Little Falls transcript., 1884-07-04
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The bill, which is often filled with jobs ia
apparently free from any schemes to rob the
government, and contains no features likely
70 provoke discussion Only one iinpo oTtsris
amendment was adopted, and that was in the
nature Of a section making appropriat tons
for the United States courts. q II waa offered by
Mr Springer, and very carefully drawn. The
bill provides for the usual fees and balances to
United States marshals and other persons con-
nected with the United States courts. The sub
,stitnte abolishes the fees system, 60 far as it
applies to United States marshals, and pays
them fixed salaries Under the bill as amend
ed-- @.s
The United States marshals shall receive an
payable monthly: Southern district of New
York, $1,000; Northern New York, Massachu
settes, = nsylvania, District of Columbia
Southern Chic and California 81, 600 each !;
Maryland, Eastern Missouri Kentuckey, North
ern Ohio, Northern and Southern Illinois East
ern Louisiana, Kansas and Eastern Texas, 81, =
COO each; New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode
Island, Delaware, Nevada, Southern Florida,
Connecticut, Northern Mississippi, so, 600 each,
and all other rnarshals shall be paid salary
Of $1,000 a year. 5 r. ~ I. {, 81
The Senate has passed the house bill to au..
therize the president to appoint two additional
justices Of the supreme court of Dakota and
one additional justice Of the supreme court OF
the Territory Of Washington, with the Cullom
bill pensioning invalid three months volunteers
in the war of the rebellion, with their widows
and dependent parents, as an amendment
The house on Tuesday passed the bill to re-
peal tho pre- emption and timber culture laws
End to amend tho homestead law. With refer
ence to the presumption law the bill provides
that: = 49, I5E2ss- ~ = - g &.,l
All persons entitled to pre-ernpt any land
under existing laws, who before the law have
In good faith filed their claims, or, who having
tho legal right to pre-empt, have located on any
la,
Of entering the same when surveyed shall have
the right to complete their entries and receive
patent as though the repeal had not passed.
1T also provides that the repeal of the timber
culture law shall not prejudice the rights of
those who have in good faith made entries
under the law and complied with the require
ments thereof. The second, third and fourth
sections of the bill provide for amendments
amendment m m 'l'yaH sppiies '""' to AA' cases nsss
where person has entered upon land in good
faith, intending to homestead and perfect his
title thereto, but is prevented from doing so by
9 grant previously made by the government, Or
BY the shifting Of the channel or bed of any
river whereby his lands may be lost, or from
any cause over which he has no control, with
ont fault on his part, he may, by making salts
factory proof of the fact, enter another home
stead upon any of the public lands of the United
States subject to homestead. The third section
provides that every homesteader shall make
final proof by two credible witnesses that he
resided upon, cultivated and permanently i'm
proved his or her homestead for four consec-
utive years next succeeding such entry. The
proof is to be made in duplicate, and one set is
required to be filed in the local land office and
one in the general land office for one year, and
if no contest is fled Or notice given charging
and specifying fraud in the entry or proof be-
fore the expiration Of that time, then the patent
shall issue.
:, This, it will be seen, gives the time between
the fling Of the proof and the issuing of the
patent to detect fraud, if any on the part Of
applicant Tho law as it now stands only re-
quires notice to be published in q newspaper Of
intention to make this proof. Section 4 Of the
substitute amends section 2,3Ul, to require
thirty calendar months to expire after the
party files his pre-emption claim before he in
entitled to his patent 1t also requires the
proof of settlement and cultivation to be filed
st least six months This amendment it is be-
ieved will tend largely to prevent fraud:
The house on Tuesday, after protracted dis
cussion, passed the Eaton substitute for the
senate bill fixing the day for the meeting of the
electors of president and vice president, and to
provide for anG regulate the counting of the
votes for president and vice president and the
decision OF questions arising thereon. The
senate bill provided that the electors of each
state shall meet and give their votes on the
second Monday IN January next following their
appointment, at such place in each state as the
legislature thereof shall direct The house
bill fixes the second Monday in December. It
is not expected that it win pass the Senate.
