The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-09
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-

lees as counsel lor land grant raj ilroad COM
panies The bill was passed June 10 by a
vote OF 32 to H. it was recinded by a
vote OF 81 to 2l and sent to the judiciary
committee. The feature OF the debate,
which lasted the entire afternoon, was &
speech from Mr.. Evurts against the bill
He paid an t.oquent tribute to his profes-
sion and said:
nowhere in or out of the senate was
such stigma ever stamped upon it as was
intended by this bill. 1t was an nattack up
on theintesrity and independence of the
law, an encroachmcnt upon its honor and
csi"lumcnts. No act OF congress would
make dishonest senator an honest man.
Then Edmunds made his speech in W hich
he accused Mr. Beck OF insulting the SUI
preme court with charge of dishonesty
There were spicy colloquies throughout the
debate nnda good deal OF feeling shown on
both sides.
VA bill passed providing for the pay
mcnt OF steamboat inspectors expens-
es, being amendatory OF the shipping bill,
lately appro owed by the president
The president sent nine more messages to
the senate, announcing that he had vet oed
nine more bills granting pensions 10 sol
dicrs and it il understood that IL similar
batch may be expected every day until the
large pile oi bills in his hands is disposed
Of
Among the bills vetoed was one granting
pension 10 autet penney, whose record
showed no disability, but twenty wears
after he was discharged he filed a claim
alleging that he was injured by being thrown
forward upon the horn OF his saddle. The
president says:
The number OF instances in which those
OF our soldiers who rode horses during tho
war were injured by being thrown for ward
upon their saddles indicates that these
saddles were dangerous contrivances
Senator Van Wyck submitted a proposed
amendment TO the bill authorizing the
Union Pacific to construct branch roads
through the states and territories through
which the system of railroads now oper-
ated by it extends, TO add TO it the follow
ing prnNiso:
That this act shah in 10 manner inter
ferc with the collection, nor diminish
the amount OF money To he paid bv
the said Union Pacific iuto the treas
urv under the Thurman act, and the
sums to be paid under said Thurman act
shall be ascertaineG as ii this act had not
been passed and without regard to any OBJ
lgations or pledge of renewing the ylaran.
tee bonds, or subscription of stock. or of
any money allowed by this act
HousE.-On a motion to consider the re-
port OF the committee on rules which was
recently discussed, the republicans began
flibus tcring and continued until adjourn
ment. so no business whatever was done.
i>tNAl lE.-i ne tlH Ior lir II appointment
and compensation Of n United States dis.
trict Judge for the southern district OF Al
ALBANIA was taken up. Mr.. Logan moved
as AN amendment; :he provision Of the bill
heret otore passed by the senate. iXing al!
district judges salaries al 81, 600 - year.
Agreed TO; the first division Crelatiug to
salaries hy n vote OF - yeas to 20 NAYS
and the second division (prohihitine uepu-
tisn) bv a viva vocc vote The bill as
amended was then passed.
I've bill rcptuliug the pre- emptou and
timber culture laws was then proceeded
with pa~srd-yeas 81, nays 20. 4 COM
nittee OF conference wHs ordered ON the
disagreeins votes OF the two houses on the
bill
The Fritz John Porter bill was then laid
before the senate Mr., Sewcl said: 1t was
the same bill that had passed before.
i There was nothing TO be said now that
would throw any new light ON its subject
matter. A mere statement Of the facts
would be sufficient Mr. Sewell hen racited
/ the salient facts in the military history OF
Gen. Porter. Mr.. Scwell,h had he clerk read a
4 number of resolutions OF Grand Army
/ posts urging the passage oi the bill.
Hot.sr-Nr Iopp drfauded prnaidno
Adams of The Union Pacific Rnilrond com
nnnv orninst cborons of violation of Inv
Z that hnd been made against him. Tho
sundry civil hin was considered
he mouse placed itu. important Dlllt'Il-
ment on the sIudry civil bill. An amend
ment WAS pending providing that hereafter
i no United States notes of larger denomiua-
tion shall be printed to take the place ui
notes of Il small denomination canceleG
and retired. This was adopted. Subse
qucnty Mr.. Bland offered the following
which was adopted:
The secretary Of the treasury is hereby
Il authorized and required to issue 81. s.
and 50 silver certificates on all the snrplu:
silver dollars now in the treasury, in pay
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