The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-08
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Senator morrill, Objects to the Treaties.-
Ku.ines, IN Both Houses of Congress-,

Senator morrill, Objects to the Treaties---
business IN Both Houses of Congress.
WASHINGTON CITY, JAZZ s. The senate
on Tuesday continued the consideration of
Tie Oregon railway land grant forfeiture
tai Co It's passage. Ii was amended by Il
provision exempting from forfeiture those
Ian IS along the line Of completed road. The
bill restores, if passed. in its amended form
by the nou,e, 10000, go acres Of land 10 the
public domain, aud protects the rights Of set
tiers ROM ON tia lands. The price per acre
OF tveE-nambered sections Of the forfeited
lands is fixed at SL25
On Wednesday Plumb presented a memoir
81 from he Qklahama settlers. complaining
IT their expulsion by the army Of the United
STATES AMI asserting that this action was
taken in the Interest of a certain cattle syn
dicata, wao without authority of law had
fenced in these Ian Is aad were
using them. They prayed that
OSlahame might be organized
rs a territory. Piumh sustained their cauSe
aud urgei chat the COMMITTEES on Indian
affairs s15uu decide al tla earliest date
whether these lands could he opened to
settle ment or not.
The hon;e Joint resolution appropriating
so, 90 for the relief Of certain de tltute Ia
dams in Montana territory was taken mp
aud passed.
Morrill, sailed up his resolution declaring
that tina Constitution conferred upon the
legislature sitting with open doors. the sole
power of regulating laws in relation to rev
enue and that 50 called reciprocity treaties
with nation, u inferior population inyolv-
ing a large surrender of revenues were IN
timely and shouli be regarded with dis
favor, He then proceeded to discuss the
matter, holding that the assumption by the
senate OF the powers involved in making
commercial treaties was rank usurpation
He characterized the reciprocity proposed
in the Spanish treaty rs the exchange Of the
American Lexington Vt Jay-Eye See for \
Mexican mustang or stump-tailed mule.
In the house 1aa-dav the pension ap.
preparation bill was pascal, after an amend
ment was adopted limiting fees of claim
agents To so per claim, payable only
when tRe claim was allowed, but al.
lowing a contract between agent and
claimant 70, f25 when the agent ami claim
ant reside in the same state Another
amendmart provides that all applicants tor
pensions shall be presumed to have had ~
disability ct time of enlistment, butaHowiUg
the government to offer proof 10 the con
trarY The bin appropriates So 90, 0)1
When the house met "Wednesday The
speaker presented a letter from tho secretary
Of the treasury transmitting the estimate
from the secretary Of the navy for an ap-
preparation Of -, 50J, 900 for the erection Of II
gun foundry and the purchase Of steel for
the manufacture of heavy ordnance in pur-
suance Of the recommendation Of the gun
| foundry board; reforret.
The house resumed the consideration Of the
interstate commerce bill the pending motor
being one submitted by ONeill of Pennsyl
vania To strike out the section prohibiting
| railroads from charging more Il short thar
| a long haul.
! Townsend inquired of Regan as to the tint
! to be occupied in further consideration Of
| the bill, but Regain not hearing thu question
/ O'Neiil voluntsered the information that il
! would consume three weeks longer. O'Neil
/ then spoke IL support OF his motion. II,
! could not see how il was possible to oblig,
! railroads t. carry out the iiea contained IL
! the section.
| Horr, Of Michigan, argued that this sec
! ton would have only the effect 10 increas
| the cost of transportation of the great pre-
! ducts Of the west, and reduce the price u
/ land everywhere making foreign com
| petition on grain on the seaboard possible
| No bill that could be passed would prove s.
disastrous to the commercial interests Of To
| country.
The consular and diplomatic bill was re
ported to the house 1t appropriates 81. 100,
SS5, a reduction uuier the current law o
! SS4. 255. and under the estimate of Si39, 29l