Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-24
CONGRESS-.


~ TO the unfinished portions OF the Cas-
|rade branch adopted.
A The bill furfeits about three million acres.
n also provides for n repeal OF the seation
"A fhe granting act whereby the right OF
raw OF the road is TO go untaxed in the
&rrritories. IL declares forfeited SO much
n the lands granted to that company as
- cotsrnlinus with that part OF it's main
inc which extends from Wallula Junction
- Portland, and that part OF the Cascade
&ranch which shall not have been eomplet-
Il Al the date OF the passage Of this bill
"A makes the right Of way in the terri
fories subject to taxation. Where persons
- now in possession OF the lands forfeit
q by the bill, under deeds acquired from
<he railroad company. they shall have the
*;eht to purchase the lands from the United
tfates in quantities not exceeding 800 acres
n 80 so an acre Nothing in the act is to
q construed to waive any right OF the
United States to forfeit any other lands
6apted to them for failure, past or future
q comply with the conditions OF the grant.
! Mr. Harrison, from the committee on
srritories, reported favorably the house
Ent. senate bills prohibiting special legisla-
ion by the legislatures upon a very large
kumber OF subjects. In all cases where
Law can be made applicable, no
<neeial laws shall be enacted in
NV OF the territories. The provisions of
~ senate and house bills are Incorporated
Eosether and cover the above ground. Sem
tor Harrison appends an extended report
la the evils OF special legislation and fur
|Ilshes letters IRON the governors ofseveral
,rritories showing local and county indebt-
dness OF an extensive character as one of
he bad elects OF the liberal passage by ter
torial legislatures OF focal laws.
rrss
ndicial appropriation bill was proceeded
18th During the discussion the probability
~ large deficiency the coming year was
eierred to. mutton to strike out the
appropriation for employees OF the land
apartment engaged in hunting up fraudu-
nt land entries WAS rejected.
HousE.-The passage OF the legislative
sIl by the house leaves the sundry civil,
avail general deficiency and fertilization
Ils vet to be completed by the body.
hose departments for which no provision
made can obtain no money after June
D. as the statutes make IL a penal of.
nee to make the government liable
u any pecuniary obligations in
ivance OF specific appropriations.
H. house reached the section referring to
srveyor generals for the states and terri
bries. Gilfilian made point OF order
rainst the paragraph consolidating the
Ken districts OF Minnesota and Dakota
Dder one surveyor general, that it was new
ri,latiou In this the chairsustained him
Ia the consolidation was dissolved. Mr..
Slfjlan said he did this because the State
Minnesota contained yet eleven or twelve
6ii;ion acres OF unsurveyed land. and he
bought it ought to retain it's own surveyor
neral Randall was n little ratified by
haste with which Giltllan's point OF
\ her was disposed of. but drew attention
the fact that il this dissolution was al
wed no appropriation for the surveyor
neral OF Minnesota had been made.
lfllan Immediately proposed an amend
bit appropriating $1,000 for the
2ary OF the surveyor general,
600 for clerk hire and 81, 900 for
ridental expenses. Randall became
cry and asked why. when the estimates
the secretary OF the interior only called
"a, 500 for clerk hire, IS, 900 should be
appropriated 3ilfllan said that he had
ken the appropria ton for last year for
model, but was willing to take the es-
hates of the secretary in place of those
bis amendment. He then proposed that
salary should be $1,000, clerk hire
500. and Incidental expenses 81. 200.
ndail said: ''YoU have got the salary
high II should only be 81, 500"
lillian replied thst the law fixed the
nry at $4,000, although it had
10 cut to 81 500 the past few years.
ndaIl pressed the matter, however, and
save his amendment, which had been
ce voted on, Gilfillan gave way and the
ary was fixed at 81 500. Payson OF Hi.
b then offered an amendment consoli-
hing Nebraska and Dakota into dis
ct with one surveyor general with a sal
OF 81 800 a year. As no Nebraska
u a.
|endmeDt, il was adopted and went
ough.
<ESArE.-0n Thursday among other bills
RATIONAL interest that were passed was
d introduced some time ago by Mr.. Ed
nds, providing for the inspection OF
products exported to foreign
ntries and prohibiting the i'm
tation OF adulterated food. The
authorizes the president at his dis
bon by proclamation to place an EN-
10 upon the importation OF articles OF
b from countries that shut their ports
Inst our products. This is a measure
etaliation against Germany and France,
bill to appoint temporary assistant
ctary OF the treasury to act during the
PISS oil Manning was passed.
orsE.-Mr. Morrison OF Illinois moved
the house go into committee of the
BE on revenue bills. On this motion he
landed the yeas and nays, and Mr.. Nc
'ey. on behalf OF the opponents OF the
Joined 10 the demand. The motion
lost-140 to 157. Mr. Morrison i'm
lately gave notice that on Tuesday
he would renew the motion that had
been rejected.
examination OF the vote shows that
affirmative was composed of 1876
ocrats and 4 Republicans and the
Hive 122 Republicans and 30 Demo-
The four Republicans who voted
were James OF New York, Nelson,
III and Wakefield, OF Minnesota. The
ty-fiye Democrats who voted nay
( Arnot, Bliss, Campbell, Dowdney,
hlneckcr and Viele, Of New
Boyle. Curtin, Ermentrout, Ran
and Sowden, of Pennsylvania; Camp
Ellsberry, Forran, Geddes. LeFevre,
~, Warner and Wilkins. OF Ohio: Gay,
z st. Martin and Wallace, OF Louis.
Green, McAdoo and Pidcock, of New
by; Lawler and Ward, Of Illinois; Henry,
Rliiornia; Findlay, OF Maryland, and
bin. OF Alabama.
<enty members we're paired; twelve
) oerats and one Republican (White oil
4 hesota1 being paired with thirteen Re-
= cans. The paired who would have
& in the Affirmative are:
ben, Bragg, Collins, Cox, Dockery, Eden,
= '1se. Hail. Hatch, loses OF Alabama,
ply. Reid ofNorth Carolina, and White
nnesota.
: ose paired in the negative are: Bun
Burleigh, Caswell. Hanback,, Haynes,
and, Hit, Hauck, Pettibone, Pierce,
benson, Van Schaick, and White of
II Sylyania.
Z Frederick Democracy of Iowa, who
absent. sick, was not paired.
THE MINNESOTA DELEGATION
Bhed three OF the four republican mem
= who voted for the consideration OF
y (ariIf bill-Mcssrs. Wakefield. Strait
= Nelson voting aye, while Mr.. Gilfillan
81 no. and Milo White was away, but
Z paired with Mr.. Hiestand OF Pennsyl-
the announcement being made that
White had been present he would
3 voted aye, while Mr.. Hiestand
~ have voted no. Mr.. Strait
81 Ind also Mr.. Nelson, in substance:
II >ted for the bill, not because he be-
p Il was judicious measure. but be.
y he was pledged ms were all the Re-
- ans oil Minnesota, to an effort to Sc
B revision OF the present prohibitory
and this was the only opportunity
- 10 be secured this session looking to
IN end. He believed that the subject
TO be given onsideration, even over
4 measure, and his vote was given &c
= Ind
! AfE.-A resolution was adopted call
the president for information touch
Ppointments and removals under the
x cryice law. Aresolution ofinquiry re,
~ 7g the compensation due postmasters
b oped q discussion in which COLLISION
- N the postoffice department and GER
aim agents was limited at.
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