Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-13
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CtcTHsS NUu 11HtptOUcS.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-In the Senate this
morning Senator Kellogg called up his reso-
luton calling upon the heads of the various
executive departments for information relative
to the clerks and employees in the respective
departments, including information as to the
person or persons on whose recommendation
such clerks or employees were appointed.
Senator Sherman opposed the resolution.
Under the existing law there was a register
made of all officers and employees of the gov
ernment, which was itself very extensive
document. 1t contained all the information
called for in the present resolution, with the
exception of information relative to the per
son or persons on whose recommendation the
appointments were made. That information
would only give handle to enable persons
seeking office to get out men who were valu-
able from long public service.
Senator Bayard agreed with the Senator from
Ohio (Sherman) in opposing the resolution,
and moved that it be referred to the committee
on printing. Senator Brown centended that
the object sought by the resolution was pro-
per one, but thought that it could BE better
attained by a resolution offered yesterday by
The Senator from Iowa (McDilD.
Senator Kellogg argued that the information
asked for by the resolution was not contained
in the blue book. If it we're true that there
were scores of persons, employees in the va
rious departments, who were born in Northern
States, and who had never seen State south
of Mason and Dixon's line, and who were,
however, credited to Southern States, that
wrong ought to be righted Let the resolu
and let the whole question be taken into con
sideration. The resolution was referred to the
committee on printing.
THE MAN AND BROTHER.
Senator McDill called up the resolution
offered by him yesterday, directing that here
after there shall be contained in the official
register of the United States information as to
the Congressional district from which each
government employe is appointed +
Senator Brown offered an amendment, ask.
ing further information as to whether such
employees are white or colored. Race should
not make any difference. The resolution and
amendment were referred to the committee on
printing.
PRESIDENTIAL COUNT.
Senator Hoar offered resolution directing
the committee on privileges and elections to
inquire and report at the next session of Con-
gress what measures are needful to secure an
ascertainment and declaration of the result of
of the election of President. Adopted
The Senate then went into executive session
and when the doors were reopened adjourned.
Railroad Rights on Public Lands.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The secretary of
the interior to-day addressed letter to the
commissioner general of the land office, rela-
tive to the right of railroad company to take
timber from public lands by motive of right
of way under the act of 1875. The law referred
to provides that any railroad company organ
lied as therein provided shall have the right to
take from the public lands adjacent to the line
of said road, the MATERIAL earth, stone and
timber necessary to the construction of
said railroad company. The first
observation made by the secretary
is that this law refers exclusively to contem.
plated or unconstructed railroads; that COM
panies have no right to take timber, under
this act, for repairs or further improvement
of railroads already constructed. With refer
ence to the right to take timber for constru c.
ton purposes the secretary says, Congress, in
providing that railroad companies should
have the right to take timber from public
lands adjacent to the line construction, evil
IDENTIFY want timber standing or growing ad-
jacent to the line, as distinguished from tim
ber further OF, hence the nearest timber upon
public lands, measuring laterally from the line
of road within the termini thereof.
To hold that timber in all instances it must
be taken from the nearest points to the road,
Measuring laterally from the line would in
many cases wholly defeat the intention of
Congress. Such would be the case in sections
of the country where no timber could be
found within many miles of the line.
In such case, the secretary is of the
opinion that the law contempIates
timber may be taken from any point opposite
the line within the termini and carried forward
and distributed as required in construction.
This right, however, the secretary holds is
granted only to railroad companies duly organ
1875, and to none other. No company has
the power to give general authority to the