Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-12

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lands granted az d patented to railroads.
By Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, constituting |
the Pacific railroad acts SO as to provide
that the companies shall pay the cost of
selecting and conveying and surveying
lands.
By Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, to authorize
the state of Louisiana to establish quaran
tine stations, to inspect and disinfect YES
sells, and to collect inspection taxes.
By Mr.. Bingham, of Pennsylvania, a
inquiring what railroads aided
by the government have failed to construct
and maintain their own telegraph lines or
leased its telegraph property to the tele-
graph company.
BY Mr.. Dibbrell, of Tennessee, to abol-
ish internal revenue taxes and allow
whisky and tobacco a rebate of tax. Als)
reduce specie in treasury to $15O,OOO,OOO
by requiring the secretary of the treasury
to pay out silver dollars for current ex-
penses of the government.
By Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, proposing
a constitutional amendment relative to the
election of president, vice president and
members of congress. 1t fixes the term of
president and vice president at six years,
and makes the president ineligible for the
next succeeding term; abolishes the cleo
toral college and provides for direct vote
for president. Every state shall be emit
tied to as many votes as it has senators
and representatives in congress, and the
vote of each slate shall be cast
in proportion to the popular
vote in the state for each candidate.
The term of member of congress
is fixed at three years, and each session
shall begin the first Wednesday of Janu-
airy. In counting the votes cast for presi-
dent in joint convention, each senator and
member shall have one vote.
District of Columbia bills were then con-
sidered and the speaker announced ap-
pointments on committees.
On motion of Mr.. Steele. of Illinois, a
bill was passed authorizing brevet COM
missions to commissioned officers for dis
tinguished conduct in engagements against
hostile Indians. The postOfEce and mill
tary academy appropriation bills were
ordered printed if reported. Adjourned.
Committee WOrk.
The sub-minority statement submitted
to the house to-day by Mr.. Belmont from
the committee on foreign affairs respect
ing the Nicaragua canal recited at length
his reasons for Inconvenience in the
bill agreed upon by the ma ority of the
committee. The document is devoted to a
review of the whole question relating to
the proposed canal and closes as follows:
The proposed canal is to be built entirely
within the jurisdiction of Nicaragua, just
as the Panama canal is to be built entirely
within the jurisdiction of the United States
of Columbia. the Spanish-speaking re-
publics and governments to the south of
the United States are deeply interested
in such canal across the isthmus, and their
wishes in respect to the political control of
the canal are entitled to kind and even gsa-
erous consideration by the government of
the United States. It certainly becomes
the government of the United States, as
the most powerful in present strength, to
treat its neighbors to tue south of it in
conformity with standard of justice SO
absolute and perfect as to defy reasonable
criticism"
The senate committee ON civil service
reform to-day considered Hawley's bill
prohibiting the assessment of government
employees for political purposes, snd
adopted an amendment making it crime
and prescribing therefore penalty TO,
any person to enter public building fol-
such purposes. Mr.. Hawley was author
lied to offer the bill with this modification
as an amendment to Pendleton's bill il
| thought desirable.
The house committee on education and
labor to-day authorized the chairman, Mr.
| Sherwin, of Illinois, to report to the house
| with favorable recommendation
his bill appropriating S1O,O00,OO(
annually for the next five years to aid il
public education. 1t is proposed that this
sum shall DE distributed among the sew
oral territories by the secretary OF the
treasury in the ratio Of iiliteracy. It also
provides that sum not exceeding 5 pei
cent. of the appropriation may be expend-
ed annually for the education OF teachers
The Mississippi river committee will be-
| gin taking testimony on Wednesday
Members of the Mississippi river commits.
sion will be heard at the earliest moment
The finance committee of the senate to
day began consideration of the interna
revenue bill. The committee will hole
daily sessions with a view of perfectins
the bill and reporting it to the senate al
an early day. 1t is learned from undoubt
ed authority that no. objection has bee,
raised by any member of the committee t.
/ the plan proposed by Mr.. Sherman of ap
pending as an amendment to the the in
ternal revenue bill proposition to revis
the tariff, and so far as disclosed by thu
discussion this forenoon, differences o
opinion as to the character of the revision
| and the measure of tariff reduction will b.
such as arose from personal and individual
views, other than from party prejudice.
Secretary Teller to-day heard argumen
on the motion to reopen the case of tn
survey of the Pueblo lands at San Fran
cisco.
The house committee on appropriation
had the postoffice appropriation bill unde
consideration this morning, but failed t.
complete it. The committee meets agai,
to-day.
SALTWATER GLOBULES.
). The district court has adjourned unit
Monday, Dec. Is.