The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Mr.. Cameron PA) appeared in tho senate
Tuesday morning, and the senators ccngrat-
ulated him On his safe return and improved
health.
The senaee took up the bill ID grant
the Cinnabar h Olarks Forks Railroad COM
pany the right Of way through portion of the
Yellowstone Park. Mr.. Logan opposed the
bill There was, he said. disposition to
gopeg up 10 ana meet with the
He Gogan) had found herds Of cattle
and horses in the park A de-
partment of the United States government had
divided up into seven parts the ten acres which
the law allowed to be rented to one company,
and placed one company in possession Of all
hotel privileges in the park and driven every
body else out, and now congress unwisely asks
the tract to be made q football to be kicked
about by men outside of it for their personal
gain Mr.. Vest gave some details of the park
and said every word stated by Logan was true.
monopoly, it had been permitted, and the park
was under the control Of a private corporation.
In debate in the senate on the Utah bill
Mr.. Brown of Georgia said 1t was shameful
violation Of the constitution. He contrasted
what he termed polygamy in New England and
poiySaHy IL otan- Inc picture ne drew, ne
anger There had been over 27,-
0o0 divorces granted in New England within
the last twenty years, destroying 81, 900 FAM
lilies, and turning loose "a 600 persons to marry
again, all illegally, except those who were di-
virced for adultery or fornication in the other
party Mr. Hoar Of Mass replied that if he
cared to follow the style of argument followed
by Mr. Brown, he could say some things, with
out even referring to statistics, which would be
sufficiently disagreeable. With desire to
credit the portion of the country from which
that senator came with as much propriety as he
could, Hoar thought that the presences Of o
large number of mullattos remained to be c.
counted for in some way, but he would not en-
ter upon this sort of argument
In the Wallace Mckinley contested election
case the House ON the 9th proceeded
declaring Mckinley entitled to his seat
The following Democrats voted with the Re-
publicans in affirmative: Blackburn, Dorshei-
mer, Hurd, Mills, Potter, Robertson Ky.), and
Thompson. White (Ky) voted with the Demo-
was adopted without division, and that gentle
man appeared at the bar and took the oath Of
Office.
Senator Slater, from the committee On public
lands, reported fayorably the bill to forfeit
the unearned lands granted to the Northern
hClu0 IOdu. 1uc Ull pIOf1ltoS pudo-
In all cases where persons have settled upon
any OF the lands affected by the grant and for
feited, Or have made improvements On them
with Bona fide intention OF purchasing the san1e
of the Northern Pacific company, and are enu-
tied to, enter Thorn under the presumption or
homestead laws, such persons proving the same
to the satisfaction of the commissioner Of
the general land Office shall be entitled to enter
not more than 160 acres, including his settle
ment or improvement at a specified rate per
acre. Other persons not embracedln this pro-
vision, shall have time in which to remove any
growing crop and all movable Improvements.
In all cases where the Northern Pacific has Sc
lected or shall hereafter select any lands in
place of lands within the limits of the grant, but
excepted from the operation thereof, which were
or shall be occupied by bona ide settler at
the time of such selection such settler shall be
entitled to purchase 100 acres of land, to be by
him selected of the Northern Pacific, by paying
therefore the sum Of 81. 25 per acre, and shall
have twelve months in which to make payment
therefor, after notice Of the selection Of bis
land by said company; the said 100 acres to in
clude the settlement end improvement of the
settler claiming the benefit of this section.
Matters were necessarily dull on Saturday
about the capitol The senate was not in ses-
sion, and the house consumed the time in bust
ness OF no general interest. Not more than
twenty members appeared in their seats on the
Republican side, and the Democratic side
showed many vacant desks. resolution was
adopted, authorizing the committee on Indian
okee funds and other matters in the Indian Ter
ritory, including fencing of lands for stock
raising purposes, after which the time was con-
sumed in discussing the right of way, through
the Indian Territory to the gulf of the Colora-
do 4 Santa Fe railroad
The bill was passed restoring the law Of 1857
in the matter of appeals from circuit courts to
the United States supreme court in habeas
corpus cases. This law was repealed a few years
ago, while the Nc Ardle case from Mississippi
was pending before the supreme court A res
olution was adopted authorizing the commit
tee on Indian lands to investigate all matters
touching the leasing, subleasing and fencing OF
lands in Indian Territory, and the disbursa-
ments Of $780, 900 appropriated for the Chero-
kee nation during the Forty seventh congress-
The bill granting the right OF way through In
sarte Fe Railroad company, passed; also the
bill granting the right Of way through Indian
Territory to the Southern Kansas Railroad COM
pany.
The bill was considered authorizing the Sec
Lake Chippewa Indians the cession Of por-
ton of the Red Lake reservation IN Minneso
a, but without final action the house ad-
tonrned
On Monday. the I'd, in the senate, a large
number Of members being absent, the calendar
and bills were read third time, and passed as
follows: House bill refunding rate postage on
mail matter of the second class when sent by
persons other than publishers or news agents.
(The bill was passed in the shape it came from
the house, except that the newspaper limit of
four ounces; the bill for the relief of the
Protestant orphan asylum of Natchez, Miss.
bill introduced by Miller of California, provid-
ing for the execution of article of supplement
tai commercial treaty of Nov II, 1880, between
the United States and China for repression of
the opium trade; bill to establish forest reser-
vation Of the head waters of the Missouri river
and head waters of Clark's Forks of the Col
tmbia river; bill, introduced by Mr.. Slater, to
grant the Astoria and Winnemucca
railway company right of way through
public lands and the right to construct bridges
over nayigable watercourses; bill for the relief
of the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho, and of al
lied tribes residing upon the Granderonde In
dian reservation; bill authorizing the cOnstruc-
ton of bridges across the Minnesota river in
Minnesota and Wisconsin by tile Chicago, st
Paul St Louis railroad company, one bridge
between Hastings and Red Wing and one be-
tween Hastings and st. Paul.
In the house, ON Monday, the I'd, Mr.. Buck
her introduced a bill in the house to amend the
national bank act 1t provides that no certif-
cate of increase of stock shall be signed by the
controller of currency till satisfied such in
crease is required by. the business of the asso
citation, and that the increase is not made to
meet existing liabilities or to avoid assessor ent
on the stockholders to make good on any i'm
pairment of the capital stock The making of
loans or discount by officers of a banking as
sociation without authority from the directors
is made misdemeanor, punis liable by i'm
prisonment for not less than three nor
more than ten years. In reporting their con-
ditiOn banks are required to state separately
Under the head of resources, the list of loans
and discounts considered good, those sus-
pended, overdue and doubtful, and those over
due and unpaid more than six months The
bill also authorizes the controller to call for
special reports at any time upon written request
of stockholders of one-fifth of the capital stock
of any national banking association.
Another Wisconsin Murder.
viii Thayer of Wausau, Wis, shot and killed
Fred J. Beales of Bonneville, N Y, on Saturday,
the 31st. Both were young men and clerks In
the Marathon county bank at Wauaau. They