The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-06-10
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

being attorneys or employees OF railroad
companies that have had grants
from the United States. Mr.. Beck said:
There had been much elimination and
recrimination in both houses about men,
bers OF congress being employed by rail
road companies. The bill was Intended to
see il n remedy could be provided Tor the
trouble.
The bill makes it unlawful for any mem
Der OF either house to accept employment
as attorney or payment for services OF any
kind from any railroad company or any
officer or agent thereof, which obtained its
charter or any grants OF land or pecuniary
aid from the United States. Violation OF
it's provisions is made misdemeanor,
punishable by fine not to exceed s., 900,
or imprs onment not more than one year.
Mr. Miller called up and the senate passed
the bill extending the eight-hour law to let
ter carriers. Tho postoffice department
had ruled that the letter carriers were not
entitled to come under the provision OF
that law.
The anti-alien land holders bill passed
the senate. 1t was introduced by Senator
Plumb early in the session. 1t provides:
ut shall be unlawful for aliens or any
corporation not created under the laws OF
the United States, or some state or terri
tory, to hereafter acquire or own real es-
tate except by legacy or in the collection OF
debts. This also applies to corporations
more than 20 per cent OF whose stock Is
owned by aliens. No corporation except
railroad or canal companies shall acquire
or own over 5000 acres unless such land
is granted by congress-. Property held in
violation OF the act shall be forfeited to
the United States"
The bill applies only to the territories
and the District Of Columbia.
HousE.-Mr. Weaver of Ohio denied the
charge that he had been improperly in.
fluenced in his course toward the bill to
tax oleomargarins. The consideration Of
this measure was resumed. An amend
ment reducing the tax from 10 to 3 cents
Il pound was agreed to.
SENArE-The Northern Pacific land grant
forfeiture bill was considered. During the
debate it was stated that an English syn
dictate had offered $500, 100000 for the
company's lands at $3.50 an acre.
Mr.. George stated: The average sales OF
land by that company had been within a
fraction Isl instead OF 80. so. The whole
cost OF the road had been estimated by
the commissioner of railroads at $75. OOO,.
900, while the land was 42, 900, 900 acres.
which at 81 an acre would make 81 S, OOO,-
600. Deducting from the sum the cost OF
the road, there was left 500, 900, 900 for
the projectors OF the road.
The railroad land taxation bill was also
discussed. Mr.. Evarts submitted an
amendment TO exclude unsurveyed lands.
Agreed to. Mr.. Hoar's amendment was
then brought up. 1t provides:
More than $40 acres OF land sold under
the provisions of this act shall be pur-
chased by any one person or shall thereafter
be acquired or owned, or held in trust for
any one person, and any title or interest
acquired in violation thereof shall be for
feited to the United States without any
other act or entry or process whatever.
Senator Cullom introduced a joint resolu-
ton proposing the following amendment
to the constitution, designated Article
XVI:
Section /. The only institution or con-
tract OF marriage within the United States
or any place subject to their Jurisdiction
shall be that OF the union in marriage OF
one man with one woman, and bigamy or
polygamy is forever prohibited; any law.
CUSTOM form or ceremony, civil or rellg-
ious, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec 2. No state shall pass any law or
allow any custom, form or ceremony OF
marriage, except in obedience to and con-
formally to the institution of marriage as
herein defined and established; hut other
wise the regulation within each state OF
marriage or divorce a civil and criminal
Jurisdiction over these subjects shall belong
to the several states as heretofore.
Sec. 3. Congress shall have power to en-
force this article by appropriate legislation.
SENArE.-After long debate on the dis
puts with Canada on the fisheries, the bill
to tax railroad grant lands passed, and
was substituted for the house bill on the
same subject, and a COMMITTEES circumference
ordered. Mr. Edmunds submitted an
amendment to the Legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill for the ap-
pointment OF seven assistants to the secre-
tnry of the interior to expedite cases ap'
pealed from the pension bureau.
HousE-The oleomargarine bill passed
TT to 1O1-after being 80 amended as to
reduce the tax from l O to 5 cents per pound.
The fate OF the bill in the senate is very
uncertain, tt is doubtful whether it will
be taken up by that body during the pres
ent session. The current belief is that the
bill will be materially amended in Its tax
alton features before receiving favorable
action in the senate.
As the bill stands, it provides:
Annual taxes are imposed as follows up
on those engaged in fraudulent butter bust
ness: Manufacturers. 5000; wholesale
dealers, $3.50; retail dealers, $3.50. Manu-.
fa ct urers of oeleomargarne who have not
ra;d the tax shall be fined $1,000 to
SIS. 900 in addition to the tax; wholesal c
| dealers $500 to $4,000, and retail dealers
| S5O To $500. All manufacturers OF cleo
marraripe shall put up their product in
W. oden packages, stamped and brand
ed under regulat ions prescribed by
| lie commissi ,ner of internal revenue
and dealers shall be allowed to sell
imitation butter from pa ckages so brand
ed. Every package shall be labeled with
tie number OF tho Hanufactory. Neither
the stamp thereon nor the package shall bt
removed Or destroyed. under pfnGlty q
$50 fine. Manufacturers shall pay a tax
of ; cents for each pound Of oleomargarinf
manufactured by them, and II any manu-
| iacturer sells or removes Tor sale or con
| sum ption any oleomar.arine on which the
STAN, are not affixed, he shall be liable
To fine and imprisonment in add
| Ton to the tax. Imported oleo
margarine shall pay an internal revenue
| tax of Is cents per pound in addition tt
the import duty. Every person who pur
clases or receives for sale oleomargarin'
not ,.ropsrly branded shall be liable to &
penalty " $50 for eech 0ffenss, and to {
penalty OF 500 in addition TO the for
iit re OF the article for receiving olsomar
sari.c from manufacturer who has no
tu;d the special tax. The fraudulent u.s.
| or possession Of olcOmargarine shall 4b
puni he'd by ~ fine and Imprisonment
Seize. lists may be appointed to determine
whether Il ny article is subject to the tax pro
,idcd, and a lso whether any olcomargarin
which p infended for food is delcteriou
Ia the PUBLIC health. The former shall
b.. sori.itcd in case the stamp tax in no
a Ned, and the latter in case it is decifa!et
to lie injurious to health. Oleomargarin
may lie exported without payment OF tb
tax, provided that it shall be labele'
"Oleoma rgarine" in large letters. Any per
son who defrauds or attempts to defraut
the United States in connection with tn
business, shall forfeit the factory, manu-
facturing apparatus and stock. and b
| liable to fine and imprisonment. Rigid pen
alties re provided for all iniractions O
the law, The bill shall take effect ninets
days after it's passage.
SENATE.-A resolution was offered call
ing on the secretary of the interior for in
formation az to the authority under whic
the land commissioner issued an oxecutiv
order suspending land entries. The con
sular and diplomatic bill was debated
The bill to indemnify Chinese subjects 70
losses sustained in the Rock Spring
(Wyo.) riot passed 80 to 10. The sena
tors voting in the negative we're Messrs
Il Rack BERRY COckrell Coke Eustis George