Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.


Morgan, from the foreign relation committee,
reported resolution looking to the suppress.
sion of the evils growing out of the crossing Of
cattle over the border lines between the United
States and Mexico. The senate then proceed
cd to the consideration of the interstate COM
merce bill, the pending amendment beng that
offered by Mr.. Camden, applying an absolute
long and short haul clause to each railroad
separately. Messrs. Spooner and Palmer spoke
against the amendment. The latter said 1t
was unfair to the railroads aud unfair to the
people The chair laid before the senate a
communication signed by General Bragg,
member of the house of representatives, in.
ytiug the senate to join the association OF the
First army corps in visit 10 the historic bat
tlcflelds Of Antietam and South Mountain.
Nd, on the 18th aud 18th of this month. The
communication was laid on the table At 4 30
the senate went into executive session and at
$3.50 the doors were re-opened and the senate
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house commu-
ncation from the secretary of war, containing
an estimate OF $3.50, 900 for the purchase Of ad-
dtional ground at Fort Hamilton, New York
harbor. Referred. The bill was passed to dc.
| fray the expenses of the funeral of the late
| doorkeeper, Winter Smith, and allowing his
| heirs one years salary. A number of reports
of committees were submitted, after which the
house proceeded to consider the bills reported
| from the committee on military affairs The
| first bill called up in COMMITTEES of the whole
was one providing that all soldiers Of the late
war who re-chlisted as veteran volunteers and |
| afterwards were discharged to receive promo
| tons and commissions as army officers shall
| be paid all installments Of veteran bounty |
| which were withheld from them on account of |
| being SO commiss oned and mustered, the |
| same as they would have been entitled TO re- |
| ce!vc, had they completed their term OF en- |
| lstm,nt without promotion and received hon |
| ocable discharge. Amendments were adopted |
| extending the provisions of the act 10 the |
| widows Of such reenlistcd volunteer soldiers |
4 AZ may be deceased and to enlisted men in the |
navy and marine course. Pending further ac-
| ton the committee rose and at 5 p. IN. the
house took a recess until 1880 D. IN.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 6-In the senate COM
/ munication from the supervising architect of
the treasury, was read and referred. The SEN
| ate agreed that the antiChinese immigration
bill and the bin to indemnify the Chinese
for losses in the Rock Springs riots be a spc-
clal order for May IL. Consideration OF the
interstate commerce bill was then resumed
Butler opposed the bill. Wilson, Of Iowa, Of
fcred an amendment providing that the prohi-
hilton of the bill against receiving more foT
shorter haus than for long should not be con-
Strucd as authorizing ANY railroad to charge
as much for the shorter as the longer haul. A
| long debate followed. After considerable dis
cussion, Wilson's amendment was agreed TO.
| A number of amendments were then submit
ted and ordered printed. 1t was unanimously
agreed to that vote should be taken on the
| bill before al tournament next Tuesday. Miller,
| from the committee on education and labor,
reported fayorably bill making eight hours
DAYS work for letter carriers At 5 p IN. the
| senate went into executive session, and at 80
when the doors were reopened, adjourned I'M
til Monday.
Tucker (Virginia) from the judiciary, report.
Cd adversely on the resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment providing for fe-
male suffrage. Calendar. After several com
mttce reports, the house went into committee
Of the whole on the river and harbor bill.
Evcrhart Pcnnsylvania) severely criticised
the hill, also Stone (MssourD. The commit
tee then reported the bill to the house. An
amendment providing for negotiation for the
purchase of the Monopgahela navigation CON-
pany as agreed to. Hepburn Qowa) moved
to strike out the appropriation for Galveston
harbor. Lost Hepburn moved to amend by
providing that the appropriation for the i'm
provement of the lower Mississippi shall be
expended under the direction Of the secretary
| Of war without the intervention of the Mssiss-
4. II.
nays 107. Hepburn also offered an amend
| mcnt providing that the improvement of the
Missouri river from its mouth to Sioux City,
shall be conducted without the intervention
of the Missouri river commission. Agreed to
70 to II. After the passage of the river and
harbor bill an unsuccessful attempt was made
to bring up the electoral count bill, and the
house at $50 adjourned The river and har-
Dor bill as pass d appropriates about SIS, O00,-
0J0 The changes made in the house since the
bill came from the committee in items Of ap-
preparation are but slight, probably not
amounting to q hundred thousand dollars
either way.
WASHINGTON, May AFTER contest for
precedence between private business and the
military academy appropriation bill, which
Was TGSOlNtu Ill ldNOr VI Luc lOTHcl, tuC hpuSc
went into committee OF the whole on the prl-
vate calendar. The bill to pay +. w. Halde-
man 500 occasioned' considerable discussion
The report ACCOMPANYING 1t states that during
the war Haldeman then boy IL years OF age,
desired to join an Ohio regiment, but was re-
fused muster on account Of his age. He,
however, purchased a uniform and served in
the regiment year, acting as buglcr and per-
forming scout duty. He is said to have per-
formed gallant service. Bragg (Wisconsin)
in a sarcastic speech opposed the bill. He
ridiculed the idea of boy too young to be
mustered in fulfilling scout duty and doing
gallant service. The great patriotism which
had been displayed by the boy seemed to have
oozed away and he had become begsar, ask
ing money from the government
Weaver Qowa) admitted that war pictures
were very deceptive, but more deceptive than
the picteurc of a.dead drummer boy was that
which depicted an officer with epaulettes lead
ing the charge sword in hand, singing outs
"Come on, men," II there was humbug in
'American military history, II was that portion
which represented commissioned officer lead
ing the charge on the enemy's works. As
rule they were where their orders and rules Of
war required them to be--in safe place in the
rear-whne the private soldiers uiu the nght-
ing, shooting and dying.
After further discussion Of the patriotism OF
commissioned officers, drummer boys and
nurses, vote was taken on the amendment to
the Haldeman bill, but number of its oppo-
nents refraining from voting the committee
was left without a quorum, and at five o'cloclS-
the committee rose and the house took recess
until 1880 p. m.,. the evening session to be de
voted to the consideration of pension bills, !.
At this night session the house passed 50
pension bills, and at 10 o'clock adjourned I'm
til tomorrow.
| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, May 10.--In the senate today
large number of petitions were presented,
among them one by Voorhees,, signed by many
citizens Of Arizona, praying that the senate
may reject the house Mexican pension bill, be-
cause it does not give the pensioners enough. 1
Referred Frye introdnceda bill Ito limit the
commercial privileges Of foreign countries in
the ports Of the United States to such purpo-
ses as are accorded TO American vessels In the
| norris of sneh forpiun countries ~ In intrndu-