The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY
The Senate has passed the house bill to au-
thorize the president to appoint two additional
justices Of the supreme court Of Dakota and
one additional justice Of the supreme court Of
the Territory Of Washington, with the Cullom
10 the war of the rebellion, with their widows
and dependent parents, AZ an amendment
The house on Tuesday passed the bill to re-
peal the presumption and timber culture laws
aud to amend the homestead Law. With refer
ence to the pre- emption law the bill provides
that:
All persons entitled to pre-empt any land
under existing laws, who before the law have
In good faith filed their claims, or, who having
the legal right to pre-empt, have located on any
OF the surveyed public lands with the intention
Of entering the same when surveyed shall have
patent a. though the repeal had not passed.
1t also provides that the repeal Of the timber
culture law shall not prejudice the rights Of
those who have in good faith made entries
under the law and complied with the require
sections Of the bill provide for amendments Is
to the homestead law. The first
where person hiss entered upon land in good
faith, intending to homestead and perfect his
title thereto, but is prevented from doings so by
BY the shifting q the channel Or bed Of any q,
river whereby his lands may be lost, or from
any cause over which he has no control, with
ont fault on his part, he may, by making salts
factory proof OF the fact, enter another home
stead upon any Of the public lands Of the United
States subject to homestead The third section
provides that every homesteader shall make
final proof by two credible witnesses that he
resided upon, cultivated and permanently i'm
proved his or her homestead for four consec-
utive years next succeeding such entry The
proof is TO be made in duplicate, and one set is
required to be filed in the local land Office and
one in the general land Office for one year, and
II no contest is filed or notice given charging
and specifying fraud in the entry or proof be-
fore the expiration Of that time, then the patent
shall ISSUE
the filing Of the proof and the issuing Of he
patent to detect fraud, il any ON the part Of
applicant The law as it now stands only re-
quires notice to be published in newspaper of
intention to make this proof. Section Of the
substitute g. amends section 2,3Ol. to require
party files his exemption claim before he ID
entitled to his patent It also requires the
proof Of settlement and cultivation TO be filed
ct least six months. This amendment, it is b.
lieyed will tend largely to prevent fraud:
,n me house on T9esdsy after .protracted Dis
senate bill fixing the day for the meeting Of the
electors Of president and vice president, and to
provide for and regulate the counting Of the
votes for president and vice president and the
decision Of questions arising thsreon. The
senate bill provided that the electors Of each
second Monday IN January next following their
appointment, ct such place in each state as the
legislature thereof shall direct The house
bill fixes the second Monday In December. II
10 not expected that it will pass the Senate
On Tuesday the senate concluded its consid-
GRAFTON Of the Mexican pension bill, and il
passed by vote Of 81 to2. The 10 called
Mexican pension bill as originally introduced
early In the session, provided for the pension.
ing Of the surviving officers, soldiers and sail.
ors Tor their surviving .widows) who served
tween 17O and 1872, IN the war Of 1912, and in
the var with Mexico; and those who served
thirty days in the Greek var Of 1435-l836; il
the Florida war Of 1886 1855; or in the Blacl
Hawk war Of 1872. This measure passed
ate an amendment was adopted comprising thu
substance Of Senator Cullom's bill, providing
pensions for invalid soldiers and sailors who
have been discharged from the army or navy
Of the United States after three months services
IN the war q the Rebellion, and for the widow
Another amendment which was adopted pro.
yides that no person shall be entitled TO NOR,
than one pension ct one time under the laws 81
the United States, unless that fact be specially
STAYED IN the law. =
The following nominations we're sent p u.
Gilbert A Pierce Of Illinois, governor Of pa-
kota; John h. Kinkead Of Nevada, governor
Of A1asks; Andrew Robson Of Minnesots, re.
ceiyer Of the public moneys, Redwood Falls
!inn: James Il Armstrong Of Washington
Territory. register Of the Land oaaee, Spokane
register Of Tie land Office, Carson CITY, Ne.
yada; Darlington g. Belknap, Californis, agen
for Indians sf Tulle River Agency, Cal /; johI
+. Kinney, Nebraska, agent for Indians q thu
Y.nktan Agency;
Henry O. Basforl, Austin, Mimi. Jacob ny.
cord. Iowa City, Iowa; Charles q. Perkins
Onawa, Iowa; W. J. Scott, MapletQn, Iowa; p
B. sonthmaid, Alexandris, Oak; Samuel H
Elrod, Clark, Oak. John X. james, Columbia
%ssto 5oh sn h Ser G.sro 9es%s hst
OAK; Henry 7. Rising, RedRela, Oak. Dsyit
Il Mead, 0lendive. Mont
Conference report IN the house on Friday th,
pension and army bills were agreed 70. Al
unsuccessful attempt was made 70 consider ID,
bill to forfeit the Backbone railroad land gr.n
was finally killed by vote Of ia to 12A N,
bills TO relieve certain soldiers Of the charge O
desertion and for the relief Of Nyra Clarl
Gaines passed
was INDUCED in, friends Of Logan il tie sen zen
ate and house, and Logan himself In the forme
body, denying that the republican candidat,
for vice president owned $1,000 acres Of lsnd
e charged In recent publication
70 statement tn the Record that Senator 10
gan owned 100 acres Of land This state
] ment he said, was untrue The gentleman re
Ierred 10 u only owner Of the land IN whicl
bis father died and TO which be had added {
lsas. e big Own state Of Illinois. Abiding 9