Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-28
CONGRESSIONAL.


SENATE.
WAsHINGTos, June z7.-fn the Senate
today Malone reported favorably from
the Committee ON Education and La
Dor, the bill introduced by Senator Blair
to provide for the adjustment of 40
counts Of laborers, workmen and me-
arising under the eicht-hour
law.
A bill passed granting the right of way
through Indian Territory TO the South
ern Kansas Railway.
Senator Mitchell introduced today a
bill to incorporate the National Ea-
campment OF the Grand Army of the
Republic.
The House bill passed authorizing the
extension OF tue Chesapeake aud Ohio
Railway to point Of military land at
Fortress Monroe.
Pell, frora the Committee en- Appro-
priations. reported the general deficien-
cy appropriation bill with amendments.
de will call 1t mp tomorrow.
Unfinished business then being the
i'll pending for the forfeiture of IN
earned lands grasted the Atlantic and
Pacific Railway Company, Morgan Of
fersd an amendment TO take the place
Of the provisions for restoring lands TO
the puolio domain and resumption of
title by the United States. The amend
ment authorizes and directs the Circuit
Court for the Western District of Mis-
sodri to hear and determine all ques-
tions arising out of claims to land de-
eiared forfeited. and directs the United
States Attorney of that district to pro-
coed In that court in che name of the
United States az plaintiff against any
person or corporation claiming an
interest in the lands referred to, so as
to bring the subjsot before the Court,
and gives either party to the proc sed-
irgs the right to appeal TO the Supreme
Coart of the United States, aud directs
that court 10 advance the case on its
calendar.
A long debate ensued. and finally a
motion ~ go into executive session pre-
vailed. Before the doors closed, how
ever, Hawley said that In the Record It
was stated that Senator Logan owned
$1,000 acres of land. This statement,
he said. was untrue. The gentleman re-
ferred TO is only the owner of the land
on which his father died, and to which
he has added little in his own State Of
illinois. Abiding TO the same matter.
Logan said: 1.-The statement ia utterly
false. do not propose to give sched-
uie of my property To any body, but the
property do own is in the State of lii
nois. l do own some two or three tracts
of land, but altogether it woold not
make huudredth part Of that they
Charge"
The senate discharged the Committee
Nd
Their consideration of House bill ON the
electoral count, and ordered commit
tee of conference on 1t. The executive
session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Henley made an unsuccessful attempt
to secur- consideration of the Northern
Pacific forfeiture bill, and the House
went int committee of the whole, Cox
of New York in the chair, on the private
calendar.
At o'clock the committee rose, per-
hitting the House to dispose OF the
Backbone forfeiture bill.
The Speaker announced the question
10 DO ON motion TO table the motion to
reconsider the vote by which the House
Yesterday defeated the Backbone for
feiture bill. The motion TO table Was
agreed to-yeas Ia. nays llt--so the bill
was lost.
The House then proceeded TO the con-
sideration Of private business, and the
following bills passed: To relieve Ger
tain soldiers of the late war from the
charge of desertion; for the relief OF Mai.
Clark Gaines.
Valentine. rising to q question of
privilege, said some days ago the gen.
tleman from New Jersey tMcAdoo) had
taken occasion to print as part Of his
remarks a very long dispatch from this
CITY 10 New York. Ii contained the
names Of our native land monopolists,
saying full list would ill every page of
the paper. In the list Of names as
printed in the Record today appeared
the name of Senator John A. Logsu az
Owning $3.50 acres of land. senator
Logan bas esslied his Walk utins's) at
tention to this, and had desired him to
say 10 the House that 80 far az il related
TO him the 81 stsfnens was absolutely
false The only land he owned was q
little homestead in Illinois. The gen.
tieman frosa Nsv Jersey had taken oc-
caslon While he Was landing soldiers TO
stab one ef the brightest and most gal
LIANT of those soldiers. Loud applause
81 the Republican side
Cox of Nev York. In order 10 she's, as
he expressed, bow gentlemen on the
other side attempted 10 STRAIN az = gnat
and swallow menageries Of camels,
quoted from speech printed by Brew
sr IF New Jersey upon she tariff, 10
which that gentleman made q very
lengthy extract from Biaine's q fweaty
Years in Congress" the speech. in fact,
consisting almost wholly Of extract.
ONeall Of Missouri su2gestrd the liz
tie book be amended by adding the
words. land taftooed at last"
McAdoo explained the circumstances
which led 90 his obtaining lenve %
print, ard he desired 10 sag that he did
nos retraes one word Of that speech.
Hs accepted and authorized 10 in its
entirety. and he did not consider for
one moment he had violated any rule
ef courtesy or rule Of equity in in pub
Iicatsoa. He had done What frequently
had been doae. He had incorporated
in his speech q newspaper article With
ous comment thai the article had been
Published isss January. and had been
copied from Maine 20 California. and
there had not been line OF contrAdie-
ton from the super sensitive Senator or
his friends In regard TO his name In that
list
Cannon said the Record did not show
thai the. gensls man from New Jersey
had obtained leAve 10 print. and there-
fore the Record on its face inhaled the
House and the coarsry.
McAdco, continuing. said: The zen
slea-an from Illinois SAYS he brought
she matter before the House oeoause
the R<sord has been violated. The
craftsman knee better than that IL
wss not TO preserve IL integrity. 70 vas
nos 20 bring tie attention OF she nouse
30 viol .tiun Of its rules: 10 vas simply
b<eause the eensieman found the name
Of John A. Logan IN She list. So far a.
the question IN the Reuerd vas concern
ed, Ne believed the gentleman himseif
had nos q tversd his taxi1 spsech.
tConnor-s .Sos b Il printed in the
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