The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-06-24
FORTY NINTH CONGRESS


an amendment to the Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill excluding the lands
cOtermtnous with the completed portions
of the Cascade branch. In the course of
the debate, referring to an amendment be-
tore offered by Mr.. Van Wyck, Senator
Mcmillan Mimi said: He would vote
against the amendment Of Mr.. Van Wyck,
Tor the reasons stated by Mr.. Sherman and
others: He (McMillan) said that the pas
sage OF that amendment would be doing
great injustice to the people of Washing
ton Territory.
HOUSE, June 1.-THE senate amendments
to the Atlantic & Pacific land grant for
Introduced for the deposit of coin and bull
lion in exchange for coin certificates, to
abolish pension agencies; to grant pensions
to persons injured in conflicts with Indi-
ans.
SENATE, June 16-The Senate bill for the
repeal of the presumption, timber culture
and desert land act was substituted for
the House bill, by the committee on pub
lie lands, and briefly discussed. The invalid
pension appropriation bill, and the military
academy appropriation bill, were both
passed Pas as reported from the committee. In
the executive session the nomination of
James c. Shields Of Michigan, to be Chief
Justice of Arizona was rejected.
HOUSE. june 1.-THE legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill was re
ported from the committee of the whole,
and after cutting the salary of the Com
missioner of Patents from five to four
thousand dollars, fixing the appropriation
tor the labor bureau at So, $40 and reducing
the internal revenue appropriation to ST.
100000 the bill was passed. The Surveyor
Genera!ships of Dakota and Nebraska were
epasSi% esMXns the Gen.
evening session was devoted private bills.
SENATE, June 15-The event of the day
was the passage Of the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill by AZ yeas to 1 nay. The
bill declares forfeited so much of che lands
granted to that company as are cotermin-
Gus wi. b that part OF its main line which ex-
tends from Wallula Junction to Portland.
and that part Of the Cascade branch which
shall rot have been completed at tho
date of the passage of this bill, and
makes the right Of way in the terri
tories subject to taxation, where persons
are now In possession of the lands forfeit
ed by the bill, under deeds acquired from
the railroad company. they shall have the
right to purchase the lands from the Unit
ed States in quantities not exceeding 800
acres for ~ 50 per acre. Nothing in the
act IS to be construed to waive any right of
the United States to forfeit any other
lands granted to them for failure, past or
future, to comply with the conditions of
the grant. The lands are said to be of lit
tie value.
HoUsE-June Is The appropriation bill
afforded the usual political debate. Dur
ing the day land commissioner Sparks
came in for share of tho debate, Mr..
Laird (Neb.) moved to strike out the
clause :Ppropriating SIC, coo to pay the per
al land entries. He criticised the order Of
commissioner Sparks suspending final
action on land entries. The commissioner
lmpeached the testimony of 4O, 900 honest
claimants on the say SO of birelings, who
vent vent about the country to blackmail the
said that in his opinion 80 per cent. Of the
land titles in Kansas, Nebraska and the
territories were fraudulent.
Mr.: Springer defended Commissioner
sparks in issuing the order suspendin2
maj action on certain land entries, and
Ihe commissioner was fully warranted in
making the order. The information mon
which 1t was based was derived from the
agents OF the interior department. ap-
RTanfed oX the previous secretary Of the
AAO "OOAOu was Ic1oCEeO. After
fixing the salary of the Commissioner of
Pensions at $4,000 the house adjourned.
SENATE, June 1.-THE Senate passed over
100 bills to day, clearing it's calender of all
measures concerning which there was no
contest. Among the bills passed wds one
authorizing the building of a dam at Little
Falls, Mimi. Bills authoring the appoint
ment of an assistant secretary of the trea
sury, prohibiting the importation of adul
terated food and appropriating $3.50, 900 for
the soldiers Homes at Hampton, Milwau-
zee ana Leavenworth were also passed. A
resolution offered by Mr.. Cockrell was
agreed to directing the secretary Of the
treasury to certify to the senate the claims
OF volunteer soldiers adjusted by the &C.
countlng omcers OF the treasury since the
last report Of the treasurer.
HOUSE, June ia test vote was taken on
motion made by Mr.. Morrison to consider
tho tariff bill. The motion was lost by ye as