Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-29
WASHINGTON.



WAsHrxoToS, Feb. N.-The Senate
Committee on Public Lands held a
meeting tonight, at which q general
discussion Of the question of forfeiture
OF unearned railroad land grants vas
had. No conclusion vas reached, a.
the com mittee finds the question il a
complicated one, which can lot Be dis
posed of without considering various
collateral QuestiOns among other
questions, the disposition of forfeited
lands in the event OF forfeiture being
declared. In connection With the Qaes-
ton OF f0rfeitinR the grant of lands 70
the Northern Pacific Railroad, for
which bills are pending in both houses
OF Congress, the discovery has been
made that the act of July 3. 1882, rati-
flying the agreement between the North
srn Pacific Company and the Grow In
dams, for the sale of q portion of their
reservation Of the latter for the use of
the former. may be construed as q
recognition by Congress of the right
Ut the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany to proceed with the construction
OF its line after the expiration of the
time fixed by Congress in the act Great
ing the company for the completion of
the road. and 80 may be used a. an az
gumsnt against the forfeiture of lands
granted 70 the company. This bill
passed the House without discussion.
under q suspension of the rules. and
does not appear 20 have been discussed
much in the Senate.
The Nesshern PaeiAc Land Grant.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-At a meeting
of the Committee on Public Lands,
Scales withdrew the resolution he Of
fered yesterday. providing for the for
fixture of he land alongside the portion
of the Northern Pacific Railway not
completed to date. He said he had un-
derstood that the power of Congress to
forfeit the land Of the Northern Pacific
had been waived, but upon an examin-
alton into the legal aspect Of the case
he bad found that he had wrong i'm
preston.
Anderson then Withdrew the reso-
luton offered by him yesterday, which
provided for the forfeiture of the land
not earned within the time specified by
the act making the grant of July 18th,
1879, and offered a substitute, providing
that all grants, except unpatented lands
be forfeited.
Strait moved TO amend the substitute
20 a. to provide that only lands opposite
the uncOnstructed line from Wallula to
Portland be forfeited. The amendment
was lest on rird coce vote.
VanEaton offered IN amendment pro-
vidinR for the forfeiture of the entire
gran. This vas lost by vote of to 8.
Henley reviewed the resolution origin
ally offered by Anderson, and which
provided for the forfeiture of all land
not earned in the time specified by the
act. The vote upon the proposition was
to 1; CObD, PaysOn, Anderson, Hen
ley, Strait, Lewis and Scales voting aye,
and Belford. Oates, Van Eaten and
Shaw nay.
In preparing the bill declaring the
forfeiture, the committee proposed
treating purchasers from the Railroad
| Company as though they we're purohas-
ers from the Government.
Members of the committee cay that
about 5Sl miles from Duluth to Bis
marck were completed in the time spe-
Gifted in the act of July 4th, 1879, and
that about $1,000 900 acres will be for
feited if the bill passes as prepared by
the commit -.
4 New Tarl6 Bill.
| At meeting Of the eight Democratic
members of the Ways and Means Com
| mittee il was unanimously agreed to re-
port substitute for the Morrison tariff
bill. The substitute is Identical with
the bill introduced by Morrison, except
that the free list is confined to oeal, salt
and lumber. The ether articles on the
free liss as prepared by Morrison will
come under the provision providing for
20 DOR cent horizontal reduction. A
Democratic member of the committee
says the substitute will be presented at
an early date.
The Northern Paclae Lands.
The House Committee ON Public
Lands decided by 7 to to recommend
the forfeiture of all granted lands con-
tiQuOus to that portion of the Northern
Pacific Railroad not completed on July
4th, 1879.
Provl Ions Of the FlearO.Pneomonia
Ban.
The pleurO- pneumonia bill, As passed,
provides that the Commissioner of Ag-
riculture shall organize bureau of ami
NAL industry and appoint chief there
of whose duty shall be to investigate
and report upon the number, value and
condition of the domestic animals of
tho United States and also the cause of
contagious and communicable diseases
among them and the means for the pre-
vention and care of the same. He is
authorized to appoint two competent
agents whose duty shall be to report on
the best methods of treating animals
aud tho means to be adopted for the
suppression and extirpation of conta- |
giOus pleuro-pneumonia. Theabilt fur
Their provides that the Commissioner Of
Agriculture may spend 81 much
money appropriated by thi: act As
may be necessary for paying for
such animals as it Is deemed
necessary 70 slaughter. and such disin-
fiction, and such Other means as may
be necessary to extirpate the disease.
The authorities of States shall pay one
half the expense OF the animals it is
deemed necessary to daughter, and emo
half the cost OF the disinfection and |
care Of herds of cattle. II prohibits the
transportation from one State 70 an
other of any live stock affected with
any contagious or infectious disease,
and provides for the prosecution of any
person violating this prohibition. The
sum Of ESQ. 1000 10 appropriated for cat
ryinQ into effect the provisions OF the
bill.
Misa Liszie Mutt IN New Rele.
Application has been received at the
tOoS OIu00 O0pAtt@01t lux JUG 0pRSsus
meut of Miss Lizzie Mutt a. POstmis-
trees at Uniontown, Pa. She 10 the sis
tor of young Mutt, recently acquitted at
Pittstnrg of the charge OF numbering
Dukes.
A state Dinner.
The President gave state dinner at
tho White House tonight, at which the
following named guests we're present:
Senators Morrill,, Dawes, Aaxev, Cook
Grill, Pendleton, Hawley, Bowen. Dolph,
Pike and Nabin and their wives, and
Senator Hampton; Representative Hen
derson, BelfOrd, Washburne, Aorey,
James and SPRUCE and thsiss wives, and
Represeutat,vse Kasson. Morse and
Skinner: Nears. Murat Halstead Of the
CINCINNATI Commercial Gasette, and Hen
~ Wastersou Of the Louisville Courier
Journal; Madame Nelson and Miss Ere
linRhuysen.
B9ITlSu CoLUADlA COAL.
The value Of the coal trade Of Brit
| ish Columbia during the past twenty
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