McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-06-26
The Campbell-Morey Contested
Election Case Settled in Favor
OF the Former.
Appointment Of q Governor for Dakota
...Miscellaneous Matters ut
the Capital.
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Union or Central Pacific railroad cOmpa-
MES have become responsible for Il guaran-
teed interest in any bonds other than those
specifically authorized by congress or out.
standing at the date of the passage of the
act making appropriations for legislative,
executive and Judicial expenses of the gov
eminent for the year ending June 30, 1874,
| and il so, to what extent and under actual
or alleged authority; also, whether any
new stock has been issued by either of said
| companies in violation of said act.
The senate concurred in the action of the
house on the senate amendment appropriate
ing $50 ,OCO for necessary and special facili
ties on trunk lines. The house increased
the amount to $3.50, 900, in which the senate
now concurs. The senate unanimously in
sisted upon its remaining amendments.
Consideration of the Utah bill was re-
sumed, MIR. Brown having the floor.
Browns amendment permitting divorce
for only one cause in places where the
United States as executive control was re-
jected.
Mr.. Vest offered an amendment provid-
ing that in no case shall husband or wife be
competent witness, except as to the fact
of lawful marriage having been contracted
between the witness and the defendant.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Follett introduced bill granting 100
acres of the public domain to every honor
ably discharged union soldier or sailor of
the late war.
Lowry, from the committee on elections,
submitted a report on the contested election
case of Campbell VS.. Morey, declaring the
contestant entitled to the seat. Laid over.
Mr.. Randall moved that the house go into
committee Of the whole on the deficiency
appropriation bill. Agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon moved to strike out the para
graph relating to the compensation Of fourth
class postmasters, combining it to box rents
and commission on the sale of waste paper,
postage stamps, etc., not to exceed 81 200
year.
was in the interest of postmasters, was
adopted-s4 to 81.
Tuesday, June 17.-After reading
the journal, Brown rose to "a question of
privilege. He had the clerk read the re-
marks of Mr.. ingalls, made yesterday, re-
lating to his (BrOwn's) remarks made in
debate on Friday last. When the clerk had
concluded reading, Brown said he had not
replied to Ingalls, remarks yesterday
because he did not wish to speak under the
irritation which Ingalls, remarks were cal
culated to provoke. In what he had to say
he would keep in the decOrum Of the sem
ate, and reduced his remarks to writing.
The Utah bill was taken up. Vests
amendment, providing that in no case shall
GHe lawful uusDduC OT Wlle D6 competent
witness except as to the fact of lawful mar
rage having been contracted, was rejected
-1S to 81.
Other amendments were offered and re-
jected and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Slocum presented the conference
report on the Fitz John Porter bill, which
in effect is to strike out of the bill the
words 'together with all rights, titles and
privileges, - and to insert the words ''pro-
vided that said Fitz John Porter shall re-
ceive no compensation or allowance what
soever prior to his appointment under this
act, - instead of the following words in the
bill: ''But this act shall not be construed
as authorizing pay, compensation or allow
ances prior to his appointment under it. -
The report was agreed to-yeas 1853, nays 81.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the deficiency bill. All amend
ments were agreed to and the bill passed.
The house proceeded to consideration of
the bill reported from the committee on
Pacific railroads to amend the several Paci-
fic railroad acts. A vote was taken on the
passage Of a substitute for the bill and
amendments. 1t provides that if railway
companies shall not within sixty DAYS from
receipt of notice pay the costs of surveying
the land then their titles to the land shall
cease and the land shall be restored to the
public domain for settlement under the
homestead laws. The substitute was agreed
to and the bill Tin that shape) passed.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, June 1S.-Considera-
ton of the Utah bill was resumed.
Hoar offered an amendment to strike out
the clause abolishing woman suffrage in
Utah. Rejected-17 ayes, "a nays.
Those voting in the affirmative were Blair,
Bowen, Brown, Conger, Cullom, Dawes,
Dolph, George, Hoar, Lapham, Mander-
son, Mitchell. Palmer, Pike, Sherman,
Vance and Wilson.
was personally altogether opposed to wO-
man suffrage, but regarding it as entirely
local matter and as it had been established
in the territory he would vote against the
United States government interfering
with it.
The bill was then passed-3S yeas to 10
nays.
The house proceeded to the conside-
ration of the Pacific railroad bill, known as
the Thurman amendment bill. 1t extends
the provisions of the Thurman act to the
Kansas Pacific, Sioux City & Pacific, and
Central branch of the Union Pacific. 1t al
lows the investment of the sinking funds Of
all companies in their own first mortgage
bonds or any United States bonds or secu-
rites, or other applicat on to the extin-
guishment Of the interest on subsidy bonds.
1t requires one half of the annual compen-
satiOn for government services to be carried
to the sinking fund and also the annual
payment into the sinking fund OF the
following sums: Central Pacific Com
pany and the Union Pacific Com
pany, $4,000, 900 each: Kansas Pacific
| Company, S5lO, 100; Central Branch of the
Union Pacific, $3.50, 200; Sioux City d Pacl-
| 6c Company, $3.50, 900, or as much of such
sums as will make the total annual payment
into the sinking fund equal to s. per cent
of the respective companies. In case the
residue of the net earnings is insufficient to
paw the interest on the fiji st mortgage bonds
| the amount necessary for that purpose may
be RENTED. The companies are required
January 1, 1885, the following sums, less
the amounts due them for government ser
vice: Central and Union Pacific, each 500
600; Kansas Pacific, 5000, 600; Sioux City
and Pc fic and Central Branch OF the
Union Pacific, $500, 900 each. 1t forbids
| the yment of dividends while the compa-