The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-12-23
CONGRESS.

HousE.-Mr, Hewitt introduced a bill
which gprovides that the secretary OF the
treasury may anticipate 40 much OF the
interest o. the funded debt Of the United
States rs may be in excess.of 8 per cent.
per annum Il all tile holders OF the 4 and
" per cents. should avail themselves Of
this opportunity, about seventy-fve to
eighty millions OF the surplus would be
used in thus anticipating the interest OF
the public debt The b%ondholders will be
left with a bond bringing 8 per cent. but the
cash payments will be a full equivalent
for any premium which the bond would,
bear In the market. The secretary OF the
treasury ts authorised to deposit tho pub.
4 lie money in excess Of the requirements Of
the treasury in such national banks as
will give security in equal mount bonds.
OF the United States, thus making availa..S
bic not only tho bonds but the gold and
silver certificates and even the %greenbacks
which the banks 10Y keep on hand: in OK
cess Of the low legalreserye.
5ssSSENATE.--Mr. Cnllom presented the re.
port on the interstate bill.
Mr.. Cullom said: The object ot+tbc bill, as
reported was to, bring about that stability
ofrntes which the railroads themselves are
trying to bring about under the system Of
pooling. He believed that the apprehen.
sion!expressed by Platt would prove to be,
unf0unded.
HousE.--Thc sundry civil and Indian an.
preparation was discussed. Mr.. Synes Of
Tered several amendments increasing the
appropriations Tor the signal service blu.
9 and these being opposed to Mr.. Ran;
ton as chairman u the commit
tee on appropriations. He did not
envy the gentleman who lived upon
the Atlantic isnarrow-minde states.
manship, which did not cross the Missis.
sippi river. Mr.. Randal said: The pend.
ing bill carried Q appropriations for,
the>PaSuiRc coast than any similar bill Tor
moderately well, and he did not propose
to be frightened from the performance OF
that duty-certainly not by words OF such
demogogy as had emanated from Symes.
Mr., Symes retorted, ridiculing Randall's
}"checse-paring'' policy.
JENArE.-Senator Plumb introduced a
I'LL providing: |
No railroad or other corporation en-.
gagged in interstate commerce shall have or
keep an. office for or otherwise provide Tor
or permit the transfer upon the books OF
such corporation OF any portion oi$the
capital stock Of the samoa I any place out
side the state under the laws by
Incorporated, and all transfers OF the
stock OF any such corporation, at any
point Of place outside the limits OF the
state by which Buch corporation was in
corporated, shall be void. Mr.. Van Wyck
introduced a bill proposing an amendment
to the constitution in relation to the cleo
tjon OF United States senators.
1sag ---.f S.
that Admirals Rowan and WordenS may,
alter forty years. service, be retired from
active service on their own application,
withthe highest pay OF the grade to which
they belong.
Tho senate, bin for the allotment oilan,ds
to Indians passed, amendments recom-
mended by tbs committee on Indian affairs
having been adopted. The sundry civil
bill was taken up. An amendment to in.
preparation for outdoor life Of persons en-
titled to entrance into q soldiers home
was r~siected-1O1 to lit.
Mr.. Nelson OF Mimi, reported from the
committee on Indian affairs Mr.. -Toole'a
bill giving to the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
" Manitoba railroad the right OF way through
the Fort Berthold md B1ackfeet Indian res
ervations. The report was accompanied
by letters from Indian Commissioner At.
#kins and Secretary Lamar, assuring the
committee that there was no objection to
the bill in the shape presented.
SENATE.-The senate passed, without dis.
cushion or division, the bill Tor the re tire.
ment and :recoinngs OF the trade dollar. The
senate also passed the bill to repeal the
tenure OF office act by a vote OF 80 to 20:
act by which the i. Republicnn
Johnson. As it then stood it Tor.
bade removals from office during the ses-
sion OF the senate except with tho advice
and o sent Of that body. During the re-
cess o. the senate the president was allowed
to make no removals at all, but might
OF miscondu ct in Office, crimo or
%incapacity until the next meeting OF the
senate. When Grant became president the
house OF represent ia tiyes, being overwhelm-
ingly Republican, voted to repeal the law,
but the more cautious senate would consent
only to O modification oft. The law as then
amended gives the president unlimited pow
the senate until the end of the next session
OF the senate. Should the senate refuse to
approve the suspension the discarded Of.
ficer would be restored to his place on, the
final adjournment OF the senate, but as
the president can Immediately resuspend
him this restriction is futile, and for all prnc-
ticnl purposes the suspension OF an Official
during q recess Of the senate is his dismis.
sal. No suspended officer has ever been
restored since the passage OF the act OF
1859, and all the efficacy, remaining in
the tenure OF, office law is its inhibition
OF removals from Office during the SEES.
sion Of !ethe senate, unless that body
approves the removal and consents
to the appointment OF a new nan
The house bill extending the free delivery
system, passed the senate, it provides:
Letter curriers' shall be employed for. iree
delivery at every Incorporated city, village
or borough containing population OF 50,-
600 within its corporate limits, and may
be SO employed at every place containing
a population OF not less than 10000 with
in its corporate limits, according to the
s last general census, or at any p~ostofice
which produced o gross revenue Tor the pre-
HousE.-A resolution wns adopted in.
STRUGGLING the committee on appropriations
to inquire into, the recommendation OF the
tion Of certain OF the offices Of surveyor
general and making it in order to propose
a reduction OF expenditures by the aboli-
ton or consolidation OF any OF
these Offices on an appropriation
bill. Mr.. Belmont introduced o bill for the
appointment by the president Of q com
81 mission to investigate the Canadian fisher
les troubles. Ali the amendments OF the
committee ofthe whole to the isundry civil
bill were agreed to and the billpassed. The
bill allowing $246,R80 to the McMinnville
q Manchester Railroad company Of Tenne-
zee for property taken by the army in
1866 passed.
sENArE.-Not in session.
HousE.-The motion Of Morrison that
the whole for the purpose Of considering
revenue bills was defeated by five
votes; the vote standing-yeas 149,