The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-08

while tho Republicans furnished 4, and
thsn every Republican charged the Demo.
Gratis with not bring forward . bin to 70.
ducs taxation. That is about ~ fair 40
the pretense OF Republican senator's that
they want to save the soldiers BY absorb.
Ing the soldiers surplus revenues, while
they are really seeking to save the tariff
Tor the purpose Of enricbine . few men.
without vote on the pending amend
ment the senate adjourned from Thursday
till Monday.
The joint resolution authorizing the
president to arrange q conference to Ike
held in Washington in 1889 for the pur-
pee OF promoting arbitration and encour.
aging reciprocal commercial relations be.
tween the United States and Central and
south America and Brazil, was adopted
by the house. -
They adopted the Joint res olution accept.
ing the invitation OF France for tho United
States to take part in the international
exhibition to BIZ held in Paris in 1892,
With an amendment appropriatin2 $23,.
900 to carry out irs provisions.
The house adopted o resolution calling
on the president for information as to
what steps have been taken in the direc.
tion OF treaty stipulations or otherwise to
G.o'CuV Cuo COuIiUuCu Immigration OF
Ihinese laborers into the United States,
Notwithstanding tho provisions OF the
treaty otNov. II, 1880, and tho laws
passed in pursuance thereof.
The committee on Indian affairs re.
ported with favorable recommendation
Gifford's bill granting the Aberdeen, Bis.
marck q Northwestern railroad right OF
way across the great Sioux reservation.
Mr.. Holmes was authorized to report
n 10 fRrn In
i"nds his bill to quiet the title to lands
held by the settlers on the Des Moines
river. McRae was the only dissenting
member of the committee. He wac on.
posed to quietinR title to the lands held
by the grantees OF tho canal company, but
held. where they were not entirely held by
actual settlers. they should be forfeited and
returned to tho public domain.
SENATE.
Not in session.
The House, on motion OF Mr.. Mckinley,
consented to have printed in the Record, a
petition signed by glass blowers, protest.
ing against 4 reduction OF duty ON import.
Cd window glass. as proposed by the Mills
tariff bill.
In the House Mr.. Clifford, from the com.
stitute for the bill granting to the Aber.
deem, Bismarck & Northwestern railroad
the right OF way across a portion of the
Sioux reservation in Dakota. The
Aberdeen. Bismarck 4 Northwestern Rail.
way Company il q corporation duly or.
ganized under the laws of Dakota. This
railway, intended to be branch Of the
main line, was during 1887 graded and
prepared for the iron from Aberdeen to
proposed line passes through the reserva-
ton in s0uthwesterly direction.
The delegation from Minnesota were
given an opportunity by the commit.
tee on rivers and harbors OF the house to
urge the claims OF their state for river and
harbor improvements. Representative
Rice, and several Others appeared before
the committee. but no ono spoke except
Rice, who made a strong and urgent ap-
p pea' 70, for an appropriation Of So:
run from Lake St. Croix to Lake SUI
perior. The greater part OF Mr.. Rice's
argument was devoted to showing the vast
amount OF commerce which existed upon
these waters and on the upper Mississippi,
which grew out OF the productions and
manufactures OF the surrounding country.
The House in the evening session passed
25 pension bills, together with bills remov.
Ing. the political disabilities OF Samuel
Noble, Horace A. Browne, Paul Faison
and Andrew J. Lindsay.
SENATE.
The house resumed the consideration OF
the PACIFIC railroad telegraph bill. Mr..
White OF New York opposed the measure.
lie thought that all remedial legislation
should make the punishment fit the
crime" and that before numbering up
the statutes with voluminous enact.
mente legislators should assure them.
selves that those enactments would have
the desired effect. This bill afforded the
government NJ new remedy. He made q
legal argument, in which he contended that
under the terms Of the contract between
the Pacific company and the Western I'm.
ION company a vested right had
been created which could not-un-
court in the Union Pacific sinking fund
case-be interfered with by congressional
action. Mr.. Symes of Colorado eaid that
the purpose OF the bill was merely to com.
pei the subsidized railroads to comply
with the conditions and provisions Of the
grants creating them.
Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri said that the
very language OF the contracts showed
that the railroad companies had no right
to enter into them. The people had rights
which corporations must respect. The peo-
pie OF the United States we're patient, but
their representatives upon this floor,
without party distinctions. has thus far
in the conduct OF this debate mani
tested q disposition to put lit and bride
on further entertainments Of the Western
Union company. Jay Gould and the
other managers OF that company must no
longer attempt to evade the statute law,
will OF the people. No one man in
this country, although he was worth
$500, 600, 900, should dominate tho
country and succeed in his attempt at uni.
versal monopoly. Mr.. White offered a
substitute. which was rejected without d.
vision, and the bill was passed-yeas 1877.
nays 4, bliss, Ketcham, Merriman and
White, of New York; The hill requires the
Pacific railroad companies to maintain
telegraph lines OF their own, instead OF
making contracts with telegraph compan'
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