Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-04-30
Pro- EED NGs OF CONGRESS.

Increase the pensions Tor total disability
to s$72 q month d 81 's
The provisions OF the Northern Pacific
Migrant forfeiture bill, reported favor.
ably to the senate are: 0 !: Frs L S.. 4ff5;%
To forfeit all lands which appertain to
and are coterminous with that part Of the
Northern Pacific railroad main line which
extends from Wallula Junction, Wash, to
Portland, Or, except such OF the lands az
aappertain to the branch line across the
Cascade mountains. Where. persons are
by the bill, under deeds acquired from tho
railroad company, they shall have the
right to purchase the lands from the United
States in quantities not exceeding $40
acres, for $3.50 per acre. n
Senator Hoar reported back from tho
judiciary committee, with n few verbal
amendments, his bill providing r.
Whenever three citizens ola state petition
under oath, setting forth that any person
has been killed, seriously injured in person
or property, or threatened, because OF
political opinions, or with a view to pre-
vent the free expression of opinion in re-.
gard to matters affecting the general vel
fare of the United States, it shall be the
duty of the circuit judge to hold an inquest
into the circumstances and report the evil
dence and his conclusion to the president
to be laid before congress.
SENArE.-Mr. Logan reintroduced his bill
to increase the efficiency OF the army. with
the sections stricken out which provide for
the incease OF the number of men, relat.
ing to the pay chaplains and authoriz.
Ing commissioned officers to make deposits
OF money with the army paymasters
Mr.. Butler introduced q bill authorizing
the president to retire those army officers
who have already been recommended Tor
retirement. or may be so recommended.
prior to Jan. l, 1887. all retirements to be
in addition TO the four hundred now al
lowed by law.
The treaty with Mexico in regard to the
Weil-La Abra claim, which has been under
consideration in the executive session of
the senate for several days, was defeated
for the lack OF .two-thirds majority to
ratify it, the vote being 80 in favor OF rati-
tication to q against. The following
voted against the treaty and in favor OF
the claims:
Allison, Berry, Blackburn, Bowen, Brown,
Camd IN, Cameron, Cockrell, Coke, Coneer,
Eustis, Evarts, Gibson, Ingalls,, Jones of Ne
vada, Jones OF Arkansas, Logan, Kenna,
Miller of New York, Payne, Plumb, Riddle
berger, Sewell, Stanford, Sherman, Vest,
Voorhees,.
HoUsE.-The following reports from COM
mlttees were read:
BY Mr.. Mills, ways and means, 81 Joint
resolution to give notice to terminate the
convention OF June 3, 1876, with the king
OF the Hawaiian Islands; committee OF the
whole. Mr.. Breckenridge (ky.) filed mi
nority report. BY Mr. Collins, judiciary. a.
bill fixing the salaries of the United States
judges at $4,000. BY Mr.. Caldwell,
commerce, a bill to regulate commercial
sales OF goods by sample, price lists, ETC.,
between residents OF the several states and
territories house calendar. BY Mr.. We'll
born, Indian affairs, IL bill to create the Of
lice Of assistant commissioner of Indian al.
fairs; committee Of the whole. BY Mr..
Cardy, mines and oney. a bill for the re-
lief OF William McGarraghan; private CAL
endar. By Mr.. ODonnell, a senate
bill to provide for the study of the
nature OF alcoholic drinks and mar
cotics, and their effects upon the
human system in the military and
naval acadnies, and in the Indian and
public schools OF the territories and OF the
District OF Columbia house calendar. Bv
Mr.. Storm civil service reform, a bill
amending the statutes so as to give honor.
ably discharged soldiers and sailors pref
erence in public appointments; house cal
endar. BY Mr.. Skinner, Indian affairs, a
senate bill to extend the laws of the United
States over the Indian Territory; house
calendar.
SENATE.-Mr. Call offered a resolution
which was referred to the judiciary com.
mittee to the following effect
Directing that the committee to inquire
whether any legislation WAS necessary, and
it so what, to require the United States
courts, when they take possession OF rail
road property in any state, to carry it to
effect the Obligations OF the char
ter OF incorporation granted by such
state, and to prevent violations OF the
same by such courts and the waste and
wrongful appropriation of the assets and
receipts OF such corporation in the interest
OF individuals.
The house bill to protect homestead set
tiers within railway limits, passed the SEN
ate. It provides:
Homestead settlers on publican within
railway llmitswho re restricted to less than
100 acres, who have heretofore made or
may hereafter make the additional entry
allowed, either by the act OF March 3,
1879, or OF July /, 1879, after having
made final proof OF settlement and cultiva.
ton under the original entry, shall be en-
titled to have the lands co vered by ths adj
ditional entry patented without any fur
Their cost OF proof OF settlement or cultiy;-
ton.
HoUsE.-The bill reported by Mr.. Nor.
rell (kan.) from the committee on invalid
pensions provides:
All disabled prisoners OF war shall be
granted pensions at the rate fixed for SINH
lar disabilities in honorably discharged
soldiers where the disability is presum-
ed TO be the result of confinement in
Southern prisons. (The committee esti-
mate that it will require $1,1OO,OOO an
nually to meet the addition to the pension
rolis.) All persons confined for more than
thirty days in Southern prisons shall re-
ceive a per diem OF So for each days con-
finement. Twelve additional pages OF the
river and harbor bill were completed in
committee of the whole. Numerous at
tempts were made to increase the amounts
reported, but the committee in charge OF
the bill succeeded in defeating them. Most
OF these efforts to secure increased amounts
are made for buncombe.
SENArE:-Senator Morgan, from the COM
mlttee on foreign relations reported to the
senate q bill indemnifying the Chinese for
losses and damages inflicted upon them by
the rioters at Rock Springs, Wyo., in Sep
TENDER last.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee on
commerce, reported fayorably u bill to au-
thorize the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railroad company to build q bridge
across the Missouri river near Chamber.
lain Oak. Placed on the calendar. He
also reported favorably bills which have
already assed the house to authorize the
construction of bridges.
The bill to provide for the taxation of
railroad grant lands was taken up.
Mr.. Van Wyck said: The people had
given deep consideration to this subject
and there was much mystery among them
undisputed title to millions Of acres OF land
and yet be exempted from state and local
taxation. Not only, indeed, were the roads
notsubject to taxation for these lands but
the fact that the exemption was to continue