St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-10

by the public lands committee to railroads.
sion of congress the president has ap-
pointed commissioners on behalf of
the United States to report upon
and accept completed sections. Up to the
present time a force of upward of 4, 600 men
have been at work upon the construction and
in the last two years over 81, 000, 900 has been
expended upon the California portions alone
The report of Chairman Cobb and bare ma
jority of his committee recommends an alb
solute forfeiture of the grant, while the
minority of the committee ask that
the railroad be given until January 1,
1885, to complete the work to the
Oregon line. Against the for
fixture of the grant the
Sacramento board of trade protests, and over
800 business firms of Sacramento. In the
case of the Northern Pacific road and of the
Oregon & California there is great deal of
equity to be considered, which may send
both bills back to the public lands committee
for amendments. The trouble with the
agitation of such matter is i'll advised in
that it tends todepreciate the values of stocks
and make the sufferers the innocent holders
of them.
Western Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The house COM
mittee on Judiciary has agreed upon a joint
resolution proposing constitutional amend
ment relating to currency. The proposed
amendment is as follows: Legislative
powers granted to congress by the constitu-
ton shall not be construed to include the
power to pass any law making anything but
gold and silver legal tender in payment of
debts, except after declaration of war, or in
case of rebellion or invasion, when the pub
lie safety may demand it,"
THE DISEASED MEATS BILL.
The senate committee on foreign relations
agreed to report favorably certain amend
ments to the bill to provide for the inspection
of meats for expectation, offered by Sherman
q day or two ago. together with an additional
amendment determined upon in committee
Sherlnan's amendment was agreed on, which
provides for the prohibition of the transpor-
tauion of infected contagious diseases, for
the quarantine and slaughter of diseased
animals, ETC. The amendment agreed upon
by the committee, in addition to the Sherman
amendments, provides that whenever in the
opinion of the president it shall
be necessary for the protection of
animals in the United States against infec-
tons or contagious diseases, he may by proc
lamation suspend the importation Of any or
all classes of animals for any or all time, and
change, modify or renew such proclamation
as the public good may require, and during
such suspensions the importation of such an
mails shall he unlawful.
CONGO.
The senate again had resolution respect
ing the recognitisn of the International Afri-
can association as a ruling power in the
Congo region, under consideration for an
hour to-day, but reached no conclusion. A
good deal of opposition to the proposition is
manifested.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Thos. Reeves, Indian agent, Quapa agency,
Indian territory; Vim. W. Rockhill, second
secretary of legation of the United States to
China; Chas. T. Mccoy register of the land
office at Aberdeen, Dakota; Robt B. Wallace,
postmaster Fairbury, Neb.
INDIAN TERRITORY.
The house committee on Indian affairs re-
solved to ask the house for authority to in
vestigate the leasing of lands in the Indian
territory, and the distribution of the $780,
600 appropriated by the last congress for In
dams of that territory.