The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL STTMM.n,

OUNUhESDlUNAL 81 MMAnw
SENATE.-Little business Of moms,t
transacted. Nearly the whole dav Wy vas
voted to the consideration OF H. "s ue-
ton ball, TO which several menasuuea-
were made. Bills were ~introdnoaII anshts
ing commercial travellers to do hns;r"iiow'
any state or territory; apprnnr;a y -
$500 94 to pay postmasters, sIasing
which have been adjusted; amends ! i
sinking fund act. she
Mr.. Beck offered a resolution wbiol.
agreed to, calling on the secretary - @as
treasury to inform the senate how ,s,,. sns
any, the actual payments and pureba !
the principal OF the public debt eincc Is, Y
/, 1877, have been in excess OF the ypnn W
ments OF laws regulating the sinking isns
and how the existing laws can be cars aa
out in relation to said fund from this s;s.1
until the $3.50, oo0. 900 of,4K pc rcentb onSs
mature. 0Aua
The president sent the senate the follow.
ing nominations:
Lieut.. Col. AlexaDder Chambers, Twentv.
first infantry, to be colonel of the So
teenth infantry; Mai. John 3. p oa I
Eighteenth infantry, lieutenant colona1 !.
the Twenty-first infantry; Capt. Georga y
Brady, Twenty-third infantry mac 3: !:
the Eighteenth infantry; First f;s,sI
William G. Manning, Twentv.thssss
ipfantry. captain: Second Lieut.. William
Nichols, Twenty-third infantry f6rs spi ia.
tenant; Second Lieut.. James Loetats
Fourth cavalry, first lieutenant. Josbrn.
L. Child OF Missouri, minister resident Ma
consul general to Sianr William Gordon II
New York, consul at Medellin.
HoUsE.-The debate on the pension ~
preparation bill was resumed. but melss
was SAID on politics than on pensions. Tha
army appropriation bin was reported.
SENArE-The president sent the FOLLOWING
nominations to the senate:
Consuls-Henry Albert johnson TO the
District of Columbia, at Venice; Mortimer
A. Turner of Arkansas, at st. Thomas.
Commodore William Truxton to be rear
admiral in the navy. Another whole day
was spent in the discussion OF the Blair ed.
~ucation bin.
Senator German introduced a bill author.
izing the president to invite the presidents
of the sixteen American republics to meet
in Washingtca on March 4, 1887, in honor
OF the one.handredth anniversary 81 the
constitution Of the United States.
HOUSE After reports from the commit.
tees, including one which presented the con.
sular and diplomatic appropriation bin,
and other routine business, the pension ap-
preparation bill was debated, and the ais.
cussion was almost entirely political in
character.
A message which was read from the Prea.
ident on the subject ofthe outrages against
the Chinese is none too timely. 1t deals
solely with the Rock Springs r5assacre,
but the principle involved in the
more recent outbreaks is OF course
the same. In vigorous and unmistak.
able language the president calls attention
to that unhappy affair, dwelling partiea-
larry on the fact that not only are the
Chluamen in tins country entitled to as
full and complete protection to life and lib.
erty as aliens OF any other nationality but
under our treaty with China, even more SO.
He also points out the fact that the
Rock Springs affair was almostentirely the
work OF men who were themselves
no more citizens OF the United
States than were their Chinese
victims, and briefly but strongly condemns
that CHASTITY travesty OF Justice which the
Wyoming authorities perpretrated under
| the form and color OF law. AS TO the
claims of China for indemnity, the presi-
dent concurs with the secretary OF state 10
t~the opinion that they are entirely without
foundation, but suggests thati it might %
well for congress TO display some ~geneross.
ty toward the victims OF the unproYoked
and unjustifable outrages.
SENATE.-Mr. Sewell, from the committee
on the library, reported iayorabiy 2 l0lns
resolution accepting from William "a:
Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant objects q
value and art presented by foreign govern
ments to the late Gen. u. s. Grant. IN
/ the suggestion OF mr.. Ingalls,, it was chang
ed to the form OF O bill and passed.
Nh. Sewell, from the committee on miLr
tary affairs, reported fayorably the house
bill for the relief OF Gen. Fiiz John Porter
with a report giving the views Of q MAJOR,
ty OF the committee. Mr.. SeWell aaoess
that Mr.. Logan would later submit tiie r.
port OF the minority.
The debate on the education bill was tV'
sumed.
HousE-The pension bill was again con
sidered, and the political debate continues
The bill finally passed. The speaker ah'
nounced the special committee on tne 4 y.
Electric telephone investigation rs ioneTs'
Boyle, Oates, Eden, Hall, Hale, kannoes'
Willard, Hanback,, and Moifat. Adlou.neu'
SENATE-After some routsss ptsi1esS'
Mr.. Brown spoke in favor OF ms pni y y
provide a new basis Tor the circuia''on Z
national banks,
HoUsE-Thomas r.. Hudd was sworn =
as member from the Fifth district q VIZ
consin. Bills were introduced Tor ZIG ia
lation OF Interstate commerce, 70 rssu'" s.
the transportation OF live stock anu y
repeal the civil service act. a..
Both houses adjourned early on tns VIM NJ,
nouncement OF the death OF senator eH
OF California.
Sam Jones Rebuked.