The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-06
CONGRESS-

SENArE>-The senate resumed eonsiasra.
tion OF the Payne case and Mr.. Teller CON.
cluded his remarks in support of the views
submitted in the report on the Payne bri.
berry ease signed by Messrs. Eyarts, Loran.
and himself e''
HousE.-Most OF the day was spent in
fllibusserng over the oleomargarine bin.
Ihe mouse agreed to the report OF the CON
Terence committee ON the disagreement to
the senate amendments to the bill restrict
ing special legislation in the territories.
sENATE-Ihe debate on the Payne sena-
soriai election case was closed, and the
in'tlorily report, recommending that no
Investigation be had, was adonted
IA to II. Those who voted for
~" investigation were Blair, Conccr. Dawes
d'nnn"s, Frye Hale Harrison, Hawlev,
}ar Mcmillan, Malone, Henderson,
.ssa9ssf iEhtll (or.l, Palmer, Platt. Sherman
Wand Wilson Qowa}.
c"r somedays rumors have been floating
nraand that II senator who has been es
IFHlliS active IN securing pension le.isIa.
thn had charged fee of $500 ,or getting
"Fension Tor a poor widow in his state, and
whenever the subject was ;tllnded to every
body thought of Blair, of n. y. Heiranklv
announced i'll the senate that he was the per.
son alluded to, and made the c;,ntot,ucenent
III order that the reputation OF no other
senator might be injured by ANONYMOUS
reports.
He said: He presumed the publications
referred to himself, but he had nothing to
do with the case since he entered public
HE. Bcfole that, when he was pructicnr
law he obtained Il pension for Mrs
Hannah Ladd, the entire bin for
services was about $50, When lie
was elected to congress he turn
ed all his government business over
TO ms partner, who, without his knowledge.
brought suit aga inst the widow forseryices
rendered in collecting the pension and in.
tcrest, and a writ oi execution had been
issued; but when he (Mr. Blair heard it,
he directed his partner to discontinue the
proceedings. lie had never received n dol
lar Tor his services and expenditures in the
matter.
HousE.-Thc house concurred in the
senate amendments to the oleomargarine
bill The bill nov goes to the president
Tor his action in the house, and passed
their bill 10y n vote of l75 to rs, which in
sures majority should thepresident with
hold his approval.
bill was considered. On motion of Mr..
Dawes. an item OF $50. 0G0 was inserted for
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota on nc
count OF damages to their lands by over.
flo" caused by government dams.
On motion the senate proceeded TO the
consideration ofprivate pension bills which
have been favorably reported. Fifty were
passed. including one granting pension to
the widow oi Gen. Durbin Ward. A bill
was passed authorizing the construction OF
n hotel on government land at Fortress
Monroe. Several public building bills pass
ed including the following Increasing to
$4,000 the limit of cost to the building
at La Crosse Wis uppropriating $3.50 900
fnr the purchase OF additiona! land near
the public building at Brooklyn. \. Y;
500, 900 fora public building at Charlotte
N. c.; authorizing the constructions OF q
public building at 0wcnsl orc, Ky.
A bill! was passed appropriating $3.50
900 for the establishment OF n military
post ut or near Denver, Colo.
Senator Blair, from the committee on
education. and labor, submitted Il favor.-
blereport on Joint resolution proposln.
that an amendment to the constitution in
poisonous beverages be submitted to the
legislatures for ratification. The amend
ment provides:
From and after the year 10 90, the man
ufacture and sale and importation OF dis
titled alcoholic Intoxicating liquors except
Tor medicinal, mechanical, chemical and
scientific purposes and for the use in fsrts,
shall cease.
The report which accompanies the pro-
posed amendment says the committee be
lievc the people have right to decide what
measure shall be taken for the regulation
or eXtirpation OF this trnfc.
HousE.-Mr. Henly, from the committee
on public lands, reported back the senate
bill forieiting certain OF the lands granted
the Northern Pacific Railroad company.
The committee recommends that in lieu
OF the senate bill there be substituted the
provisions OF the house bill on the same
subject Nj Henly stated.
The difference between the two bills was
that, while the senate bill forfeited the
grant from Wallula Junction to Portland,
the house bill included also the forfeiture
OF the grant from Bismarck to the Pacific
ocean. The house bill forfeited 33 900,
600 acres more than the senate bill.
Mr. VOORHEES, favored the house bill de-
claring; There were high reasons OF public
policy why the land grant OF the Northern
Pacific company should be taken irom its
control as far us this could legally be done.
He pictured what he characterized as the
oppression OF the railroad company MS
practced in Washington Territory assert.
ing that it dictated the laws relating To
railroad taxation and set at defiance every
legislative action of the people. The mis-
tory Of the company was a chapter of
broken promises misrepresentation and
uble-dcalng.
Mr.. GiItillnn submitted II legal argument
in opposition to the house bill, which he
said was based upon n mschevous and
misleading misc obstruction of the granting
act
Mr.. Oates argued against the equitable
and legal power OF congress to pass the sen
ate bill.
SKNATE.--Most OF the day was spen4 in
secret session Mr.. Wilson presented in
the senate memorial from citizeus ol
Richland, Iowa. asking that the bill grant.
inn tn Io,t n IIn,y l., tn
of Company H, Third Iowa Infantry, which
was vetoed hy the president, be paesed
notwithst anding.
Mr.. Malone, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds, reported favor
ably McMillan's senate bill increasing the
limit OF the cost Of the Minneapolis pest
Office building.
The senate passed the following pension
bills: Morris L. Mintour Eighteenth Wis.
consin; Mary ". Giliham, widow OF James
Gillian. Eighteenth Iowa: also II pension
OF $50 IL month to Lizzie Wright, only scr.
viving daughter OF George Wright also 10
Joshua Armstrong dependent father OF
John Armstrong, late OF the Seventh cav
airy; also to Elizabeth Collins, widow of
W. II. Collins, Sixth Minnesota. A bill al.
so passed to pay to T. w. Haldemnn, of
Avoca, Iowa, 5000 for services performed
,durin. the war. Bills also passed to place
.on the pension rolls the name OF A. n. But
Ter, Twenty-sevcnth Iowa. The senate
passed bills to place on the pension rolls
the name OF Jacob Mix, who served as II
captain in the Brown county tMinn.,) mill
tia during the attack Of the Indians upon
New Um in G2, and was severely wounded
in the arm; Irene Cookins, widow Of Oscar
Cookins, Seventh Minnesota; and Barbara
Fuchs, mother OF John Fuchs, Sixth Wis
COnSin
In secret session THE senate disposed of
five OF it's contested nominations. The
cpse,of Thomas Hanlon to be collector OF
the Seventh Indiana internal revcnne dis
trict, when brousst: TO u vote, was rejected
byatie. The nomination Of Morris Thorn
.lls OF Baltimore to be an Indian inspector,
ni,er &n hours dehmte, WAS confirmed