St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-14
THESE FAILED TO PASS.
A List Of The Northwestern Measures
Left on the Calendars of the
House and Senate.
The Most Important Bills Those for the
Opening of Sioux Reservation and
Dakotas Admission.
Status of the Bill Granting Railroads
Right of Way Through
Montana Reservation.
The Steele Relief Bill Managed by
Maj. Stratt--Comment on
Various Measures.

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Maj. Straft.-Comment on
Various Measures.
Several Bills on the Calendars.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-The adjourn
ment of congress left little legislation on
the senate and house calendars that was of
pressing interest to the Northwest aside
from the admission of Dakota and open
ing of the Sioux reservation. The senate
had just seven bills on its hands that had
local bearing in Minnesota or its neighbof
states and territories. These were the fol.
lowing:
The bill for the relief of Wilbur F.
Steele. The bill stood 10th on the calen-
dar of general orders and could have been
reached in few days. The object of the
bill was to give Col. Steele good title to his
ror settled ON school section. The house
committee. it will be remembered. made
favorable report and recalled it on new evil
dence, which Chairman Cobb claimed
showed fraud on Steele's part Mai.
Strait managed Steele's bill in the house
with marked ability and skill.
OTHER BILLS.
A bill to establish agricultural experiment
stations in connection with the colleges e.
tablished in the several states under the pro-
visions of an act approved July 2, 1862.
a bill TO authorize certain foreign-built
steamships in the service Of the international
Navigation company to be registered as yes
sells of the United States.
This bill was suspected as job from the
start, not only because it was introduced
from sources that had interests in foreign
ships, but because as the bill stood it would
enable Canadian vessels to compete for the
carrying trade from Duluth, from which
they were shut out only few months ago.
A bill to amend sections 2474 and 2475 of
the revised statutes of the United States, set
ting apart certain tract of land lying near
the headwaters of the Yellowstone river as
public park.
This bill was known as the Henderson
bill to enlarge the park. 1t placed the
judicial control of the park in the Wyoming
courts.
A bill to increase the appropriation for the
erection Of public building at Minneapolis,
MINI.
A bill for the relief of Charles A. Ruffee,
formerly the Indian agent at White Earth.
The object of this bill was to pay Mai.
Ruffee 81, $50 for increase Of salary from
June 80, 1879, to Sept. 80, 1881, during
which time he acted as agent for the con-
solidated Red Lake, Leech Lake and White
Earth agencies, and congress provided no
pay.
An act granting TO railroads the right Of
way through the Indian reservation in ORTIZ
ern Montana.
Mr.. Dawes, from the committee on In
dian affairs, reported on this bill with the
recommendation that the bill pass, the OBJ
jections of the president Notwithstanding,
but no action was reached
HOUSE BILLS LEFT.
The house, as usual, left far greater
number of bills introduced than did the
senate. Of course the proportion of MOI tn
western bills is equally large. In all thers
are twenty-seven bills SO left. The list is
as follows:
A bill granting to railroads the right Of way
through the Indian reservation in Northern
Montana.
Reported on favorably by Mr.. Nelson,
but not reached. The bill is Identical with
that vetoed by the president.
A bill authorizing the construction of q
bridge over the Mississippi river at st. Louis,
Mo.
This bill is much dreaded by the steam
boat men all along the river, and the St.
Paul chamber of commerce demonstrated
against it effectively.
A bill relative to the Minneapolis Tndus-
trial Exposition, to be held annually in the
city of Minneapolis, state of Minnesota.
An act to change the limit of appropriation
for the public building at La Crosse, Wis.
A bill to quiet title of settlers on the Dea
Moines river lands, in the state of Iowa,
and for other purposes.
A bill to enable the people of Dakota to
form constitution and state government,
and to be admitted into the Union on an equal
footing with the original states.
An act to provide for the admission cff the
state Of Dakota into the Union, and for tho
organization of the territory of Lincoln.
A bill to divide the territory OF Dakota
and to establish the territory OF North
Dakota.
A bill to create two additional land districts
in Dakota, and to define the boundaries of
the Deadwood district.
An act to divide portion of the reserve
ton Of the Sioux Nation of Indians, in Da-
kota, into separate reservations. and to
secure the REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title
to the remainder.
A bill granting to Dakota territory section
16, township l03, range "a west, in the county
of Aurora, in said territory, for the purpose
of reform school, and granting to said ter
ritory one section Of land in lieu thereof for
sch DOL purposes.
A bill permitting all persons who have lost
their homestead rights to make new entries.
A bill to grant additional rights to certain
III.
for other purposes.
A bill creating the Spokane and Coeur
d Alene Railway company, corporation in
the territories of Washington and Idaho, and
for other purposes.
A bill relating to the supreme court Of Mon
tapa territory, and providing for the estab-
ishment of judicial districts therein.
An act authorizing tho Secretary of War
to adjust and settle the account for arms,
ammunition, and Announcements between
the territory OF Montana and the United
States.
A bill to provide for the boring of artesian
wells in the territory Of Montana.
A bill to authorize the service Of civil and
criminal process issued by territorial courts
within military and Indian reservations and
the Yellowstone National park.
A bill for the erection Of a public building
at Helena. Montana.
Resolution calling on the commissioner OF
agriculture for information relative to
Pleuro-pnsumonIa among cattle.
Resolution to print the report of the COM
missioner Of agriculture on diseases among
cattle; also sundry other documents on the
same subject.
a bill to amend the ninth section of an act
eutitled, IAN act making appropriations for
the current and contingent expenses of the
Indian department, and for fulfilling treaty
stlpulatlons with various Indian tribes, fol
the year ending June 81, 1885, and for Other
purposes" approved March 3, 1885.
Dill for replacing unserviceable ordnance
issued to the militia of the states and terri
tories.
bill to amend an act entitled San act to
grant lands to Dakota, Montana, Arizona
Idaho and Wyoming for university pur
poses.'
A bill to declare forfeited certain landf
granted to aid in the construction of the
Northern Pacific railroad and for other pur
poses.
a bill to amend an act entitled San act
granting lands to aid in the construction of
railroad and telegraph line from Lake
Superior to Puget's Sound, on the Pacific
coast, by the northern route" recurring
said Northern Pacific Railroad company to
pay the costs of surveying. selecting and
conveying the lands granted to said rail-
road