Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-03


Mr.. Carpenter, under instruction from
the committee on education and labor,
called up the senate bill amending the act
granting public lands to the several states
and territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit of agriculture and mechan-
les. Passed.
Mr.. Vance, under instruction from the
committee on patents, called up the bill
amending the patent laws so as to allow
patent first obtained abroad to run seven
teen years from the date of the foreign
patent. Objected to.
At the conclusion of the hour the senate
amendments to the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill were non concurred in.
The conference report on the District
of Columbia appropriation was agreed to.
Mr.. Caswell submitted the conference
report on the postofiice appropriation bill,
which states the continued disagreement
ON the items providing for special mail ia
cilities and limiting the compensation TO
be paid to subsidized railroads.
Mr.. Robinson, Of Massachusetts, moved
that the house recede from its disagree
ment to the two amendments and agree to
the same. Agreed to, yeas 125, nays III.
The effect of this vote is to pass the bill re-
tanning the appropriation of $185,000 for
special mail facilities and without the
clause limiting compensation to be paid
to subsidized railroads for mail transpor-
tation.
In the contested election case of Buch-
anan against Manning, of Mississippi, a
resolution was adopted confirming the
ri ght of Manning to his seat.
The house refused to consider the con
tested case of Sessinghaus against Frost.
Mr.. Bingham moved TO suspend the
rules and pass bills to adjust the salaries of
postmasters. Mr.. Bingham explained
that the object of the bill was to adjust
the salaries of 1900 postmasters. This
| had been rendered necessary by the action
/ of congress in reducing rates Of postage,
! 70 take effect the 1st of October next. The
measure met with the approval Of the de-
/ pertinent and was considered by the post
/ Office committee as the best and fairest
! proposition that could be drawn. The
/ bill retains the present classification IS to
| first class, and carried $4,000 additional
! compensation. The salaries of the post
masters at st. Louis, Chicago, Boston and
| Philadelphia were increased from $4,000
/ to $500, and at Cincinnati, Baltimore.
/ San Francisco and Washington, from
! S4,500 to $500. The compensation to
second AID third class postmasters re-
manned as. at present. The rate of com
mission granted fourth class postmasters
has been changed so that they would re-
ceive about the same compensation under
the two cent law as they did under the
three cent law. Mcmillan and Holman
opposed the bill. The motion was agreed
to by 80 to p and the bill passed.
Mr.. Butterworth moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill authorizing the Pa
oifc and other railroad companies TO unite
and consolidate, so as to form a continu
GUS line of railroad from the tidal waters
of the Pacific ocean to the gulf of Mexico
Mr.. Butterworth explained the bill simpl,
authorized the consolidation of the road
to form a continuous line from the Pacifi
to the Gulf of Mexico, and that in order t,
meet every objection the bill had beer
amended in many particulars. N
authority was gwen to the consolidation
to operate branches or spurs, and a pro
vision had been inserted prohibiting tn
consolidation of any parallel or cOmpetin:
line. There was also provision that moth
, ing in the act should be construed to re
lieve any of the companies from the conse
quence of any failure to perform any &C
! required ty any law, or by any provision
in their charters, nor should anything b
construed to revive or confirm any Ian
, grants to any railroad company, whethe
: made by the United States o
by any state. The bill ais
, protected states and their citizens in con
troyersies which might arise with any Of
the consolidated companies; nor did thu
, act deprive the court of any state of juris
, diction over controversies arising between
, companies and citizens of such state; no
: extends jurisdiction Of United State
, courts over those controversies. After dis
cussion and without action the matte
went over.
On the motion OF Mr.. Strait the seDat
! bill was passed in relation to certain fee
2 allowed to registers and receivers. ]
l provides that fees allowed by registers an
+. receivers, for testimony reduced by the1
: to writing, for claimants in re-establishin
/ presumption and homestead rights an
f mineral entries, shall not be considered c
' taken into account in determining max
/ mum compensation of said officers.
= Mr.. Flower moved to suspend the rule
e and pass a joint resolution proposing
= constitutional amendment granting tn
@ president power to veto specific items
= bills making the appropriation of none
t while approving of the remaining items
n such bills. Lost-101 to 58-not the ne
{ essary two-thirds in the affirmative.
The speaker laid before the house a con
6 munication from the secretary of the nav
E transmitting a report of the inquiry I'M
the loss of the Jeanette. Referred. R
O cess.
In the evening session the Frost al
:, Sessinghaus contested election case can
~ up, Frost occupying half an hour in the d
tense of his right to retain his seat q
- said that he knew that the fiat had gon
forth and his head was in the hangman
moose. He was ready to step out under tt
judgment of partisan tribunal, but
would be followed in two days by Il
speaker and his party, who had been CO..
demned by the people. After further d
bate resolution declaring Sessinghal
elected to his seat was adopted, 126 to II
Sessinghaus was then sworn in, takir
the iron clad OATH
Mr. Cannon made conference report
the legislative appropriation bill. Il
II, as agreed to in conference, appr
pirates $20,464,29
Mr.. Atkins said ne had not signed the I
port because the amendment of the hou
rpduoincy tho 7,ur1 her of internal ravan