The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-04-25
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ufe OF tlle lands, puC thou9ht the people. VIII
had settled upon these lands, shonJd II = \
lowed to retain their titles, paying 81. 2S ~ { aas
more than $3.50 per acre for them M. ~
league, Mr.. Dolph, asked that the I'M M III I
on tho table for a few days, as he wished ~ y
speak ON the subject. y
Representative Beach was instructed he Il
house committee or public health To reno,3 w, ~
resolution authorizing the Committee ~ \ ane
into the extent and character of adulteTssaS
food and drugs imported into the United Ststaa
or exported tberefrom The resolut;on ~
vides that the committee sit during the sumrmsr
recess.
TIL bilito relieve certain soldiers from H.
charge of deserton, which is now BEING cor
sidered by the house, removes the cbaraa n
desertion from the record of soldiers who scy ~
in the volunteer service in all cases whera 4
shall be made to appear to the Satisfaction ~
the secretary of war that such soldiers serSe5
faithfully until the expiration Of their terms
of enlistment or until May 1, 1865, but by rsae
son of absence from their command ~ ar
time the same was mustered out, failed IL re
ceive an honorable discharge. 1t also arNGas
to cases in which it appears a soldier charged
with desertion subsequently enlisted in another
regiment and was honorably discharged
The house committee on territories, by 4 vote
of z to 3, adopted a substitute offered by Alex
ander to Cassidy's bill providing for the am
pointment by the president of a commission s.
govern Utah. The provision relating 70 mar
riages requires that they be soiemnized nv !
minister, judge or justice of the peace. ana
the person so officiating shall file a e~ertiteahe
of marriage before the county recorder of lands
within thirty days after the FaiJura
to file or record is punishable by a fine OF S5Nl
The substitute makes the standardization 81
marriages, when either party to be marr:ed has
a husband or wife living, a misdemeanor nm
ishable by imprisonment in Jail not less Man
six months nor more than twelve.
The house committee on public lands In
structed Representative Payson to favoraby re-
port his bill to prevent the unlawful Occupancy
of public lands. The measure provides that
All Enclosures of public land in any state or
territory by parties who have no title to tie
lands shall be unlawful. 1t shall be lawful for
any person to demolish any such enclosure
when it includes more than GAO acres Of land or
any agricultural land.
At a meeting of the house committee on pnb.
lie lands, a subcommittee was appointed 10
draft a bill repeating the timber culture act
and revising the homestead laws. The bin. it
is said, will be tackled on to an appropriation
bill and pass readily.
The speaker laitbefore the house the follow
ing message from the president, which was ap-
propriately referred:
Transmitting a report of the secretary Of
state in regard to the final awards made bv the
French and American claims commission
against the United States for 1925, 526 for the
payment Of claims of French citizens against
the United States. The president recommends
the appropriation of the sum to enable the gov
eminent to fulfil its obligation and of the treaty
of la 10, 1880.
Transmitting a communication from tho Sec
rotary of state relative to the approaching visit
of the special embassy of Siam. The presi-
dent recommends an appropriation of so, 900
to defray the expenses of the embassy while in
this country.
Transmitting a communication from the sec
rotary of state respecting the approaching in
ternational conference at Washington for the
purpose of fixing the meridian proper to be
employed as a common zero of longitude and
standard of reckoning throughout the globe.
The president recommends an appropriation Of
$4,000 to defray the expenses OF the same.
The house after several hours discussion on
Saturday, the 18th, passed a bill to establish and
maintain a bureau Of labor statistics, whose
provisions are:
The bureau ia to be under the charge of a
! commissioner of labor statistics to be appoint
ed by the president by and with the advice
and consent of the senate. He shall be appoint
ed for four years and receive $1,000 = year.
His duties shall be to acquire all useful lnfor-
nation on the subject Of labor, its relation TO
! capital and the means of promoting the mate
| rial, social, intellectual and religious prosper
iy of the laboring men and women.
The house passed Monday, the 2lst q very
important Dill 10 regulate tue STdutlsB ~ bCh-
sieifs. K vas the bib bib OF Iii. a D. nninrIs fu'
ported from the select committee on the pay
nent Of pensions, bounty and back pay and y
as follows:
Every person specfxed in the several classes
enumeratedin the pension laws OF the limited
States, who served in the field IN the mllitars
or naval service in any war In which the unlteo
| States has been engaged for q period 81 three
| months or more, and has n honorable dls-
charge. and is not receiving a pension, oi
greater pension than that provided for heren
| but who, by reason of any wound, injury q
disease which there is probable cause 70 PC
lieye originated in said service m tne
line of duty and is not the result
OF his own misconduct or bad habits, or othcl
known cause Occurring since such service, ant
is now disabled in whOlo or In past for procuI
ing his subsistence by manuel labor, shall up
on making the proof Of facts under sucn Issa
| lations az may be described by the proper Az
thority. not inconsistent with the provisions
Of this act, be placed upon the bill Of pension
ers OF the United States and be entitled 70 re
ceiye pension during the continuance q sus'
disability at rate proportlonate % y
degree thereof, the true physical con
difion to be ascertained and. eertine'
as provided by law upon examination 2;
a competent boardof surgeons duly apPoln'
ed. such penSiOns to commence Attha date Q
filing the application therefor; that ia al AZ
plications under the general pension laws u
cluded in this act, where II appears by the 5vs
ord of evidence that the applicant was regular
" enlisted and mustered into service an
served for three months or more, that Iae
shall be sufficient prima facie evidence thai 2
was then in good health and free from diseas
on cause Of disability for which he claims pel
sion.
The senate passed the bankruptcy bin !
substantially the same form as i was intro
duced IL constitutes the several district cour'
of the United States and the supreme court Z