Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-06-18
CONGRESSIONAL

ed immediate consideration of the bill. but
Mr.. Hoar objected. A resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Dawes relating to bonded
whisky. The senate then resumed consid-
Grafton OF the bill for the relief of the An.
napolis cadets. After long debate it
was laid on the table. A bill was passed
providing for a commission of three per.
sons to be approved by the president, to
investigate the truth of alleged discoveries
OF the specific cause of yellow fever. The
senate postponed indefinitely the bill to
disqualify justices of the United States su-
preme court from sitting on the trial OF
causes which had been previously heard
before them at circuit.
HousE.-Mr. Kelley replied to the speech
of Mr.. Wheeler against the late Secretary
Stanton. Mr.. Kelley opened by reading an
extract from the speech of Mr. Wheeler.
and characterizing the attack as aconspir-
acy of mid might slanderers to attack the
character OF a dead man. Mr..Kelley ignor-
ed the charges made against Stanton
by Wheeler, except as to his relations with
the Union generals. In regard to this point
he read a letter written by Stanton to his
Dyer, an Episcopal clergyman of New York
datad May Is, 1862, defending himself
from the charge that he obstructed Gen.
McClellan's plans, etc. He then read @
short abstract from q letter OF Gen. Grant
to show the high opinion in which that Of
fcer held Stanton's character. He asked
the house to vindicate it's orders; to pro.
tect them against this conscious, deliberate,
persistent invasion.
Mr.. Morrison cut short further discussion
by moving to refer Mr.. Kelley's resolution
to the committee on rules. Agreed toto
to So. The house then went into commit
too ~ rn ph~lo %1,AV al
tive and judicial appropriation bill.
Morrow of California introduced q bill
which declares unlawful and prohibits the
use and occupancy OF any part OF the pub
lie lands without claim or title made in
good faith under the laws.
SENArE.-The senate considered bills on
the calendar under the five~minute rule.
Among the measures passed were the fol-
lowing:
TO legalize the corporation of national
trades unions. Amending section 1898 OF
the Revised Statutes relating to the trans
portation OF obscene publications
through the mails. (The bill extends
the scope OF the old section). Establish
ing judicial districts in Montana. Creating
additional land districts in Dakota. Re-
ferring to the court of claims for examine
ton and report to congress certain claims
for property seized by Gen. Johnston in
the Utah expedition of 1857.
Bills were reported favorably in the SEN
ate appropriating the following sums for
public buildings: Duluth, Mimi, 500, 900;
for repairs and enlargement OF the public
building at Des Moines, Iowa, $153, 900;
making an additional appropriation Of
$25, 900 for the public building at Keoku'1,
Iowa.
HousE.--The debate in the h ouse Wednes-
a. IL
alton bill practically multiplying the value OF
partisan. Mr.. Hit made an extended
speech, calling the Democratic party to ac-
count for it's efforts to stultify itself in this
provision. Mr.. Springer seemed to belead-
ing the debat tie upon the Democratic side,
and his speech was q studied ef-
fort to excuse the committee and
his party for it's efforts to further
it's partisan ends. Returned his attention
to the pension Office as a fair example of
the way in which his party had dealt out
the offices in the classified service, and
credited Commissioners Black with a strong
determination to place the business OF his
Office above partisan considerations. Mr..
Reed OF Maine found full scope for the bub-
bling sarcasm OF his nature i'll repeated
questions OF an annoying ature, and the
member from Illinois finished his speech in
anything but a pleasant frame OF mind, al
though Randall lent a hand whenever Reed
led Springer into deep water. The event
ofthe day, however was the speech Of Butter
worth OF Ohio, whose presentation OF the
civil service side OF the question has
never been equaled in the house.
SENATE.-Mr. Back called up his bin to
ing re tanners or employment from railroad
companies which have received land grants
or pecuniary aid from congress.
Mr.. Edmunds moved it's reference to the
committee on judiciary. Lost-21 to "a
after discussion, during which Mr.. Beck
said it would be as well to vote the bill
down at once, as to refer it to that com
1nittee. After further debate the bill passed
81 to IL.
The nays were Brown, Cameron, Dawes,
Edmunds, Evarts, Hoar, Mitchell (Or.)
RiIdadleberger, Sawyer, sewel', Teller. ..
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed, and the consideration OF the North
ern Pacific land grant forfeiture bill was re
sumed. The senate refused to 32-te
take up Mr.. Riddleberger's resolution favor
ing open executive sessions. A bill was in
PRODUCED appropriating Sc, 425, 900 to in
crease the naval establishment.
HousE.-Little was done beyond discuss
ing the legislative, executive and judicia
appropriation bill, which was not com
pleted.
SENArE.-The Northern Pacific forfeiture
bill was debated. Messrs George and Eus
tbs assailed the railroad company, and Mr.
Sherman defended it. Mr.. George com.
,nented generally on the enormous quaint
ty OF land-17O,0OO 900 acres-given by
congress to the various railroad corpora
tions from 1860 to 1875. It was q
larger area OF land than France or Ger
many. The present value OF the railroad
grants at the average price already
realized by the companies was $773, 796,
1913. The Northern Pacific company had
come to congress assuring it that the com
pany had the power to build it's road with
out mortgage or incumbrance of any sort
Should senator's 60 on and by a crimina
neglect Of their duties allow this company
to become the owner OF an area OF land
equal to two states? He protested against
any faithlessness on the part of congress
He made this protest on behalf Of the mill.
ions OF homeless people Of the United
States.
Mr.. Sherman admitted that the com pany
had forfeited the grant OF it's land so far as
it had not completed its road.
He would not in any case vote to forfeit
a grant where the road had been ompleted
even after the time fixed for it's completion
Such proposition would be grossly in
equitable, because the rights OF third par
ties had INTERVIEWED. Congress did not on
ly not forfeit the lands in 1s79when it had
an undoubted right to forfeit them, but
allowed the company to go on aud build
its road, and the government had accepted
the road, piece by piece, as it had beer
built. The grant thus became complete
and absolute, and it would be great
wrong now to forfeit the lands that had
been earned.
Mr.. Spooner, in Offering resolution o.
coincidence on the death OF Hon. Joseph
Rankin, late a representative in congress
from Wisconsin, delivered an eloquent and
touching tribute to the memory OF the dc
ceased.
HousE.-A senate bill similar to the ont
introduced in the house by Mr.. o NeiIl (Afo.I
was passed to legalize the incorporation o
trade unions.