The Dickinson press., 1883-12-15
TA,trsdau. December 6.

SENATE MIR. Ingalls, Introduced bill to
repeal the pre.emption and timber culture
laws. and amend the homestead laws.
ty Mr.. Cameron (Wis.) to restore to the
market certain lanas of the UAited Sites in
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and authorize
their sale subject to right of fowage. These
are lands Withdrawn from sale in 1880 and
1881 with the idea that they would be re-
quired for use in the construction and main
tenance of dams, reservoirs. C. proposed to
be erected for the improvement of the Mis-
siasippi river. The ey are by this bill
mac made subject to o. private tie. entry entry
to the constitution by which the president
will have power to disapprove any item in
an appropriation for rivers and harbors
while approving other items. A large
number Of minor bills were introduced.
HousE-Mr. McCoid took the oath of
Office and the house adjourned until Mon
day 10th inst, to allow the speaker time to
prepare the committees
Monday, December 10.
SENATE Mr.. Cameron of Wisconsin in
troduced bill regulating elections for
members of congress.
A resolution OF Mr. VOORHEES, was agreed
to authorizing the committee on military
affairs to inquire into the expediency Of
purchasing enc,mpment grou dig c1pied
for a rational park. He also offered the
following which be asked to have printed:
Resolved, That in the judgment of the
senate, the public debt is not public
blessing, and any measure Of financial pol
icy looking to the perpetuation of the pres
ent interest bearing national debt for pur-
poses of national banking or any other &C
count meets the disapproval OF this body,
and should be viewed with alarm by tax
payers Of the Uaited States.
BousE.-An immense number of bills was
introduced, the following being the princi-
pal one-; Repeating the pre-emption and
timber culture laws: amending the home
stead law: preventing undue discrimination
in railway transportation; declaring forfeit
ed lard grants to the Northern Pacific,
Houghton & Oltonagon, North Wisconsin,
St. Vincent extension and Brainefd branch,
Hastings, & Dakota and other railroad com.
panies; appropiiating Sc 0o00o0 for
NJ ssissippi river improvement; es.
tablishing maximum RATS of fare
railways; abolishing the postage Of second
class matter and reducing drop letter pos;-
aga to one cent; putting salt aud agricultur-
al alimplements on the free list; regarding the
| presidential succession; for civil rights
amendment to the constitution; appropria
ting $25OoO,OoO annually for common
schools, for postal telegraph; prohibi
| ting special legislation; prohibition
| amendment to the constitution; re,
! lieying the merchant marine;
repeating internal revenue laws; limiting
| the disposal of public agricultural lands
to actual settlers; granting women suffrage;
repeating the silver dollar coinage act; re-
moving taxes on national bang circulation
and fixing the amount of such circulation.
The call ofstates Vas not finished. A reso.
luton was adopted calling the attention OF
the president Co the case of Patrick O'Don-
mel.
Something of breeze was raised just be.
fore adjournment. when Mr.. Hewitt of New
York asked unanimous consent to oiler 6
resolution asking the president to request
the E ,glish government to delay tne execu.
! tion of O'Donnell's sentence until
The facts in relation to his trial
could be inquired into, and it could be as.
certained whether or not O'Donnell was an
American citizen, and whether he had been
tried in accordance with English ana inter-
national law. The resolution was passed
without discussion and without dissent