The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-05

titled .An ACT 90 relation additional bounties. and Il
' resouiioa for tie s reileP OF Rogers
s fG a the relief Q, SARAH n Esston eSssssr. Of tn
e sna ss s a s Or asS p
Disirict OF Columbia "
JOIN. the temporary relief of the poor OF III
Joint resolution FOR the relief Of William NJ KimbaIi
Az FER he he rs sl'a Of q S s9n + e Wheeler
Bin granting pension to Jacob b. Cuye
He. ss.tias p pension % Mira Eliza Webb. widow
panelT Eebb late private in Company G. Eighth resi
AZ q relief q zssaar = rs,,,iiOhn
heirs assign. e. legal Na to certain tract Of
Bin to facli.a postal intercourse with foreign countries
B to authorize ihs essIsn%sn, o. NAH steam
Bin for the creation OF an additional land district the
nm sn.9 .Hi: and the rg1: Q, way to AZ tho
and Massachnsst.s Soldiers
XIV granting pension 70 Hir ,an I y nsea
BIZ % Incorporate the Loan and Trust Company Of the
BlIl for 't the relief Of Sebastian Reicher,.
JOINT resolution reterlas he claim o. Isaac W. rngesol
and Granger FOR damaaes under contract for buid
Bill regulate Judicial proceedings Tor other pur.
Bill for the relief Of Mrs Susan A. shelby.
JOINT resolution Tor the relief OF Pardo3 Worsly.
81 to aid esaesaiss and deveopne commercial IN
United States and The countries lying the west coast Of
Bill he relief Of Dr. Marcus Reynolds Of Sumter coun
~, IN the State Of South Carolina.
R s FOR :, the , relief o. L. Merchant Co.
Once and United States In the city Of Raleigh North
BIN % incorporate tho Pacific Submarine telegraph Com
pany and 70 facilitate Geographic communication between
Bin granting Jurisdiction 70 the Court Of Claims
s s K %aSssu S and md s ss e. Woodbury.,
ACT 20 extend the time In which certain offences be
BIN requiring United STATES Circuit Court to be held At
Wytheyiie ,a The State Of yriaa. aud liking the terms
Bill for the relief OF A. A. DeLong.
Act 20 extend the provisions Of "An act 10 provide n
Haaa s IN the courts Of the nsd approved
Bill 10 ccnarm to James NJ Hntchnss and James G. In
their enipton caims in the Yosemite Valley,
BIZ for the relief OF Arthur f. Reynolds Of Mss.pp OF
al legal and political disabilities.
Bin FOR the relief Of Fanny A Thompson surviving heir
s ac 20 aS Ses sness north Of
joint reso ution in relation 60 the claim OF A. D. Campbell
Bl 70 encourage the construction of the Intern 4iions
Bin granting land, to aid The construction .. or
Act Sl to Emma H. Moore
Bill Tor the relief of Nancy s. Ledford.
Act to confirm the title to sae Rancho del Rio Grande in
New Mexico to ha neu3 and legal representatives, OF
Original grantees thereof
s 10 p Sa 4s o cae ss f tssys a00
Galveston Railroad Company to relocate portion Of ITS
OF Minnesota and to 1t 70 the collection district OF
B 10 extend the Time Cor completing railroad between
Madison and Portage City ana giving construction TO the
ais' nt sS Iaa AaS Tue s'"'' TO
pTSsae Or for ne a ns1 IF the pS, os
Internal Revenue Offices at Hartford Conn
B for grant or lands 10 the Preston, sana and Denver
Railway Company and for the disposal OF said lands to
Bd fo The announcement ard protection of dramatic
ton by scouting propretors the same
certain rlsh,, durirs the time ne,sn menionea
calf ,Cloa Shelton shd Mary Franklin and their children
under the age e. aixteen years.
LAND GRABS.
II VIII be observed that ont 81 the above no fewer
than thirteen bills are for grants Of the public lanos
10 railroad and other corporations OF private char
aCter. he Title OF most OF these railroad companies
Is obscure but IL is impossible to tell how many mil
lions Of acres or the public domain VIII De spirited
away into The possession OF private monopoles. AS
might be expected, the majority Of these measures
which Senator Pomeroy, OF Kansas is chairman. He
mas be denominated the great land grabber.
1r ne as GERMANY a , soucgeaeo giving
eminent than any other member OF the senate.
OF course Pomeroy IL not alone in this business but
he mas always taken the lead aud being an old mem
Der Of the senate, his example has even more dis
astious effect than his teachings. 1t Is hardly pos
siole that all these land grant bills VIII PASS but
there win be a powerful LOBBY TO push them, ana
os MAKING common cause nualcr OF them may
get taronah.
In the House there IL good deal OF business on
the Speakers table, uadisposed OF nc the close OF
the las session. This has sl been placed upon the
calendar for Monday, 0ece nber 8. and VIII come
up IN the following order. as 10 precedence
3 ol ne re, os oss a s nrov
national currency secured by pledge of United states
'Ssreo a7spossS 1874 ana redemption
~, 9 20 eyvs the nasson t and 60 interests Of
N,er me morning hour, ana from day TO day unh ds
bi imposing tonnage duties, for other purposes
Special or6er Tor Tuesday March TO- after the
BIN % authorize the building q military and postal
bi 10 essb sh a system 81 national cdncs,ion Post
poued un the second Tuesday Of December nsl after the
bi allow ts school in the State Arkansas
ks,:ysd ana, Bena%h Essoston not entitled 70
seat in this ousc. representative the FoFtylrst
sesogea ra. Peter y 81 sadsr entitled to sea, in hi.
House as representative In the foryhrs, Congress from the
bill to Increase Banking facilities and for other pur
4 bin defining swamp and oyernoged lands: Reported
N a bs @q me Son nd
aoecs order or that dag and from day to day until dis
Joint resolution extending tho time railroad
om the ~ GtoI Ser q axe 20 the west end Of Lato SUI
bill pro- de for the saeo Of certain lands OF the
bin 10 incorporate the Anthracite Railroad
Rs.oived That b. r Grafton not .n,led % seat IN the
ond ssIai u The STATE ii rea '''1i 'A' Sec
ReAoved That James Sheids ia not entitled In
the House OF Representatives Ia the Foryrss Congress-
from the Sixth district OF Missouri
Resolved That Robert r. Van Horn IA entitled in
the House OF Representatives IN the Forty nrs Congress-
from the sixth district o; Missouri.
the time for the election OF representatives
ana dele gates in the Congress OF the United Sates
join. resolution granting condemned ordnance to the
seventh Regiment Monument Association, Ohio
joint resolution for The rsst9raon Of Captain Dominica
reserved list.
Joint resolution 10 amend section an act entitled
"An act granting anis the State OF Kansas the
construction southern branch Of the Union Pacific
way and Telegraph from Fort Riley Kansas Tor. Smith,
Arkansas.
An rcpea! entitled Gan TO prevent the
importation or certain into certain Stes
the laws thereof. ther adisson 10 prohibited approved
February D. 1868.
act prescribing oath ofce AIKEN by persons
who participated The late rebellion, but
qualified from holding ONCE by the fourteenth OF
the constitution OF the united States.
An &C. 70 prevent the coniereting OF foreign trademarks
protected by treaty stp:Ia.oEs.
Ar sct amend entitled "An act for grant OF
lands to the State OF hsu alternate secons AID
the construction of certain railroads and cegraphg
State"
act 70 certain OF land 20 ths State Ala
bauna-