Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-16
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.
 SENATE.-Immediately after the opening
 of the Senate a letter from the Secretary of
 the Interior was read in reply to the Dawes l resolution calling for information in regard
 to the suspension of Henry Ward to be su-
 persedcd by Morris Thomas as Indian inspec-
 tor: The Secretary after granting the reso-
 pers on file in the department which I un-
 derstand to be embraced in the reso-
 lution." After stating that for want
 of clerical forcs to make copies, he | sends the original reports and asks their I return as soon as convenient, he then adds:
 'tI am directed by the President to say that | if the object of the resolution is to inquire | into the reasons for the suspension of MT.
 Ward, these papers are not to be considered
 as constituting al thel evidence submitted to
 him in relation thereto. am also directed ! by the President to say that he does not con- slider it consistent with the public interests to transmit copies of unofficial papers from l private citizens held in my custody for him l which relate exclusively to the suspension of l incumbents." The letter and accompanying | papers were referred to the Committee on l Indian Affairs
 MT. Hawley presented a bill looking to the taxation of lands granted to the Northern Pacific railway company and by that com pany deeded to settlers, which lands under @ recent decision of the Supreme court of the United States are taxable. These warranty deeds, the Senator explained, covered mil | lions of acres of land.
 MT. Van Wyck claimed that all the land | grant railroads in the West were guilty of the same otfense. The companies had shrewdly secured the passage of the amend ment equiring them to pay three cents per acre to cover the cost of surveying and then | providing that the lands not to be pa tented to them until that fee paid. When the companies sold the land one of the inducements to extort large prices from the purchasers was that the company would l not apply for patent for a number of years, which failure to apply would keep the | lands exempt from taxation
 The bill was referred to the Committee on Public Lands.
 The Senate passed bill granting the franking privilege to Mrs. Julia D. Grant. MT. Morgan resumed his argument against the constitutionality of the Blair educational bill. So far as Alabama was concerned, he denied that it was the land of ignorance in ferred from the report of the committee. He had heard it remarked that the southern peo- pie were forced into rebellion by the leaders. On the contrary, the leaders had been forced into secession by the people, and many cowardly heart among the lead CTS would have failed but for the fact that they did not dare falter in the presence of the faith of an enlightened and splendid peo- pie. The bill was bribe for the South, but he never grew blind in the presence of any bribe. The bill would lead to squabbles be- tween the States and the general government. After a short secret session at 4:25 pm. the Senate adjourned.
 HoUsE-Mr Hanback,, of Kansas, intro duced a resolution providing for the appoint ment of special committee to inquire into any expenditures incurred on the part of the government relative to the right of the Bell and Pan Electric Telephone company to pri- ority of patents; and to make full inquiry in- to the issuance of stock known as Pan Eec- tric telephone stock or stock of any other company springing out of the Pan Electric Telephone company to any government official. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Rules.
 MT. Pulitzer, of New York, [editor of the World followed this up with a resolution au- thoriZing the select committee proposed in the Hanback, resolution to inquire whether any of the telephone companies have in any way influenced officials through newspapers acting from interested or improper motives.
 Under the call of States the following were introduced and referred: By MT. Morrison, of Illinois, to reduce tariff taxes. By MT. Felton, of California; to terminate certain treaties with China and to prohibit Chinese immigration.
 By Mr. Henley, of California to abrogate all treaties between the United States and China permitting Chinese immigration in any
 
 mitting such immigration, except diplomatic and consular offices.
 By MT. Pulitzer, of New York, to give Gen. Hansock's widow $5, 900 pension.
 By MT. Thomas, of Illinois, a resolution citing that it is alleged that quite number of officers the retired list of the navy were placed there on account of their own immoral conduct and vicious habits and for reasons other than having arrived at the age of sixty-two years or on account of the wounds or disabilities received in the line of duty, and calling upon the Secretary of the Navy for complete list of the officers now on the retired list of the navy and the specif ic reasons or grounds on which they were placed on the retired list.
 The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Porter bill MT. Wool ford, of Kentucky. resumed his speech in favor of the bill. He regarded Porter scapgeoat for Pope.
 Mir. Neall of Pennsylvania, opposed the bill and declared Porter a traitor.
 MT. Fuller, of Ohio, opposed the bill as an insult to every soldier and the House at 4:30 p. m. adjourned.
 The Charges Against Mormon Cannon.
 SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 15.-It is now said that George Q. Cannon, the Mormon leader who was arrested yesterday at Hum boldt,