The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-07-30

law. he obtained pension for Mrs
Hannah Ladd, the entire bill far
services was about $780, When he
was elected to congress he turn.
ed all his government business over
TO his partner, who, without his knowledoe
brought suit against the widow FOR services
rendered in collecting the pension and in
terest, and q writ OF execution had been
issued; but when he (Mr. Blair) heard n
he directed his partner to discontinue the
proceedings, He had never received a dol
lar for his services and expenditures in the
matter.
HoUsE.--The house concurred IN the
senate amendments to the oleonarpa rina
bill The bin now goes to the president
for his action in the house, and passed
their bill by vote OF 175 to 70, which in.
sures majority should the president with
hold his approval.
SENATE.-The deficiency appropriations
bill was considered. On motion OF Mr..
Dawes, an item OF S25 ,0o0 was inserted for
the Chippewa Indians in Minnesota on ac.
count OF damages to their lands by over.
flow caused by government dams
On motion the senate proceeded TO the
consideration ofprivate pension bills which
have been fayorably reported. Fifty were
passed, including one granting pension to
the widow Of Gen. Durbin Ward. A hill
hotel on government land at Fortress
Monroe. Several public building bills pass
ed, including the following: Increasing to
$160, 900 the limit Of cost to the building
at La Crosse, Wis; appropriating $3.50, 600
for the purchase OF additional land near
the public building at Brooklyn, N. ".
| 500, 600 Tor a public building at Charlotte
n. c.. authorizing the construction OF
public building at 0wenstoro, Ky.
A bill was passed appropriating $3.50.
600 for the establishment OF q military
post ut or near Denver, Colo.
Senator Blair, from the committee on
education and labor, submitted a favora.
| BILE report on joint resolution proposing
that an amendment to the constitution IN
relation to alcoholic liquors and other
| poisonous beverages be submitted to the
| legislatures for ratification. The amend
| nent provides
| From and after tho year g, 90, the man.
uiacturc and sale and Importation OF dis
| titled alcoholic Intoxicating liquors except
| Tor medicinal, mechanical, chemical and
scientific purposes and for the use in arts,
| shall cease.
The report which accompanies the pro-
| posed amendment says the committee be-
| lieve the people have a right to decide what
| measure shall be taken for the regulation
or extirpation OF this trafc.
| HoUsE.-Mr. Henly, from the committee
| on public lands, reported back the senate
| bill forfCiting certain of the lands granted
| tho Northern Pacific Railroad company.
| The COMMITTEES recommends that, in lieu
! OF the senate bill, there be substituted the
| provisions Of the house bill on the same
| subject Mr. Henly stated:
! The difference between the two bills was
! that, while tho senate bill forfeited the
| grant from Wallula Junction to Portland,
] the house bill included also the forfeiture
! of the grant from Bismarck TO the Pacific
| ocean. The house bill forfeited 33,000,.
| 900 acres more than the senate BILL
| Mr.. Voorhees, favored tho house ljil, de-
claring: There were high reasons OF public
| policy why the land grant Of tlts Northern
| Pacific company should be taken from its
| control as far as this could legally be done.
He pictured what he characterized as the
| oppression OF the railroad company as
| practiced in Washington Territory, assert
| ing that it dictated the laws relating to
| railroad taxation and set at defiance every
| legislative action OF the people. The his
| tory OF the company was q chapter oI
| broken promises, Misrepresentation and
| double-dealing.
| Mr. Gilfillan submitted a legal argument
| in opposition to che house bill, which he
| said was based upon mischievous ard
misleading misconstruction OF the granting
act.
Mr.. Oates argued against the equitable
and legal power OF congress to pass the SEN
ate bill.