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dian warfare.
By Anderson: To provide for the
adjustment of land grants made in the
aid Of the construction of railroads and
to reduce the life time patent to five
years.
By Peters: To regulate United
States commerce through a national
court4of arbitration.
By Cutcheon: To improve the civil
service by relieving the legislative Of
icers of the duty of performing execu
tive functions.
Boutelle offered a resolution request
Ing the secretary of wal to inform the
house whether it be true hat for sew
eral years past, maps, diagrams, etc. In
the Fitz John Porter case are submit
ted to the members of each graduating
class at West Point for the purpose of
inviting their criticism on the findings
of the general court martial held in
pursuance to law. The secretary was
further requested that in case this be
bAuSt hS a ht bAV hOhoC ny Whab du-
thority the minds OF the successive
graduating classes of youths educated
at public expense were thus directed to
the discussion and questioning OF the
and If true, as alleged, these youths
just emerging from a curse of study
and entering upon duty as subordinate
officers had been encouraged or per-
mitteed to discredit the actions of their
superiors by expressing the opinion
that the action of Porter was perfectly
proper, whether such action was not
calculated to foster the spirit of subor-
dination among the officers 80 educated
and demoralizing and dangerous con-
tempt to the authority of law.
Ray, of New York. objected to its
present consideration, and Gibson to its
reference.
Springer, chairman of the committee
on expenditures of the department of
justice, moved to suspend the rules and
adopt a resolution to increase the men,
cSAohiP Nhob NODhhilSbNo W hluC, du-
thorizing it to appoint subcommittee
composed Of not less than three mem
Ders, which shall be committees Of the
house, and to send for papers and per-
sons.
Belford believed the present attorney
general had been wise, judicious and
honest in all his operations, but did
think thesexpenses occurred in the star
route trials should be investigated.
His name bad been connected with the
star route trials in he last congress,
and be demanded an investigation, and
desired i N the examination to lake into
consideration III check signed y. B..
BIZ and given to pay a gambling debt.
but not by him or to pay him.
White, of Kentucky, favored the res
olution. He believed that thousands OF
dollars had been stolen from the treas
ury by federal officials. 1t would be
found that certain men, notably the
governor OF Utah n a mar who. last
session, loboled in the interest OF the
whisky ring, would deserve striped
clothes in the penitentiary.
Springer modified his resolution to
limit the expenditures TO $1,000.
Holman moved to suspend the rules
and adopt the Following;
hssotred, That IN the Judgment OF
the house, all the public land hereto
fore granted TO corporations in aid OF
construction oil railroads., and forfeited
by reason OF II nonfulnlment OF The
conditions under which such grants
were made, ought TO be declared for
felted TO the United States and restored
to the public domain.
hesotced, Ihat IL Is 10 the highest
public Interest That the laws touching
public lands Dc so framed and admins
tered as 10 secure the free
holds therein to the greatest number Of
citizens.
10 this end all laws facilitating spec
ulation In public lands, or authorizing
or permitting b entry or purchase
thereof In large bodies, ought to be re-
pealed and all pubic lands adapted TO
agriculture. Inc SUBJECT oil bounty
grants n those IN AID OF education
ought 10 De reserved Tor the benefit OF
actual ana Donande settlers ana dis
posed OF uhder the provisions or The
homestead law only
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