SON Tuesday the senate concluded it's consid-
passed by a vote of 81 70 g. The so-called
Mexican pension bill as originally introduced
early in the session. provided for the pension
ing Of the surviving officers, soldiers and SAIL
ors Tor their surviving widows) who served
fourteen days in the various Indian wars be-
Ap.,Nn fk,Y,1 n II.
the war with Mexico; and those who served
thirty days in tho Greek war Of lS35-1S36; in
the Florida war of 1S35-1S3S; or in the Black
Hawk war Of 1912. This measure passed
the house ON the Sd of March last In the sen
ate an amendment was adopted comprising tho
substance OF Senator Cullom's bill, providing
pensions for invalid soldiers and sailors who
have been discharged from the army or navy
Of tho United States after three months services
in the war Of the Rebellion, and for the widows
and dependent parents Of deceased pensioners
Another amendment which WAS adopted pro-
vides that no person shall be entitled to more
than one pension at one time under the laws Of
the United States, unless that fact be specially
stated in the law
!, IN the senate, an amendment was adopted
that reports in the Congressional Record Shall
be an accurate transcript of the proceedings
and debates of congress, and that no speech
shall be published therein which was not spoken
printed
as they were actually delivered, except verbal
corrections made by authors of the speeches,
and by no other person; and that when Speeches
are reserved by their authors for correction,
they shall be returned to the reporter of the
house in which they were delivered, within one
week, aud if not so delivered they shall be
printed in the Congressional Record from notes
reported T.
Il The house, by a large majority, defeated the
bill to forfeit the land grant Of the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge Il Vicksburg, or what is known
as the backbone" railroad company. Tho
bill was discussed at length by Mr.. Lewis OF
Louisiana, who favored 1t, MI. Payson of I'LL
nois and Mr. Ellis of louisiana, who opposed,
and several other members. Substantially the
same principle involved in the land grant to
the Backbone" Railroad company, is also in
volyed in the grant to the Northern Pacific
company: The Northern Pacific bill is pend
ing, and Judging from the action Of the house,
It is very likely that it will not pass
Il The following nominations were sent to the
Senate ON Friday: Sgh s5sEsl -, p, 'f>
FGilbert A. Pierce of Illinois, governor of Da-
kota John Fl. Knkead of Nevada, governor
Of Alaska; Andrew Robson Of Minnesota, re-
ceiTer Of the public moneys, Redwood Falls,
Mimi; James NJ Armstrong of Washington
Territory, register of the land office, Spokane
Falls, Wash; Charles A. Wltherell, Nevada,
register Of the land Office, Carson CITY, Ne
tvada; Darlington q. Belknap, California, agent
for Indians at Tulle River Agency, CAL; John
+. Kinney Nebraska, 5agept for Indians at the
Ya1ikton Agency. tf @tt .f3l;i. n %E I. g.
B Post,nasters--F. o. Rranns, Tracy, Minn. !;
Henry o. Basford, Austin, MINI; Jacob RY-
cord, lows City, Iowa; Charles G. Perkins
Onawa, Iowa; w F. Scott, Mapleton, Iowa; F.
B. Southmaid. Alexandria, Oak. Samuel H.
Elrod, CLARK, Oak; John Il. James, Columbia
OAK, John j. Carroll, Desmet, Dak.;;N N. 3.
Westoon, Blunt, Dak d. G. Grippen, Kimball,
OAK Henry =. Rising, Redheld, Dak David
R. Mead, Glendive Mont. .
Conference report III the house on Friday the
pension; and army hills were agreed to. An
EAsnc ful attempt was made to consider the
Northern Pacific elaild grant forfeiture bill The
bill TO forfeit the Back bone railroad land grant
was finally XII He'd by a vote Of LA to 124 The
bills to relieve certain soldiers OF the charge Of
desertion and for the relief Of Myra Clark