The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-09
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

SENATE.-The senate passed over the
presidents veto, by vote of 10 to 81, the
bin for the relief OF the settlers upon the
lands bordering upon the Des Moines river.
The navs were: Brown, Butler, Colquitt,
Edmunds, Evarts, Gray, Hampton, Haw,
ley, Mcpherson, Miller, Platt, Ransom,
Vance Vest, Whitthorne.
The vote was OF great interest, In view OF
the curiosity felt as to how far the Demo-
Gratis in the senate would feel called upon
to back the aGministrat tion. Evidently
the latter was the last thing in the minds
OF either side, for Beck, Berry, Blackburn,
Call Coke, Eustice, George, Jones OF Al
kansas, MaXey and Walthall Democrats,
voted for the BILL and Edmunds, Evarts,
Hawley and Miller Of New York, Republi-
cans, against it, Senator Evarts enthr-
siastic opposition to the bill is ,lue to the
fact that several New Workers, among them
two members Of congress, are interested in
these lands.
Mr. Beck introduced a bill to authorize
the postmaster general to appoint and re-
move postmasters Of the third class (who
are now appointed and removed by the
president.)
The senate, by vote Of 33 to 12 decid-
ed to stick to their amendment to the
postoffice appropriation bill, providing
transportation
the ocean mails. Senator's Plumb Ma
hone and Beck, the committee on confer
ence, came in the next afternoon and rec
commended that it be abandoned. They
backed squarely down from the position
they had repeatedly taken, and without
an explanation as to their reasons for do
ing so except that the house committee re.
fused to recede, surrendered the point and
abandoned the long fight.
HOUsE.-Mr. Blount submitted the con-
ference report on the postoffice appropria-
ton bin and it was agreed to. The SEN
ate recedes from the amendment which au-
thorized the postmaster general to con-
tract for inland and foreign steamboat
mail service when it can be combined in
one route where the foreign office is not
more than 200 miles distant from the do.
mestiC service on tine same terms as inland
steamboat service. The senate also re-
Cedes from the amendment increasing by
$4,000 the appropriation for the railway
postal car service and from the foreign
mail service Subsidy amendment.
SENATE.-SenatOr Edmunds introduced a
bill which, If it should become q law, will
invest in the president the sole power ofap-
pointing a large number OF officers, who are
now appointed by and with the advice
and consent of the senate" Among these
Ol dll CllSSeS, COlleCJ-
ors OF internal revenue, collectors Of Gus
toms and certain ports and all other GUS
toms officers, all territorial officers except
judges of the supreme courts, all district
attorneys and United States marshals, In
dian agents and district land officers
There was u singular scene in the senate
few days ago. Mr.. Morrill, is confined
to his house by serious illness. Learn
ing that the open executive session resolu-
tion was to be called up by Mr.. Hoar he
sent for Sena tor Manderson, who is one OF
the finest orators in the senate, and asked
if he would read his remarks which had
been prepared somo months ago. Mr..
Manderson consented. Spreading Mr. Nor
rilrs manuscript before him he delivered it
with more energy and eloquence than usri.
ally marks the speeches OF the father Of the
senate. This is believed to be the first time
that speech was ever delivered for an alb.
sent senator.
HoUsE.-The three reports OF the COM
mittee which investigated th0 telephone
scandal were presented, the Democratic re-
port being accompanied by a resolution
exonerating the attorney general and all
the other officials concerned. A Joint reso.
luton was adopted providing for the ex-
penditures OF the government for ten days,
this being the close of the fiscal year. The
resumed
Mr.. Henley, from the committee on In
dian affairs reported substitute for the
house bill, providing for q commission to
investigate and audit claims for Indian
depredatlons.
1t provides for a commission Of three pep
sons, TO be appointed by the president.
confirmed by the senate, salaries to be
SO, 900 per annum, and the commission is
to sit in Washington for the investigation.
They are allowed either collectively or sin.
gly to travel into the territories and states
where depredations have been committed
to investigate the same.
The report goes into the history OF In
ltan legislation from the earliest DAYS of
the republic and says
1t was estimated that for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1880, there was necessary
to carry our treaty stipulations with the
Indians 81, 167 $50, instead Of making the
investigation and payment OF claims keep
pace with the payment OF this sum, the
government went on paying it out and pay
ments have been so far made that in the
fiscal year 1887, 50, 625, 440 only IS neces-
sary TO carry out treaty stipulations, and
OF this 81, 100000 is a. final payment to
the Sioux, leaving the annual charge now
only 81, ,325,444. Whenever these annui-
ties were paid to tribes that had commit
ted atrocities the government violated its
trust to the people.
SENATE. Sir. sawyer presented the pc
tition OF Pomona Grange No. 8, OF Fond
du Lac. in favor OF the oleomargarine BILL
Mr.. Mcmillan presented a petition from f.
MI. DIVER, secretary OF o farmers alliance
reprcse nting 1000 farmers OF Window
and Cottonwood counties, in favor OF the
same measure Senator Wilson presented
q letter from T.. j. Dennison OF Carton.
Wright county, Iowa, warning the senate
that the passage OF the oleomargarine bin
was an absolute necessity il the republican
party was to carry Iowa this fall.
Mr. Edmunds criticised the house for its
uniform delay in passing the appropriation
bills, and said il congress could not bring
itself into better fashions about this bus
mess he rather let the wheels OF govern
ment stop by refusing to pass this Joint
resolution. The resolution was amended
extending the time to fifteen days, and was
then mn aged The gau ~ reatt y, al AZ. ..<,,,