The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-22
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ton of Morrison, the Resolution offered
on Monday last by Burleigh, calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for infor-
nation relative to the importation from
Bohemia in July last by L. Lehman, of
New York, of certain glassware. and to
appraisment and reappraisment of the
same, was taken up and passed.
Among the bills introduced and rer
ferred were the following:
By Wheeler (Alabama) For the relief
of Fitz John Porter.
Also to amend The Civil Service act.
It amends the act by the addition of
sections calculated to equalize appoint
ments in the Civil Service among the
several states. and provides that the
appointing officer may designate a GER
,ain person for examination, and upon
his being found capable, may appoint
him to the Office.
BY Henley California; declaring for
teited certain lands granted to aid in
the construction of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company.
Also to declare forfeited certain lands
granted TO aid in the construction OF
the Southern Pacific,
The regular order being demanded,
the speaker proceeded to call States for
bills and resolutions for reference.
The following bills were introduced:
By Henley, of California-Declaring
| forfeited certain lands granted to aid in
| the construction of the Northern Pacific
/ Railway; als0 declaring forfeited certain
lands granted to aid in the construction
of the Southern Pacific Railway, al-o
| declaring forfeited certain lands granted
to aid in the construction of a railroad
! from Portland, Oregon, to the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad in California
! also granting to the State of California
| 5 per cent. of the profits from the sale OF
/ public lands; also for the erection of a
! branch of the Soldiers Home in Cali
! fornia.
By No row, o; California-To amend
the Chinese res rlcCIOn act, TO provide a
syst IN Of procedure in cases arising
under his act and to provide for ex-
penseS incurred in enforcing it.
By FELTON,, of California-To forfeit
| the unearaed lands in California
/ granted to the Atlantic & Pacific Rail-
road Company; also to increase the
duty on plums, prunes and raisins.
By ToWnshend, of Illinois-To
organize a Territorial government in
Indian Territory.
By Payson. of Illinois-Repealing the
| timber culture, presumption and desert
/ land acts; also FORGETTING ths lands
or n ed to adm ie construction Of the
Northern Pacific; also to put lumber on
the Tree list; also to reduce the duty on
! Lumber.
By Weaver, of Iowa-For the estab-
/ lishment of postal telegraph; also to
organize Indian Territory. to be known
as the Territory of Oklahoma, and 10
provide a temporary government there
tor. 1t provides that the unoeeupied
lands coded to the United States by the
Greeks and Seminoles by the treaties OF
1866, and the public land strip, be de-
clared part of the public domain and
opened to settlement, that the lands
can only be taken under the homestead
law, and there shall be a Communication
of claims in cash. All the Indian leases
in the Territory, except those for Gull
tivatjng the soil, are declared
void and contrary to spublic
policy. { The bill repeats that
poi ton Of the act of 1866 which graz Is
land 20 the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road through The Territory. 3
When the State &of Maine was
/ reached the call was discontinued with
the understanding that it be resumed
when the House meets on January 9Th.
One thousand and four bills were
introduced oday. Measures we're
also introduced for the erection of
buildings at San Francisco, California,
and Los Angeles, California.
The House then adjourned until
January 5th, next. f4TTfEfrffh FL,