New-York tribune., 1886-05-29
NORTHERN PACIFIC LAND GRANT.
An ANIMATED DEBATE II THE SENATE OVER Nh
VAN wYCKS AMENDNENT.

VAN wYCK> AMENDMENT.
WASHINGTON, May 2S lSpcciGt. In contin-
min the debate on the m forfeit lands granted TO the
Northern Pacific ENr,ai the sena.e waS considerably
stirred up TIN, afternoon hy M. Van Wyck. The for
fe lure provided the b related only 10 the lands
be. .gecn Waluia Junction and Portland distance OF
PA niles No part or tho road that stance has
been constructed because another road had previously
been built without land grant M Van Wyck VINO
withdrew the INST amendment he offered to the 0ill
presented another providing for the forfeiture OF all
lands which appsItaiu and cotcrmnous with the
uncomple,od part OF the ROAD Tns would include IN
the forfeiture tac laul seyeuyAve miles Of Ae IN
completed Cascade branch
Nil Etmuuds sad tA2t this was moan'a rieco
o. country anu that II necessary 10 have completed
line TO Puget sound. and he dd not think TINS question
shoud be passed upOn now. lie moved 10 lay the
amendment on the table. TINS motion rejected, 23
yess and - ays-,ulom, Manterson Teller and Van
Nyc voting with the Democrats n the neg 1--we. AU'r
tins motion was icioc'oi Mr. Elnulds made speeh I'D
which le SAW the bn hal been "OeievlAci' by tins
amendment tAlt 10 wo al probably be defeated lie
saJ hatiih r4r0a company had chosen tLis inetAoi
olar!catu te D IL ooL.I not Aayo succeeded better rs
there 10 chance % pass such hii IN the remaining
NceAsoi tAle .s,i1n Ia adopt nS stl aI amendment
acting n tire m irnld Ile wanted ~ caii
attention 10 fa fact faat tne senator from Nebraska
laa introduced uIu 10 AID tne Union Paoiac Company
81 c.n.liuct-- or@icAre u Ne'a'A'. il 't VS. 2''t
bfa. kl wy nor equally SO ln Washington Territory
4. Van w. cS rsi.eo t.at i ''' nnt io.o" ln"t Oil
vas "hetcvl-o' hocfu.e l-e s.iai3 "ol'et an
ar.raducnt OF which TIC senator from Yer
mont did not approve. lie ant not tnnk tle
nca W'o ,arorei railr-.d cosToratoa.. T. c2lltaeI
Toad proposed 10 have the Go'etnmrni t7N@ ine
money Ui.-D Fts on e '-ll 1s 'ila = 'n. l't '""
M re4-.ry i1e Secretary % tle atrro. a'i le p.e,-
aen Of sac C4loa ia.c, bald connecting branches At
Nr Ltunu4s said that ihs was much the money Of
"a nun .l,iu IA
Mr. polra ,ir. Mitchell an! other senator. rlei Nh
Nau Nycx questions and he occupied the floor Tor
eDout two hours rcu.ylnk lo .h5m
DEMOCRATS NEVER OFFENSIVE PARrIsANsi
NA,HNGToN, May 25.-iho Senate to-day
II executive session removed the Injunction OF secrecy
from The r. port OF the Committee Posc O'ices and
Post Roads IN the Csc o ulrOert Williams to nc post
master at North Bend. Nep. vice Chauncry W. HYATT
Removed. The conn Zee received tAe Uapcrs IN the
case. TAG report says:
Uappear, nom the papers and documents n Tie case
that -li. IbA.t IL '~i.or s"t p.op-istoi OIL" nc"s
newspaper werc fled n support Of The app cAlou tor
bs removal. In tho tAe nevsplper OF Juie II.
l-s3. the committee finds an article ID t,ed As O1ens-
ivc.y partisan, ana here copies 10 - length:
democrats sre not offensive pifusans,' as the fol
lOwIug incident Viii prove. A ItAe noy ana
sm s,'' l-9 nnler The fr.e AND viii n "xclina.
ton o delight be-us to hte IT, iIod on said tie boy.
arp you vii be sics an You can't TAX, an Tie
doctor Nil come an eve yon some bAh medicine an
then yolA d e. The @rl throws TIC apple down ana
the boy suaicAmg g. "p teIu- TO cat g., D0ni. the
girl cr.es wOat q XII won TOO 80. sid tLe boy.
nuurhiug tie fruit IL won XII BOYS. 4s only after
lttlc llr4s. BOYS lont nave co. ~
Il not dinicuitto tie point Of this offensive
article "Olrnsive partisanslIp' does not apply to
Democrats. It's only ator keplp cans. democrats 40
not have 1t. II is evident that Mr. Hyatt cannot be
bad man incncient oie when resort Is had
q curse to tn eCt nS removal The iGct tnat lie
has such seen appreciation i tLc true character oi
fi-paraied reform doctrines ~ the present times
doubtless had moons derabe influence In inducilg
the iupOrtumties Of hr persons who urged his removal
The iujuuction was @5o removed from the report In
the OF = H. Evans. nominated 20 be postmaster ~
Ottuuw3. Iowa, vice 4. H. Hamilton. The committee
f. tis also % DE- OF offensive pIft4sausll,
with cHarges Affecting tle Oic. Or personal record
OF tUe Out gong official
Representative Glover un able to defeat the con-
lr OF Dlck" Lancaster for ~urrcyoT % the Port
LOUIS, wlik>rt ng his searcl4g arrscumenr
OF thai person. Lancaster vas char ed by Glover with
being connected with Tie wL soy rng aud o. oe!raG--
in tlc Uucu States OF Judgment oi $4,000 ID tAD
transfer CI hlS pro- eity, winch WAS returned 10 hlM
sfler ais settlement wltn the Government fol $780,