The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-07-05

ported the general deficiency appropriation
bill, with amendments. Unfinished busi-
ness was then laid before the senate, being
the bill providing for the forfeiture of the
unearned lands granted to the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad. A long debate ensued.
sion prevailed. Before the doors were
closed. however, Mr.. Hawey called
the attention of the senate to the state
ment in the Record that Senator Logan
owned 80, 0O0 acres of land. This state
ment, he said, was untrue. The gentle-
man referred to is only the owner Of the
land on which his father died, and TO
which he has added little in his own state,-
Illinois. Abiding to the same matter. Mr..
Logan said: "The statement is utterly
false. do not propose to give schedule
OF my property to anybody, butthe proper
ty do own is in the state of Illinois. l do
own some two or three tracts of land. but
all put together would not make a hun
dredth part Of what they CHARGE
HoUsE.-The house proceeded to the
consideration of private business, and bills
were passed to relieve certain soldiers Of
the late war from the charge of desertion
and for the relief of Myra Clark Gaines.
Mr.. Valentine, rising to question of priv
ilege, said some days ago a gentleman from
New York (McAdoo) had taken occasion to
print as part OF his remarks a very long
dispatch from this city to New York. 1t
monopolists, saying the full list would fill
every page of the paper. In the list Of
names printed in the Record day ap-
peared the name OF Senator Logan as own
ing sc, 900 acres Of land. Mr.. Logan had
called his (Valentine's) attention 10 this to-
day and had desired him to say to the house
that so far as related to him the statement
was absolutely false. The only land he
owned was little homestead in Illinois.
The house at the evening session, discussed
pension bills, but without action adjourned.
SENATE.-Saturday, June 28.-The
house bill was reported favorablv granting
a pension to the widow of General James B.
Steadman. The general deficiency bill was
then taken up. A proviso that no part Of
the money appropriated for district attor-
neys and their assistants should be used to
pay special counsel fees was agreed to. On
motion Of Mr.. Sherman an item Of So, $50
was added to enable the secretary Of the
treasury to reimburse the amount paid for
the expenses OF the commission appointed
to 90 to Louisiana In 1877. An item was
added authorizing the attorney general to
pay Charles H. Reed for services as cOun-
sci for the late CharlesJ. Guiteau such sum
as he may deem just, not to exceed So, 200.
HOUSE. Mr.. Horr, from the committee
on appropriations, reported the fortifica-
tions appropriation bill. Referred to the
committee OF the whole. Randall, on behalf
of the minority Of this committee, submit
ted substitute thereof. Referred. The
house then went into committee of the
whole springer in the chair) on the BUSH
ness reported from the committee on labor.
The first bill considered was one providing
for the adjustment of accounts of govern
ment laborers, workmen and mechanics,
arising under the eight hour law.
Mr.. Tillman Is. c. opposed the bill and
characterized it as claim agents bill and
declaring that it would permit another raid
of $50, 900, 600 upon the treasury, and not
only permit raid but create an aristocracy
of labor. The first section of the bill was
amended so as to read as follows: "That
whoever, as a aborer, workman or me-
chanic, is hereafter employed by or on be-
half of the government Of the United States,
shall be paid for each eight hours he has
been employed as for a full days work.
The second section was amended to cores
pond with the first sc ction, so as to apply
merely to the future. No final action was
taken and the house adjourned.