San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-02-14

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. Southern States. Mr.. Cobb brief
! explained that these corporations Ia
never completed their roads; mos
OF them had never begun them, an
J yet under the decision OF the Su
preme Court the lands were val
ueless until Congress declared then
forfeited. While Mr.. Cobb wa
speaking members left their seat
and crowded closely around him. Ii
a moment the vote was taken ant
the notorious Texas Pacific grant
which involves the title TO sixteer
million acres OF superb land was de
clared forfeited. It was the one fol
which @. p. Huntington pleaded, ant
for which he said he would fight in
the courts even if Congress- did de
clare it forfeited.
The Senate having held only two
full day sessions last week, but little
was accomplished except in commit.
tees. Business to be disposed OF
during the present week includes
first, as unfinished business, the bill
for settling private land claims in GER
tain States and Territories. Then
the MACPHERSON banking bill is likely
to be taken up in advance of its Or
dor on the calendar, as are also Mr..
Edmunds' civil rights bill, and his
anti Mormon bill.
In the House to-day during the
call OF States for the introduction of
measures, Mr.. Morrison expects to
present his revenue reform bill pro.
viding for twenty per cent reduc.
ton in the tariff Mr.. Converse,
who several days ago offered to the
Honse pack Ct petitions from the
farmers and wool growers of Ohio,
asking o restoration of the duty on
WOOL contemplates making short
speech in favor of of free wool which
Mr.. Hurd expects to oppose. Mr..
Converse says the tariff Legislation
If the last Congress, imperiled the
business of three million men in this |
country who are interested in wool |
growing, and this legislation not only !
fleets the Industrial but also the
political outlook. '
The Kiefer-Boynton scandal has
,een q fruitful subject of comment
round the Capitol, The ex-Speaker
las been unsparingly criticized for
'busing the privilege of the floor,
n an undignifed, malicious attack
lpon General Boynton, who, not be
ng member, could not reply to
i'm. The exhibition made of him
elf in this speech has made the Re-
ublicans more ashamed than ever of
heir support of Mr.. Kiefer. A reso-
ltion authorizing an Investigation
the charges made by him against
he Washington Correspondent, was
dopted, and it is thought the bot
,m facts will place the Republican
,ader in an unenviable position. It
rumored there is a strong proba-
ility of his being served with re-
gnation appeal similar to that with
hich Senator Malone was served.
Speaking of Malone reminds me
lat, notwithstanding his recent fail
re to carry Virginia, to incite the
egroes against their white employers
i'd to taunt the Democratic Senators
angry retort; one eminent success
Is crowned his efforts. He has Sc
red clerkship in Washington for
g son.
Mr., Belmontof New York is oppos 9
to the inspection plan of pork, q
lrtly on account of it's doubtful le-
.lity, and will introduce q resolution
inquiry as to the constitutionality .
such procedure. He says that the :
stem would create another army
Republican Office holders with lit r
} to do and consequently plenty of .
ne to run the politics Of their re- t
ective districts. He strongly favors II
g retaliatory policy. .,
An old bill reintroduced in the
nate provides for the election by
g people of postmasters, Marshals
d other United States officers, and
lew bill prevents any state from
posing license taxes on commercial
weller.
Prohibitionists are trying to carry
3 Capitol by storm. The Senate
IS literally overwhelmed Thursday
th petitions, signed by thousands
people in the states and territories,
aging the enactment of prohibitory
vs. for the district of Columbia.