Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-08

1850 ~" x ~. wy JuEloulctl0n OF
united states circuit courts. an
regulate the removal of causes
state to federal courts. The 4,
creases the minimum jurlsdlctiO
circuit courts from $500 to $o.00
takes away from those courts thai
diction OF causes In favor Of assIy
o. promissory notes and bills 81
change, and also of suits OF a c,v,,
nature arising between corporatioms
and citizens Of any state In which q
corporation may have been carving
on business at the time the
cause OF action accrued. and
restricts to the defendant fha
right to remove the cause from state n
federal courts. -'''s ~
Mr.. Hoblitzell, from the committee
of reform in the civil service, reported
adversely the bills to repeal the civil
service act. They were laid on the
table. '-'
On motion of Mr.. Singleton, bin
passed authorizing the National Acad-
envy OF Science to receive and hold
trust funds for the promotion Of
science.
| The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the bill FORGETTING the I'M
earned Atlantic & Pacific land grants.
After brief explanation by Mr..
Cobb of Indiana the bill was passed,
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania from
the committee on appropriations re-
. ported the general deficiency bill and
1t was referred to the committee of the
whole.
MIR. Curtin of Pennsylvania from the
. committee on foreign affairs reported
a back the resolution calling on the sec.
rotary of state for information as to the
manner of expenditure of money an
3 propriated to defray the expenses O.
, the French and American claims com
l mission. agreed to.
: Mr.. Cobb then called up the bill!
: repeating the presumption and timbe
: culture and amending the homes teat
2 laws.
t Mr.. Holman of Indiana offered a,
8 amendment, which was adopted, re
q pealing the act pfOviding for the sal
l. of desert lands in certain states an,
: territories.
l. On motion of Mr.. Nelson of Mime
n sofa an amendment was adopted pre-
d viding that all persons who have here
It tofore, in good faith, made settlement
e. on public lands under the pre-emp
le ton laws, shall be permitted to max
ts final proof of entry upon not exceed
1t ing 100 acres.
d Mr.. Holman offered an amendmen
ID providing that no public lands of tn
a. United States adapted to agriculture
a. shall be sold, except mineral land
j. and town sites; and that all of th
i'd public lands adapted to agricultur
ar shall be reserved for actual and bon
In fide settlers, under the provisions {
I'd the homestead law, subject, howeve
I'll to bounty, land warrants and COLES
Is scrip issued by authority of congress
its and grants which congress has mac
zee for the purpose OF education.
hel To the debate which followed nj
re Golf of West Virginia gave slightly
ID political turn by the declaration tn
ed the homestead law had been almo
We solidly opposed by the Democrat
re- party and vetoed by Democrat
zee president.
rse Mr.. Cobb retorted by the stateme
that since the Republican party hi
come into power it had INDUCED
most fragrant waste and had CIV
away the public land. :,
of Mr.. Holman contended that .
ro- homestead law was essentially De
ocratic measure.
ne A long discussion followed, c0ntin
ear principally to declarations of the
at cessity of reserving public lands
actual settlers, upon an amendme
nd offered by Mr.. Herbert.
-, Noquorum voted and the house
W,- journed.