Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1886-07-23
The Savants at Washington Still
Daily With the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Bill.
Six Deaths the Result of q Collision
on the Louisville & Nash
H.. vile Railroad. .,
Bad Blood Manlfesting Itself Among
the Redskins in Wash
ington Territory.
Beechers'S First Audience Small
The Dakota Troop Register
General News.
SENATE.

PETITION FROM THE KNIGHTS.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-Mr. Vest in pre-
senting batch of petitions purporting to
have been prepared under the auspices of
the Knights of Labor lin reference to rail-
road grants and other matters), remarked
that they had come to him, as they had
come for several weeks past in large
numbers to many other senators, from Mr..
Ralph Beaumont, chairman of the national
legislative committee of the Knights of
Labor. He was confirmed. in the opinion,
because among the measures, the passage
of which was asked, was bill to organize
territorial government for the Oklahama
chiefs of Cherokee creek and the Chicka-
saw. He had corresponded with Mr.. Pow
derly protesting against such action by the
Knights of Labor and had been assured by
Mr.. Powderly that no snch action had been
authorized by the executive board of the
Knights of Labor. The correspondence
was, with petitions, referred to the COM
mittee on finance.
MIR. Blair, from the committee on pen
sions, reported back the pension bills
vetoed by the president with recommended
ton that some of them be passed.
The senate resumed the consideration of
the oleomargarine bill and was addressed
by Mr. Brown in opposition to the bill.
Mr.. Hawley spoke IN support of the bill,
and Mr.. Evarts also favored it.
Mr.. Ingalls, said that towards the close of
the debate yesterday, exasperated by per-
Io1 fn IL
he had made some observations which on
reflection he was persuaded, had exceeded
the limits of propriety in debate and he
availed himself of this occasion to express
his regret.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to reduce the tax on
oleomargarine from five cents per pound
to two cents. Agreed to-32 to %. He
then moved to insert the word "knowingly''
in connection with the sale of oleomarga-
rine.
Mr.. Miller moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Rejected-27 to 80. The
amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. ingalls, moved to amend the sixth
section by striking out the minimum pen
alty-being the words 'tless than 800" and
LlC WOlu us oltSS tIldIl SIX mOQtQS."
Mr.. Miller moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Rejected-2S to 49, The
amendment was then adopted. The re-
naming amendments were adopted with
out question and the bill as amended was
passed-S7 to "a.
Mr.. Allison called the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.. Pugh moved that the bill be laid aside
temporarily and that the report on the
Payne election case be taken up. Objec-
tions were made to Mr.. Pugh's proposition
and Mr.. Logan, in the colloquy that fol-
lowed, said he could not understand why
anybody should want to prevent this mat
ter coming before the senate. He was
ready to meet the charges made upon the
senators, upon legal grounds and upon evil
dence before the committee. A recess was
then taken.
In the evening session MI. Allison called
up the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
amendment striking out the proposal to
enlarge the new pension building was
agreed to, as well as some other amend
ments, including the item Of $56,OOO for the
| Inauguration of the Bartholdi statue in New
York harbor. After disposing of seventy
six pages of the bill out of 106, the senate
adjourned at II p. m.