Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-15
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

Oh FlUL JOnu fOfbef. Luis IurstouEc HAS
been so thoroughly discussed in the senate
that Mr. Sewell hopes to get vote on it
without unreasonable delay.
The president sent to the senate the iol-
lowing nominations: Caleb w. West, Ken
lucky, governor OF Utah. Consuls: Louis
d. Boland, Pennsylvania, Jamaica; L. j.
Dupre, Alabama, San Salvador; j. Cecil
Leagre, Louisiana, Tampieo; II. Sawyer,
Connecticut, Trinidad.
HousE.-The house passed under suspen-
sion OF the rules bill granting pensions to
soldiers and sailors OF the Mexican war. 1t
is estimated that there are from IL 900
to Ia, 900 survivors OF the Mexican war in
Guiding the widows, and the cost to the
treasury will be from 81 900. 900 to i, $780,
600 annually. Those who opposed the bill
did SO because it provides for pensioning all
survivors OF the Mexican war, regardless OF
the fact whether they performed any actual
service or not. 1t is held that there Isl quite
q large number OF men who enlisted during
the last month OF the war who never left
She recruiting station. 1t is probable that
The bill win receive the approval OF thesen-
rte. Following is the text oil the bill:
That the secretary OF the interior be di-
rected to place the names OF all the s1rviv-
ing officers, soldiers and sailors who enlist
ed and served in the war with Mexico for
any period during the years 1S45, 1916,
1S47, 164s, and where honorably dis
charged and their surviving widows, on
the pension roll at The rate OF IS per
month, from and after the passage OF this
act, during their lives.
Section 2. That the secretary OF the in
terror is directed to make such rules
and regulations as are necessary to carry
this act into effect; provided, that where il
shall appear that discharge is lost,
secondary evidence may be permitted, and
where it shall appear an applicant has re-
ceiyed land warrant, that shall be sufii-
Gent evidence OF an honorable discharge,
unless the evidence shows that he pcocured
it by fraud, and provided, further, that
this act shall not apply to persons under
political disabilities.
SENArE.-The consideration OF the army
bill was resumed, and Mr.. Logan spoke in
further advocacy OF it. Referring to case
recently exposed, OF the imprisonment of
an American citizen in Cuba, Mr.. Logan
said.
Our citizens might be imprisoned for q
year or more in Cuba and we are unable
to assert our strength to secure them
even trial. He disclaimed any feeling
OF personal offense in what senator's had
said against tho bill. II what senators
had aimed was that he should declare him
self on some points Mt which they had
limited, he (Mr. Logan would say that he
was no communist. He believed in every
man owning what he had labored for. He
did not believe in murder, the destruction
of property, or the burning OF towns, bat
in saying that il any man asserted that he
(Mr. Logan was not the friend OF honest
labor, that man misconstrued him. II he
had the power he would build Notifications
that would protect the Pacific coast and
make the harbors OF all our great cities
kr.p r.it hof
any navy or amy that should approach
our coast. He would have an army and
navy that would not be the laughing stock
OF the world.
Mr.. Malone, from the committee ON
public buildings and grounds, reported fa-
vorably the bill appropriating $l60, 900
for the purchase OF additional ground adj
joining the public building at st. Paul,
Mimi, the erection thereon of bonded
warehouse, and for paying for the present
public building at that place. 49,.
At the executive session OF the senate q
large number OF unobjectionable nomina-
tions were confirmed, including Oberly and
Lyman, the civil service commissioners.
1t was expected that there would be a fight
ever 0berly, but no one objected to him.
HoUsE.-The post-office appropriation
bill was discussed at length and passed.
The banking and currency committee re-
ported the bill to Issue silver certificates OF
less denominations than $40:
The bill directs the secretary Oft the treas
ury to prepare and pay out upon obliga-
tions OF the government as other lawful
money S25, 000 900 in silver certificates of
the denomination OF 81 and $50, 900, 900 of
the denomination OF 81, to redeem which
$75, 900, 900 standard silver dollars are to
be held iii the treasury. Section 2proyides
that whenever there shall be in the treasury
at any time silver dollars not required for
any other purpose to the amount OF So
600, 900, the secretary OF the treasury may
issue silver certificates to an equal amount
OF the denomination OF So, $40 or 500.
SESATE.-The Logan bill to Increase the
army was debated with great animation,
the old war issues coming TO the front, and
finally was deieated-19 to 81. The
yeas were all republicans, save Senator
Payne OF Ohio. The nays all dem
ocratic, save Bowen, Chase, Hale, Ingalls,
Jones, New Plumb, Sherman, Teller,
Van Wyck, Wilson, (Iowa).
HoUsE-The debate on the silver bill was
resumed
Mr. Bland entered motion to reeommit
the bill. He proceeded with an argument
in favor Of the tree coinage OF silver and
gave a resume OF the circumstances attend
ing the demonstration of silver in 1878. He
said:
If he did not believe in free coinage
he would not believe in any coin
age and no man could support him
self before the county on the pres
ent law. He had never advocated it. lie
had taken it simply as a compromise and
as being better than no law at all. The
idea of making a metallic money OF full
legal tender qualities, and Their limiting it's
nu1Nr
rage on the creditors and n disturbance to
the business interests OF the country.
[Laughterl. F..
SENATE.--The bill granting the Kansas &
Arkansas railroad company the right OF
way through the Indian Territory passed,
as did also the congressional library bill.
Another site was originally proposed, but
Mr.. Morrill, opposed it, and now has sue
eeaded in securing one according to his lik-
ing. The bill passed the house and went
through the senate with rush. After its pas
sage two dignified members OF that body,
Morrill, and VOORHEES,, were detected in
throwing kisses at each other, and embracing
Mr.. Spofford, the librarian Of congress, who
has been cooperating with them. The bill
appropriates $3.50, 900 for the purchase OF
a site including the private property OF
$500, 900 for the commencement OF the
work.
The bill for the admission OF Washington
Territory was defeated. Mr.. Voorhees,
amendment, for the admission OF Montana
also, was rejected by party vote.
HousE.-The silver bill was called up,
which proposes free coinage OF silver. An
amendment was offered in these words,
practically suspending silver coinage: Gun
less in the meantime, through concurrent
action OF the nations OF Europe with the
United States, silver be remonetized, prior
to July l, 1889, then and thereafter so
much OF the act OF Feb. %, 1873, as au-
thorized and directs the secretary of the
treasury to purchase silver bullion and
cause the same to be coined, shall be sus-
pended until further action by congress-"
This amendment was rejected by q vote ofS4
to 20. The question then required on the
engrossment and third reading Of the bill,
and it was decided in the negatiye-l26 ia
163-so the bill was killed.
SESArE.-The senate passed bill for the
admission of Washington Territory by
vote OF 30 to / 3. The bill admits the ter
ritory upon the same basis as Dakota, and
its provisions are:
1t authorizes the inhabitants OF the Ter
ritory OF Washington and the adjacent
part OF the Territory of idaho to form q
state government with the name OF the
State OF Washington. 1t provides for a
convention to formulate and adopt con-
stituticn, which shall be republican in form
and not repugnant to the constitution of the
United States or the principles OF the decla-
ration OF Independence. The persons who
shallbe entitled to vote for the members Of
the convention are described by the bin to
be "the qualified electors resident within
said boundaries. The convention is to meet
at Walla Walla at such time as the gov
ernor Of the territory shall designate and
when the new constitution shall be COM
pleted it shall be submitted TO the maple
for ratification. II ratified it shall be Ger.
titled by the president of the United States,