Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL.

1 ana are cOGeFml0Ou6 WIN tudb PtEt Va bHc
/ Northern Pacific railroad main line which
| extends from Wallula Junction, Wash, to
| Portland, Or, except such of the lands as
/ appertain to the branch line across the
| Cascade mountains. Where persons are
now in possession OF the lands forfeited
] by the bill, under deeds acquired from the
/ railroad company, they shall have the
| right to purchase the lands from the United
| States in quantities not exceeding $50
acres, for 81. so per acre.
| Senator Hoar reported back from the
/ judiciary committee, with a few verbal
| amendments, his bill providing:
Whenever three citizens ola state petition
| under oath, setting forth that any person
| has been killed, seriously injured IN person
| or property, or threatened, because OF
| political opinions or with view to pre-
vent the free expression of opinion in re-
gard to matters affecting the general wei
| fare of the United States, it shall be the
| duty of the circuit judge to hold an inquest
| into the circumstances and report the evil
| dence and his conclusion to the president
| to be laid before congress.
HousE.-Bills were introduced to substi-
| tute for the Eads ship railway bill one Tor
| the construction o! q ship canal from The
| Dalles to Cello. Or, on the Columbia river
| to devote the proceeds OF public land sales
| to educational purposes. Motions to set
certain days lot COuslNeTdtiOH Vi Iue nov a.
| establishment, the Hennepin canal and
| public building bills were lost. A bill pass
| ed extending the immediate delivery postal
| service.
SENATE.-Mr. Logan reiBtroduced his bill
to increase the efficiency OF the army, with
| the sections stricken out which provide Tor
| the incease OF the number OF men, relat-
| ing to the pay chaplains and authoriz-
ing commissioned officers to make deposits
| of money with the army paymasters.
Mr.. Butler introduced a bill authorizing
| the president to retire those army officers
who have already been recommended for
retirement or may be SO recommended,
| prior to Jan. /, 1887. all retirements to be
| in addition to the four hundred now al
lowed by law.
The treaty with Mexico in regard to the
| Wel-La Abra claim, which has been under
| consideration in the executive session of
the senate for several days, was defeated
| for the lack of two-thirols majority to
ratify IT, the vote being 81 in favor OF rati-
| fication to 81 against. The following
voted against the treaty and in favor OF
the claims:
Allison, Berry, Blackburn, Bowen, Brown,
Camd an, Cameron, Cockrell, Coke, Conger,
Eustis, Eyarts Gibs on, Ingalls,, Jones of Ne
vada, Jones of Arkansas, Logan, Kenna,
Miller OF New York, Payne, Plumb. Riddle
berger, Sewell, Stanford, Sherman, Vest,
! Voorhees,.
The following nominations were confirm
ed by the Senate: POstmasters: S. N.
Horneck, Detroit, Mimi; j. Flynn, Du-
Iuth; W. ]. Whipple, Winona, MINI;
j. W. Keys, Rchland Centre, Wis; 5.
ChamberIain, Waupun, Wis; u. +, Craig,
Fort Atkinson, Wis; f. J. Phelps, La
Crosse, Wis. S. Il. Miller OF Davenport,
Iowa, consul at Leipsic; J. c. Breckenridge,
surveyor general of Washington territory.
Internal revenue collectors: A. Biermann,
Minnesota; o. A. Wells, Third district of
Wisconsin; j. Shields, Montana; J. NJ
Morrow, Sixth district OF Wisconsin;
c. Parkinson, Second Wisconsin district
+. C. Wall. First Wisconsin district.
The nomination that has been lying the
longest upon the table was that OF Zach
Montgomery. Attorney General Garland's
class mate, who had been brought from Cali
| iornia to be assistant attorney general for
| the interior department. Mr.. Ingalls,, VINO
| had reported She nonination adversely
| rom the cntnmittce on the judiciary spoke
| against Montgomery, but the nomination
| was confirmed, by one majority; Jones of
| Nevada, Riddleberger, Bowen and Van
Wyck voting with the Democrats.
