Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-12


WAnsU8rox, Nay 1I.-H Hear nlaasnl.
ed msmotial nf lha hspmbfean Gen.
iEal CeDmillee of OAio, chaEaln4 that
ine election of PAYNE g TIE unisa1
States 14nale wa8 MsauEs6 hF nffbarw.
fFaud an4 oefr1piiun, and fouae1llnN
that he Senato investigate the naaftar.
keteIEsd te ahe Commilaos GA RriNlleEsa
41d El1teouA
A namber Of petitions were presented
A14 FekeFrads nIaFluN 0anarem 40 anae1
teEislaslua ae4iust aloomaEEa
AE1eE re1ttno mornlnE nuHin9E9 tht
iulel STATS oammeEoo bili was taken up
and lls Consideration Rg9amed
8f. Morgan formally o1cfo1 hIa
apaendmeaa hsFetufore punlishoa. 60
punish ~ tne Or inprIaoumeni man
Who coasplre % sep q fn1oEf1ro vita
ne ranniaR q trains anaaRad in iaaef-
stats oomueroA.
Feaa and Marcy oaa1ande1 fhnf sh.4
matter vas fuf 6latas 30 daal wtih. on
naollon q NJ. Hear the amandmant
vas laid on ne table.
Brown a4afad a. ama1amanf pEaQi1-
laR for lhe eunishmenl q pertons in-
iufiaQ 1ae pfoeegty of railroad con-
auleA thaix track bridges. cara ata.
The amendment Would mak8 il fslong
% naiioionely infare suoh property. nn1
4 deata resulted from lnfufF, thon tha
oaenee should constitute moeli9f. Thn
anendmenf uns laid on tho tahIa.
Considerable debate shan aRosa Ca an
amendment offered e HE. Ptnmb'8 o.
fefed for him IN his absenoe bg ar. Ia
gals, u b "a amendmont whlnh Az.
Plumb, some time aao, Qaqe notIce oI.
nnmhor1 81 Unnafe1a nIss
eials Of the Goyekmna1t and khelx farn.
iliea from accariina free uas1a4 and
prohibiting TIE railroad conrauiea fran
giving thoIa snea passa4 o. Fadacoa
rnfea.
aIr. Teller offered an amendment mo
hiblting any of ths snhsldiaed railroads
from giving free paezoa
Ihs bin waa finally ordered rriataA
a. anlendsds and the Senate adioufnad.
mouaa.
The speciai ordeE fof today baiaa he
confederation of basinesa reported from
the Ccmmit1ee On Pfivalo LAnd Claims.
the HOUSE lmmadiataiy alteE the Rad.
ing os the fourunl went into eoinMittaa
Of the whole On the bill providing fos
lhe appointment of q commlasion te
ascertain and settle private iand claims
IN New Mexico, AriEana and 0qiorado.
The bill presides for iha appoinlmenl
of three Commissioners, whu a1ali -.
ceiFe salary Of 5000 and eaeh serve
ioE foug years. for she pnfpd1e % az.
iudioailng ne Spanish and MoElean
land claims Ia New Mexico, AFizona
and Colorado. II deciding tka validity
0f any claim, the Cosumlssion ahAIl b8
governed 0y The ptogisionsof she trantg
u GBadaloupa Hldalao, tie 0ad13ou
treaty with Mexico, the iaW 0f nations.
the Law, aaaNas and cua1oms NJ tho euv.
eFnmCni from which tta claim u d.
rived and tha deelsiene 1f ne Cnit11
Siatea supreme Court In ea9o uf tha
reiection ar eonaTmalion q anV claim
~ the Commission. 4 shall - lawful
Tor tho complainant o. the unitea
States DleIflcl Attorney % present. q
pstili-n IN tbe District CauFt 81 tho
DislFiet wherein the land h ai1natea
pFayinn for q review q he dool1loa.
fhs District uourt shall render iadQ-
menl npon she evldnnoe, and shall goan
appiioation d the party against whom
iudemaul ia readeEsa. gFant an nrQsal
% ne UnItad States 6npaama CoaTf.
TIE ugual pFoeialon vas rnade authoEiz-
inR ne calling ui'witnesssa, % employ
4ttnuAfap&Nt4, eiNs
Weaver, of Iowa. thought ~ Houso
shoald 60 nioW Ia passing npon ne sut-
|egt. de read Q ietteF from George VI
Ialian, surveyor General for New Mex-
loo. IN walsh that Reniloman expressed
he opinion that tbs paaaARa Of t1a blIl
g0ald he Disastrous - The best lister
ssis os that Territory.
AFmaa. Of CalaFads, while Ne had
great respect Tor lhe opinion of Jalian,
declared that these priv4to land elaimg
eoaid noe b pf0pesly settled un4af >
sgttem q laws which left their adiadI.
cation 60 the exeeutise branch q tha
government What has boen tha aKpa.
fiaoca under the a9i an1eEtakinR g
have tha Executive Deparfmeni ihF0uRA
TIE Surveyor General of hew MeAso1.
settle prIsafe claims in thai IorrIlorgf
The hufveycF General had proceeded -
investigate aud 20 rspoKt 30 ne Cenn-
miszioaor q the General Land omss.
and upon these reports eases had bean
1rOuRht before UonaKsaas am4 nav and
then claims had been confirmed fog
millions o. 9eFea In excess of NE proper
amount Of land Involved bRaad had
ben charged aud oountef charged. 1h1
Maxwell land grant was q aample.
4 N3AAN AMa NAA41A NN4M ~ MNtMNN# ~
which had beon q faiInre, q settle Bgi-
vate land ciaIma BY the exseHiigo
btanch Of The 0oTeFnmani. whoH ne
clslms we're worth millions, and lhe
oapidity ol FingsteFs and sohemers wsu
Involved.
On motien of Reagan, a. amond-
msnl vac adopted providing that bofaFe
tSfle % any olaim shall b. oanarmea,
The eiaimsul shall ghoW ihaf tha taro1
dno % Territorial and Municipal Gow.
eFnmenta have been paid
o. m1lion 81 Hewitt. - amgndMan1
Haa adopled providing thal whenoVaF 3
claim i presented oafoGa ne OommIz-
son. 4 shall - TIE duty of ne Cen
mIesio1. before pgCeoedfna % hear tha
same. % d4t1Emina ne extent sAaIsuf In
naubef % aoIee, and 81 nnai teniaon1
a1aiI Be limited bv the prailmina1Y De-
leruinaiIon. snd he CoEmiasIan ehaII
1ci include Cd if1 defefnination cay
laud % e1sqes cf the amoun9 intended
. have pern granted 10 iha original
zFant, and for TIE p1fpa1s q gaoh d.
ieFmi14lion tha OoEnmisgion shall hNEq
sonirol q TIE archives IN tne olhoas q
3nrvagoT Genorals. toastaer vita the
SECESSION u those uihees relative tkafet4s
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