Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-16
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
CosaRESsIoNAL.
Senate.

WASHINGTON. March 15.-Davis. Of
Illinois, presented q memorial from the
Chicago newspapers, asking for the sbo.
lition Of the duty on unsizsd paper and
paper material. Davis. while rsgretting
that Il was impraotioabls o. this session
10 reform the tariff Is Q whole, said there
vas no reason for not making this de-
sirable change.
johnson, Williams, Beck and others
presented similar petitions.
Bayard, from the Judiciary Committee.
reported favorably q bill prohibiting the
arrest Of election officers on election day
by Marshals, Deputy Marshals or Super
yisors OF Election for any offsnss against
the United States election laws, but pro.
cess may DO served after the close Of
election day. Placed on the calendar.
Thurman reported q substitute for the
bill making rape . capital offenss in the
District Of Columbia. lit gives the jury
the power to fI the penalty Of death or
imprisonment
House.
The following bills were introduced:
BY siuylstou-To protect the ssndsrs
Of tslegr.phio communications against
unreasonable search and seizure, and
from the production Of their messages
in evidence in judicial and legislative
proceedings to the same extent Is mailed
communications.
BY Acklin-Proposins q constitutional
amendment that the union Of these
United States shall b perpetual, and al
acts or attempts to destroy 1t shall be
treason against the Federal Government,
and punishable as such; that the States
limits and boundaries be inviolate, and
the right Of q State to make and enforce
its local laws never be interfered with
by the Federal Government.
BY Buckner-For an adjournment
May "a.
Dunn, from the Public Lands Com.
mittse. moved to suspend the rules and
consider the bill relating TO the public
lands OF tho United States. The first
section provides that when public lands
have been entered upon and the Govern
ment price paid therefor in full, no suit,
civil or criminal, shall thereafter be had
or maintained by or In the name OF the
United States for any trespass upon or
for or on account OF any material taken
from said land, or on account OF any
alleged conspiracy in relation thereto
prior to the approval Of this Act.
Section 2 provides that any persons
who have heretofore under any home
stead laws entered upon lands, property
subject to such entry. or persons to
whom rights have been transferred by
bona fde instruments In writing, msy
sntitls themselves to said lands by pay.
ing 81 25 per acre. the amount hereto
fore paid to the government shall be
taken as . part payment Of said price;
provided. that this in no way interferss
with the rights or claims OF others who
may have subsequently entered such
lands under the Homestead laws.
Section 8 provides that tho price OF
land now subject to entry. which wa
raised to 50 30 per acre more than 20
years prior to the passage Of this Act,
by reason Of . grant Of alternate sections
for railroad purposes, shall DO reduced
to 81 IS. .|
Section 4 provides that this Act shall
not apply to any mineral lands, and no
person who shall be prosecuted for or
proceeded against gu account OF any
trespass com,niurd or material taken
from any public lands after passage OF
this Act shall b sLt.tl,d to the benefits
thereof.
The motion to suspend the rules was
seconded-ysas la. nays SO.
After 10 minutes debate in support OF
the bill and 15 minutes in opposition to
Il, the motion to suspend the rules and
consider the bill was defsated-yeas ia.
nays S9-not the necessary %two.thirds.