The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

APPLICANT The law as it now stands only re-
uuires notice to be published in newspaper or
intention to make this proof Section 4 OF the
substitute amends section 2,30l, TO require
thirty calendar months to expire after the
party files his presumption claim before heis
entitled to his patent 1t also requires the
proof Of settlement and cultivation TO be filed
at least six months. This amendment, it is be-
leved will tend largely to prevent fraud;
The house on Tuesday, after a pTotracted dis
cussion, passed the Eaton substitute for the
senate bin fixing the day for the meeting of the
electors of president and vice president, and to
provide for and regulate the counting of she
votes for president and vice president and the
decision of questions arising thereon. The
senate I'LL 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. Tn house
bin fixes the second Monday in December. 1t
is not expected that it will pass the Senate
On Tuesday the senate concluded its consid-
Grafton of the Mexican pension bill, and it
passed by a vote of 81 TO "a. 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-
tween 1890 and 1872, in the war of 1917, and IN
the war with Mexico; and those who served
thirty days in the Greek war Of lS35-lS36; IN
the flOfIQa war OF lcOO-lcOo, OF III the DldCk
Hawk war of 1872. This measure passed
the house on the Sd of Marchlast In the sem
ate an amendment was adopted comprising the
substance of Senator Cullom's bill, providing
pensions for invalid soldiers and sailors who
have been discharged from the army or navy
of the 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 or
the United States, unless that fact be specially
stated IN the law.
In the senate, n 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
in congress, and such speeches shall be 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, and if not SO delivered, they shall be
printed in the Congressional Record from notes
reported.
The house, by a large majority, defeated the
ball to forfeit the land grant of the New Orleans,
Baton Rouge * V~icksburg, or what is known
as the Backbone railroad company. The
bill was discussed at length by Mr.. Lewis Of
VAS Ay &AAh = ~ vi LAAA~
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
volved 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.
The following nominations were sent TO the
Senate on Friday:
Gilbert A. Pierce of Illinois, governor Of Da-
kota; John II. Kinkead of Nevada, governor
of Alaska; Andrew Robson of Minnesota, re-
ceiver of the public moneys, Redwood Falls,
Mimi. James M. Armstrong of Washington
Territory, register of the land Office, Spokane
Falls, Wash. Charles A. Witherell, Nevada,
register of the land Office, Carson City, Ne
vada; Darlington 6. Belknap, California, agent
for Indians at Tulle River Agency, Cal John
{. Kinney, Nebraska, agent for Indians at the
Yankton Agency.
Postmasters-E, O. Brauns, Tracy, Mimi
Henry O. Basford, Austin, Mimi Jacob Ry-
cord, Iowa City, Iowa; Charles G. Perkins,
Onawa, Iowa; w. +. Scott, Mapleton, Iowa; f.
B, Southmaid, Alexandra, Oak. Samuel H.
E1rod, Clark, Oak John r. James, Columbia,
Oak. John II. Carroll, Desmet, Oak. I; N. Il.
WESTON, Blunt, Oak. ID. G. Grippen, KimbaIL,
OAK Henry +. Rising, Redfeld, Oak. David
r. Mead, Glendive, Mont.
Conference report in the house on Friday the
pension and army bills were agreed TO. An
unsuccessful attempt was made to consider the
Northern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill. The
bill to forfeit the Backbone railroad land grant
was finally killed by a vote Of ia to I24 The
bills to relieve certain soldiers of the charge OF
desertion and for the relief of Myra Clark
Gaines passed
In both houses Friday some campaign talk
was INDUCED in, friends of Logan in the sem
ate and house, and Logan himself in the former
body, denying that the republican candidate
for vice president owned $4,000 acres of land,
as charged in a recent publication.
Nh. Hawley called the attention to the senate
to a statement in the Record that Senator Lo-
gan owned $4,000 acres of land. This state
mani, he said, was untrue. The gentleman re-
ferred to is only owner OF the land On which
his father died and to which he had added q
little, In his own state of Illinois. Abiding to
the same matter, Mr.. Logan said: The stale
ment is utterly false. / onot propose to give
a schedule OF my property, to anybody, bnt
own some two or three tracts of land, but all put
together would not make o~ne-hundredth part
Of what they charge.
The conference report on the Indian appro-
priation bill was on Monday taken up and dis
posed of by the house. The principal point Of
disagreement was the house provision to abol-
ish the Office of Indian inspector and detail
five army officers to act as Indian inspectors.
The senate struck out this provision, and the
point OF difference was settled by the house
receding from it's disagreement to the senate
amendment. This action was taken in the in
terest Of harmony, and the bill now only needs
the approval of the president to become q law.
The rest of the day was occupied in consider
Ing the fertilization bill, the last one to be
considered Two bills were reported from
the committee, the majority by the republicans
and Messrs. Ellis OF Louisiana and Hancock Of
Texas, democrats, Of the committee. The
minority bill was recommended by Messrs.
Randall, Forney, Holman, Townsend, Hutch
ins, Follett and Barnes. The majority bill APP
propriates over $1,000, 900 and the
minority barely $780, 00. Among the speeches
to-day in favor of the majority bill was one by
In favor of better coast defenses. Mr.. Horr,
who has charge of the minority bill, also
made a very strong speech in its favor. Mr..
Holman opposed it on the ground that there