Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-30
EASTERN NEWS.
AN EFFORT BEING MADE TO
CHANGE THE LAND LAWS.
A Congressional Bill Against
Convict Labor.
A TEXT OF sEERMAN's SILVER
BULLION BILL.
The Deadlock Continues in the Ohio
Legislature.
MAUD MILLER WILL CONTEST THE DIVORCE
SUIT AGAINST her.
The Gold Bugs at Work in
New York.
MAUD MILLER WILL CONTEST THE DIVORCE
SUIT AGAINST her.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
CONGREGATIONAL Proceedings.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Tho Senate
| Committee on Public Lands, which has
boon giving q great deal of study to the
present condition Of tho land laws and
the manner in which they are being en-.
forced, some days ago appointed a sub
committee to draw up q single measure
that would remedy all the faults In the ex-
isting legislation. The committee has
prepared a bill, which will be reported
favorably to the Senate. II rcpeals all
laws providing for the presumption OF
| public lands, the laws allowing entries for
| timber culture and other purposes. This
repeal shall no. affect any valid rights
heretofore accrued under said laws, but
all bona file claims. lawfully initiated be-
fore July /. 1886, may be preferred upon
q due compliance with the law in the same
manner and upon the same terms and con-
ditions, and subject to the same limita-
tions, forfeitures and contests as II this
Act had not been passed. One section OF
the proposed bill amends the Act for the
sale of desert lands, and it requires that
persons filing on desert land shall reside
thereon for five years, and during that
period cultivate said tract, and that he or
she must be a citizen Of the United States.
II also provides that a party filing upon
lands under this section shall make his
residence upon the same within II months
after fling, and that residence thereafter
shall be continuous. Any failure to reside
I.-I. b.. o4~1 khar. CIV ~ ~ tu ahal1
work Q forfeiture. No person is allowed
to enter more than 800 acres. and that il
to be in q compact form. This Act shall
only apply to California. Oregon, Colo
RADIO and Nevada and the Territories Of
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyo-
ming, Arizona, New Mexico and Dakota.
Logan said that if his (Logan's) propo-
sition of ten years In this Senate had been
agreed to there would have been NO Indian
wars after that time. His proposition
then was that it DO made q penal offense
for anybody to sell guns or powder or
bullets to an Indian. That is the source
OF the trouble In our Indian affairs.
At 2 o'clock Vest took the floor on the
Dakota bill. He disclaimed any hostility,
personal or political, to the people of
Dakota, and claimed himself to be a
Western man and proud of the Western
country and Its magnificent development.
House-The Committee On Labor to-day
instructed Representative James to report
fsvorably the bill introduced, making it
unlawful for any officer, agent or servant
Of the Government OF the United States to
contract with any person or corporation,
or permit any official of any State prison
where criminals Of the United States may
be incsrcerated, to hire or contract out
labor OF said criminals, and imposing a
fine OF from $500 to 81 900. or imprison.
mont from one 20 three years for any vic.
~lations Of the Act. The subcommittee
that has charge OF the convict labor ques.
tion reported favorably a bill prohibiting
the use Of material made by convicts In
the construction Of Government works.
The bill is a long one and full. The CON-
mittee adjourned before concluding Its
consideration.
The sherman silver Bullion Bill.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-The following
is the full text of Senator Sherman's bill
TO amend the Coinage ACT of February 20,
1878. introduced by him yesterday:
Be II enacted. That the coinage Of the
silver dollar provided for by the hrst Sec
ton Of the Act TO which this is an amend
ment, be discontinued from and after the
passage of this Act.
SECTION 2. That the Secretary OF the
Treasury is authorized and directed to
purchase from timo to time silver bullion
in bars not less than nine-tenths fine at
the market price thereof Of not loss than
1900. 900 ounces troy per month, nor
moro than 1000, 900 ounces per month,
and he shall issue payment therefor in coin
certificates OF United States denomina-
tions Of not less han $40 each, GORE.
spending with the denominations OF the
United States notes, the bullion purchased
TO be retained in the Treasury. The
security and payment Of the same and the
amount Of such certificates at any
time outstanding shall not exceed the
amount in bullion purchased by such Ger.
tificates. and the certificates thus issued
will be receivable for customs taxes. All
public duos. when 30 received. shall be re-.
issued. and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall redeem in coin said certificates on
presentation for redemption at the Office OF
the Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States in the city Of New York In sums no,
less than $50,
SECTION 3 Any holder of standard
silver dollsfs or gold coin Of the United
States or gold bullion at the Mint OF value
may deposit the same with the Treasurer
or Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States In sums Of not less than $40 and
receive coin certificates therefor.
The Ohio Legislature.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 29.-The Joint Sen.
ate met at 10 A. NJ, and without the trans.
action OF business adjourned until to.mor.
row morning. By q previous agreement
OF the two factions & proposition Of the
Conference Committee. which has In
charge the arrangement OF compromise
measures. was submitted 10 the Demo-
cratic cancus this morning and ratified. IA
has also been agreed TO by the Republican
caucus. The proposition is that q special
committee OF six members Of equal num-
bers politically shall make an investigator
Of tho Hamilton county contested cases
! and report their specific fndinpu AZ a..