The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

SENATE,-Mr. Morrill, presented the ere:
d~entials OF Senator Edmunds Tor the tuIl
term commencing March l, 1897. Among
the numerous bills introduced were the lol-
lowing: BY Mr.. Cullom, to amend the re-
| vised statutes In relation to the immediate
transportation OF bonded goods. by Mr..
Brown, providing O. new basis Tor the cir
cuIation of national banks. BY Mr.. Nc.
Phers0n, to authorize the reduction OF
! United States bonds and the circulation OF
national banks.
Mr.. Morrill, offered q resolution instruct
ing the committee on finance TO examine
as to the expedienCy Of some practical
measure for the maintenance OF the system
Of rational banks, with ample security
and without additional cost to the gov
eminent. After q tariff debate, q message
from the house was presented on the death
OF Representative Dowdney OF New York.
Senator Mcmillan offered an amendment
providing for the purchase OF the painting
called Farming in Dakota" now hanging
in the room OF the senate committee on
commerce, at q cost not to exceed $4,000.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hewitt introduced a bill
which provides hat the secretary Of the
treasury may anticipate so much of the
interest OF the funded debt OF the United
States as may be in excess OF 3 per Cent.
per annum. II all the holders Of the A and
~ per cents should avail themselves Of
this opportunity, about seventy-five to
eighty millions OF the surplus would be
used in thus anticipating the interest OF
the public debt. The b~ondholders will be
left with a bond bringing 8 per cent. but the
cash payments will be q full equivalent
tor any premium which the bond would
bear in the market. The secretary OF the
treasury is authorized to deposit the pub.
lie money in excess Of the requirements OF
the treasury in such national banks as
will give security in equal amount in bonds
of the United States, thus making avaiIa-
bic not only the bonds but the gold and
silver certificates and even the greenbacks
which the banks now keep on hand in ex-
cess OF the low legal reserve.
Delegate Clifford Of Dakota introduced a
bill granting q pension to Timothy o.
Porter of that territory.
Mr.. Strait OF Minnesota offered a bill au.
thOrizing the secretary Of the trearury to
apply any unexpected balances OF an APP
preparation made by the act Of March 8,
1885, which directed the secretary OF the
interior to ascertain the claims Of
citizens who had furnished the Sioux
Indians in Minnesota with supplies
subsequent to June l, 1861, and
prior to the massacre of Aug. IS,
1862, to discharge the interest on
these claims as far as the money will go.
He also offered q bill authorizing the sec.
rotary OF the interior to ascertain the
amount OF property and %annuities due Ger.
tain Sioux Indians OF Minnesota who act
ed as scouts with the army in 1868.
Mr.. White OF Mimi, introduced a bill au-
thorizing the city OF Winona to build a
pile bridge from lot 6 in section 6, town
ship Is, range 10, in the county of Buifa-
L. NrEa an-A7, 2ln ol~.,rl - - sl--1 =
the Mississippi river known AS Island No.
~, there to connect with a ferry to Vino
ma, provided such bridge shall not OBJ
struCt navigation.
SENATE.-Mr, Harrison introduced a bill
to increase the pensions Of those who have
disabilities equivalent to the loss OF q hand
or foot. The house amendments to the
electoral count bill were non-concur.
red in, and q conference asked.
The senate took up the bill repeating the
tenure OF Office law, and Mr.. Edmunds op.
posed the bill.
Mr.. Hoar advocated the passage Of the
bill.
He asked the senate to vote whether it
would return tothe ancient policyof thegov.
ernment, to the rule which had existed from
1889 to 1857, and which had practically
existed since the accession to power OF Grant
in 1850. President Grant had recon-
mended it's repeal so that he (Hoar) was
acting under pretty substantial Republi.
can authorities in trying. to get rid OF this
legislation. While in full sympathy with
civil service reform, he still declared MS
conviction that the people Of the United
States expected and demanded that no
man should be kept in an executive en-
ployment who had not the confide nce OF
the person responsible for the success OF the
executive functions.
HoUsE.-In the house Mr.. Payson called
up the bin giving the Cinnabar & Clark's
Fork railroad the right OF way through the
Yellowstone Park. to place it on it's pass
age, and through the able effort ofCox and
Holman it was promptly killed.
SENATE.-Mr. Cullom presented the re.
port on tho interstate bill.
Mr.. Cullom said. The object OF the bill, as
reported was to bring about that stability
OF rates which the railroads themselves are
trying to bring about under the system oil
pooling. He believed that the apprehen.
sion expressed by Platt would prove to be
u~Hiounded.
The resolution for open executive SEES.
sions vas tabled by a vote OF 33 to 81.
The bill prohibiting members OF congress-
from &C ting AS counsel for railroad conn
panies o ided by the government was dis.
cussed.
The bill to repeal the civil service law,
reported adversely by Senator Hawley,
from the committee on civilservice, during
the first session OF the present congress,
was to day reintroduced.
HousE.-The sundry civil and Indian ap-
preparation was discussed. Mr.. Symes Of
Tered several amendments increasing the
appropriations for the signal service Blu.
reau. and these being opposed to Mr.. RAN
dali. be criticized the gentlemaa's &C.
ton as chairman Of the commit.
tee or appropriations. He did not
envy the gentleman who lived upon
the Atlantic eoastis narrow-minded states.
manship, which did mol. cross the Missis.
sippi river. Mr.. Randall said: The pend.
ing bill carried more apprnnriatinna for