Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL.

lands lying adjacent to the Northern Pa
ei6c road, from Waliuls Junction to Port
land, 224 miles, and all lands co.extensive
with that portion Of the Cascade branches
yetunfinished, about fifteen miles. Forty
senator's voted in the affirmative and only
one-air Blair--in the negative. Van
Wyck's amendment adding the lands adja-
cent to the unfinished portions OF the Cas-
cade branch adopted.
The bill furfeits about three million acres.
1t also provides for repeal of the section
OF the granting act whereby the right OF
way OF the road is to 60 urtaxed in the
territories. 1t declares forfeited SO much
OF the lands granted to that company as
are coterminus with that part of it's main
line which extends from Wall,,la Junction
to Portland, and that part of the Cascade
branch which shall not have been complet-
ed at the 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 toparchase the iandsfrom the United
States in quantities not exceeding $50 acres
Tor $3.50 an 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, pa st or future.
to comply with the conditions OF the grant.
Mr.. Harrison, from the committee on
territories, reported favorably the house
and senate bills prohibiting special legisla-
ton by the legislatures upon a very large
number OF subjects. In all cases where
law can be made applicable, no
special laws shall be enacted in
any OF the territories. The provisions OF
the sena te and house bills are Incorporated
together and cover the above ground. Sen.
ator Harrison nppcn1s an extended report
on the evils OF Especial legisla ton and fur.
nishes letters from the governors OF several
territories showing local and county indebt-
edness OF an extensive character as one iii
the bad eiects OF the liberal passage BY er.
ntoral legislatures OF local laws:
The house bill repeating the presumption
timber culture and desert land act was taken
up. The senate committee on public lands
have amended the house bill by substitu.
ting the provisions OF the senate bill. Mr..
Blair offered an amendment providing as
to the desert lands that on the expendi-
ture OF the So for improvements the gov
eminent should part with the title. and
that none OF the lands should be held in
larger bodies than $40 acres in single
ownership. Mr.. Ingalls, said:
BY postponing the time when our supply
OF arable public lands should be exhausted,
we would postpone the time OF being
brought face to face with the consideration
whether we''should restrict immigration or
that other and more dangerous consider
alton whether we should enter on new ca
reer OF conquest for the purpose OF acquir-
ing in the North or the South new territory,
over which our surplus population might
spread
HnUsE.--The passage OF the legislative
bill Ivy the house leaves the sundry civil,
naval. general deficiency anA fortified ton
D. Il i
SEAATE.-On Thursday among other bills
OF national interest that were passed was
that introduced some time ago by Mr.. Ed
munds, providing for the inspection OF
pork products exported to foreign
countries ard prohibiting the i'm
portation of aduIterated food. The
bill authorizes the president at his dis
cretion by proclamation to place an en-
barge upon tao importation OF articles Of
food from countries that shut their ports
against our products. This is a measure
OF retaliation against Germany and France,
The bill to appoint temporary assistant
secretary OF the treasury to act during the
illness OF Manning was passed.
House.--Mr. Morrison of Illinois moved
Tint the house 80 into committee OF the
whole on revenue bills. On this motion he
demanded the yeas and nays, and Mr.. Nc
kinley, on behalf OF the opponents OF the
bill, joined in the demand. The motion
was lost-llO to 1877. Mr.. Morrison i'm
mediatelv gave notice that on Tuesday
next he would renew the motion that had
just been rejected.
An examination OF the vote shows that
the affirmative was composed OF 1876
Democrat and 4 Republicans and the
negative 1872 Republicans and 50 Demo-
Gratis. The four Republicans who voted
aye were James Of New York, Nelson,
Strait and Wakefield, OF Minnesota. The
thirty-fve Democrats who voted nay
were: Arnot, Bliss, Campbell, Dowlney,
M NJ ,i Muller, ,piindar, spriges,
York; Boyle. Curtin, Ermcn trout, Ran
dali and Sowden, Of Ponnsylvanin; Camp
bell, Elihberry, Forran, GedCes, LeFevre,
Seney, Warner and Wilkins, OF Ohio; Cav,
lrion, St. Martin and Wallace, Of Louis
lima; G,een, McAdoo and Iidcock, of New
Jersey; LAWYER and Ward, OF Illinois; Henry,
OF California; findlay, OF Marylnud, and
Martin OF Alabama.
T"enty-siH members were paired; twelve
Democrats and one Republican white Of
Minnesota) being paired with thirteen Re.
publcans. The paired who would have
voted in the affirmative are
Aiken, Bragg, Collins, Cox, Dockery, Eden,
Eldridse, Hall, Hatch, Jones OF Alabama
Murphy Reid ofNorth Gu rolina, and White
OF Minnesota.
Those paired in the negative arc: Bun
nell, Burleigh, Cuswell, Hanback,, Haynes.
Hiesland, HIT, Hauck, Pettibonc, Pierce.
Stephenson, Van Schaick, and White OF
Pennsy lvanil.
Mr.. Frederick (Dcmocrat) OF Iowa, who
was absent, sick, was not paired.
THE MINNESOTA DELEGATION
furnished three OF the four republican mem
bers who voted Tor the consideration oi
the tariff bill--Messrs. Wakefield Strait
and Nelson voting aye, while Mr.. Gillian
voted no, and Milo White was away, but
was paired with Mr.. Hiestand OF Pennsyl-
vania; the announcement being made that
If Mr.. White had been present he would
would have voted no. Mr.. Strait
said and also Mr.. Nelson, in substance:
He voted for the bill, not because he be-
heved it was q iudicious measure, but be.
cause he was pledged, as were all the Re.
pubhcans OF Minnesota. to an effort to Sc
cure a revision OF tho present prohibitory
tariff and tins was the only opportunity
likely to be secured this session looking to
such ,sn end. He believed that the subject
ought to be- given consi deration, even over
q bad measure, and his vote was given tx
that end. " s. IA &s ~ +" +.
SENATE.-A resolution was adopted call.
Ing on the presidentfor information touch
ing appointments and removals under the
civil service law. Aresolution ofinquiry re.
garding the compensation due postmasters
developed discussion in which COLLISION
between the postoffice department and GER
tain claim agents was limited at.
Mr.. Nances bill to repeal the civil SER
vice law, was, on motion OF Mr.. Hawley, in
definitely postponed SO. nays g..
Those voting in the negative were Messrs.
Berry, Call, Eustice, Harris, Jones New
and Vance. i s.5@@. %us: .ss & ID
The senate by o two thirds vote passed
the joint resolution introduced BY Mr.. In
CALLS providing for the submission TO the
states OF a constitutional amendment 5ex-
tending the period of the presidents term