Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-07-27
AMAZ0NIAN ANTICS.
A Stout Female Rough NAL
treats a Minnesota Farmer,
Nearly Killing Him.
The Northern Pacific Forfeitu re
Bill Receives the Attention
of the House Yesterday.
An Amendment to the Con stitu-
tion Abolishing the Manufac-
ture or Sale of Liquor.
Congressional Proceedings.

SENalE
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Mr. Blair,
from the committee on education and
labor, reported back the House bill
directing the commissioner of labor 10
make Investigations rs to convict
labor. Passed.
ingalls, offered a resolution which
was adopted, requesting the President
To communicate information concern
ing the alleged defa.catiOn OF A. X.
Cutting an alleged American citizen,
by Mexican authorities at Paso del
Norte, also, whether any United
States troops have been recently
ordered 10 Fort Bliss. The Senate
then proceeded TO the consideration OF
the deficiency appropriation bill. A
bill to increase the naval establish
ment was laid before the Sentae and
referred to the committee on naval
affairs. Reading of the deficiency bill
was resumed and on motion of Mr..
Hale an item was inserted OF s2iS, 900
OF repayment to importers OF duties
paid in excess, also an item of S626, ia
on account of mail transportation over
non-snbsidiZed railroads operated by
the Central Pacific railroad company
for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1856, and prior years. On motion of
Mr.. Dawes an item of Sd, 900 was in
serted for the Chippewa Indians in
Minnesota on account of damage to
their lands by an overflow caused by
government dams. The bill was then
reported back to the Senate and all
the amendments were concurred in
and the bill passed.
The Senate then went into secret
session and five minutes later the
officers of the Senate were sent To the
corridors, committee rooms, and the
telegraph aud newspaper offices ot
the second floor, all the occupants OF
which were promptly elected. AT 8
O'Clock the Senate took recess until 3,
when consideration of the business
transacted before the secret session
was resumed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, from the
conference committee on the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropria
ton bill, reported non-agreeneDt
Mr.. Holman stated that the point ol
difference was the Senate amendment
providing for senator's clerks. Mr..
Oates, of Alabhma, moved that the
House recede from the Senate amend
meut. Lost; yeas, 66, nays, III and
further conference was ordered. Mr..
Henley, of CALIFORNIA, from the com
mittee on public lands, reported back
the Senate bill forfeiting certain of the
lands granted to the Northern Pacific
railroad company. The committe re
commends that in lieu of the Senat,
bill there be- substituted provisions o
the House bill on the same subject
Mr.. Henley said that the difference
between the two bills was that whll
the Senate bill forfeited the gran
from WaIlula Junction to Portland
the House bill included also forfeit
ure OF the grant from Bismack to tn
Pacific ocean. The House bill forfeit
| ed 80. .OO0, coo acres more IL an the Sen
ate bill. Mr.. Van Eaton, Of Missis
sippi, IA member of the committee oI
public lands, supported the Senat
bill. He was not willing to bow s.
low to the cOmmunistic cry of "Daml
the railroads." AS to break contract
and pledges of the parties in nationa
convention, that IL was demagoger.
in the lowest sense.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, of Washington Terri
tory, favored the House bill, declar
ing there were high reasons of publ
policy why the land grant of tn
Northern Pacific company should b
taken from its control as far AS thi
could legally be done. He pictures
what he characterized as the oppres
sion of the railway company as prac
tised in Washington Territory, asser.
ing that it dictated laws relating I,
railroad taxation, and set at defianc,
every legislation of the people. Tha
the history of the company was |
chapter of proken promises, misrepre
sentatioDs and double dealings. Mr.
GilfillaD. of Minnesota, submitted
legal argument In opposition to th,
House bill. which he said was based
upon misleading construction of the
granting of the act. Mr.. Oates, o'
Alabame, argued against the eauable
and legal power OF Congress to pass the
Senate bill. Mr.. Payson. of Illinois
entered upon an exhaustive review,
hut pending the conclusion of his re-
marks the House adjourned.