provides the s 3. 900 for heating Rpparat-
re To the public building at Winona asked
for by the supervising architect, in ad1i-
bon to apprcpristiag $4,000 for the
Fompietion Of the building. The following
amendment is inserted for the court house
md postoffice at st. Pani:
To enable the secretary of the treasury
y purchase the ground, consisting Of two
sots adjoining. fronting not exceeding 100
tet on Wabasha and extending back to
he depth ofsaid lott, $40. go or so much
hereof az may be necessary.
Ten thousand dollars is appropriated
OF the new lighthouse proposed at Two
iarbors, Minn. and So, ooOfor the estab-
sshu.ent OF a light station near
North Posnt, Wis. in place of the
I'd one near Milwaukee. For the preser'
alton, protection and Improvement ofthe
4 1ttpN rtbUt fAFE ifpfFidttAis
n this, 81, 900 - to be paid as salary to a
uperintendent, who is to be allowed ten
ssissants at not exceeding 5000 per an
uin each, and the rest Is to be used for
improvements Of roads and bridges. The
appropriation for the construction OF
buildings at military posts is increased
Fo..i $11s. $50 to SO 100000.
House,-The house passed the Morrison
piht resolution requiring the disbursement
ha frs.. NJ &
90, 600 in the redemption otinterest bear
sz benjs- The vote was over three to
me, the ayes being 207 and nays GO. or
pc affirmative tifty-nine were republicans
Representative White presented the reso
stlons OF the Minnesota veterans in Dako-
IN iayor OF bill Ior the admission OF
Fskota, and also in favor OF the Grand
Army pension bills.
Ali the Democrats in the Virginia delega.
'on, except John Randolph Tucker. went
the president and urged him Ia renomi-
Pstf John Goode solicitor general. not
Outstanding his rejection BY the senate.
hey said that it was believed that if the
pc was retired Goodies confirmation
hight be secured.
SEsaTE.-Three reports were made on the
roposed investigation Of the charges OF bri-
~ In connec,ion with Senator Paynes
4ect,on. The report signed by Senators
49, cnttrDdfaNs vance anu Eushfr- Wv
emocratie members OF the csmmittee,
. forth the history Of the case, recognizes
Pc dansceadent Importance OF throwing
onnd the senate OF the United States the
'ghest safeguards against seating a nieul
whose title was procured by bribery.
aud or corruption, and describes the pro
~ by which the signers reach the eonciu-
pn that there is no ground for further pro
eoings against Mr.. Payne. The report
tts. That no member OF the committee
vi no witness, representative or ether
trStlu has exn-assad the nuinion that