The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-01-11

CHICAGO Jan. t. e Inter Oceans
Washington special says: The suggestion
that Bruce, of Mississippi, be called to The
cabinet is we'll thought Of by Garfield, but he
will consider whether such a step would not
stir up the south too greatly. Bcuce himself
is anxious TO have it understood that he does
not insist on social recognition, but only holds
to the rights of his people in every other way.
Representative Willets, of Michigan, who
has charge of the Mormon bill, proposes TO
punish and discourage Mormonism by deny
ing suffrage to any who practice polygamy.
He hopes to get it reported before congress
this session, so that the neSt congress will
deal with the question in a way 10 wipe out
this disgrace. The democratic members OF
the committee are not so much interested IN
keeping it back now as t5ey were last session,
when, it is understood, Proctor Knott bad a
scheme to admit Utah as a state if the demo-
Gratis carried the election. This would have
given two more democratic senator's. There
Is now no such iDcentive 10 the democrats
and ,he Mofmons find themselves deserted by
their friends Of last year.
A!uFlcu ) jHlultuldtC d'iopOita. vi " >"
does not SUIT the express companies. Aldrich
admits there are objections 10 it that might be
remedied, bat he IS IN favor OF gong slow in
the matter. There have been several amend-
ments proposed, and be says be will collect
them some day and make up into a s'ngle
bill the various points that be thinks Should
be altered. Page, Of California, has a bill OF
his kind in the house, ard Senator Davis
presented to The senate to-daya letter from
Chas. Fargo, ct Chicago, of the American
express company; relative 10 The t"ansporta-
tion laws. In the course of it he says: THE
x Dress companies want certain changes. and
will ask for them. no illusL"ate our reasons
for asking a change, a ST ;pment which now
we :ghs Que or two pounds req0'"es an iron
safe Of forty pounds weight to iranspolt it in,
and an i~nsta4ce occurred "~ecenuly Wre!e IA
shipment OF a box weighing 80 poC2ds to
San Francisco obliged US 20 seed q trunk
weigb'ug 40 pounds over a distance OF 5000
miles. A leather pouch in the fist case and
a card and seal in he latter " ould se:ye toe
government just as we'll AID SAFELY In q
laie report of the postmaster genecal 10 con-
CESS he bot only asks, authorty to cay
durable matter "A leaiber ma | pouches. but
asks thai :ue government sha!! pay tie owner
Of snch its pal value if lost ia t:ans;t, the
government having NJ security whatever foe
the duties on Sd, h mated. nor can any info
NATION 10 base a claim be had, as The law
does not ,eqI're a copy o: The ~inYo:ce 70"
sucll shipment. The cemmon carrier, on the
other hand, is paced under bone 10 the gov
ernmept Of 81 ,o00; 900 10 account fo"tne safe
delivery of al properly ear. ed BY bim.
Mr.. Martin, of West Virginia, Wi bring
to The attention OF the house he Following,
which he introduced b efo"e recess, buS which
was mysteriously pigeon-hoied III The c'e"G'S
desk. He viii push It to ac"on:
As it is alleged that the Northern Pact
r. r. Co.. TO which a very large gract OF v''e
public domain was giveO. such giant being
conditional that said company shouid COM
piete, build, equip, const'uct and furnish lis
line Of road on o. before the 4th Of July,
1880, has u,ieriy failed TO build ana coustru't
| more than oue-Gfth lis line. Sad excess o.
5 unearned land grant being now subject &c
. forfeiture: the company has, in y'ota'ion O
us quarter, and pteiudicial to tbe interest 0
the people of the United States, moHgaeed t,
ceitain paroles all Of its land grant, betl
earned apd unealned and whereas it is fuc
q (her currently alleged THAT the Atlantic
r Pacific r. r.. Co. cooperation, wljci, also re
Ceived a land grant from the government co"
ditioual upon the construction and Cquipme0
Of its line Of road, aud the time for sucu cor
s. strUctjol having expired and lapseH. aud sal
l Atlantic & Pacific X. Il. Co. having utteri
failed to earn any portion of said land graz
Il. 10y construction aud whereas, notwithS'ant
= ing SAID failure, said company, as 1t is d
'e ie2ed, has sold, or pretended TO sell, said u
earned land grant in prcjudic' Of The righ
II OF the people of the United States; nov
therefore, be it resolved, that the commission
:. ers of the Pacific r. 4. be instructed fort
If " ,th to emo IirG into said alleged mor,gaG
be and sale of their ulreal ued land grants by Il
he n. 7. aud A. & P. 4. r. Co.'S, with full pow,
ia to send fot persons and papers and to repo
10 tins house in full IN regard 10 said matte
a aud what legislation is necessary TO preser'
nd tie interests of TIE people Of The Unit
&c STATES.
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