The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.

T.
SENATE "a bill regulating interstate com.
mittsenat elect N cody; 81 Dakota to the
floor OF the senate was objected to and
went over. The bill increasing the salaries
Of United States district court Judges to
So, 1000 passed. SIS, S539 :. N - 4,
NE. Eustis spoke on silver, assailing the
pohcy.of President Cleveland. vi
i Mr. Voorhees introduced a bill for the ad-
mission OF Montana as a state. A bill was
! mt to roorganize the steamboat in
spection service. n: 81
y Senator Henderson introduced in the
senate a bill providing for che appoint-
ment OF hospital stewards, u. s. L., and
TO dix their pay and all owances.
i Senator Cockrell's bill abohshes the office
OF supervising Inspector general OF steam
vessels, and reduces the compensation OF
The ten supervising inspectors from $1,000
HousE-Bills were introduced for the adj
n Of Montana: repeating the statutes
taxes on state bank notes; to
create an interstate commerce commission;
20 encourage the merchant marine cuploy-
Cd IN the fisheries; to repeal the taxes on
domestic tobacco; declaring forfeited GER
tain lands granted the Northern Pacific;
giving shareholders the right to vote ut
DdIlh Gt6cLlO0B. q
Il SENATE. IA joint resolution was adopted
appointing Gen. John F. Hartranfta mana
ger of the soldiers, home in place OF the late
Gen. McC lellan. ~ S$
The resolution admitting Senator-elect
Moody to the floor OF the senate was, despite
vigorous opposition by Mr. Vest, adopted.
The amendment OF Mr.. Salisbury was that
in. granting to Judge Moody this courtesy
the senate S not in any way commit it
self on the admission 81 Dakota. Every
democrat present voted for the resolu ton
Including Voorhees, and Mcpherson, who
are pledged to support the admission bill,
and every republican against it.
Mr. Tener made n long speech in defense
OF silver. A bill was introduced to prevent
fraud in the customs revenue.
4 HoUsE.-Mr. Bragg, sfrom the committee
on military affairs, reported q bill for the
relief Of Fitz j ohm Porter. It authorized
the president to appoint Porter to the
position OF colonel in the army, and in his
discretion to place him on the retired list
as OF that grade, provided that Porter
shall receive no pay, compensation or
allowance whatsoever prior to his APP
p8intment under this act. The commit
tee adopts the report submitted to the
last congress, but adds that has carefully
FSouoANSACo uktC oOlStc1oASgT uihOc 10 l1lO DllI
in the veto message CT Presid emit Arthur,
aud is clearly the opinion that they are
not well founded, and should not interrupt
the course OF justice. The report is signed
by all the Dem ocratic members OF the COM
mittee. ~.
~ SENATE Morrill,, chairman OF the
) finance committee; made a long speech on
silver, opposing the continued coinage oj
~ hpf az ~.
! same side OF the question and AIessrs.
Beck and Teller on the other side Bills
were introduced to facilitate the business Of
courts and for the coinage ofsilver half dol.
lars, quarter dollars and dimes. 4.
Il The president sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate: Charles j. Canda OF
New York, assistant treasurer OF the United
States at New York; Peter Gallagher Of
Virginia, Indian agent OF the Fort Halle,
gnny, no. .Sg ;s Il.
IS The senate in executive session confirm.
ed the following nominations: S. ohm Card.
well. Texas agent and consul general oi
the United Sta ties at Carlo; Benjamin T.
9tBonham, Greg on, consul general at Calcut-
ia; James W. Porche, Missouri, con
leo; William Groscbs, Mis-.
souri,, consul at Martin, Que; Madison al.
len Ly brook, lndiann, consul at a lgiers:
lanes III. Hawley Idaho, district attorney
for Idaho; Isaac H Maynard, New York.
second controller Of the TREASURY; D.. NJ.
Fox. Pennsylvania. superintendent OF tie
mint at Philadelphia; William a. Day, Iii.
nois, second auditor OF the treasury; John
S. Williams. Indiana, third auditor Of the
treasury; Albert Z. Stearns, Massachusetts,
appraiser OF merchnndises at Boston; A. II.
Stevenson. Illinois, first assista postn as
ter general.
4 The senate also confirmed a long list OF
army promotions. Z Y:.5ss n g. AZ 5$,
House. Nearly the whole day was con
sumed in 4 debate on the bill increasing the
pensions swidowsand dependent relatives
of soldiers from IS to 81 2 per month";. Mr..
$Symes OF Colorado delivered pro.silver
speech. 81 81 n
The minority report OF the house com.
mittee OH military affairs on the bill for
the relief Of Fitz yohn Porter was laid be.
lore the house. The minority states:
+ The only legal ground upon. which the
finding of the court martial can be re-
yersed <is that the court wickcdly,. cor.
ruptedly and maliciously conspired to
sacrifice Porter to save Pope from tho
odinnl OF defcat, and it would be q bold
man who affirmed that proposition. The
bill is Unconstitutional, inasmuch, as
it is o usurpation by congress OF the
function OF the coordinate branches
OF the government. If the bill docs not
nominate Porter to office it is an absolute.
pullity! If it does nominate it is an in
Yasion OF the executive prerogative. Ii it
is advice it is useless, and if law it is usurpa-
ton. II the court martial erred there was
5no5appeal. The minority respected Porter
Tor his persistence; still it could not but
believe that lis disobedience and inactivity
cast the shadow. Of woe over thousands OF
homes and brought disaster to the national
cause. s'sS4' - ~ a.
I SENATE. Senator Butler OF South Caro-
lima introduced q bill for the admission Of
the territory ms a state. 1t ia almost a
verbatim copy OF the bill introduced two
years ago by Delegate Pettigrew for the
admission Of South Dakota, except
it is for the entire territory. 1t provides
for: the election of IT'S delegates to
meet next December, and the admission OF
the state by presidential proclamation.
The bill was the Frederick bill introduc
in the house for division on the Missouri
river. ~ s.! y II L ri =.
Bills were introduced to prevent the
decentralization of American coin. The
b bill to provide for the counting of electoral
votes wasconsidered, the principal speeches
being made by Messrs. Sherman and Ed
monds e. an 3}g ~ e
The senate confirmed Lambert Tree, min
lister TO Belgium; Charles D. Jacob, minister
to Colombia, and Edward II Strobel,s sec
Rotary Of leg tion at Madrid. 5 ~
~ The docket was cleared Of all tile nom
nations that had been reported from the
committees in a very few minutes, as
each one was confirmed without objection.
B This, it is believed, closes up all the nomi-
nations that have been made to fill vacan.
( cieS and are not &of,ecfed Ia and Efn,Y tfa
senate will take up the nomin atoms 81