Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. "a.


Senate.-Mr. Van Wyck called up and
the senate. without debate, passed the
bill for the relief of the settlers and
purchasers of land on the public do.
main in Nebraska and Kansas. 1t ap-
propriates $3.50, 900 to be expended for
the purpose of reimbursing persons
and their legal representatives who.
under the land laws settled upon or
purchased lands within the grant made
to aid in the construction of the North
ern Kansas railroad to whom patents
had been issued for land, but against
which persons DEGREES had been render
ed by the circuit court on account of
the priority of the grant to the rail-
road. Persons entitled to the ben
eGts of the act are to be reim-
bursed at the rate of $3.50 per acre.
The education bill was then taken
up, and Senator Blair addressed
the senate in reply to the objections
and criticisms made against it.
Senator George, of mississippi, spoke in
favor of the measure, and continued his
argument at some length, but finally
yielded for an executive sassian, after
which the senate adjourned.
House-In the house, to-day. Mr.. Pay
son, from the committee on public
lands, reported the senate bill to quit
the titles of the settlers of the Des
Moines river lands in Iowa. He gave
the history of the case from the time
the grant of land was made to
the state of Iowa, and stated that
100000 acres were involved in
the bill. By misconstruction of
the Grand kurgh act, the state of Iowa
had sold certain lands to which it was
not entitled and had granted certain
other lands to the Des Moines River
Railroad and Navigation company.
This state of affairs had given rise to
much litigation and the purpose of the
bill was simply to allow the parties who
had made pre.emption and homestead
filings on these lands to have the 1ues-
ti0n judically determined us to whether
the land was public land. After con-
siderable debate the bill was passed
without a division. After an execu-
tive session the house ad journed.
THURSDAY, Feb 25.
SenGte.-Sen. Edmunds introduced a
bill to-day providing for the inspection
of meats for expectation, and prohibit
ing the importation of adulterated ar
ticles of food and drink, and authoriz-
ing the president to make a proclama-
ton in certain cases. The bill gives the
president ipower to retaliate whenever
our products are uDJustly discriminate
ed against in foreign countries. Sen.
Edmunss thought it clear that it was
time to introduce this bill again. The
senate, Oh motion of Senator Dawes,
resumed consideration of the bill to
provide allotments of land in severalty
to the Indians. Passed. At o'clock
the educational bill was laid before
the senate and Sen. George took the
floor to contine his remarks in favor
of the bill. Remarks were also made
by Senators Edmunds and Hoar
sen. Allison thought the bill should be
so amended as to be precisely what it
was intended to be and there should be
no room left for doubt to arise when
the provisions of the bill came to be ap.
piled in practice as to the preparations
of the money to be applied to white and
colored schools respectively. The de-
bate here closed and the senate ad-
journed.
House. presented a memorial
of the savings bank of New York state
representing 1, 1eS, 900 depositors, asking
for repeal of the Bland silver ct.
Referred. The committee on commerce
reported back the bill to incorporate the
Atlantic and Pacific ship railway. Re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
The committee on public lands reported
the bill to forfeit the land granted to
the the state of Michigan to aid ia the
construction of railroad from Ontena-
gon to the Wisconsin state line. 1t
was put on the calendar
The house went into committee of
the whole On the Hennepin canal bill,
and Murphy, of Iowa, concluded his
speech advocating the measure. Mr..
Rowell, of Illinois, supported the bill
and pending the conclusion of his re
marks the morning hour expired and
the committee rose. The house tnen
again resolved itself into committee
of the whole [Crisp in the chair on the
pension appropriation bill. Townshend,
of Illinois, who had charge of the bill,
explained its provisions. 1t appropri-
ates, he said, $75, 754 200, or about $l5,-
000,000 more than was carried by law
for the current year. The average ap.
preparation for pensions for the last six
years was $77, 449, 600, showing that the
appropriation contained in the pending
bill was $1,694, 800 below the average.
After long debate, participated iR by
TIilman, OF South Carolina, and War
ner, of Ohio, the house adjourned.