Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-22

criitieisinR the judgment and ind
lnxs OF the general court martial Tn,
Secretary 10 further reQossee0, in oao
this b true, to inform the Hooso b.
what authority or insti2ation the mind
Of successive Rraduasing clAs.ss o
you.hs, educated at the public sxpenss
are thus directed to she discussion anG
Questioning Of the official action o.
their lawful superioFs. and IL il y tvu.
as alleged that tbess youths, Just emery
ing from = course Of study and enter
ing the service as subordinate of6osKs
have been encouraged or permitted 4
discredit the action OF their supeTi0su b.
EXPRESSING the opinion that the actor
Of Porter vas perfectly proper, ans
whether such action 10 not calculated x
foster disrcspect and insubordipatioE
among officers 80 educated. and . dan
RerOus contempt for the authority Of thu
Law.
Price of New York objected 10 il,
present eoasid ,ratieo, and Gibson movs6
its reference.
Springer, Chairman CT the Committee
on Expenditures for the Department Of
Justice, moved 70 suspend the rules and
adopt resolution to increase the mem
bership Of that committee 20 nine, and
authorizing il to app0i at sub-oommit-
tee composed of not less than threl
members 10 investigate the Star Route
trials.
Belford believed the present Astorne ,
| General had been wise, judiciouG and
honest in all operations, but did think
the expenses incurred in the Star Route
trials should b investigated. His name
had been connected with the Star Route
trial in Congress, and he demanded
trial and Investigation. There vas a
check signed by y. B. B." to Day .
gambling debt bat not BY him.
Springer modified his resolution % -
to limit expenditures to 5000.
Randall, Chairman Of the Committee
on Appropriations, reported joint
resolution, making an appropriation for
the relief Of Lieut.. Greedy and party.
Referred 10 the Committee Of the
Whole.
Holman moved 70 suspend the rules
in order to adopt the following:
RESOLVED, That in the Judgment Of the
House all public lands heretofore grant
ed TO States, corporations and for the
constructions OF railway, % far a. the
same are subject 10 forfeiture BY reason
of nOn-ful6llment Of the conditions on
which the grants were made, ought to
he declared forfeited to the United
States and restored to the public do
main.
hesolred. That it is for the highest
public interest that the laws touching
on the public lands DO ~ framed that
ultimately they will secure freeholds
therein to the greatest number Of citi.
zens. 10 this end all laws granting IA
cilities for speculation in public lands
or authorizing or permitting the entry
or purchase thereof in large bodies
OaRht to b repealed and al public
lands adapted to agriculture, subject
to boundary grants. ought to b 70
served for the benefit Of actual and
bona fide settlers and disposed Of under
the provisions of the homestead laws
only.
Resolved, That the Committee on Pub
lie Lands be instructed to report to the
House bills to carry into effect the views
expressed in the foregoing resolutions,
and shall be authorized TO report suoh
bills at any time, subject only 70 rev
enue and appropriation bills. and the
same shalt be in like order entitled to
consideration.
kassOn expressed concurrence in the
first resolution, but thought the Heuse
should not act rashly on the second,
which might work injury to the cattle
industry.
Reed thought it dangerous for the
House to adopt at moments notice q
resolution 90 sweeping in character.
Belford supported the resolution,
the second provision. He did
not propose that four or five cattle kings
should own the West a. four or five
railroad mOnarchs owned the East.
Howe opposed the resolution because
1t might do injustice to some road
earnestly striving to earn its lands.
Dunn and Cobb supported the resolu-
ton briefly. though the latter claimed
there was no necessity for it a. t.e
ON Lands was already work
ing hard on the matter.
The resolution was adopted by Q vote
Of 25l yeas to IL nays. Following 10 tho
vote: Barksdale. Bingham,
Bisbee, George, Hoar, Kean, Libbey,
Lyman, Morse. Muldrow, Holland,
Rsnny, Reed, Rice, Russsl. atons, Ven
Eaton and Whiting. ga SCI
Cox. of New York, moved - saapond |
the rules and pass the bill rspsalinQ |
the laws providing for the ironolad
oath.
Boutwell, opposed the bill. II the 70 |
peal of the test oath had Q tendency 70 |
hasten the era Of good feeling, he |
would heartily favor it but 10 believed
the Interpretation which would b pot |
apOn that action would b harmful 10 |
the country. Wherever q concession Of |
this kind was interpreted BY the South |
~ retr0greesion from the standpoint of |
loyalty and sanction or oondonation Of |
attempts to destroy the 0ovevnmsnt,
be must enter profess.
Cox explained that the bill only
affected jurors and men Who take tie
oath. Men who have been -
cessionists did not take this oath. thsre- /
fore il did not affect Southern men. The |
oath 10 but . rotten reminder |
Of the clumsy and arbitrary power |
which was deemed necessary during the |
war, but not sinoe. Al men who fought |
aQainst the Union had been rehahili- |
lated, the same provisions should to sx-
tended to Union mon which disuniOnists /
enjoyed. Why not pour oil on the old |
wound? He appealed for support for |
the bill to free ~ from politics. from |
hate, from old unchsritabIe-
ness, and to the better era Of good feed |
ING which had been ushered in.
The motion Vas agreed %. and tho
hill v,a aaod nv 136 In II