The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-01-23
LAB0RS IN CONGRESS.
LATssT GOSSIP fRoM WASHINGTON.
Important Liquidation In the House and
Senate - Land Grant Forfeltures-
Work In the Other
National Affi,irs.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the Senate,
Monday, besides other legislation, Mr..
Edmunds introduced a bill To amend
the act OF July, 1892 granting aid 10 tho
Union Pacific no M TO provide for the set
element Of the claims OF the United States,
and secure the indebtedness OF tho COM
panles TO tho Government The bill was
referred TO the Judiciary Committee. Mr.
Gibson introduced resolution calling upon
the Committee On Foreign Relations 10 as.
certain what determinations were made by
foreign Governments against tho United
States by allowing drawbacks on exporta-
ti0nS coming Into competition with Amerl-
can goods, or by subsidies or special boun.
ties In favor Of their steamship lines, or
which prohibit or restrain tho lmportatlons
OF American productions
Mr.. IIoar, from tho Judiciary Committee,
reported fayorably on the bill "to provide
for tho performance OF the duties OF tho
Office Of President In case Of removal, death,
resignation or inability, both Of tho Pres.
dent aud Vice.Presldent II provides that
In such event the Secretary OF State, or II
tntlN Uu HDl't ihNl wv p'ilfNN1 VI ilb
Treasury, and In like order the Secretary OF
War, the Attorney General, the Postmaster
General the Secretary Of the Navy or tho
Secretary OF the Interior shall act as Pres-
dent until the disability ls removed or
President shall bo elected.
Several other resolutions were then pro-
sented, and the Senate began the consdera-
tion OF the bills In the calendar The ilmt
one was the bill reported by tho committee
on private lands providing method for
perfectlng the title 10 lands lying In tho ter
rItory ceded by Mexico. Mr. Congor asked
that the bill go over for q time, ~ II seemed
to him unjust and, unless there was some
great Job In H. thoro could bo no necessity
for pushing II through at present Mr.. Bay.
ard, answering, said that II ever there had
been bill calculated 10 prevent rather than
promote steals this was ono. Tho bill was
then made the special order for noxt Mon.
day. The Senate then went Into executive
session and adjourned.
On the reassembllng OF the Senate Mr..
Cameron, OF Wisconsin, from tho Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported adversely 10 tho
number OF petitions asking for the opening
OF the Oklahoma lands In Indian Territory
for settlement, Al the conclusion OF
the morning business, Mr.. Anthony's roso-
luton, relating TO the prohibition OF tho im-
p0rtatlon Of American pork by Franco and
Germany, was called up, Mr. Black pro-
ceoded 10 address the Senate.
HOUSE,
In tho House Monday afternoon Mr..
Springer moved 10 suspend tho rules
10 IN TO adopt resolution 10 increase the
membership OF the Committee on Expendl.
lures 10 nlno, and 10 authorize II 10 appoint
q sub committee OF three, which should DO
committees OF tho House with power 10
send for papers and persons. Mr.
Belford said that no thought tho
Starrouto trials should DO invosll-
gated, and no demanded such an invos.
tIgntIon, as his namo had been connected
with that affair Mr.. White said he be.
lleved thousands OF dollars had boon stolen,
and that II would DO found that certain
mon, notably tho Governor OF Utah, and
tho one who lObbled for tho whIsky-rIng,
would deserve striped clothes. Mr. Springer
modified his resolution NO ~ 10 limit tho OK
pcndituro 10 $4,000, and tho measure was
agreed TO without division.
Mr.. Randall reported Joint resolution
approprlOtlng money for tho relief OF Lieu
tenant Greedy and party. Mr. Holman then
moved 10 suspend tho rules and adopt u
resolution providing for the forfeiture OF oil
unearned land grants, and preventing all
speculation In public lands or their pur-
chase In large bodies Mr.. Kasson thought
this would work injury 10 tho cattle Indus
try, aud Mr., Reed held that II was danger
Gus 10 adopt no sweeping u resolution With
out long dollboration. Mr.. Cox, OF New
York, moved 10 suspend tho rules 10 pass
the bin repeating tho iron-olad oath. Ho
appealed for tho support OF the bill from
sectional hate from old unchartablenoas, 10
q better ora OF good feeling. Tho motion
was agreed 10, aud tho bill passod--iy5 10
II.
When tho House again met Mr.. Parker
offered o resolution rocltlng that II was nl-
logged that tho Interest OF tho American ag-
rculturlst and dnirymon was greatly In
jured by the manufacture OF 0loOmafgarln0
and buttorlno, and directing that tho Com
mlttee on Agriculture inquire Into tho allo.
yation and ascertain tho facts Rcicrrod.
Mr.. Pays0n, OF tho Committee on Public
Lands reported bill relative 10 tho forfeit.
ure OF tho Texas Pacilc land grant Placed
on tho House calendar.
OTHER CAPITAL NOTES,
Az tho meeting OF tho House Committee
on Public Lands, nj which nll tho mombom
but two were present, II was unanimously
agreed 10 report tho House bill 10 declare
forfeited tho lands granted tho Toxas Pa-
olno Railroad. Tho bill agreed upon con.
talns provisions validating Nll acts permit
ting homestead cntrlca and confirming tho
rights OF parties claiming first tltlca Judge
Pays0n presented tho bill ~ tho House to-day
In tho report NJ once tho recent
Huntington letters were quoted 10 show
tho hostility between tho Southern and
Texas Paclllos before May, 1881, II calls
attention also 10 tho opposition OF tho
Southern Pacific In the XLVth and XLV1th
Congresses 10 tho requests OF Scott, OF tho
Texas Paclilc for u guaranty 10 his road,
II shrank from nothing tending 10 defeat
tho Texas Pacific. While II was nomlnally
an independent corporation, II was practl-
cnlly tho Central Pacific, and was
built with the money OF that
road 30 far na Congress ID con-
cornod, tho Southern Pacific never
had any rights east OF Yuma upon which II
could base claim nRnlnst tho Government
II built Ia road without tho expectation OF
receiving u dollar Of aid or nm aero OF land
from tho Government II aided In defeat.
Ing tho building Of tho road contemplated by
Congress. Tho noxt route north OF thls, tho
Atlantic n Pacific, 10 controlled by tho Con-
tral Paciac west OF tho Colorado, aud by
Gould oast Of u, tho Central Pacific and
Union Pacific, with Gould's connections east
Of Omaha, control tho middle route aud by
subadlzIng The Pacific mail, keep the wator
route under control Tho Northern pnclho
Ia not only IN the pool" but M agreement
has boon mado between tliom whereby tho
tpfritOrv Of tho ur,,nl North,ypai ia Divided