The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-02-18
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


ton calling on the secretary of the treasury
for certain informant, caused n discussion
OF the administration silver policy, irienda
OF silver denouncing and friends OF the ad.
ministration defending that policy. From
this the debate turned to the right OF the
senate to information regarding removals
from office. the principal speech being made
by Mr.. Sherman. MIR. Sherman's speech
was suggested by the receipt OF message
from the president a few minutes before.
which enclosed the reply OF Secretary Man.
ming to resolution passed by the senate
some days ogo, asking for information in
regard to the removal of Z. NJ. Brayton,
formerly collector OF internal re, enue for
the district OF North Carolina. When Mr..
Sherman, as president pro tenn. opened the
envelope which contained the reply OF Sec.
rotary Manning refusing to furnish the in
formation asked for, he Immediately took
the floor to discuss the proposition involv.
ed. Mr.. Sherman said: l think we have a
right to seek information OF any depart
ment of the government, whether the infor-
nation be Oh paper or by parole. lido not
think there is any doubt OF it whatever.
have just as much right TO go to any de-
partment and ask for any papers effecting
that department, affecting legislative bust
ness, if go there armed with the power OF
the senate, as the secretary OF the treasury
or any department of the government or
as the president of the United States.
That has always from the foundation OF
the government been the esta ished law.
Any information that may affect the judy
ment or conduct OF senator or any sub
ject OF public duty, is Information that the
president is bound to communicate.
The object OF Senotor Ingalls, bill is to
amend the present pension la Q so that all
honorahly discharged officers Of the army
or navy. who served in the war OF the Re-
bellion and were wounded or disabled in
line OF duty, shall be entitled to n pension,
which shall be allowed from the date OF the
discharge. and that the widows OF such OFF,
GERS shall be entitled to their husbands
pensions after their death as long rs they
remain unmarried, and they shall be requir.
ed only to prove that they were the lawful
wives OF such officers at the time of their
death to entitle them to pensions.
The senate passed a bill providing for the
division OF the hospital stewards OF the
army into two classes--those permanently
attached to the medical departmental for one
class, and those app ainted by command OF
the officers to be the second class. The
monthly pay OF the first class shall be $40
and that OF the second class $50, with all
the allowances for quarters, fuel, rations,
as now.
HoUsE.-Bills were introduced to author
lie CNe purchase Ol IOFelSIl'DuuU SHIPS ny
citizens of the United States and permit
ting them to be registered as vessels OF the
United States; to regulate the transporter
ton of live stock; for closer commercial
relations between the United States and
Mexico, Central and South America and
Brazil by Mr.. Springer, authorizing the
formation of a state out of that part OF
Dakota lying east OF the Missouri river.
1t enables the people OF Dakota living
eAt -. - l. 10
grees, 81 minutes west of Washington, to
erect state. The election OF delegates is
set for next June and the commission for
the second Tuesday In August, The con-
stitutional convention is to provide by or
dinance for the election OF a state legisla-
ture, which may meet and elect senator's,
congressman are to be elected in Novem-
Der, when the constitution is ratified. The
First confessional district embraces the
Counties OF Grant, Day, Brown, Edmunds
and Walw orth, and all that part OF Dako-
ia north OF these counties. All south OF
these counties constitutes the Second dis
trict. The bin divides the proposed state
into fifty-three districts, from each OF
which three delegates are to be chosen on
the minority plan OF representation at the
election in June. The place where the con-
stitutional convention is to he held will be
chosen by the people at the polls. The
place having the highest number OF votes
at the June election is to be the temporary
capital Bismark is to remain the capital
of the western portion OF Dakota, which is
to be created into a territory and provided
with territorial form OF government as
soon as Dakota is admitted.
SENATE.-Bills were introduced to make
legal tender money interchangea BILE and Tor
the issue OF coin certificates. Bills for the
construction OF public buildings at Still
water, Sioux City. Oshkosh and Portland,
Or, passed. The education bill was con-
sidered.
The finance committee OF the senate by a
strict party vote, instructed Mr.. Morrill,, the
chairman, to report back to the senate the
nominations OF Chase, to be internal revenue
collector for Maine, and Eben F. Pillsbury,
to be collector for Boston with the reconi-
mendation that they be rejected. These
are the first nominations by President Cleve-
land that the Republican senators have
decided TO reject; Every one SO lar that
b bus 'fsn f has Seen h deedsd g mas
an example of Chase and Pills.
bury. These men are cha rged with having
been the chief CO. partners in what is known
as the Garcelon conspiracy in Maine sever.
al years ago.
The foil wing nominations were sent to
the Senate by the president:
Henry White. Maryland, new second sec
rotary OF legation at Lon don secretary OF
legs ton, vice j. Hoppin resigned; Charles
F. Phelps, Vermont, second secretary OF le-
CATION at London; John D. Kennedy, South
Carolina. consul genera! at Shanghai;
Louis L. Macarthur, United States attor-
ney, District OF O egon.
HoUsE.-Numerous bills were reported
from committees, and then Mr.. Findlay,
OF Maryland made speech against silver:
Mr.. Warner, OF Ohio, spoke in favor OF
that metal.