Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-01-07
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-There is some dis
satisfaction among members of the com
mittee on Judiciary and Pacific railroads
at the preeipitancy with which Chsirman
Cobb, of the committee on pubic LANDS,
has taken hold Of the railroad land grant
matter for the purpose of monopolizing
control Of all legislation ip relation to the
forfeiture Of unearned grants. The COM
mistee on Pacific railroads expected to
have a prominent part in any legis-
Iation on the subject and some
Of the gentlemen who were
assigned to duty on that committee ssught
pIsces ca it for that purpose. The judiciary
committee reasonably expected that the
| judicial questions involved in bills declar-
ing forfeiture of grants would be referred
to them II had bee2 the practice of
Speakers Randall and Ksifer to make the
rsferszco to. the judiciary, and it was
IN anticipation Of & continuance of that
policy that Jsdge Payson, of Illinois,
caused bis batch of railroad bills, which
are by far she most carefully pre-
pared Of any that have been
presented In relation to the question of
forfeiture, to bs referred to she judiciary
oommittse. It is probable that ihe con
fict of iurisdicsisn setwsen the shrea com
raittees will embarrass legislation on that
point. Mr.. Cobb has given it to be un-
derstosd the committee on public lands
will report one or more forfeit bills at the
frst opportunity. The other two commit
tees will not scramble to get in report
for forfeiture for land grants. Mr. CuI-
bsrtson, of Texas, member of
the judisiary committee, proposes
to Introduce bill requiring
she attorney general of the United States,
10 GAUSS proceedings to be begun ia the
proper courts TO forfsis all grants Of lands
to companies to aid in tho construction OF
railroads, where the companies have made
defaHlt. Hs thinks that while it la COM
petent for congress to declare forfeiture
il will be found difficult for congress to
reach a just RESULT in some ef those eases,
because under the decision Of the supreme
court declaring the law as applicable TO
land grant questions will arise whether
the courts ought to settle. Judges
gill be more oircumspect than
congress, and will settle the
questions involved with judicial fairness
to all.
PLEURO PNEUMONIA.
The hrEt matter that will be considered
by she hoRss committee on agriculture
will be she sapprsssisn Of pleuro-pneumo-
MIA and other contagious diseases among
cattle. Chairman Hatch has given that
subject special ssssation for several years,
interested in che prevention of the spread
Of infectious &iseases. Last winter the
hsEse passed alEaost withszt dissent bill
Drawn by kR.Hatsh for chs establishment OF
bxyeax of snimsl Industry in CONGESTION
vita bks department Of agricultural with
regulations dssigHsa to prevent the e1-
peYsati4a Of diseased ssssla sxd ths ssFsEd
OF dangerous diseases anoAg doassiic
snimals. This bill reached she senats 400
lxse in the ssssieR for sablcs upon il, ;bus
she sssie oom Mitses made rsEort recon-
nsndiag isr passage. Ke Is very confident
that ihs aama bill will pass both hsusse
this session and shat in prsotioel operation
such law will greatly benefit the west. :
NC DISTINCTION ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR
Register and Mrs. Blsnoss K. Bruce
were among tho presidents callers on new
years day. Mrs. Senator Logan vas near
one end Of long line of ladies' assisting
the president. She noticed that lars
ct as afr,z Iar
ladies, :nd tbs she was, "a q matter o
course, embarrassed by the treatment. !
When MRS. Bruce reached Mrs Logan 5hs !
latter cordially grasp her hand and ez
pressed hsr pleasure ST seeing her, &uQ
then saying she wanted the other ladies
20 know her, escorted the wife Of the OK
senator from Mississippi to the other end
Of the line, and introduced her individually
to every one OF the ladies'. OF ssurae
svary lady had to shake hands with MRS.
Bruce and say something civil. Some
ladies cosld not have done this without
creating scene, or at least making an
awkward interruption in the progress Of
the reception, but Mrs. Logan had the
skill 80 do ii without interrupting the
steady stream Of callers, and withost
fursAsr embarrassing Mrs. Bruce or
aPpssring so rsbuke the receiving ladies.
Il wss 3 vsEy fine piece of social tactics.
A MOE QUESTION.
Congress will resssemble to morrow,
and according to the ordinary course Of
the rules the roll should be called for the
Introduction of bills and resolutions. Bat
a question hss arisen in the miad of the
speaker as to whether the rules will apply
to the session of tomorrow, the rales of
the forty seventh congress having been
adopted for the government of this
congress for ten days, and that time hav-
ing expired the committee on rules will
wrestle with this matter in the morning,
and upon their decision will mainly depend
tbs chance Of members to get in the new
batch of bills prepared since last bill day.
Not few members failed to present their
Legislative protests on the last bill day be-
cause they 4esiredio await the announce
ment of the committee lists, SO that thay
might have thor bills referred tc the com
mittess of which they are members.
TIE BITra JNFRODUnED