Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-27
Forty-Eighth COn2ress---First Session.

--~~- WASHINGTON, May 26.
 SENATE-Mr. Garland reported fromthe Ju- dietary committee the resolution requestin 2 the President to give information asto the sp- pointment of commissioners to examine parts of the Northern Pacific railroad completed after the time fixed by the act of Congress The committee have amended it so as to ob- tain the information desired and further whether patents for land have been issued to the Northern Pacific in respect of any part of the road completed since July 4, 1878, and whether any public lands are now reserued from sale or other disposition by reason of the building of the road, and if so to what extent. Placed on the calendar.
 The resolution offered by Mr. VanWyck some days ago directing the Secretary of the Interior to withhold the grant of patents to the Northern Pacific on account of laws connected with the Puyallup branch until Congress takes action on the question of the forfeiture Of land granted to the road was again debated at the Judiciary committee. The resolution went over at 2 o'clock.
 The Utah bill came up as the unfinished business and MT. Hoar delivered brief speech in it's support. He referred to the evils of Mormonism and said the mind of the American people was made up to tolerate no longer a nation growing up
 
 founded on the denial of purity and integrity of family relations. That proposition it seemed sto him had passed the debatable stage. In the framing of this bill severe and stringent as some of it's provisions might ap- pear, it had not been the purpose of the com mittee to infringe in the least particular upon the great American Fundamental doctrines of the entire liberty of conscience. They did not propose to inquire, still less to affect by any legislative process the opinion in regard to the relations of the soul to it's creator of American citizen, or any dWeller upon Ameri- can soil. The bill attacked only the illegal powers of the Mormon church. It proposed that the lawmaking power of Utah shall see that the influences of the government and legislation shall no longer be used for the illegal and unchristian purposes of the Nor mon church.
 Messrs Hale, Plumb and Gall were ap pointed the Senate eonferees on the agri- cultural appropriation bill.
 The Utah bill was laid aside for the con sidsration of the Mexican veterans pension bill. Mir. Logan moved to strike out the 1 amendment providing that 50 one shall be entitled to the benefits of the act unless de- pendent in whole or in part on his OF her labor or the assistance of others for support Without action the Senate at 5.55 p. m. adjourned. HOUSE On motion of MT. DihreiI of Tens nessee, several amendments to the sgrical- tural appropriation hill were non eonourred in. ..i ..-- .-r-. .- Under the call of States number of bills | were offered, among others one by Mr. Mercy, of Ohio granting pensions to all ! honorably discharged soldiers of the Rebel lion when they reach the ags of 45 years.
 MT. Turner, of Qeorgia, called up the Ohio contasted election case of Wallace vs. McKin- ley. The majority report unseats Mckinley and declares Wallace to be entitled to the seat, while the minority resolutions confirm ! the right of the sitting member. MT. Hepburn, of Iowa, sapportsd the mi nority report and WAS followed by Mr. Ad- ans, of AeW York, in support of the claim ! of Wallace.
 MF. Robertson, of Kentucky, Democrat and 8 msmber of the Elections committee, followed in an argument to show that Mo Kinley was duly elected. It was not enough for them that Republic precedent had been to seat political friends.
 Mir. B. B. Taylor, of Ohio, earnestly sup ported the claim of Mckinley.
 MT. Belford introduced bill appropriat- ing $500, 900 for the erection of a home for disabled Confederate soldiers; referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
 The House then at A;la p. na. adjourned. THE WEST.