The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-04-30
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.

the |ncease Of the number Of men, relat-
| ing tc the pay o. chaplains and authoriz-
ing commissioned officers to make deposits
Of money with the army paymasters.
Mr.. Butler introduced a bill authorizing
the president to retire those army officers
who nave already been recommended for
retirement, or may be so recommended,
prior to Jan. /. 1887, all retirements to be
in addition to the four hundred now al.
lowed by law
The treaty with Mexico in regard to the
Weil-La Abra claim, which has been under
consideration in the executive session OF
the senate for several days, was defeated
for the lack OF a two.thirds majority to
ratify it, the vote being 80 in favor OF rati.
f~ication to 81 against. The following
voted against the treaty and in favor Of
the claims:
Allison, Berry, Blackburn, Bowen, Brown,
Camd IN, Cameron, Cockrell, Coke, Conger,
Eustis, Evarts, Gibson, Ingalls,, Jones OF Ne
vada, Jones OF Arkansas, Logan, Kenna,
Miller of New York, Payne, Plumb, Riddle.
berger, Sewell, Stanford, Sherman, Vest,
Voorhees,.
The following nominations were confirm
ed by the Senate: Postmasters; S. n.
Horneck, Detroit, Mimi; J. Flynn, Du.
Iuth; w. j. Whipple, Winona, Mimi;
J. w. Keys, Richland Centre, Wis; s.
Chamberlain, Waupun. Wis; d. f. Craig,
Fort Atkinson, Wis; F. j. Phelps, La
Crosse, Wis. s. r. Miller of Davenport,
Iowa, consul at Leipsic; j. c. Breckenridge,
surveyor general of Washington territory.
Internal revenue collectors: A. Biermann,
Minnesota; o. A. Wells, Third district OF
Wisconsin; J. Shields, Montana; j. NJ.
Morrow, Sixth district OF Wisconsin;
G. Parkinson, Second Wisconsin district;
f. c. Wall, First Wisconsin district.
The nomination that has been lying the
longest upon the table was that OF Zach
Montgomery, Attorney General Garland's
class-matC, who had been brought from Cali
fornia to be assistant attorney general for
the interior department. Mr.. Ingalls,, who
had reported the nomination adversely
from the committee on the judiciary spoke
against Montgomery, but the nomination
was confirmed, by one majority; Jones of
Nevada, Riddleberger, Bowen and Van
Wyck voting with the Democrats.
HoUsE.-The following reports from com.
mittees were read:
BY Mr.. Mills, ways and means, a joint
resolution to give notice to terminate the
convention Of June 3, 1875, with the king
of the Hawaiian Islands; committee OF the
whole. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) filed q mi.
nority report. BY Mr.. Collins, judiciary, "a
bill fixing the salaries of the United States
judges at $4,000. By Mr.. Caldwell,
commerce, a bill to regulate commercial
sales OF goods by sample, price lists, ETC.,
between residents of the several states and
territories; house calendar. By Mr.. We'll
born, Indian affairs, a bill to create the Of
fee of assistant commissions of Indian az
fairs; committee Of the whole. By Mr..
Cardy, mines and money, a bill for the re.
lief OF William McGarraghan; private cal.
endar. By Mr.. O'Donnell, a senate
bill to provide for the study OF the
nature of alcoholic drinks and mar
eotics, and their effects upon the
human system in the military and
naval acadmies, and in the Indian and
public schools OF the territories and OF the
District of Columbia; house calendar. BY
Mr.. Storm, civil service reform, a bin
amending the statutes SO as to give honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors a pref
erence in public appointments; house cal
endar. By Mr.. Skinner, Indian affairs, a
senate bill to extend the laws of the United
States over the Indian Territory; house
calendar.
SENATE.-Mr. Call offered a resolution,
which vas referred to the judiciary com
mittee to the following effect:
Directing that the committee to inquire
whether any legislation was necessary, and
if so what, to require the United States
courts, when they take possession of rail
road property in any state, to carry it to
effect the obligations OF the char.
ter OF incorporation granted by such
state, and to prevent violations OF the
same by such courts and the waste and
wrongful appropriation OF the assets and
receipts OF such corporation in the interest
OF individuals.
The house bill to protect homestead set
tiers within railway limits, passed the sen
ate. 1t provides:
Homestead settlers on public lands within
railway limitswho are restricted to less than
160 acres, who have heretofore made or
may hereafter make the additional entry
allowed, either by the act of March 3,
1879, or OF July ], 1879, after having
made final proof OF settlement and cultiva-
ton under the original entry, shall be en-.
titled to nave the lands covered by the adj
ditional entry patented without any fur
Their cost OF proof OF settlement or ~cultiya-
ton.
HoUsE.-The bill reported by Mr.. Nor
rell (Kan.) from the committee on invalid
pensions provides.
All disabled prisoners OF war shall be
granted pensions at the rate fixed for SINH
lar disabilities in h%onorably discharged
soldiers where the disability is presum-
cd TO be the result OF confinement in
southern prisons. tine committee eStl-
mate that it will require $1,100, 600 an
nually to meet the addition to the pension
rolls.) All persons confined for more than
thirty days in Southern prisons shall re-
ceive a per diem OF 81 for each days con-
finement. Twelve additional pages OF the
river and harbor bill were completed in
committee OF the whole. Numerous at
tempts were made to increase the amounts
reported, but the committee in charge OF
the bill succeeded in defeating them. Most
OF these efforts to secure increased amounts
are made for huncombe.
SENArE:--Senator Morgan, 'front.' the COM
mittee on foreign relations, reported to the
senate q bill i~ndemnifying the Chinese for
losses and damages inflicted upon them by
the rioters at Rock Springs, Wyo., ia Sep.
TENDER last.
Mr.. Mcmillan, rom the committee on
commerce, reported favorably n bill to au.