Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-19


in continuation of his speech in favor o
the bill, He said the cotton planter hat
received little consideration in the legis
lation of the past. and in the name O.
justice and humanity he appealed fol
I relief for the eolOred people. Hopkins
of Illinois opposed the bill. He said
the fact could not be kept from the
people IN the coming campaign that the
democratic party stood committed une-
/ quiyocally and irrerokably to the doc.
trine OF free trade. Mansur, OF Mis-
souri,, delivered an exhaustive speech in
support of the bill, and he contende-l
that the internal revenue system should
| he maintained for the payment of pen
sions and the remainder of the war debt.
j. ID. Taylor, of Ohio. denounced free
trade rs a fragment of the rebellion, and
as being MS dangerous to the country in
1888 rs secession had been in 1861.
Chapman, of Michigan, denied that the
Mills bull was a free trade bill He did
not pledge himself in advance ia vote
for 1t, as he had some amendments to
propose, but those amendments he
would offer in perfect good faith, be-
cause he believed the bill to be an
honest endeayor to benefit the people.
SENATE.-T senate considered the
railroad land forfeiture bill: Wilson Of
Iowa moved to amend the second sec,
ton by providing that it should not an,
ply to any lands in Iowa on which any
person in good faith made, or has as.
serted right to make pre-emption on
homestead settlement. The amendment
was agreed to. The bill was then PASSED
without division. The first section de.
clares forfeited to the United States all
lands heretofore granted to any state OF
to any corporation to aid in the con.
struction of railroad opposite TO and
co-termlnus with portion of any such
railroad not now completed and in oDer.
alton for the construction or benefit OF
which the lands had been heretofore
granted and all snch lands are declared
to be part of the public domain. The
act is not to he construed as FORGETTING
the right of way or depot grounds al
railroad companies heretofore granted
nor MS limiting the rights granted Ia
purchasers or settlers by an act to pro.
vide for the adjustment of land grants
made Ivy congress to aid in the construe.
ton of railroads, and for the forfeiture
OF unearned lands, and for other pur-
poses, approved March 3, 1887, or as re-
peallng. altering, or amending that act.
nor as IN any manner affecting any
cause OF action existing in
favor OF any purchaser. nor is
1t to exempt land of the Ontonagon
L Marquette railroad company, fifty |
miles west of Lansing. The second soc |
ton authorizes persons in possession Of |
any such lands (prior to the LIST OF Ian |
nary, 1883, to purchase them within |
from tln TFrSkn.I 1
quantities not exceeding SEQ acres. at \
the rate of 81, so per acre The section 1
IS not to apply to lands in Town on /
which any person has made pre.cmp- |
tlon or homestead settlement. The t
third section refers to the lands of the |
Northern Pacific railway company here |
tofore forfeited The fourth section /
reserves the right to forfeit other rail /
road grant lands for any failure, past or
future, to comply with stipulated CON
1itlon. The fifth section exempts from
the operation of the act the grant to the
state of Mississippi for the Gulf & Shin
Island railway. and grant to the state |
lf Alabama for railway from the Ten
lessee river and Guenter's landing TO
Inc C0osa river at Gadsden. The sixth
section fixes the prices of even num-
Oered sections of land within the limit
u all forfeited land grants at 81. %
IN acre. The seventh section repeals
certain sections of the land grant acts
or Minnesota and Iowa, so far as they
require the secretary of the interior to
reserve any lands but odd sections
within the primary or six-nliIe grant
INIT. The last section refers especially
% the lands Of the Portage Lake canal
HOUSE. The bill authorizing the ex.
scutiye departments Of the government
to participate in the centennial exhibit
lion of the Ohio Valley and the Central
states, to be held in Cincinnati from
June to October, 1888, was passed after
being amended. ut appropriates $3.50.
100 The conference report was
adopted granting to the city of Grand
Forks, Oak, permission to build twc
rec bridges across the Red river. The
rouse then went into committee OF the
whole, Springer, of Illinois, in the chair.
IN the tariff bill. Discussion on the
measure was continued till adjourn.
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