Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1886-07-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
LATEST TELEG REPORT.
synopsis of Measures Introduced in the
National Legislature.
SENATE

SENATE
The consular and diplomatic appre-
priation bill was taken up and passed.
Senate confirmed the nomination OF
Governor Swineford of Alaska.
Berry, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported favorably Senator
Stanford's bill granting Seal Rocks to
the city of San Francisco, in trust,
with an amendment identical with
that reported by the House Commit
tee to Representative Felton's bill for
the same purpose. The amendment
gives the United States the right at all
times 10 control or limit the number
of seals taken. to protect fisheries, and
provides that whenever any of the
rocks or space occupied by them shall
be required by the United States for
erection or maintenance of any public
work the United States shall be rein
vested with full control, title and pos
session of such rocks or space.
After long debate a bill was passed
providing for a commission of three
persons, to be appointed by the Pres
ident, with the consent of the Senate,
to investigate the truth of the alleged
discovery of a specific cure of yellow
fever
Logan introduced bill in the SEN
ate to provide for the location and
erection of branch home for disabled
volunteer soldiers west of the Rocky
mountains. 1t appropriates $4,000
for the purpose.
Among measures passed were the
following: Bill to relieve the State of
Colorado from charges on account of
ordnance stores furnished to the Ter
ritory and State, amounting to 1913 ,OS1.
Bill providing for the purchase of
portrait of General Geo. B. Thomas.
Bill to establish new Land Dis
trict in Wyoming. The bill consti-
tutes the counties of Johnson and
Crook, in that Territory, new Land
District
Bill to legalize the incorporation of
national trades unions.
Bill amending section 1898 of the
Revised Statutes, relating to the trans
portation of obscene publications
through the mail. The bill extends
the scope of the old section.
Bill authorizing the payment of
$1,000 to Mrs. Louisa A. Jackson, and
$4,000 to the legal representatives of
Mrs. Martha Vaughn for patriotic
services rendered and hazards and
losses incurred in conveying informa-
ton of great value to Union officers in
Kentucky in 1868.
Bill relating to the Supreme Court
of the Territory of Montana and pro-
viding for the establishment of Judi
cial Districts in that Territory. The
bill makes the Court to consist here
after of a Chief Justice and three
Associate Justices, to hold Office for
four years. The Territory is divided
by the bill into four Judicial Districts.
Bill to create two additional Land
Districts in the Territory of Dakota
This bill authorizes the President to
appoint Register and Receiver for
each District.
Bill referring to the Court of Claims
claims for property seized by General
Johnson in the Utah expedition of
1857.
The Chair laid before the Senate a
message from the President, with a
letter from the Secretary Of State, in
relation to the distribution of the fund
for relief of the owners, officers and
crew of the boat Gen. Armstrong.
The agricultural appropriation bill
was taken up and passed. 1t includes
an amendment offered by Dolph, APP
propriating $4,000 to aid in reclaima-
ton of the arid region in Washington
Territory by sinking artesian wells.
Among memorials presented was
one by Miller, from the Congress of
Workingmen's Clubs of the United
States, praying for the passage of the
bill establishing postal savings banks.
Beck called up his bill to prohibit
members of. Congress from accepting
retainers or employment from railroad
companies which have received land
grants or pecuniary aid from Con
gress. The bill passed-ayes, 81
noes, ii.
HOUSE.
Cobb moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill repeating the pre-emp-
ton, timber culture and desert land
Acts. Cobb and Payson supported the
bill, and referred to frauds which had
existed, as they averred, in entries of
lands under the Acts which it was pro-
posed to repeal, Payson declaring that
during the past four years 80 per cent
of the entries had been fraudulent.
Henley of California, opposed the
bill, on the ground that while the des-
ert land should be amended it should
not be absolutely repealed.
Springer of Illinois said that under
the pre-emption, timber culture and
desert land laws vast areas of the pub
lie domain were being fraudently APP
propriated by cattle syndicates and
foreign land grabbers. An English
lord had recently acquired 5000 acres
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