McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-15
CAPITAL TOPICS.

The bill introduced in the senate by
Van Wyck to prevent the acquisition OF real
estate by Aliens, provides that an alien who
has not declared his intention to become a
citizen shall not acquire title to real estate
in any erritories or the District of Column
bia; no foreign corporation, where more
than ten per cent. of the stock of which is
held by aliens, shall acquire title to any
lands in the territories or the District OF
Columbia; and no corporation, native OF
foreign, except railroads, shall acquire
more than s, 200 acres. The exception re-
speeding railroads limits their privileges to
land necessary for the transaction OF their
business, and such as may have been grant
ed by the government. With respect to
government grants the bill provides that
the land must be sold within ten years, OF
revert to the government.
THE TRADE DOLLAR BILL.
At meeting of the senate commit
tee on finance an agreement was reached
that the trade dollar bill should be report
ed adversely, but not until after another
meeting of the committee. In the mean
time Senator Sherman will draw up an ad-
verse report, which will be passed upon by
the committee.
DECLINES THE OFFICE.
James E. Connolly, whose nomina.
ton as solicitor of the treasury was con-
firmed by the senate, has formally de-
cliped to accept the place.
UNION PACIFIC DIRECTORS.
The president has appointed Colgate
Hoyt, Of New York; E. L. JOY, of New
Jersey; 81. L. Merriman, of Iowa; Frank
Colpetzer, of Nebraska, and D. r. An
the Union Pacific railroad company, to
serve until the regular election Of the COM
pany.
AMERICAN FORESTRY.
In the American forestry congress
general discussion showed the prevailing
sentiment was that the preservation of
timber lands was matter Of national i'm
portance, and such government land
should be withdrawn from settlement or
public disposal. Apaper was read by j. S.
Hicks, of New York, entitled ''Planting of
Trees by Railroad Companies,' who re-
quire nearly half mile of growing timber
along each side of roadway to produce a
sufficient number of ties for its use, exclu-
sive of timber used in bridging and fencing.
The convention adopted report earnestly
endorsing the bill now pending in congress
to establish national experimental stations
in connection with the agricultural COL
leges in the various states. A resolution
was adopted calling upon industrial schools
to begin at once the work OF forestry eQu-
cation in their institutions. President LOr-
ing delivered the closing address. He ex-
planned that he had called the meeting at
Washington because he believed the time
for mere talk had passed, and the time for
action had come.
THE TARIFF AGAIN.
Representative Hewitt, of New York,
will introduce in the house bill to amend.
simplify and make clear the present tariff
law, with view to obviating some OF the
difficulties experienced by the treasury de-
partment in constituting and carrying its
provisions into effect. He has some thoughts
of incorporating a series Of provisions in.
tended to reduce the tariff, but will not
come to final decision until he has con-
ference with other democrats in the house.
Mr.. Hewitt said that il he decides to make
the bill a tariff reduction measure the
changes will not be SO radical as those Of
the Morrison bill.
ANCIENT CLAIMS.
The house committee on Judiciary
has directed favorable report on the bill
providing that the government shall settle
the accounts of the states Of Maryland and
Virginia for money advanced under acts
passed by the general assemblies OF those
two states in 1871 to aid in the erection Of
public buildings at Washington. The
amount between the two states is $120, 900,
with interest from 1843 for Maryland and
II ON 1850 for Virginia.