The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-02-05

In one OF the galleries Miss Cleveland, Mrs.
Lamont and their guests were seated. In
the senator's gallery the wives OF many
members Of that body were seated, and in
various portions of the galleries distin-
guished people were to be seen.
HOUsE.-Bills were introduced providing
for the election Of president and vice pres
idcnt by popular vote; to r]eOrganize the
steamboat inspection service; e~Xempting
certain raw materials from duties; to in
crease the pilot service; prohibiting the i'm
portatiOn of pauperlabOr. The bill author.
izing the voluntary retirement OF naval Of
fiCers was debated without action.
Representative Wakefield presented a me-
mortal from the st. Paul chamber of com
mprca urping the imnrnvamant nftha nnnar
Mississippi river. Representative Nelson,
also of Minnesota, presented the petition
Of seventy citizens for opening the Red Lake
Indian reservation to settlement.
SENATE.-The bill 70 divide the great
Sioux reservation in Dakota and secure the
'elinquishment Of the Indian title to a pOr-
lion OF the same was discussed without aC-
ZION. Mr.. Harrison spoke in support OF
The bill for the admission of Dakota.
Mr.. Harrison answered all that has been
said against the recent organization Of
statehood when he said that it could not
De seen or known how q state could be or
,anized except by the procedure taken, and
without the consent Of congress. He dis
proved by documents and letters furnished
by the leading Democrats of the territory
that the statehood movement was a party
One. Hon. Bartlett Trip, lately appoint
ed chief justice OF the supreme court OF the
territory, and one of the most influential
Democrats Of the Northwest, has been andis
now he said, foremost in the work for state
hood, having been one of those who signed
the original call for a constitutional con-
v~ention, being president of it when in ses-
sion, and having been foremostin petition
ing the legislature to authorize the Conven-
ton which framed the constitution now be-
lore congress. Other prominent Demo-
Gratis in the territory-men Of the highest
standing as good citizens, able lawyers,
etc.-endOrsed the constitution, and many
were among the trainers of it.
The senate confirmed the following nom
nations:
United States attorneys, Daniel o.. Finch,
Southern district of Iowa; r. C. Smith for
Montana: United States marshal, Ed
ward Campbell, Jr., Southern district
Of Iowa; registers of land offices,
III. Peffey, Boise City, Idaho; A. s. Aus
Cgur d Alene, Idaho; e. Koran, Eau Claire,
Vs., 8. II. IildyST, w uLSdu, w rs, TtCttNcT6
OF public moneys, j. o. Keans, Vancouver,
Wash; H. c. Bransteller, Boise City, Idaho;
s. S. Kepler, Eau Claire, Wis; o.. c. Halls,
La Crosse, Wis; M. ID. McHenry, Des
Moines, Iowa; postmasters, George Craw.
lord, Mineral Point, Wis; John Pepper,
Boscobel, Wis.
HoUsE.-A smile ran through the house
when the chaplain, in his opening prayer,
returned thanks that 'our silver and gold
had been multiplied" and the silver men
pretended to see in the fact that silver had
been placed before gold an indication that
the religious portion OF the community was
in favor OF a double standard.
Mr.. Boutelle arose to aquestion OF privi-
lege in connection with the debate on the
Norfolk navy yard matter q few days ago,
and much time was consumed in discussing
the point as to whether or not it was q
question OF privilege, and whether Mr..
Bouteiie should be allowed to proceed.
The speaker finally decided against him.
Several bills and resolutions were report
ed from committees. The bill FOR the vol
untary retirement OF certain naval officers
was debated. The bill declaring forfeited
certain railway land grants IN Mississippi,
Alabama ard Louisiana passed.
Mr.. Viele, committee on military affairs,
reported a bill to aid in the erection OF q
monument to Gen. Grant in New York city.
The bill ~appropriates $500, 900 for the
purpose OF ereetingthe monument on ground
to be donated by the city.
The president Is authorized to appoint
an officer OF engineers of the army and two
commissioners the commissioners to serve
without pay, who, with the executive
committee OF the Grant Monument asso-
citation, OF New York, shall expend the
money under the direction oil the secretary
OF war. No part Of the money SO appro-
priated shall be expended or drawn from
the treasury Of the United States until
$4,000 shall nave been subscribed and
paid into the funds of said Grant Monu-
ment association and is available for the
purpose OF erecting the monument.
SEsArE.-The bill for the admission Of
Dakota came up in the senate. Mr.. But
ler's substitute for the committee bin
was read. 1t Is an enabling act, provid-
ing for the admission Oh the Territory OF
Dakota as a whole as a state OF the Union
when an election shall have been held under
this act and a constitution, Republican
in form shall AVE been adopted by the peo-
pie OF such territory. The substitute also
prescribes In detail conditions to be observ.
cd Ivy the proposed state as to public lands,
schools, etc. Mr.. Butler took the floor in
support OF his substitute, which was an
enabling act under certain conditions. He
was followed Ia q very able speech rom
Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa.
Bills were introduced for the discontinue.
ton Oh the coinage OF silver dollars and the
purchase OF bullion; to- forfeit certain rail-
road land grants in Michigan. Enlogies
were pronounced on the late Representative
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