The Mineral argus., 1884-06-12
CON GREssIoNAL MATTERS.

NLE AAluhuu a CA0AA0 GOAhD ANAILUdu GOlll-
pany the right of way through a portion of the
Yellowstone Park. Mr.. Logan opposed the
bill. There was, he said, a disposition to
gobble up everything in connection with the
park by the railroads and hotel companies.
He Logan) had found herds of cattle
and horses in the park. A de-
partment Of the United States government had
divided up into seven parts the ten acres which
the law allowed to be rented to one company,
and placed one company in possession Of ali
hotel privileges in the park and driven every
body else ont, and now congress unwisely asks
the tract TO be made a football to be kicked
about by men outside of it for their personal
gain. Mr.. Vest gave some details of the park,
and said every word stated by Logan was true.
Although congress had absolutely forbidden
monopoly, it had been permitted, and the park
was under the control of a private corporation.
In a debate in the senate on the Utah bill
Mr.. Brown of Georgia said it was a shameful
violation Of the constitution. He contrasted
what he termed polygamy in New England and
polygamy in Utah The picture he drew, he
said, was drawn more in sorrow thar in
anger" There had been over 81
0U divorces granted in New England within
the last twenty years, destroying $1,000 fam
lilies, and turning loose $4,000 persons to marry
again, all illegally, except those who were di-
virced for adultery or fornication in the other
party. Mr. Hoar of Mass. replied that if he
cared to follow the style of argument followed
by Mr.. Brown, he could say some things, with
out even referring to statistics. which would be
sufficiently disagreeable. With a desire to
credit the portion of the country from which
that senator came with as much propriety as he
could, Hoar thought that the presences of a
large number of mullattos remained to be a c.
counted form some way, but he would not en-
ter upon this sort of argument
In the Wallace Mckinley contested election
case the House on the 9th proceeded
TO vote upon the minority resolution
declaring Mckinley entitled to his seat
1t was lost-yeas, los nays 1853.
The following Democrats voted with the Re-
publicans in ALTERNATIVES: Blackburn, Dorshei-
mer, Hurd, Mills, Potter, Robertson (Ky.), and
Thompson. White (Ky.) voted with the Demo-
Gratis. The majority resolution seating Wallace
was adopted without division, and that gentle
man appeared at the bar and took the oath of
office.
Senator Slater, from the committee on public
lands, reported favorably the bill to forfeit
the unearned lands granted to the Northern
Pacific road The bill provides that
In all cases where persons have settled upon
any Of the lands affected by the grant and for
feited, or have made improvements on them
with bona tide intention of purchasing the same
of the Northern Pacific company, and are emit
tied to enter them under the pre-emption or
homestead laws, such persons proving the same
to the satisfaction of the commissioner of
the general land office, shall be entitled to enter
not more than 16O acres, including his settle
ment or Improvement at a specified rate per
acre. Other persons, not embracedi in this pro
vision, shall have time in which to remove any
growing crop and all movable improvements.
In all cases where the Northern Pacific has Sc
lected or shall hereafter select anV lands in
place of lands within the limits of the grant, but
excepted from the operation thereof, which were
or shall be occupied by a bona tide settler at
the time of such selection such settler shall be
entitled to purchase 100 acres of land. To he nv
him selected of the Northern Pacific. by paving |
therefore the sum of 81. % per acre, and shall
have twelve months in which to make payment
therefor, after notice of the selection Of his
land by said company; the said 100 acres to in |
cln6n the Eattlamant and ipoOrovapAapt 90 AZ |
settler claiming the benefit of this section.
Matters were necessarily dull on Saturday
ABOUT me capitol The senate was not in ses- 1
slon' ana the house consumed the time in bust
ness of no general interest. Not more than
twenty members appeared in their seats on the
republican side, and the Democratic side
showed many vacant desks. A resolution was
adopted, authorizing the COMMITTEES on Indian |
analrs to investigate the disbursement of Cher
okee1undsa and other matters in the Indian Ter
rltory, including fencing of lands for stock
raising purposes, after which the time was con-
sumed IN discussing the right of wav. through
the Indian Territory to the gulf of the Color
dc d Santa Fe railroad.
Tn bill was passed restoring the law of 1867
IN the matter of appeals from circuit courts to
the United States supreme court in babeas
corpus cases. This law was repealed a few wears
ago., while the Nc Ardle case from Mississinni
was pending before the supreme court. A res
oIuuon was adopted authorizing the commit
tee on Indian lands to investigate all matters
touching the leasing, subleasing and fencino of
lands IN Indian Territory, and the disburse-
ments OF $3OO,OO0 appropriated for the Chero-
kee nation during the Forty-seventh congress.
IN ~ pIIl granting the right of way through In
dlan Territory to the gulf, of the Colorado q
oante Fe railroad company, passed: also the
oil granting the right of way through Indian
territory to the Southern Kansas Railroad com
The bill was considered authorizing the sec
Tetary OF the interior to obtain from the Red
Lake Chlppewa Indians the cession of a por-
1on OF the Red Lake reservation in Minneso-
a, but without final action the house adj
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On Monday, the I'd, in the senate. a large
number of members being absent, the calendar |
81 cases unobjected to was proceeded with.
and bills were read a third time, and passed as
follows: House bill refunding rate postage on |
NAL matter OF the second class when sent by
persons other than publishers or news agents !
Inc Dill was passed in the shape it came from &
the house, except that the newspaper limit of I
weight Tor one-cent postage was extended to G
Tour ounces);. the bill for the relief of the |
protestant orphan asylum of Natchez. Miss.
bill introduced by Miller of California. provid- i
ing for the execution of article [ of supplemen- r
Ial commercial treaty of Nov. II, 1880, between b
me United States and China for repression of q
lhe opium trade; bill to establish forest reser- a
Eatlon of the head waters of the Missouri river r
ana head waters of Clark's Forks of the Col n
lmbla river; bill, introduced by Mr.. Slater 10 4
grant the Astoria and Winnemucca a
railway company right of wav tbronob A
public lands. and the right to construct brides :
1yer naVIgable watercourses; bill for the relief p
the Nez Perces Indians in Idaho. and Of al a
led tribes residing upon the Granderonde In n
la IeSerVauoh; pll authorizing the construc- =
ION OF bridges across the Minnesota river in
Minnesota and Wisconsin by the CHICAGO 81 VI
'aul d st Louis railroad company. one br1dge : CO
'etween Hastings and Red Wing and one he v
ween Hastings and St Paul. NJ
In the house, on Monday. the Cd Mr. pro1, a
introduced a bill in the hOuGa 70 49, n ~