The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-05-10
FlFTlETH CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Proceedings Of the
Senate and House.

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The resolution offered last week by Mr..
Hale calling on the secretary Of the interi.
or for information as to appointments in
his department below the civil service grade
since March, '85, was taken up and adopt.
ed.
The following Senate bills were taken
from the calendar and passed.
For public buildings at youngstown, O.,
500, 600, and Akron, O., $4,000. To
re-examine and reaudit the claim OF the
state OF Pennsylvania for advances made
and money advanced to pay the militia
| called in the service under the Presidents
proclamation OF the 18th OF June, 1868.
The senate then proceeded to the o N.
sideration OF the railroad and forfeiture
bill.
The tariff debate in the house was open.
ed by Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio, who attack.
ed the bill. Discussing the speech OF Mr..
Nelson OF Minnesota, he quoted that por.
ton OF the speech in which the gentleman
put free wool and free lumber against free
whisky and free tobacco. When the gen.
tleman undertook to put the Republicans
who urged the appeal OF the internal
revenue law in the position of favor-
ing free whisky and free tobacco he made a
great mistake. The proposition to repeal
the tax on whisky was to remit the power
OF taxation to the states. and to permit
the states to take the place OF the general
government. Mr.. Rayner of Maryland
criticised severely the trusts OF the coun.
try, especially the Standard Oil, which he
pronounced as one Of fraud, corruption
and oppression.
Mr.. Lind presented resolutions adopted
by the board OF railroad commissioners OF
Minnesota asking congress to authorize
the interstate commerce committee to re-.
Guire the adoption OF safety appliances on
trains; also O. petition from the Grand
Army OF Minnesota asking an ]appropria.
tion OF 5000, 600 for headstones for graves
OF soldiers.
The day vas given up to the speech OF
Ingalls, OF Kansas in reply to Senator
VOORHEES, Of Indiana which is said to rave
been one Of the ~savagest personal philip.
pics ever heard in the Senate. The situa-
ton is thus related by a reporter. Mr..
VOORHEES, is left by the speech in a peculiar
position. Mr.. Ingalls,, invited by Voorhees,
attack upon himself to assume that Voor.
hees was one OF the n oted Union leaders Of
the war, looked into his military record,
and unearthed the famous speech OF Voor-
hees, reported to have been delivered
at Greencastle, Ind, in 1864. In
that speech Abraham Lincoln was called
by the most infamous names. Voorhees,
simply denies that the speech is his own.
1t happens that the speech was reported
by Joseph s. McCulloch, now editor of
OF Mr.. McCulloch state that his accuracy
and honor being impeached, he will put
MI. VOORHEES, to his proofs. Mr.. VOORHEES,
made the mistake after uttering his denial
of Mr.. Ingalls, charges OF wandering off
into a long eulogy OF himself
and his services. When he sat
down the senator from Kansas again rose
und With a mercilesshand showered upon
the Indianian letters, reprints OF speeches,
pamphlets, documentary evidence and let
tiers in Voorhees, own handwriting, going
to prove the dallying with treason which
the Tall Sycamore OF the Wabash had in.
dulged in through the var At each fresh
charge VOORHEES, would spring up and shout
that it was false. But his protests became
more INC more feeble until Ingalls, sat
down, and then he rose. In a voice mel
at Ingalls,, but he could only repeat, Its
q lie; it has been answered by my people,"
Finally Ingalls, rose and asked, Ibid not
the soldiers On a train in Indiana threat
en- to hang you with the bell cord at one
time?' VOORHEES, in wild rage yelled,
when the senator from Kansas
states that he is q liar. 1 re-
pCIC luz IldI, hIlu uC Gull pass ] ou UO I'LL
man behind him johnson OF Indiana)
who informed" There was q sensation
in the galleries. but Ingalls, simply smiled
and VOORHEES, set down trembling like q
leaf. During the cross fire OF words Voor.
hees called Ingalls, "a great liar and a
dirty dog" and compared him to q pea.
cock on a barnyard fence. VOORHEES, in
sisted that he had always been the true
friend Of the Union soldier.
HOUSE.
No business transacted.
SENATE.
After the transaction OF routine business
the Senate went into executive session.
This being the first secret session for sew.
eral days, the accumulation OF denominations
by the President, among them that OF Mr..
Fuller to be chief justice, were referred to
committees and q number OF reports,
mostly upon postlnasters, were made by
committees.
The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the railroad land grant forfeiture bill.
Mr.. Dave offered an amendment provid-
ing that the act shall not be considered
to impair any rights, legal or equitable,
o vested in any person or corporation
to any OF the lands declared forfeited.
After further discussion, participated in
by Senator Dawes, Hoar, Palmer and
DcIIy, ~ hul6uu ulcIlU Wtta CllcTGu ny MF.
Hoar LAS a substitute for that Of Mr..
Dawes, which was withdrawn) providing
that the act shall not he construed to
prejudice the right OF the Portage Lake
Canal Company or any person claiming
under it to apply hereafter to the courts
OF to Congress for any legal or equitable
relief to which they nay be now entitled.
After further discussion the bill went
over. The senate then resumed considera.
fSnn nF tho hill for tho nofo h1ich M ~ ~ a
bureau of animal industry.
Mr.. Paddock made q speech in support
OF it, defending it both on constitutional
and economical grounds. The bill was
then temporarily laid aside.
The Duluth public building bill was
passed.
The House went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Springer, OF Illinois, in the
chair) on the tariff bill. MI. Wilson, OF
Minnesota, denounced the protective sys-
tenn. He was opposed to the present tariff
because, while it enriched the few. it pre-
vented the expansion OF our industries,
and because it was especially unjust to the
agricultural interest.
Speeches were also made by Messrs. Nc
Comas, Lanham, Allen and Caruth.
The committee then rose.
A Senate bill was passed to establish an
additional land district in Greg on.
There were but q half dozen members
present at the House evening session.. Mr..
Stewart OF Georgia, spoke against protec-
ton, and Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts, in
it's favor.
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The Senate resumed consideration OF
the railroad land grant forfeiture bill, the
question being on the amendment offered