The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-27

SeeVs escus ~ UeSt inc science OF spell.
Ing and 10 provide for establishing 100 schools
for that purpose.
By Mr.. Payson, Of Illinois (by requesD-
Making grants Of public lands to the state of
Illinois.
By Mr.. White, Of misunderstanding the
commissioner Of public lands to furnish citi
xcns with maps at cost.
By Mr.. Cultivate, Of Ohio-Amending the
Pacific railroad acts, and to secure to the
United States the payment ofan indebtedness
OF certain companies therein named.
BY Mr.. Dockery, Of MISUNDERSTANDING all
kinds Of lumber on the free list; also, to re-
pealsthc law for the payment Of attorney fees
on claims for increase Of pension ON account
OF the increase Of the disability for which the
pension is allowed.
Mr.. Shaw, Of Maryland, chairman Of the
committee on accounts, reported a resolution
assigning clerks to all the committees 81 the
house.
Mr.. Perkins, Of Kansas, offered an amend.
incnt providing that every committee have Us
thanS clerks as there are members on the com.
mtttce. After discussion this was rejected,
Mr.. Shaw's resolution was agreed to and the
house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA resolution ap-
pointing s. s. Cox, of New York, as speaker
pro TEN. during the present temporary alb
scncc Of Speaker Carlisle, was agreed to
unanimously.
The hGbc Carlisle contest case has been
definitely settled. 1t was shown that Thebe
had no cause for contest and Mr.. Carlisle was
accordingly entitled to his seat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Mr. Grosvcnor, of
Ohio, presented a memorial of the board of
centennial commissioners ut Marietta, o., in
regard to the centennial celebration of the
settlement of the northwestern territories, and
1t was ordered printed In the record.
The committee ON public lands reported a
resolution calling on the secretary of the into
rior for Information as to what legislation is
necessary for the disposal Of the public timber
lands, SO as to secure ut the same time the
preservation of the natural forest lands at the
hcadwatcrs II ~navigablc rivers, and put With
In the reach of settlers legal means Of provid-
Ing themselves With timber for building and
tAslOSSSs [huOILCus
Mr.. Plumb, Of Illinois, asked unanimous
consent to offer for immediate consideration
q preamble and resolution. The preamble re-
cites that the secretary of the treasury, act
Ing in accord with the views of the president,
has paid out OF the revenues collected from
imports the sum of sa,S52,Ol5 in premiums to
holders of government bonds, assuming that
In no way, under existing laws, can the re-
quircmcnts of the sinking fund be met by the
terms of the %rcfunding act. All of the bonds
called ~ per cents" are payable ut the pleas
urc OF the United States for thirty years from
date of their issue, II provision which, II un.
dcrstood and acted upon In accordance with
its manifest wording and intention, makes
possible not only the payment of said bonds,
as fast as any surplus available for that pur-
pose may accumulate in the treasury, but
also %rcfunding the same ut Il rate of interest
that would save to taxpayers more than $780,
OOO,O00. Said rcfunding act, however, has, as
1t appears, without due authority been SO al
tered and published In the statutes at large as
to read payable at the pleasure of the United
States after thirty years. instead
Of "for thirty years. as voted, thus entirely
sul'vcrting the manifest meaning of the pro
vision of the act. The resolution calls for n
committee of five members to make a careful
examination nf all facts connected with the
subject. The resolution was not received.
The house then went into committee of the
whole ON the agricultural experiment stations
bill. The bill appropriatcs $3.50 70 to cstab-
lish agricultural experiment stations in con-
ncction with the colleges established in the
several states under the provisions of an net
approved July 4, 1869. The committee rose
and the hill was passed.
The banking hill was then called up as UNI
finished business, anda N effort made to get the
friends and opponents of the hill to stop their
fltbustering tactics. Mr.. Weaver, of Iowa.
would not give up his right to a~ntagonizc the
bill at any time, andthc house adjourned
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