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"a reduction of duty on sugar. The
pamphlet contained an account of the
proceedings of the convention ofsugar.
planters and others interested
in the sugar industry, and claimed tina
the Louisiana sugar industry, indie
pendent of Georgia, Texas and Flor
ida, supported four hundred thousand
people and employed 500, DOC, 900 of cap
ital, and that the tariff was more heav-
lily reduced on sugar than any other
article and little profits were made.
and further that congress should not
destroy sugar to protect more favored
industries.
PERSONAL.
John S. Cullin, president of the
First National bank of Denision, and
daughter are at the Arlington hotel.
He comes to aid in locating the United
States court at Denison.
j. N. Nillspough of Fort Concho is
at the Ebbitt house.
BY Associated Press.
DEBT REDUCTION.
The estimated reduction of the pub.
lie debt during January is Sll 100000
SENATE
Washington, January 3l.-Flood
presented petitions from dozen or
more states praying for prohibitory
liquor laws in the District of Columbia
and the territory. Referred.
The conference report on the Greedy
relief bill was taken up and the senate
refused by IS TO % TO concur in the
committee conference and resolved to
appoint new committee. The house
committee on public lands decided to
report the bill declaring the forfeiture
ofthe entire land grant of the Oregon
Central railroad, "a line proposed be-
tween Astoria and Portland, the for
FIXTURE to be declared on the ground
that the main line of road for which
the grant was made was never con-
structed. There are 100000 acres in
the grant.
Bills introduced and referred:
Blair-To pay employees of the gov
eminent wages withheld in violation
of the eight hour law.
Platt-To relieve commercial travel
ers from license taxes.
Coke presented a memorial
joint resolution from the leg
islature of Texas requesting
the senators and representatives of the
state in congress to urge the passage
Of the act for the improvement of Gal
weston harbor on the basis of the pend
ing proposition of Capt. Eads. The
chair laid before the senate IA message
from the president transmitting fur
ther papers relating TO Determinations
against United States commerce in
Cuba and Porto Rico.
The resolution offered by Plat was
f,l- tn a N
an investigation by the senate COM
the cost of Geographic correspondence
by contracts between the Western
st elk dividends.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton of the bill providing for method
of settling the incomplete title to
lands acquired by the United States
from the Republic of Mexico.
After considerable debate and with
out action the senate after executive
session adjourned until Monday.
HOUSE.
Washington, January 3l.-Ander-
son, from the committee on public
lands, reported the resolution adopted
calling on the secretary of the interior
to explain by what authority 10000
acres of land was certified to the state
of Kansas for the benefit of the Atch-
ison, Tol eka d Santa Fe railroad.
1t forfeits all lands granted in Mis-
sissippi under the act approved Au-
gust IL 1856, except the grant in aid
of the railroad from Jackson to the
state line of Alabama; also the lands
granted in Alabama under the acts of
June 3, 1856, and March 3,
1857, to aid the construction of a
road from Elyton to the Tennessee
river, the Memphis & Charleston road
and Savannah d. Albany road; also
lands granted in Louisiana to aid in
the construction of road from New
Orleans to the state line; also lands
granted in Arkansas to aid the
construction of a road from
The point where the Iron
Mountain road intersects the southern
boundry to poiLt near Helena.
Cobb made a brief ex PLANTATION of the
provisions of the bill, stating that the
lands which it is proposed to forfeit
had not been earned by the various
companies, aud declaring himself in
favor of FORGETTING every acre granted
to railroad companies which have not
been earned in strict &C.
cordance with the law. None of
the lands affected by the bill We're
patented eilhe to the states or the
companies, and in its second section
the bill fully protects settlers who had
entered upon lands.
Reagan, chairman of the committee
on commerce, reported back the reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information in regard to
trade between the United States and
Mexico, and traffic over the railroads
which connected the two countries.
At the conclusion OF the morning
hour the house proceeded to the con-
sideration Of the calendar. Precedence
was given to bills reported from the
committee on public lands. The first
was that declaring forfeited certain
grants of lands made in certain states
In aid of the construction Of railroads.
Van Eaton, member of the COM
mittee on public lands, offered an
amendment excepting from the pro-
Visions % the bill the land granted In
mississippi To aid in the construction
oi the railroad from Brandon TO The
1uil OF Mexico, commonly called the
uuil and Ship Island railroad.
Alter debate.the amendment was re-
Jected and the bill passed.
Ihe next bill on the calendar was
that declaring the forfeiture of lands
granted 10 the Texas Pacific railroad
company under the act OF congress APP
proved March Bird, 1871, and the act
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