The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

supreme court associate justices. The senate,
IN tho face Of an adverse recommendation by
house amendment to the bill extending for one
of"' Alabama 'e Claims. The i Utah 'oS Sili
was considered and Senator Brown
Of Georgia offered the following amendment:
That voluntary sexual intercourse of q married
person with one of tho opposite sex not hus-
band or wife of such married person, shall bo
cause, and the only cause, for absolute divorce
in the District of Columbia or in the territories
Of the United States; but the court s, may, in
proper cases, as at common law, grant divorces
from bed and board in said district, the terri
tories or other places subject to the exclusive
Jurisdiction Of tho United States.
MIR. White of Minnesota introduced into the
house bill granting II pension to Charles
Brandt The pension claims of Brainerd N
Woolsley of Bonnells Mills Mimi, have been al.
lowed There also has been an adverse decision
in the case of William S. Grave of Montevideo,
Mimi. Mr.. Strait will app cal to the secretary
Of tho interior from tho decision
Bills were introduced into the house abolish
with fine and Imprisonment bank officers OBJ
tanning loans from the banks with which they
are connected Which result in loss to those
banks; pensioning all honorably discharged
soldiers of the Rebellion who are forty-five
years old.
ocldtoi lHSaliS Has reported 10 the senate
from tho committee on Judiciary substitute
for the joint resolution introduced by Senator
Jackson proposing an amendment to the con-
stitutIon in relation to the term of Office of
president and vice president The amendment
provided for in Ingalls, substitute il as fol-
lows.
Article 9. Executive power shall be vested
In the president Of the United States Of Ameri.
ca. The president and vice president hereaf-
ter elected shall hold their term Of Office for
six years; but the president shall not be re- eli
gible, nor shall the vice president be eligible
to the office of resident if he shallh exer-
cised tho same in case of q vacancy therein.
Robinson of New York never misses bill
day without the introduction of some measure
to carry out the peculiar view he holds on our
forcig n relations. His last proposition, which
was introduced Monday, is I'd prohibit any SEM
paying visits from or to the ambassadors Of
foreign countries without the permission of the
house to which he belongs. This Is supposed
10 be aimed at Congressman Hewitt, who is on
terms Of intimacy with the British minister.
mr.: Cameron Q'a.) appeared in the senate
tuesday morning, and the senators ccngrat-
ulated him on his safe return and improved
health.
Tho senate took up tho bill to grant
the Cinnabar & Clarks Forks Railroad COM
Pany the right of way through a portion of the
,l!2, Park. Mr.. Logan opposed the
gobble up everything in connection with the
park by the railroads and hotel companies.
He Qogan) had found herds Of cattle
and horses in the park. 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 a 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
Although congress had absolutely forbidden
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 it was shameful
violation Of the constitution. He contrasted
what he termed polygamyi in New England and
polygamy in Utah. The picture he drew, he
said, was drawn "mcre in sorrow than in
anger" There had :. been over 49,
nU divorces granted in New England within
lilies, and turning loose 4,G0O persons to marry
again, all illegally, except those who were d.
ylrced 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 prescnces Of 4
large number OF mulattos 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
to vote upon the minority resolution
declaring Mckinley entitled to his scat
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 Demd-
Gratis. The majority resolution seating Wallace
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 favorably the bill to forfeit
the unearned lands granted to the Northern
Pacific road. The bill provides that
any Of the lands affected by the grant and for
feited or have made improvements on them
with bona tide intention Of purchasing the same
Of the No: thern Pacific company, and are enti-
tied to enter them under the pre-emption or
to tho satisfaction Of the Commissioner Of
the general land office, shall be entitled to enter
not more than 1G) acres, including his settle
ment or improvement at a specified ratio per
acre. Other persons, not embraced in this pro-
vision, shall have time in which to remove any
In all cases where the Northern Pacific has Sc
lectcd 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 a bona fide settler at
the time of such selection such settler shall be
entitled to purchase lGo acres of land, to be by
him selected of the Northern Pacific, by paving
therefore the sum of $l.25 per acre and shall
have twelve months in which to make payment
therefor, after notice of the selection of his
land by said company; the said 16o acres to in
cludc the settlement and improvement Of tho
settler claiming the benefit of this section
Matters were necessarily dull on SATURDAY.
about tho capitol. The senate was not in SEES
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 A resolution was
adopted, authorizing the committee on Indian
affairs to investigate the disbursement of Cher
okee funds and other matters in the Indian Ter
rltory, including fencing of lands for stock
raising purposes after which the time was con-
sumed III discussing the right Of way, through
do \ Santa Fc railroad
Inc bill was passed restoring the law of 1867
IN the matter Of appeals from circuit courts to
the United States supreme court in habeas
corpus cases. This law was repealed few years
ago, while the Nc Ardlc case from Missssipp
was pending before the supreme court. res
olution was adopted authorizing the commit
tee on Indian lands to investigate all matters
touching the leasing, sublcasing and fencing of
lands i'll Indian Territory, and tho disb,,rse-
m,onts of $4,000 appropriated for tho Chero-
kee nation during tho Forty seventh congress-
The bill granting the right of way throug Oh In
dian Territory to the gulf, Of the Colorado &
Sante re Railroad company, passed; also the
bill granting tho right of way throug h Indian
Territory to the Southern Kansas Railroad com
pany.
The bill was considered authorizing the sec
rotary OF the interior to obtain from tho Red
Lake Chippewa Indians the cession of a por-
ton of the Red Lake reservation In Minneso
o, but without final action the house adj
tourncd