The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-01-22

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| senators Wilson ana Az. cnoil introduced bil2s
70 increase the pensfonA, Sf *idVwa :. =. minor
ohidre9 Of deceased Hbldiara s.ud eailore Of
re United Staacs in the late war, from IS to
FL per month. the bill of Senator Mitchell
Also provides that the fact that soldier or sail
De prime facie evidence Of his soundness at
that time.
SENArH.- The bill to repeal the pre- emption,
desert lands and timber culture laws and to
amend the homestead law, passed the senate
The first section provides for the repeal Of the
pre- empton law, this repeal, however, not to
affect the rights of any person which are
accruing ON the passage Of tho act
It 1t, further. sS provides that ..S. any Per
Ssnet n Of the s U nw ana mad wS the
has failed from any cause to perfect the title
on land heretofore entered by him under the
homestead laws, may make a SECOND home
stead entry in lieu Of ~! ~, pre- emption priv.
isse winch 20, repealed, seotion' . repeats
80 urnhet culture law, with the proviso that
II shall not interfere with exstr~ .,xnts.
Second amends the revised statutes so
the homestead laws may pay minimum
price for lands, after eighteen months from
date Of entry provided they file prelimi-
nary notice six months before. Section 4
repeats the desert land acs except as to
claims which exist at the date IF the passage
of the act Section 3 provides that no public
lands except abandoned military or other res
eryations, mineral lands and other lands, the
sale of which has been authorized by special
act OF congress, shall be sold at public auc-
non; CT by special or private entry; all offered
public lands are Withdrawn fro, market, and
shall be disposed of as unoffered public lands,
Mr.. Edmunds introduced bill authorizing
the president to appoint and place on the re-
tired list of the army one person from among
those who had been generals commanding the
armies of the United States. or genaral-in=
chief of said army. Mr.. E,lmuntls expressed
the hope that ulanimous consent Manld b8
given for immediaee consideration Of the bill.
It would aathorie the president rs appoint
obviated the difficulty observed in the Fitz
John Porter case,
RcUsE.-The following bills passed: Great
ing United States judicial district in South
ern California; limiting tho time for presenta-
ton of bounty and back pay claims to three
years from the passage of this act, aid NIL 9TH
er claims except pensions to six years,
and providing claims hereafter arising must
be presented within Six years from the
time they originated; authorizing the SER
wee OF civil and criminal processes issued
by territorial courts within military and Indian
reservations and the Yellowstone Park amend
ing session 1889, revised statutes, so rs to pro-
hlbit territorial legislatures from granting pri-
vate charters; regulating appeals from the su-
preme court of the District of Columbia and su-
prep,e courts of territories. 1t provides that
no appeal or writ of error shall hereafter be al
lowed from any Judgment or decree in any suit
at law or in equity in the supreme cou OF tho
District of Columbia or in the supreme court
In any of the territories of the United States;
unless the matterin dispute, exclusive of costs,
exceed S., OOO; to extend the laws 6f the United
States over certain uncreanized territory south
of the State of Kansas; repeating so much of
section l2ls, revised statutes, PROHIBITS the
promotion to the position of commissioned or
non commissioned officers in the regular army
of any private soldier who has served two years
since September, 1865: to regulate the effect
of judgments and DEGREES of United States
courts in any state by providing they shall take
effect by way of lien or otherwise to the same
extent and in like manner as judgments and
DEGREES of courts in such state. number of
minor bills were passed, and the house ad-
lourned il respect to the memory Of Hon.
Schuyler Colfax