Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-16


Justice to the people if it did not insert in the
very face of the bill an assertion that the de-
fciency is caused by q violation of law. Sen
ator Beck will resume his remarks tomorrow.
After an executive session, adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, March 15.--By Mr.. Singleton
In relation to telegraph communications. Re-
ferred. L. provides that all telegraph messages
delivered FOR transmission to any telegraph
company availing itself of tie provisions of
title sixty-tive, revised statutes, and copies
thereof made by such company at the place of
destination, or at any intermediate point shall
be protected from unreasonable search and
seizure, or from production as evidence in
judicial and legislative proceedings to the same
extent as communications sent by mail.
By Mr.. Acklin-Proposing q constitutional
amendment. Referred. The amendment de-
clares the union of these United States shall be
perpetual, and all acts or attempts to separate
or destroy the union shall be treason against
the federal government, and be punished as
such. States, limits and boundaries to be in
violate and the right of a State to make and en-
force its local laws shall never be interfered
with by the federal government.
By Mr.. Buckntr-For the adjournment of
Congress ON the oath of May. Referred.
By Mr.. Ryan, of Kansas-For the relief of
the Kansas City, Fort Scott d Gulf Railroad
company.
By MIR. Willis Resolutions of the Kentucky
legislature approving the address of the Missis.
sippi river commission; also, for the relief of
soldiers of The late war.
BY MIR. Oscar Turner-Resolutions of the
Kentucky legislature asking for a reduction of
the Presidents salary to $25,O0O.
By MIR. Ellis (by reQuest)-To revive the act
e u L. L. 4
to the Morgan, Louisiana and Texas Railroad
aud Steamboat company.
BY MIR. Daggett-To reduce the price of pub.
lie londs within railroad limits.
By Mr.. Covert-To create a scientific COM
mission to establish legal tests for the protec-
ton of dealers in butter, olcomargarine. etc.
BY Mr.. Scales-For the allotment of lands in
severalty to the United States baud of Peoria
Indians.
By Mr.. Misunderstanding expenses to
parties taking preemptions and homesteads.
BY Mr.. Kelly-Resolution directing the Sec
rotary of the treasury to furnish the House
with detailed statement of the amonnt of
bonds purchased by the treasury between the
LIST of January, 1874, and the LIST of January,
1859, setting forth the date and amount of each
purchase, rate of interest borne by the bonds
then purchased, with the date of maturity
thereof, and the total premium, exclusive of
accrued interest, paid on each purchase, and its
rate per centum.
By Mr.. Ward-To equalize and regulate the
salaries of customs officers and to reduce tie
expenses of collecting revenue.
By Mr.. Young, of Tennessee-For the appoint
ment of commission to examine aud report
on the method of settling claims against the
United States.
By Mr.. Tucker-Appropriatiug $4,000 for
the relief of the daughter and granddaughter
of Zachary Taylor.
By Mr.. Downey- s25, 900 to
enable the secretary of the interior to protect
and improve the Yellowstone national park.
By Mr.. Fort-Calling on the secretary of war
for information as to the distance necessary to
be trsverscd and the estimated cost of q canal
of adequate capacity for commerce, between
the navigable waters of the Illinois river and
the Illinois & Michigan canal. by the way of
the Ksnkakee river. and with the Wabash
Erie canal at or near Logansport, Ind.
By Mr.. Gunter-To repay to all officers of
the several States, to which the same has not
been heretofoer paid, internal revenue tax il
legally collected on salaries as such officers.
PUBLIC LANDS.
At the expiration of the morning hour, the
speaker stated this, the third Monday in the
month, he would recognize gentlemen author
lied by the committc. to suspend the rules.
Owing to the illness of Mr.. McLane the pend
ing bill relative to the Investment of the Pa
cifc railroad sinking fund was postponed till
the third Monday of next month, and the
speaker recognized Mr.. Dunn, who on behalf
of the committee on public lands moved to sus-
the bill relating to the public lands of the
United States. The first section of the bill
provides that when public lands
shall have been entered upon and
the government price paid therefor,
in full no suit, civil or criminal, shall there
after be had or maintained by or in the name
of the United States for any trespass on or for
land, or on account of any alleged conspiracy
in relation thereto prior to the approval of this
act.
Section two provides that any persons who
have heretofore. under any homestead laws,
entered upon lands properly subject to such
entry, or persons whose rights have been at
tempted to be transferred by bona fide instru-
ments in writing, may entitle themselves to
s1.a5 per acre. The amount heretofore
paid to the government on said lands
shall be taken as Apart payment of said price;
provided that this in no way interferes with
the rights or claims of others who may have
subsequently entered such lands under the
homestead laws.
Section three provides the price OF land now
subject to entry, which was raised to %. SO per
acre more than twenty years prior to the pas
sage of this act, by reason of the grant of al
ternate sections for railroad purposes, shall be
reduced to Sl.25.
Section four provides that this act
shall not apply to any mineral
lands, and no person who shall be pros
ecuted for or proceeded against on &C
count of any tresspasses committed or material
taken from any public lands after the passage
of this aos shall be entitled to the benefits
thereof.
The motion to suspend the rules was second
ed Ia to IS. After debate of fifteen minutes
in support of the bill and fifteen minutes in
opposition the motion to suspend the rules and
consider the bill was defeated, yeas ia, nays
80, not the necessary two-thirds.
Mr.. Cobel. chairman of the committee On
railways and canals, moved to suspend and