The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

lowing: by Mr.. CullOm, TO amend the re.
vised statutes in relation to the immediate
transportation OF bonded goods. BY Mr..
Brown, providing new basis for the cir
culation OF national banks. By Mr.. Nc.
Pherson, 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 national banks, with ample security
and without additional cost to the gov
ernment. After 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 So, 900.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hewitt introduced bill
which provides that the secretary OF the
treasury may anticipate 80 much OF the
interest of the funded debt of the United
States as may be in excess OF per cent.
per annum. II all the holders OF the and
4h per cents should avail themselves OF
this opportunity, about seventy-fivc to
eighty millions OF the surplus would be
used in thus anticipating the interest OF
the public debt. The bondholders will be
left with a bond bringing 3 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 availa-
BILE 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 ..
Porter of that territory.
Mr.. Strait OF Minnesota offered bill au-
thorizing the secretary OF the trearury to
apply any unexpected balances OF an ap-
preparation made by the act OF March g.
1885, which directed the secretary of the
interior to ascertain the claims of
citizens who had furnished the Sioux
Indians in Minnesota with supplies
prior to the massacre of Aug. 1s,
1862, to discharge the interest on
these claims as far as the money will go.
He also offered a bill authorizing the Sec
retary 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 Buffa-
10, Wis, across the slough to an island in
the Mississippi river known as Island No.
72, there to connect with IA ferry to Vino
ma. provided such bridge shall not oh.
struct navigation.
SENATE.-Mr. Harrison introduced bill
to increase the pensions of those who have
disabilities equivalent to the loss OF a hand
OF foot. The house amendments to the
electoral count bill were non-concur.
red in, and 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 policy of the gov
ernment, to the rule which had existed from
1879 to 1857, and which had practically
existed since the accession to power OF Grant
in 1869. 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 his
CouNlCClOA VildV OilC pCoplC VI UuO OIliVCu
States expected and demanded that no
man should be kept in an executive en-
ployment who had not the confid dence OF
the person responsible for the success OF the
executive functions.
HoUsE.-1n the house Mr.. Payson called
up the bill giving the Cinnabar & Clark's
Fork railroad the right OF way through the
Yellowstone Park. to place it on it's pass
agc, and through the able effort ofCox and
Holman it was promptly killed.
SiHArE-Mr Cullom presented tne r..-
port on the interstate commerce 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 OF
pooling. He believed that the apprehen-
sion ex pressed by Platt would prove to be
unfounded.
The resolution for open executive ses-
sons was tabled by a vote OF 33 to 21.
The bill prohibiting members OF congress
from &C ting as counsel for railroad conf
panies ided by the government was dis
cussed.
The bill to repeal the civil service law,
reported adversely by Senator Hawley,
from the committee on civil service, 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 .nc1easing the
appropriations for the signal service bu-
reau, and these being opposed to Mr.. RAN
tion as chairman Of the commit
tee on appropriations. He did not
envy the gentleman who lived upon
the Atlantic coast is narrow-minded states
r1anship, which did not cross the Missis.
sippi river. Mr.. Randall said: The pend
ing bill carried more appropriations for
the Pacific coast than any similar bill for
years past. He thought he knew his duty
moderately well, and he did not propose
to be frightened from the performance OF
that duty-certainly not by words OF such
demogogy as had emanated from Symes.
Mr.. Symes retorted, ridiculing RcndaiPs
''cheese- paring' policy.
The house passed the bill reported last
session by Mr.. Miller, from the committee
on banking and currency, providing for a..
addition to the reserve list OF the national
banking act. The cities added to the list
are Nashville, Cha rIeston, Atlanta, Rich
Kansas City and Omaha. The bill passed
without opposition, and will probably
pass the senate without difficulty.
SENATE.-NOt in 6esaiOn.
HoUsE.-The motion of Morrison that
the house resolve itself into q committee OF
the whole for the purpose OF considering
revenue bills was defeated by five
votes, the vote standing-yeas 149,
nays 154. There were some changes
on both sides from the vote OF the
18th OF June last, which also resulted in
the defeat of Morrison. The motion then
failed by q vote OF yeas 40, nays 157;
not voting, 27. The changes from
that vote were as follows: The
following Democrats, who voted with
Mr.. Randall on June IL, voted
with Mr.. Morrison: Tim J. Campbell,
New York; Findlay, Maryland; Pindar.
New York; Viele, New York. On the other
hand Mr.. James Of New York, who voted
with Morrison last June, voted against
him. Messrs. Hayden and Stone OF Mas
sachusetts, Republicans, who voted against
consideration in June, voted with Mr..
Morrison.
The Democrates who voted against Mr..
Morrison are the following: Bliss, Boyle,
Campbell Of Ohio, Curtin, Ermentrout.
Foran, Gay, Giddes, Green OF New Jersey,
Irion, Lawler, Lefevre, Martin McAdoo,
Merriman, Miller, Randall, Seney, Sowden,
Spriggs, Stahlnecker, st. Martin, Wallace,
WorI ~ Tl1inoia Warner of Ohio and