The National tribune., 1885-12-17

| tion thereof within and through any part of
| this country, except for the use and purposes
aforesaid shall be and hereby are forever there
| after prohibited.
| Section III provides that tho right shall not
be abridged of any State or Territory to legis-
| late for the suppression or regulation OF the
| liquor traffic before the year mentioned; nor
shall any State or Territory in which such traffic
may be prohibited by its own laws, prevent the
| transportation through it of packages contain
| ing such liquors that ruay be consigned to per-
| sons in States or Territories in which such
| traffic is permitted.
Section III provides that should this Con-
| stitutiOnal amendment not be ratified by three
| fourths of the States on or before the last day
of December, 1900, then the first section thereof
shall take effect and be in full force at the ex-
piration of 10 years from such ratification and
| the assent of any State to this article shall
| not be rescinded nor reversed.
THE MUSIC BEGINS.
| Senator Hale of Me-, offered the following
| resolution, which was agreed to. 1t may be
| considered as a sort of Introductory overture to
the music by the full band which is expected
| when some of the Presidential nominations be-
| fore the Senate come up for action:
"Whereas it is alleged that S. s. Brown, n citizen
Ct the State of Maine has been instrumental in pro-
curinp the removal of certain Po5tmasters in said
State and the appointment of other persons to
in their stead; and
Whereas it is further alleged that said Brown
has written to parties whose appointment he has
procured as aforesaid letters In form and substance
like the following, to witt
"'WAsHINGToN d. c. 1SS5.-DEAR SIR: have
secured your appointment us Postmaster at your
place. Your papers will be sent in day two.
If you feel like sending small to help defray
the expenses of attending to our Maine matters
you may do So My mail comes to the above ad-
dress. Respectfully, yours $. 5. BROWN
Therefore resolved, That the Postmaster Cen
eral be- and Is hereby, directed to furnish to the
Senate list of the post-oflices in Maine and the
names of the persons removed, and those appointed
Postmasters at the same where the said 5. S Brown
has favorably recommended the same or indorsed
the applications thereof"
PUBLIC LANDS
Mr. Dolph, of Ore, introduced in the Senate
bill IS. So to repeal ali laws providing for the
pre-e -emption of the public lands, the laws allow
ing entries for timber culture, and the laws
authorizing the sale of desert lands in certain
States and Territories also Is. 66) bill to re-
store to the United States certain of the lands
granted to the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany to aid in the construction of railroad
from Lake Superior to Puget SOUND and to
| restore the same to settlement.
Senator Plumb, of Kan, introduced bill
g. 320) to open for homestead settlement cor
tain portions of the Indian Territory; also,
(S 319) to forfeit the unearned lands granted to
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, and
to restore the same to settlement.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Senator Frye, of Me-, introduced bill (S
184) for the encouragement of the American
merchant marine, and to protect postal and
commercial relations with foreign countries.
Senator Mitchell, of Pa, introduced bill IS.
199) for the retirement and recoinage of the
trade dollar.
Senator Cameron, of Pa, offered resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on FL
n deciding that ina GmMch the bUSneaa
industries of the country at present seem to be
reviving, it is inexpedient. during this Con-
gress, to pass upon any legislation looking to
the reduction of the tariff duties; and that any
future reduction Of the tariff should be based
upon information common to the country, as
shown by complete census returns and such
definite periods as can be readily anticipated,
and not by the different producing industries
of the country.
FILLING UP THE "BLoODY CHAsM."
Senator Beck, of KY, introduced bill IS. 81
for the removal of all political disabilities i'm
posed by the 14th amendment to the COnstitu-
tiOn of the United States The number of the
unreconstructed" remaining is not large
estimated not to exceed 200 in all. They are
chiefly those who, having been in the military
service of the United States before the rebel
lion, violated their oaths by taking up arms
against the Government they had sworn to
serve and protect. There are few unrepent-
ant ones like Toombs, of Georgia, who have
sullenly refused to accept any offers OF Glenn
ency. Persons of the class referred to are now
disqualified from holding any Offiso under the
Governments. The sweeping amnesty procla-
nation issued soon after the war restored the
great body Of those lately in rebellion to the
full rights and privileges of citizenship.
A NEW STATE PROPOSED.
Bills were introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Voorhees,, Of Ind. Is. 40), aud by Mr.. Dolph, of
Ore. Is. 81, TO admit the Territory of wash
ington into the Union as State. 1t will be a
good while before she gets in if she has to stand
out in the rain and ring the door-bell as long