HoUsE.-The following reports from COM
| mtt were read:
By Mr.. Mills, ways and means, a Joint
| resolution to give notice to terminate the
| convention of June 3, 1875, with the king
of the Hawaiian Islands; committee OF the
whole. Mr.. Breckenridge (Ky.) filed mi
| nority report. BY Mr.. Collins, judiciary, Il
bill fixing the salaries OF the United States
| judges at $4,000. BY Mr.. Caldwell
| commerce., q bill to regulate commercial
sales OF goods by sample, price lists, ETC..
| between residents of the several states and
| territories; house calendar. BY Mr.. Wei
born, Indian affairs, a bin to create the Of
I a. Ill
| fairs; coramittee OF the whole. By Mr..
| Cardy mines and money, bill for the re-
|. lief OF William McGarraghan; private cal
| endar. BY Mr.. 0Donnell, a senate
| bill to provide for the study of the
nature OF alcoholic drinks and mar
| cotics, and their effects upon the
| human system in the military and
naval acadmies, and in the Indian and
| public schools of the territories and Of the
| District of Columbia; house calendar. By
| Mr.. Storm, civil service reform, a bill
amending the statutes so as to give honor
| ably discharged soldiers and sailors pref
| erence in public appointments; house cal
endar. By Mr.. Skinner, Indian affairs, a
senate bill to extend the laws OF the United
| States over the Indian Territory; house
calendar.
SENATE.-Mr. Call offered a resolution,
| which was referred to the judiciary com
mittee to the following effect:
Directing that the committee to inquire
whether any legislation was necessary, and
| il so what, to require the United States
courts, when they take possession Of rail
| road property in any state, to carry it to
effect the obligations OF the char
! ter of Incorporation granted by such
| state, and to prevent violations of the
| same by such courts and the waste and
| wrongful appropriation OF the assets and
receipts OF such corporation in the interest
| OF individuals.
The house bin to protect homestead set
tiers within railway limits, passed the sen
| ate. 1t provides:
r.. Homestead settlers on public lands within
! railway limitswho are restricted to less than
| 160 acres who have heretofore made or
may hereafter make the additional entry
allowed, either by the act of March 3,
| 1879, or of July !, 1879, after having
made final proof of settlement and cultiva-
| ton under the original entry, shall be en-
| titled to have the lands covered by the ad.
| ditional entry patented without any fur
Their cost OF proof of settlement OF cutiya.
| ton.
HOUsE.-The bill reported by Mr.. Nor
| rell (kan.) from the committee on invalid
| pensions provides:
| All disabled prisoners OF war shall be
| granted pensions at the rate fixed for SINH
| lar disabilities in honorably discharged
soldiers where the disability is presum-
ed TO be the result of confinement in
Southern prisons. The committee esti-
mate that it will require 81, 100, 600 an
| nually to meet the addition to the pension
rolls.) All persons confined for more than
| thirty days in Southern prisons shall re-
| ceive q per diem of 50 for each days con-
| finement. Twelve additional pages of the
| river and harbor bill were completed in
committee OF the whole. Numerous at
| tempts were made to increase the amounts
reported, but the committee in charge OF
the bill succeeded in defeating them. Most
OF these efforts to secure increased amounts
are made for buncombc.
| SENATE:-Senator Morgan, from the COM
mittee on foreign relations, reported to the
senate a bill indemnifying the Chinese for
| losses and damages inflicted upon then by
the rioters at RocS Springs, Wyo., in Sep
TENDER last.
Mr.. Mcmillan, rom the committee on
| commerce, reported favorably bill to au-
thorize the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
| Paul Railroad company TO build bridge
across the Missouri river near Chamber
lain, Dak.4 Placed on the calendar He
also reported favorably bills which have
already passed the house to authorize the
construction of bridges.
| Mr.: Van WICK said: The people had
given deep consideration to this subject,
and there was much mystery among them
| as to why railroad companies should hold
undisputed title to millions of acres oiland
| and yet be exempted from state and local
| taxation. Not only, indeed, were the roads
| not subject to taxation for these lands, but
| the fact that the exemption was To continue
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