Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-05-02
FIFTIETh CONGRESS
FIRST sEssIoH
wAsHIseros. April o.--No report.


WASHINGTON, April 23. Among the petit.
tions presented and referred we're two from
Kansas, one in favor OF an import tax on raw
silk, and the other to make good to officers
and soldiers Of the late war the difference be
tween gold and the gold value Of the greens
backs in which they were paid.
The house bill prohibiting the making Tin
Washington and Georgetown) Of books OF
pools on The results OF trottotiDg or rum
ming races or boat races or base ball passed.
The senate then resumed consideration OF
the bill TO forfeit certain lands granted
for the purpose Of aiding in the construction
Of railroads, the preston being on the amend
ment offered by Senator Stockbridge and
amendments offered by Senator Palmer. SEN
ator stockbridge withdrew his amendment.
After some debate the bill was laid aside.
The house bill for the sale Of certain New
York Indian lands to Kansas passed, and the
senate proceeded to the consideration Of the
international copyrights bill. After brief
discussion of the amendment offered by SEN
otor Merrill and one by Senator Vance, the
bill went over, and after an executive session
the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 24.-Among The bills
reported from committees and placed on the
calendar was one to provide for the erection
of public buildings for postof1ces in towns
and cities where the postofice receipts for
three years preceding have exceeded 5000
annually.
A resolution was adopted directing the
civil service commissioners to furnish lists Of
all persons certified for appointment to the
patent Office from the 4th of March, 1886, to
March, 1888, and lists of all persons selected
and.appointed under such certifcation.
The international copyright bill was taken
up, and after an interesting discussion laid
aside without action.
The senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of the bill for the establishment Of a
bureau Of animal industry.
Senator Palmer made a statement and In
troduced and had read numerous extracts
from newspapers criticising the manner in
which the existing law is executed, some Of
the charges against government agents being,
as he said, atrocious. Without action on the
bill the senate proceeded to executive busi-
ness.
After the doors respened several minor bills
passed, including the house bill to authorize
the city Of Chicago to build crib in Lake
Michigan for water works purposes.
Adjourned.
WARRINGTON, April 2s.-The senate passed
q bill providing for the construction of two
free bridges across the Red River of the
North.
Senator Voorhees, then took the floor to adj
dress the senate upon the subject Of the pres
ident's message. 4s
Senator Voorhees, said the position of the
Republican party on the tariff question might
be described thus:
/. Taxation had to be limited by the ex-
penses of the government, with a view to the
protection of manufacturing monopolists, and
all protection given and all its profit to insure
to the further enrichment Of the capitalists
but not dollar of it to the laboring man and
woman.
2. That If any reduction of taxes was tc
take place 1t must be on alcoholic liquor and
life.
Passing to the charges that the democrats
in congress had been hostile to union soldiers
in the matter of pensions, he contrasted the
action Of both parties in that matter and
claimed that the republicans had ma lie mean
and parsimonious record compared with the
democrats.
Referring to the attacks made In the senate
upon the memory Of Mcclellan and Hancock,
he said the presiding officer Of the senate,
holding the highest official position now held
by republican, had descended to the floor
and attacked the memory Of American heroes
who were sleeping where flowers and tears
annually commingled on Memorial day, rest
ing from their glorious lives In the quiet
bivouac Of the dead. The pious task Of max
ing response had been appropriately per-
formed by one whose own conspicuous daring
in arms had given him generous right OF
chivalry to speak in their praise. II was true
that not even the eloquent tongue Of Senator
Blackburn could reach Mcclellan or Hancock
with assurances of their country's devotion
and love.
Senator Voorhees, proceeded to draw vivid
picture of events during the war, beginning
with the scenes in Washington on the night
of the first battle of Bull Run. In that hour
Of national extremity Mcclellan had been
called by despairing official authority to per-
form task greater by far than ever per-
formed by Alexander, Hanniba Caesar or
Napoleon In the same length of time. Then
he recalled (after the second disastrous bat
tie of Manassasl Mcclellan riding out to meet
the retreating troops and being greeted with
cheers more pathetic than those that greeted
Napoleon on his return from Elba. Then
came the battle OF Antietam, victory nnpar-
allied In war, considering all the conditions.
The immediate peril being gone and sense
Of security being felt, Mcclellan was again
stricken by partisanism and had closed his
lofty military career forever; and to this day
the clamorous kites and crows, and other ig-
noble scavenger birds, sought to tear and mu-
tilate McClellan's august face. Yes, McClel-
Ian, he said, was Democrat, and when he
was removed from command on the 9TH Of No
vember, 1852, he could with uplifted hand
have sworn that he had saved the republic, as
did Cicero in the forum at Rome. Among the
highest, most fortunate and most distin-
yuished characters produced by the war,
where, he asked, could . name be found
cleaner, puref, freer from self-seeking or
more devoted to sublime sense Of duty than
hat Of McClellana