Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-04
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
Bill Passed the senate for Relief Of
Settlers ON Lands an Kansas.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHINaToN, Feb. 23.--Among the bills r,-
ported favorably from the committees and
placed on the calendar was one by Van Wyck
from the committee on public lands, to confirm
entries of public lands made under public OF
the United State. Among the bills introduced
and appropriately referred was one by Ed
munds to facilitate the administration of laws
in Alaska. Edmunds explained that persons
appointed to Office could not give bond in that
territory and the bill was intended TO aid such
persons to give bond in States from which they
are appointed. Hoar called up the bill appro-
priating $3.50, 900 for the erection of q monu.
ment in Washington City to the memory OF
Gen. Grant The bill passed. Senator Wilson,
of low, introduced bill appropriating $780,,
600 for public building at Fort Dodge The
education bill wa. passed before the senate,
and Gray took the floor against 1t. After ex.
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Morrison, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported a joint resolution directing
the payment out of the surplus in the treasury
on the public debt In committee of the
whole, Hewitt obtained leave to file the views
OF the minority. Tucker, from the Committee
on Judiciary, reported bill, providing that nc
person shall be held to answer for any crime
whereof the punishment may be the loss OF
lie and liberty, except on presentment or In
dictment OF grand jury, except in cases arising
In land or naval forces, or in militia when in
actual service In time Of wEr or public danger.
House calendar. Elsbury, from the Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions, reported bill, grant
Ing pensions to all invalid soldiers, or their
widows or children who are dependent on their
daily labor for support. Committee Of the
Whole. Buchanan, from the Committee on
on Claims, reported a bill for the relief of the
survivors of the exploring steamer jeanette,
and the widows and children of those who per.
ished in the expedition. Private calendar.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-VanWyck called up,
and the senate without debate passed, the bill
fer the relief of settlers aud purchasers of lands
and public domains In Nebraska and Kansas.
1t appropriates S250,00 to be expended for
the purpose of reimbursing persons and their
legal representatives who, under the land laws,
settled upon or purchased lands within the
grant made to aid In the construction Of the
Northern Kansas railroad, to whom patents
have been issued for the land, but against
which persons DEGREES have been rendered by
the circuit court, on account of the priority of
the grant to the railroad. The persons ent ted
to the benefits of the act are to be reimbursed
at the rate of $3.50 per acre. The education
he, taka and Rlafr aIJ sal In
senate In reply to the objections and criticisms
made against it. He denied that the people of
the south were opposed to the measures, and
insisted that they favored 1t. After consider
able discussion the bill was laid aside.
HOUSE.
Payson, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported the Senate bill to quiet the titles of
the settlers on the Des Moines river lands in
Iowa. He gave history OF the case from the
time the grant of land was made to the state Of
Iowa, and stated that 10000 acres were in
volved in the bill. By misconstruction Of the
Grandburg act the state of Iowa has sold Ger"
tain lands to which 1t was not entitled, and
had granted certain lands to the Des Moines
River Railroad & Navigation Company. This
state OF affairs has given rise to much litiga-
ton, and the purpose of the bill was simply to
allow the parties who had made presumption
and homestead filings on these lands to have
the question judicially determined as to
whether the land was public land. After con-
siderable debate the bill was passed without
division.
In the morning hour the house passed the
bin to annex the northern part of the Territory
OF Idaho to Washington Territory On behalf
of the Committee on Railways and Canals,
Murphy called up and the house proceeded to
consider in Committee OF the Whole the Hen
nepin Canal bill. Murphy Of Iowa, promised
bis speech in support of the bill by reading in
full the report of the committee in which he
represented the arguments which impelled 1t
to the favorable consideration Of the measure.
Pending the conclusion of Murphy's speech
the morning hour expired and the committee
rose. The house then went into Comnittc G
of the Whole (Hammond Of Georgia In the
chair) on the half gallon tax bill. After some
discussion the committee rose and reported
the bill to the house, when 1t passed. AID.
journed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Among the bills in
troduced and appropriately referred was one
by Edmunds providing for the inspection of
meats for expectation and prohibiting the ex-
porting of adulterated articles Of food and
drink, and authorizing the President to
make proclamation in certain cases. Ed
munds said that this bill had been reported
last year from the committee on foreign rela-
It1fr Tor tha IMAM nf
pork, ETC., for expectation, it contained, he
said, section giving the President authority,
wherever he was convinced that unjust dis
elimination was made against the admission OF
American products into foreign countries, on
such articles as he thought fit for the protec-
ton of justice to the United States. The SEN
ate then resumed the consideration Of the bill
70 provide allotments Of land in severalty 10
Indians MaYey moved to strike out tho clause
that proposes to make citizens OF Indians who
should accept the land in severalty. Motion
was rejected. Teller offered an amendment
providing that the President may allow home
stead settlement by citizens of the United
States on each alternate quarter section with
Indians, and that for land SO taken by white
people the Indians holding lands under treaties
should be compensated. The amendment was
rejected and the bill passed. Senator George
continued his remarks on the education bill.
At the close of the debate the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Hewett presented memorial Of 100 savings
banks of New York State, representing l,l55,'
900 depositors, asking for repeal of the Bland
silver act. Referred.
In the morning hour the House resumed In
committee Of the whole the consideration OF
the Hennepin Canal bill. Murphy, Of Iowa,
concluded his speech in advocacy If the meas
ure, and predicted that the latter part Of the
present century would be famous on account
Of the canals that would then be constructed
Congress should pay out millions of dollars
that were now rusting in the treasury to con
struct the Hennepin Canal, and this action
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