The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
THE SENATE.
Prolonged Debate on the Mexican Land
Grant Titles Bill

Grant Titles Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Mr.. Call offered a
resolution requesting the President of the United
States to prevent the delivery of Senior Carlos
Aguero, the Cuban patriot, now in prison at Key
West on the demand of the Spanish govern
ment, upon the pretended charge of highway
robbery.
Mr.. Call had read the proceedings of meet
ing of American citizens of Key West denounc-
ing the demands of Spain as actuated by purely
political reasons and defending General Aguero
from the imputations against him. Referred to
the committee on foreign relations
The following bills were reported favorably
from committees and placed on the calendar:
By Mr. Dolph, from the committee on COM
merce A bill to amend the Revised Statutes, so
as to authorize the unloading of coal salt, etc.
i'll bulk, within collection districts under the
superintendent of customs officers, at expense of
the parties interested.
Mr.. VanWyck, from the committee on public
lands: A bill to relieve purchasers and settlers
on Denver d st. Joe railroad lands. This is the
same bill introduced by Mr.. VanWyck and
passed by the Senate last session, except the
present bill fixes the price per acre at $3.50
BY Mr. Conger, from the committee on com
merce; A bill to amend the revised statutes with
reference to the immediate transportation Of du-
table goods.
MIR. Cullom introduced a bill for the relief of
persons to whom lands were confirmed by the
governments of the old Northwest and Indian
Territories, and whose lands so confirmed were
afterwards sold by the United States.
Mir. Beck offered a resolution which went over
until tomorrow, directing the committee on
civil service to inquire into the cause of the re-
moyal of John Dudley, the colored porter here
tofore on the rolls of the Senate, and directing
the committee to reduce to writing the evidence
1t may take on the subject, and lay such
evidence before the Senate. The reso-
luton further directs the committee to report
what changes in the rules of the Senate are nee
.essary to protect employees of the Senate from
dismissal.
In presenting the resolution Mr. Beck said the
discharged man had been three years a soldier of
the Union army and wore badge of the g. A.
II. He was citizen of Kentucky and most
efficient servant of the Senate. He thought he
would be able to lay before the Senate to-mor-
row morning proofs of the very wanton dismis-
sal from the service of a competent man.
Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill reported by him
from the select committee on additional accom-
modations for the library of Congress, and it
was made the special order for Tuesday next
MIR. Hills bill relating to lands occupied by
certain settlers and formerly believed to form
part of the Ute reservation was taken up, and
after an amendment by Mr.. Cockrell providing
that the lands referred to be returned to the
public domain the bill passed.
The Senate then took up Mr. Platts bill, re-
ported from the committee on patents, amend
ing the sections of the Revised Statutes relating
to terms for which patents should be good in the
United States after their expiration in foreign
countries.
The morning hour expiring, the bill went
over, and the Chair Senator Hawleyl laid be
fore the Senate the unfinished business, being
the Mexican land -grant titles bill 1t was de-
bated during the remainder ofthe day Several
amendments We're proposed and rejected. The
debate was participated in by Messrs, Bayard,
Plumb, sConger, Mcpherson, Maxey Harrison,
Edmunds, Call, and Lapham.
Mr., Bowen was about to address the Senate
on his pending amendment when adjournment
was agreed to.