Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-07-20
INGALLS, STORMS.
And Senator Miller of New York
gets Full Benefit of the
Shower.
Montana Highwaymen Hold up
Her Majesty's Mail, Secur-
ing $4,000
An Interesting Batch of Domes-
tic Dispatches-Land Law
Repeal Debate.
Congressional Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, July l9.-Mr. Whit
horne introduced u bill 10 return the
tax oil cattle, collected by the United
States in iS65.6-1-S, from people of
certain states oi the union to be held
or USED 10y such states for educational
purposes.
After routine work the Senate took
up the oleomargarine bill, aud IN the
course of the debate Mr.. Ingalls, de-
nounced Mr.. Miller, of New lork, the
chief supporter of the bill, in no meas
ured terms, calling him every thing
in the category of dIshouurable terms,
to which Miller replied that no impu-
tatlon that he was actuated by base
and corrupt motives would close his
mouth, and he appealed from that in
famous charge to his constituents
Throughout the greatest districts of
New York. Mr.. Miller ended his
speech by declaring that the TRADE
hurled at his head by the senator from
Kansas consisted of words which the
senator or any other man would not
dare to speak to him outside of the
Senate chamber.
HOUSE.
The House resumed the considera-
tion of the fertilization appropriation
bill, pending the amendment, being
that offered by Mr.. Randall, reducing
from $500, 600 to $50 900, the appropria-
tion for armament of seacoast defenses.
Mr.. Randall withdrew the amend
ment and offered another, which was
edopted by unanimous consent, pro-
viding the guns, projectiles, etc., pur-
chased shall be of American manufac-
ture, and the bill was passed.
Next was the consideration of the
Senate concurrent resolution tor the
printing of $1,000 copies Of the third
annual report of the civil service com.
mission, which was agreed to by a
vote of, yeas, lSS; nays. 40.
Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, from the con-
ference committee on the bill repeal
ing pre-emption, timber culture and
desert land laws, reported complete
disagreement. Mr.. Payson, of Illi-
nois, ran over the points of difference
between the houses and was severe Ia
his condemnation of the Senate
amendment, which provides that after
final proof of claimant under home
stead or pre-emption laws, issuance Of
duplicate receivers certificates of il
shall be proved to the satisfaction OF
the commissioner; that fraud has en-
tered into the title so acquired by
claimant, unless 1t shall appear that
the land has heen sold or construed
bona tide purchaser, for valuable con-
sideration, the commissioner shall
suspend issuing patent for the same.
This provision, he argued, was an in
centive to fraud, as it required the
com missioner To issue patent II land
had been sold to bona fide purchaser,
even though the original title had
been acquired by fraud. He hoped
The House would by unanimous vote
insist upon its disagreement to this
amendment.
Mr.. Stone, of Missouri, also an.
nounced his opposition to the amend.
meDt, which be said spread its pro
tecting wings over the most hardened
land sharks on the continent. Mr..
Perkins and Mr.. Peters, of Kansas
favored the Senate amendment, TAX.
ing the ground of having punished the
innocent with the guilty; that tn,
Senate amendment protected the bons
fide purchaser only and punished land
sharks end speculators.
Mr.. Clifford, of Dakota. said that in
the management of the land bureau
there was an absence of discrimination
between cases of honest and dishonest
settlers and asserted that IL was the
purpose of the Senate amendment tC
put an end to senseless litigation
Mr.. Laird, of Nebraska, In approving
of the provisions of the Senate amend.
mert. denied charges made by the
land bureau, OF immense frauds exist.
ing in the west in relation to entry OF
the public lands and stated that In
Arkansas there were double the num-
her of frauds existing that were
charged against Nebraska, and In
Louisiana an equal number. Carey.
of Wyoming, favored so much of the
Senate amendment as amends instead
of repesliug the desert land law. Mr..
Perkins announced his opposition to
the repeal Of the presumption law be-
cause he believed 1t to ue unwise leg
islation, as 1t was under that law that
the west had striven so greatly and
every breeze coming from that section
came freigbted with protests against
its passage. The House then insisted
upon It's disagreement and further
conference was ordered.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois. offered q
concurrent resolution for the final ad-
journment of Congress at o'clock.
July 2Sth, which was referred to the