Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-17

By Mr.. King-Appropriating 100000 fol-
the improvement of the mouth of Red river.
By Mr.. Carpenter-Increasing the rs pei
centum duty on jute, hemp and fax seed.
distilled spirits shall hereafter be only due and
payable on the withdrawal of such spirits
from bond.
By Mr.. Horr-To provide for postal cards
with flexible cover to conceal the message.
By Mr.. Willets-TO make q wife a compe-
tent witness in trial for bigamy In the ter
ritories.
By Mr.. Barrows-To retire nationa! bank
notes.
By Mr.. Ford-For the payment of bounties
to the heirs of colored troops serving In the
late war; also, to establish postal telegraph
lines in the United States.
BY Mr.. Houk-Granting pensions to civil
officers Injured In the service of the United
States, or to their widows and children.
By Mr.. Debrell-To remove the internal
revenue tax on tobacco in the hands of pro-
ducers, kon matches, bank checks and bank
deposits.
By Mr.. Upson-P Providing for the treaty
with Mexico.
By Mr.. Jergenson, of Va.--To improve the
public road to the Arlington cemetery.
By Mr.. Hazleton--To declare certain lands
heretofore granted the Northern Pacific rail-
road company be forfeited to the United States
and to restore the same to the public domain.
Referred to the committee on Pacific rail-
roads.
By Mr.. Denster, of Massachusetts-To ter
inmate the treaty on naturalization between
the United States and North German Union,
and providing for treaty with the German
empire.
By Mr.. Springer-In relation to the Vene-
zuelan award. 1t is identical with the bill in
PRODUCED by Senator VOORHEES, January IL.
By Mr.. Young--To tax and regulate the
manufacture of glucose.
Bills were also introduced making the agri-
cultural bureau an executive department and
for the admission of Washington territory
as state.
decision of the commissioner of the general
land office, declaring the land grant made the
Northern Pacific railroad lapsed nnder the
operation of the law granting the same, also
the decision of Carl Schurz over-ruling the de-
cision of the commissioner and restoring the
lands to the Northern Pacific company.
Mr.. Cook, in behalf of the state commits
siOner on public lands moved to adopt the
resolution calling on the secretary of the
had been taken by the solicitor of the treasury
to sell or lease all the real estate and riparian
rights now owned by the United States at Har-
per's Ferry, w. Va. Agreed to.
Mr.. Garrison on behalf of the committee on
District of Columbia. moved to pass the bill
to incorporate the Garfield memorial hospital
A half hours debate disclosed some objection
to the measure, on the ground there were
enough Hospitals in the district for all practi-
cal purposes, that the incorporation of anoth-
er would have the effect OF bringing to the
district persons from adjacent states who
should be taken care of in the various state
institutions and that there was nothing in the
bill which would prevent the incorporators
from applying to the government for assist
ance.
A motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was defeated, yeas 40, nays Sc. not the
necessary two thirds in the affirmative.
The speaker announced the commission a
memorial relative to the services rendered the
government by Carlisle, Patterson, Kasson,
Robinson, (Mass.), Randall, Atkins and Nc
Lane.