Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05
SETTLING DOWN TO WORl
Large Amount Of Negro Legislation
on the Tapis.
IRE PULLING BEGUN ALREADY.
Fitz John Porter's Claim to be Pushed
Again This Session.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL.


of war, "a the postmaster general.
1t shall cause to be To-
Gated and arranged four trunk
lines of postai teleeraph, connecting with
northwestern, northern, western, south
western and southern parts of the United
States with the city OF Washington, and
along such lines o1fees to be established at
such places az will be for the public in
terest for the time being. FIR N time to
time these lines ara to be extended and
additional Offices established as congress
may PROVIDE. The rate for the use of the
lines to ba established by the board, con-
sisting of the secretary of state, the secre-
tary of the treasury and the postmaster
general. The lines ara TO be constructed
and kept in repair under the direction of
the secretary of war, and through corps
of engineers. The secretary of war IS
authorized and directed to acquire
by purchase, subject TO the approval of the
president, right of way for construction
and extension of the lines and for the pur-
poses of location hs IS authorized TO take
aud use such lands, tenemeuts and here
ditaments IS will be necessary, and pay
comDensation that IS deemed reasonable.
Clerks, operators, electricians and other
employees 20 bss eiected under the provis-
ions of the civil service law after an ex-
animation by the board appointed for that
purpose. Two million dollars to be ap-
propriate6 for the fscal year ending June
9th, 1885. The working and the operation
Of the lines to be under the direction and
charge of tne p0stm aster general. Moth
ing in this act 70 oe constructed as to pro-
hibit individuals or corporations carrying
on business and operating telegraph lines.
ARaEAR5 oF PENSION ACT.
A bill whica was introduced by Senator
ingalls, 20 remove csrtain limitations of
arrears OF the pension act, provides that
all pensions which have or nay Hereafter
be granted in consequence OF death occur
ing from canss which originated in the
service since March 4, 1861, or in conse-
quence of wounds or Injuries received. or
disease contracted since that date, shall
date from the death or discharge OF the
person on RhDse account the claim has
been, o. may hereafter be granted, II the
disability occurred prior to
the discharge. And if such dis
ability occurred after discharge
then from the date of tins actual disability,
or from the termination of the right party
having prior tlIle to such pensions, and in
consideration that all claims for pensions
in conseq uence of death from, or for disa-
bility resulting from diseases contracted
in the service during the late civil war, the
person on whose account said pension ls
claimed shall be conclusIvely presumed to
have been sound and free from disease at
the date of entering the service.
CANNOT GET LICENSE.
The solicitor of the treasury will make
of
Mrs. Mary A Miller, of New Orleans, for
license as master OF 4 steamboat.
HAsKELL ILL.
Representative Il -skell, of Kansas, has
been seriously Ill ever since his return to
Washington, aud Is most of the time con-
confined 20 his bsi. His friends feel
anxiety at his condition.
10 CLAIM.
Secretary Toner mas decided that the
Choctaw aud Onelasaw Indian nations
nave no el. IN against Tho Missouri, Kan
sas & Tex4s road for ma5eciaI furnished
IN its COOS. ructlon, as The Indians were
paid iudiqdaluy.
Senator Ejuuudo' bill to provide for
lar protection Of s3iored citizens, BE-
gins with q preamble, stating, that doubt
arises whether the laws of the United
States nov IL force ara il al respects ade-
ouate to the pro tscIion of citizens of any
race. color previous to the condition OF
seryituds. The bill provides, whenever,
in any case nog pending or which may
hereafter be pending N any court IN any
state. when an issue shall exist or be made,
or any material Question shall
arise concerning any civil right OF
any person or the right of property
which shall be assailed or maintained, or
assailed or denied in any such issue or
question, on the ground that such issue or
question depends upon or is affected by
race or color, or the previous condition of
servitude of any person or persons con-
cerned in and a party to such issue or
question, the person or persons against
whom such Issue or question shall be made
asserted or maintained against whom any
such denial shall be made on the ground
aforesaid, shall be thereupon entitled &c
remove such canse TO the circuit court ol
the United States for that
district within territorial limits
II which such case shall be pending fol
the proceedings of trial and Judgment il
the manner and with ike proceedings, a.
near as may be, sun as near as Is provided
by section 5OJ OF TIE fSFiS6u StSsUtSS dtiS
when the ruling or decision, either inter
Iocutory or other, shall be maoe adversei,
to civil right, or claim Of any person on th
ground of race, color or previous condi
ton of servitude, any witness or juror Ii
such cause, the person being party t
said cause against whom such ruling o
decision shall be made, Is theTeupon en-
titled 10 remove such case to the clrcul
court OF the United States whenever tn
decision orjudgmentin in the state court Wit
which such case shall be pending, sha
proceed uoou or be affected by any matte
on ground of race, color or previous COZ
dition of servituae, any person beng part
to, or witaess, or juror in such case, an
the decision of such court be adverse I
such person by reason of his race, color o
previous condition of servitude, the perso
being party to such cause against whor
any such decision be made shall be er
titled to review of such decision by tn
supreme court of the United States upo
his writ of error, to be sued out and Prose
cuted in the same manner as is now pre-
vided by law for writs of erro
to the highest court of any state; and