The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-08-06

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HoUsE.-The house took up for consider
alton, the veto message on the bill granting
pension to Andrew j. Wilson. and refused
-105 TO S5-to pass the bill over the veto
the constitutional two thirds not voting IN
the affirmative. The balance Of the day was
spent in fillibustering.
SEEATE.-The senate passed the Morrison
surplus resolution with the caucus amend.
ment. Fourteen democrats voted for the
caucus amendment and thirteen repubTi.
cans against it, A provision was add.
ed for the redemption at par and
| the recoinage OF the trade dollar
which went through by a very close
vote. This trade dollar bill has been
pending in both houses for several years
having been regularly reported from the
! committees in both houses, but has al
ways been beaten. A motion to strike ont
the clause giving the president the right. IN
case OF emergency, to suspend the cali for
bonds was lost. An amendment for the
receipt OF trade dollars at their par vaiue
was agreed to. The resolution was adopt
ed by vote OF AZ to 90.
HoUsE.-The house resumed considera~
ton OF the pension bills, the first being
that granting $50 a month &C the widow
OF Gen. David K. Hunter. In advocating
| the passage OF the BILL Mr.. Butterworth
said that the trouble in this case was that
Gen. Hunter had presided at the Fitz
John Porter court martial. IL it were not
Tor that the president would have signed
/ the bill. The house refused to pass the bill
! over the veto-yeas Ill, nays10S-not the
! constitutional two-thirds in the affirma
| tive. The consideration OF the vetoed
bills granting pensions to Mary
| Norman, John w. Ferris and David
Il. Elderkin was postponed until
the next session. The house refused to
! pass over the veto-yeas 119, nays 95--
| the bill granting pension to Mary An
derson. This disposed OF the vetoed pen
! sion bills on the calendar, and the house
resumed the consideration OF the inter
state commerce bill. The previous ques-
/ tion was ordered--15o to 80, and the dues-
/ tion recurred on the substitute THE Reagan
billy to the senate bill (the Cullom bill
The substitute was agreed to-133 to 104.
SENATE.A resolution was adopted Tor
the appointment OF a committee OF seven
! to inquire into the feasibility OF a great
national celebration OF the Tooth ami
versary OF the adoption OF the constitu-
I ton, and the 400th OF the discovery Of
! America, and report at the rext session Ii
consists OF Messrs. Sherman, Hoar, Sewell.
/ Hawley, Voorhees, Gorman and Eustis.
! The senate went into executive session
and one OF the first cases called up was that
OF James G. Matthews. the colored man OF
/ Albany, who was nominated to be recorder
| OF deeds III place OF Fred Douglass Mr..
| Matthews was twice reported adversely.
Mr.. Ingalls,, who reported the nomination,
! said
The committee had investigated the
charges against Mr.. Matthews and had
found that they were not sustained. There
was no objection to Mr.. Matthews because
OF his character or OF his color, but the
committee had decided to recommend his
rejection or the ground that his appoint.
ment was an insult to the people cfthe dis,
trict. Both political parties in their plat
forms had enunciated the doctrine OF local
selfgovernment and had called for the
election OF residents of the terri-
tories and OF the district for the
officers within their limits There were
plenty OF competent men, black and white,
in the city OF Washington from among
whom the president might have chosen,
but he had gone outside and imported
man known only to himself.
HOUSE The house reiused-102 to 135
Ito agree to the conference report on the
river and harbor bill, and insisted upon
its Disagreement to the senate amendments.
The bill prohibiting aliens to acquire real
estate in the territories, except for
railroad purposes, passed. The measure
s as follows: That no nonresident alien
Or foreigner, nor any resident agent or
any foreigner who has not declar-
ed his intention to become citizen Of
the United States, nor any corporation or
association OF which at most one-tentho q
its stock or right OF properly is owned Or
controlled by aliens or foreigners, shall ac'
quire or own, hold or possess, by right
title or descent occurring hereafter, any
real estate in any Of the territories OF the
United States; provided that the proyi-
sions oil this act shall not apply to the g.
real estate necessary for the construction
and operation OF any railroad
SEyATE.--Mr. Allison, from the confer.
ence committee on the sundry civil appro'
priation bill, reported that the COMMITTEES
had been unable TO agree. In reference 70
the Yellowstone Parkitem Mr.. Plumb ces
clareS that the park was in the hands q
SSmonopoly.
Mr.. Vest said:
The statement was incorrect that ne hau2
been notified time and again thatuniess ne
withdrew his opposition to the scheme e
build railroad through the park the parA
would be broken up. This railroad com
pany had lobby in Washington compos
ed OF newspaper correspondents and otn'
ers, who are engaged in assailjng SENATORS
and attacking their character.
After further discussion the senate lop
motion OF Mr.. Vest) insisted specially On lI
disagreement 20 the yelowstono fart
items, and (on motion of Mr.. Allis ON Ia
sisted generally on its disagreement 20 tns
other items, and further conference was
ordered
Tho chair presented the rcsolution oiIereo
by Mr.. Evarts on Saturday last requesting
the president to opea correspondence wisp
foreign powers or the subject oisiissr- y az;
Eynrts advocated the resolution, bHt ulu
not define his position upon the si'Ve'
question.
The senate then took up the bill repoarsE
ed from the finance committee to proY'u
for the inspection ri tobacco. cigars ane
snuff (providing Tor their csporttiio iion =