The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-20
6Y ELENnHEHs
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY I8EELLzGENoER
GENERAL NEWS.
GREAT RIOT AT TORONTO.
The Experiences of o'DOnoyan
Rosa as an Asitator.
He i. Glad to skip the Town.
One Hundred and Fifty Riotsr.
Wounded.
Farther Arrest OF Dartmouth COL
lese Students.
The Senate Considers the Timber
Bill.
The Democratic Polk Root---The
Committee Condsms While
It Whitewashes.
Southern Affairs in the Cabinet.
Southern Affairs in the Cabinet.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.
WAsHIxoro March 10.

MASHlNotoa, Marcn ~.
Mr.. Matthews said he was directed by
n majority Of the committee on railroads
TO report back two Senate bills 10
regard to the Teaxas Pacific railroad
once introduced by Mr.. johnson. on the
10Th OF December and the other by Mr..
Dorsey on the 1lth Of December last with
substitute and to recommend Its pas
sage. Placed on the Calendar.
He also reported back from the same
committee TO the Senate 9 bill authors
zipg the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pany to extend its railroad from It's pres.
ent terminus in Arizona to a point on the
Rio Grande, near Elpaso and ordering
the building Of the same, without amend.
ment and without recommendation.
Placed on the calander.
The House bill 10 authorize the gran.
ting OF American register TO foreign built
ships for the purpose Of the Woodruff
scientific expedition around the world,
Passed to-day rs 1t came from the House
Of Representatives.
Mr.. Blain by request introduced q bill
for the better protection OF acting plays
and dramatic literature. Referred.
The Senate bill TO amend section ,464
ofthe Revised Statutes, relating TO the
cultivation OF timber on thepublic domain
was discussed until the expiration Of the
morning hour and was then laid aside.
Consideration was resumed OF the Pa.
ciic Railroad sinking fund bill. Just
before taking up the bill, during the dis.
cussion, Mr.. Ingalls, said that the timber
culture act had failed In every particular
10 meet the expectations OF its advocates,
Instead Of being beneficial II has been in.
furious. The whole thing had been a
systematic evasion and fraud, as peo-
ple often claimed land after planting q
lew switches not as large IS a gooseberry
bush.
Inst before the bill was laid aside Mr..
Beck entered motion to repeal the whole
Of section 1924 Of the Revised Statutes,
known ~ the timber culture act.
The Vics President laid before the
Senate a Communication from the Secre-
tary Of War, calling attention 10 the fact
that the appropriation for printing for
that department would soon be exhaust
ed, and asking for an additional appro.
pria.ion Of S260v0 for printing during
The remainder Of the current fiscal year.
Referred. ~,
Mr.. Paddock called up Senate bill,
which was discussed yesterdsy, author
izing the Secretary Of the Interior to
make certain negotiations with the Ute
Indians in the State Of Colorado.
The amendment submitted by Mr.. Ed.
munds yesterday, providing that pro-
ceedipys under the act should be reported
to the Senate only instead of the two
Houses OF Congress, was rejected.
The bill was then read the third time
and passed.
Mr. Eustis introduced a bill to author.
lie the Barataria Ship Canal 10 construct
and operate ship canal from New Or
leans 10 the Gulf Of Mexico through the
lands and waters Of the United States
and to grant said company the right Of
way. Referred.
Mr. Spencer, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported back the pc.
tition OF citizens ot Pennsylyania who
formerly served in the army, asking AZ
appropriation to encourage rifle practice
in the army and navy and uniformed
militia, and the committee was discharged
from lis further confederation.
Mr.. Davis Qlls.l, from the Committee
on Judiciary, reported fayorably on the
House bill TO amend section $40, chaptsl
l and title Is OF the ReviAed Statutes, ID
relation 10 the judicial districts Of Mia
souri,. Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Burnside Introduced Il bill for tht
relief OF Major Jacob N. Burbank, Of th'
U.s.A. Referred.
Mr. Matthews submitted resolution
directing the Attorney General to repor
10 the Senate whether the lands anC
rights granted by the United States Il
Indiana by au act Of May 8, 1924, to au
thorize the State Of Indiana TO open
canal through the public lands TO con
meet the navigation Of the rivers Wabast
and Miami with Lake Erie, have, accord
| ing to the terms OF said act. been revertet
to the Uaited States, and II 80 what ac
tion on the part Of the United States
legislative or otherwise, is necessary an,
proper TO enable 1t to obtain possession
thereof. Agreed TO.
Mr. Morgan argued that Congress hat
the power 10 alter, amend or repeal th
Pacific Railroad act. II Congress hat
NO such power then II would require bn
few more gigantic corporations to b
created TO absorb all the powers Of Con
gress, leave the government stranded an
The people at the mercy Of these corpora
tions. BE argued that II Congress hal
the power to make corporations It hA
the power to unmake them. BrancI
roads had been built BY these roads
They had millions in their treasures an,
the people Of the country were crnshe,
with taxation to pay the interest on thei
debt.
Mr.. Mitchell then took the floor, bu
said he would prefer 70 80 on with hi
remarks tomorrow.
The Sinking Fund bill was then lai,
aside, with the undertanding othat ]
should be the unfinished business TO
morrow, and the Senate took up III
House bill authorizing the Secretary o
the Treasury to employ temporary clerk
and making an appropriation for detect
Ing tteapass on the public lands aud 10
bringing into market the public lands Ii
certain States and for other purposes.
The Committee on Appropriations sub
mitted an amendment 10 strike out OF h
clause authorizing the Secretary OF th
Treasury to employ temporary clerk
the words not exceeding 20, and also thA
limiting their compensation At g pc
day each, and the appropriation therefo
at $500, % asto allow the Secretary 0