Helena weekly herald., 1874-05-21
became entitled to them, irrespective of the
time of issue of patents.

an increase OF l0XatlOn DE found necessary
such increase shall commence with taxation
of persons and corporations on their annual
incomes, dividends, and salaries. Carried by
126 to g..
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
was taken up under suspension of the rules
and passed by 167to 50. The blu appropriatcs
Sc, OOO, ,OOO Among the items are the follow
ing: Lower Willamette and Columbia rivers,
500, 900; Upper Willamette, $4,000; Upper
Columbia, $2O,OOO; removing wreck and
rocks from San Francisco harbor, So, 900.
WASHINGTON, May 1:.-SENATE-kelly,
from the Military Committee, reported favor
ably on the bill to provide for the erection of
a telegraph line along the Texan frontier.
Placed ON the calendar.
Scott, from the Committee on Railroads.
reported substitute for the bill relating to
the Texas Pacific Railroad introduced on
the 23d ult. 1t proposes to empower the
company to mortgage upon the whole or any
portion of its line of construction the bonds
heretofore authorized to be issued, to cancel
the mortgages now on record with the Sccre-
tary of the Interior as far rs the same can be
done without prejudice to existing rights. and
to substitute therefor mortgage or mortgages
hereby authorized, which substitute mortgages
shall expressly receive all rights which may
have been acquired under the existing mort
cages: provided, that the aggregate bonds t"
INV. ,,.l,
cages shall not exceed the limit heretofore
fixed by Congress, and said mortgages for TIE
division east Of Fort Worth shall embrace
the road and property of the Southern Trans
merged in and consolidated with the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company under the laws OF
Texas; and which road, SO merged, shal for
that and for all other purposes be deemed and
taken to be part OF said Texas Pacific, and
shall hereafter be subject to all the provisions,
and limitations Of the Act of Congress iucor-
poratiny said company. Placed on the cal
en,lar
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the Geneva Award bill.
Thurmans $ amendment striking out the
clause prohibiting the filing of claims by in-
surance companies, was adopted by 81 to p.
The amendment providing for the adjudi-
cation of all claims on the basis OF gold coin
1T the time of loss was adopted; also. the
amendment making the judgments Of court
created by the bill payable in gold coin, and
requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to
raise coin for the purpose by issuing bonds
similar to the new tives.
Conkling moved to strike out the provision
for Il special court and the substitution of the
provisions of the House bill comforting juris-
diction upon the regular Circuit Court of the
United States Rejected by % to 81.
Sargent moved an amendment making thc
members Court three instead of five. Re
jected.
Stewart offered IN amendment, providing
for the payment of the expenses of the United
States in the matter before the payment of
any private claims. Adopted.
Several other amendments were offered and
rejected, and the bill was reported to the
Senate and the amendments made in Com
mittce of the Whole were adopted, except
admitting insurance claims, which
was rejected by 81 to 90.
Clayton, by unanimous consent, offered a
resolution for committee of three to invcsti-
gate the Arkansas trouble, and asking the
President to send the Senate copies of the
etc, on the subject Ord
cred printed.
Edmunds moved to reconsider the vote, and
t was rejected.
Thurman's amendment to the Geneva
Award bill was rejected by % to %, and the
vote being called on Stewards amendment it
was rejected.
Several Intellectual attempts were made to
include in the bill some propositions admit
ing insurance claims, and finally the bill
passed by 26 to II. Adjourned.
HOUSE-Hazelton called up the report of
he Election Committee in the Utah contest.
which declares Cannon duly elected, and Of
:ered an amendment providing for Il commit
ee to investigate the charges of the polyga-
nic practices of Cannon.
Harrison. on behalf { til minority of the
committee, offered q, amendment declaring
Cannon rot only G.. ,eu bu. cntltie'i to his
eat.
The ma iority rcpo.; vas ai".tcl with c
livision, and ua,ison's amendment "a
dnntcI hy III to III AMI iiarriSOn's refGi.-