The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-13
THE CAPITAL CITY.
GLEANlNGS FROM TIE FIELD OF MA.
TI0NAL LEGISLATION.
In the Congressional Chambers - TIL,
Pension Burcan Investigation-Dvna
mite Resolutions SqueIched
Ocean Mail Line Subsidies.

| ASHINGFoN CITY, Feb. 13-The senatt
| Wednesday considered the bill repeating tn,
tlmber-culture laws, and debated it unit
adjournment. On Thursday the concur
rent resolution appointing q com
mlttee to notify Cleveland ana
Hendricks OF their election, was referred r.
committee on privileges and elections The
bill was passed authorizing the presi
dent to return to the British govern.
ment the steamer Alert, with the thanks
of this government. The resolutions OF Tn.
gals and Hoar, introduced Wednesday 70.
ferring to the proceedings in Joint conve,,-
ton to count the electoral vote. were rafe,,.ad
to committee on privileges and elections. The
Texas Pacific railway land forfeiture bin
was restored to its place at the head OF
special orders.
The senate then took up the bill tc
quiet title OF settlers On Das
Moines river lands in Iowa. and
" li5on read long and carefully prepared
speech IN support Of the bill. There were
he said, in the heart of Iowa to-Iav. more
than thousand families located on land
which they believed belonged to them, f,
whom the passage Of this bill meant more
than he could tell. The several
classes Of claimants and grantees could
neither buy nor sell good titles to laui un.
less this bill was passed The biz wa, en-.
dorsed by tue people Of that community.
They simply asked that all disputes shall he
Judtciaily determined, and they We're wiling
10 yield to the decision Of the courts
as proposed by the bill They could not nut
their case in the courts but tue government
untter this bIll could do So The result Of tho
passage OF the bill would be to give rest and
perfect title to one of the most beautiful
sections Of Iowa.
The bill then went over, the morning h0ar
having expired and Dolph's bill to repeal
the preamption and timber culture law was
taken up the question under consideration
beng the amendment Of Palmer, proposing
to legaIize the patents to lands purchased IN
good faith where such lands had not been
proclaimed by the president and ottioroi 1t
public auction.
The opponents Of the bill declared it was
not the interest ol II poor man, but would
lega!izo speculation. After long discussion
Palmers Announcement was adopted.
IN the house, Wednesday, after the con,
clusjon OF the electoral count the post8iiice
appropriation llll was taken ltn
ami the snm set aside for letteI
carriers increased to 81 So, ,0Jo On Thursday
the senate amendments to the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill were non-con-
CURED IN also the amendments TO tie pen
sion appropriation bill \ bill for a
S901Oo0 public building at Detroit was
passed The house then went into COM
mittoe on tie pcstoaice appr ,priation biu
A paragraph in the bill provided that mail
trains must not stop more than an hoarataay
one place, and is alleged to have been mt
in for the purpose Of forcing train.
to leave Chicago at 80 a. m instead Of 3
a. NJ. as now, thus shutting out the morn.
ing papers of that city from the benefits Of
the train. The house voted to strike the
clause out Of tie bin.