Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-18
FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS
Second Session..

The Senate.
APPROPRIATIONS.
WaaHyoyoE, Dec. l1.-Seuator Davis, of
West Virginia. introduced a bill to repeal GER
tain permanent annual approprist ions. Re-
ferrcd.
LEGAL TENDERS.
Senator Morgan offered the following resolu-
tron: That the continuance of the existing
volume of United States treasury notes, with
their legal tender preserved and tn; contiuu-
ance of their equivalency III value With coin, is
demanded by the present necessities of trade,
commerce and industry; and that the full
restoration OF silver coinage TO al equality
with gold is necessary to secure to the people
Of the Uni,cd States sufficient and permanent
supply oi money to maintain our national
prosperity.
Senator Morgan III speaking OF his resolution
said 1t insight he un"iSe to proceed too rapid
" tow ards the cuusu nation OF Il policy which
Theoretically acceptable. Our present
prosperity likely to prove temporary.
SHOULD we be obliged to buy largely abroad we
wUud need all tie good sound monoy VIC
l1ussesScG ;.n& !,rDhably more. Ii was Huwise
TO witiiLIas any OF the cnrGcncy.
Scua or Morgan declared among other things
tina: grecnbachs were KEEP al par t'y tho kuown
power and will OF the penpia TO ply them in
gold. Ii there ever "as q time when they
should have bctn deprived; of heir legal tender
quality II when they were below PSF. The
present movement for their characterization
was in the interest Of capitalists, and it was
likely TINT MI attempt would ne Maue to C0erce
the greet uulttc,.l party il 10 aidiGg the move
iuert ;'n:'vr ho threat that otherwise capitalists
would throw 'rreat many CITIES and StaGes Of
the union into the CAMP Of that party that had
pJy.r 5.>tE ,I~NlI. fJE
people,
THE CENSUS.
lr. randcton. from the committee on CEN
for taking the tenth and subsequent rensuses.
It provides for free trai,sn,ssion through the
mails OF CORE rcn;ittcpc" he: ween census officers
sad the icpa: tment OF the interiOr. IL also
amend. said act by striking out OF the seven
tcenth section much provides for schedule
four, CnntAlning the inquiry reiaIlng to the
uwnorshp Of the public debt OF the United
StGcR. 1t also amends section II, go as to
allow rcpurts, obtained from railroad corpora
tiuns. erprtssa tnlc srapii ~ d insurance
raliiea be made for the fiscal year Of the in
c0rDor"t q company having It's termination the
lat OF June, 1850. 1t amends section 10 so
to rvqTire the ennmcrat nr3 to Commences
June l~t 1850, and to require enumeration in
citie- having :.vcr 100, $50 iuhlbitants to be
taken ,'h:n two weeks froin that date. ~-t1r=-
dsc"d !7lhteti an hid the table.
LAND GRANTS.
Senator Morgan Introduced the following
Joint resolution, which was referred TO the oom-
mittec on judiciary:
WHEREAS, Congress has heretofore granted
9tates and corporations, tn aid in tbc construc-
zion OF railroads, large Granta OF land OF the
United States, amounting in the aggregate to
than 100, 600 Acres, much Of it of
most valuable character remaining in possess
zion OF the government. and said States aud
corporations have failed to perform the condi-
lions of their respective grants and have failed
ar neglected in whole or in part to earn said
lands by the construction of railroads through
them within the time prescribed; aud
WHEREAS, Large bodies of such conditionally
granted lands have been and reInain withdrawn
from sale, presumption and settlement, for the
benefit of such States and railroad corpora
lions, which have slept their rights and
privileges to the manifest detriment Of the
public welfare and development OF the nations
resources; and
WHEREAS, Justice and public policy require
that all such land should be restored to the
public domain, and that no further grants OF
extensions of further grants should now be
made; therefore,
RnSo'Fd, BY the Senate aud House Of Rep
reScntatives, etc, that all public lands which
have been granted by Congress to sid in the
construction of tho following named railroad
and Geographic lands, and sDerihed which
have NOT been earned under said grants by the
construction of sections of railroads contiguous
and I'D jaceut thereto, are hereby declared for
feited To the United States, and the privilege
to acquire title to the Same are hereby revoked,
and said lands restored to the public do
main and ehall hereafter be disposed of Is
other pablo lands Of the United States; and be
it further
Resolved, That the secretary Of the interior is
hereby Instructed, within sixty days after tho
passage of this act, to give public notice from
Inc date of publication when such lands hereby
restored to the body of public lands shall be
open 10 public settlement, presumption and
homestead entry under the laws providing for
said purpose.
Among the grants which the joint resolution
proposes to declare forfeited are the Atlantic
& Pacific, Northern Pacific. Texas Pacific, st.
Louis Il Iron Mountain, Little Rock, Fort Smith
Il Oregon Central railroads.
FOSTERING AGRICULTURE.
ScnatOr johnson, from the committee on az
ricuiture, reported favorably the joint reso-
luton introduced at the last session by Senator
Davis, nstructing the committees on agricul-
ture of tho two houses to consider the subject
OF agriculture aud report what can or ought to
be done by the general government to better
advance. encourage and foster agricultural in
terests. Laid on the table.
The Senate then held a short executive ses-
sion, and when the doors were reopened passed.
among others, bill to authorize the free entry
of competitive prizes won by American citizens
in foreign countries. Adjourned till to-mor-
row.