Omaha daily bee., 1884-02-01
THE FoRTY.EIGH TH CONGRESS

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, January 31.-A flood of
petitions was presented from o dozen or
more states praying for prohibitory
laws in the District Of Columbia and
territories. Referred.
The committee IF conference reported
ON the Greedy relief bill, which was taken
up and the senate refused, 20 to %, to
concur in the committees report and re-
solved to appoint q new committee.
Bills to pay employees of the govern
ment wages withheld by violation of the
eight-hour law and to relieve commer-
cial travellers from p license tax were
presented and referred.
Mr.. Coke (dem. Tex presented a
memorial of the Texas legislature urging
the passage of an act for improvement
of Galveston harbor on the basis of
Captain Eads' proposition.
The chair laid before the senate fur
Their papers relative to determinations
against United States m in Cuba
and Porto Rico; also a communication
from the attorney general saying the
force of clerks was not sufficient to sup
ply copies of the papers called for and
asking an immediate appropriation.
The resolutions directing the commit
tee on post offices and post roads to in
vestigate the cost of telegraph correspon-
dence and report If it has been affected
by contracts between the Western Union
and other companies was taken up and
agreed to.
The bill to settle title to land acquired
fro,o Mox,c, ms, l;so,,os,1 hut w,tho,,t
action the senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Anderson rep, Kan. y from the
committee on public lands, reported q
resolution, which was adopted, oallingon
the secretary of tho i~nteriotSto explainby
what authority 189, 900 acres of land
were certified to the state of Kansas for
the benefit of the Atchison, Topeka Il
Sante Fe railroad.
Mr.. Reagan, dem, Tex.,) chairman
of the committee on commerce, reported
back q resolution calling ON the secretary
of the treasury for information in regard
to trade between the United States and
Mexico. and traffic over the railroads
connecting the two countries.
Az UllS COliClublOu VI viz luolilhllS iloul
the house procecced to consider matters
on the calendar, precedence being given
bills reported from the committee on
public lands. The first bill was that de.
claring forfeited certain grants of land
made in certain states in aid of the con.
struction of railroads.
1t f~orfeits all lands granted in Missisr
sippi under the act of August IL, 1856,
except the grant to the railroad from
jackson to the Alabama state line; also
the lands granted in Alabama by the ac'
of June 3, 1856, and March 3. 1861, fol
the road from Elyton to the TENNESSEE
river, to the Memphis & Charleston and
Savannah ~ Albany roads; also the landi
granted in Louisiana for the road from
New Orleans to the state line; also the
Iron Mountain road intersects the south
ern boundary to a point near Helena.
Mr.. Cobb (dem., Ind briefly explained
the bill, and said the lands had not beer
earned aud none of these lands had beer
patented to the states or companies
The bill fully protected settlers.
Mr.. Van Eaton dem, Miss offered
an amendment excepting from the pro
visions of the act lands granted the Gul
& Ship Island road in Mississippi. TIL
amendment was rejected and the bill
passed.
The next bill was that declaring for
felt the lands granted the Texas Pacifi
road by act of March g., 1871, and sup
Elementary acts, which was passed with
out debate-yeas 259, nays 1. lBair
rep, Pa.
The bill for establishing u bureau O
animal industry, etc., was made a specia
order for February B.
The speaker laid before the house tn
report of the secretary of state and &C
~companying papers relative to restriction
on the importation of American no
products into Germany and France.
After a Clash as to what committee
should go to it was ordered printed an
laid on the table.