St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-02
PENDING BILLS.
Waiting Action by the House
in Committee of
the Whole,
Or Otherwise Advanced So as to
Be Considered This
Session.
Several Bills of Interest to the North
west Contained in the List.
Receiver Anderson--Belford's Garfield Inter.
view---The New Jeanette Inves-
tigatiOn.
Especial Telegram to the Globe

WASHINGTON, April l.-Among the house
bills favorably reported and awaiting the ac-
ton of the committee of the whole of interest
to the Northwest are:
No 1858, to abolish the Fort Rice military
reservation in Dakota, and open the lands to
homestead and pre-emption entry.
No. S42, to authorize the secretary
of the interior to ascertain the
amount due citizens for supplies furnished
the Indians of Minnesota subsequent to Au-
gust, 1860, and prior to the massacre of
1862, and providing for payment thereof
No. S4S, to provide for the erection of
public building at Duluth, MINI.
No. 5,42S, to incorporate the Spokane
Falls G. Ceur d'Alene Railway company.
No. 1852, providing for two additional as
sociate justices for Dakota territory.
No. 3,4S6, to authorize the Cheyenne,
Black Hills & Montana Railway company to
build road through the Forts Russell and
Laramie reservations.
No. ,sE3, to regulate the compensation of
railroads for mail transportation.
No. 5,282, (by Mr.. Nelson), to accept and
ratify certain agreements made with the
Sioux Indians, and granting right of way
to the Dakota Central Railway company
through the Sioux reservation in Dakota.
No. 5,42O, (by Mr.. Nelson), to accept and
ratify agreements with the Sioux Indians,
and granting right of way through the
Sioux reservation in Dakota, to the Chicago,
Milwaukee 81 St. Paul Railway company.
No. 6,0S5, granting rights Of way to the
Cinnabar & Clark's Fork railway, to connect
with the Northern Pacific.
No. 5,057, (by Mr.. Strait, to amend the
law making an annual appropriation for
arms for militia.
No. 1857, to establish an assay Office at
Deadwood.
The following bills are ON the public calen
dar, to be referred to the committee of the
whole:
No. 1884, relating to the Red Lake Indian
reservation, in Minnesota.
| No. 1854, vacating that portion of the
Fort Randall military reservation, in Dakota,
| lying east Of the Missouri river.
| No. 450, to amend the act authorizing the
construction of a pontnon bridge across the
Mississippi river near Dubuque.
No. Alb, requiring the governors of GER
tain territories to be residents thereof two
years preceding their appointment
Among the senate bills lying ON the
| Speakers table in the house are:
| No. 574,, making an appropriation for the
purchase ofa site and erecting public build
ing at Winona.
No. 48, to provide for an allotment of lands
in severalty to Indians on various reserva-
tions and extending the protection of the
laws of the states and territories to reserVa-
| ton Indians.
One hundred and fifteen bills and resolutions
are awaiting the action of the committee Of the
whole; eighty-seven are on the public and
361 are on the private calendar. There are
| twelve special orders fixing days for the con-
sideration of various bills and resolutions yet
unsatisfed, and two house bills returned
from the senate with amendments are on
the speakers table, one being the bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter. One hundred and
eleven senate bills are on the first and sec
ond reading in the house.
Among the senate bills, likewise of inter
est, favorably reported and awaiting action
on the calendar are:
No. 425, to repeal the timber culture act
No. 1, ,407, to authorize the location of
branch home for volunteer disabled soldiers
in Arkansas, California, Kansas, Iowa, Min
nesota, Missouri or Nebraska.
No. 1,5S1, to provide for the disposal of
abandoned, useless military reservations.
No. 1,706, to ratify an agreement with the
confederated tribes of Flathead, Kooteray
and Pen d'Oreille Indians for the sale of
portion of their reservation in Montana
for the Northern Pacific railway.
No. 1,755, to divide portion of the Sioux
reservation in Dakota'into separate reserva-
tions and secure REIMBURSEMENT of Indian
title to the remainder.
No. 1921, to examine and adjust the claim
of 0. w. Streeter for taking the census of
Dakota in 1860
No. 1852, for the admission of the ter
ritory south of the forty-siyth parallel in Da-
kota as state.
No. 219, to authorize the construction of
bridges across the Missouri river near the
mouth of the James river in Dakota, and
across the Mississippi river at st. Paul.
No. 1897, to construct a railroad bridge
across the St. Croix river in Wisconsin and
Minnesota.
No. 1,004, to ratify an agreement with the
Sioux Indians for right of way through
their reservation in Dakota to the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. st. Paul railway.
No. 1896, to ratify an agreement with tie
Sioux Indians for a right of way through the
Sioux reservation to the Dakota Central rail-
way.
No. 1854, providing for the allotment Of
lands in severalty to the Chippewa Indians
of Lake Superior, and granting patents there
for.
There are 263 bills and resolutions await
ing action on the senate calendar. In
round numbers 1900 bills have been intro
duced in the Senate, $500 in the house,
of which less than 500 have so far become
laws.
RECEIVER ANDERSON.
The denomination of VIM. j. Anderson to
be receiver of public moneys at Grand Forks,
Oak, is still pending before the senate
public lands commission. Numerous affi-
davits have been filed, charging that Ander-
son in every case before him ex-
acted 50 as testimony fee
| in excess of the fees allowed by law. The
names of about seventy person are given
who paid the ammount and whose proof was
taken by attorneys. Petitions have been
received for this confirmation, but Anderson
has not answered the charges. He is backed
by Delegate Raymond.
THE SARGANT IAIBROGLIo
was freely commented upon at the capitol
to-day. Congressman Deuster thought Sar-
do tla