National Republican., 1888-04-10

presented and referred IN the Senate yc.tcr
day We're the following Recommending mn
appropriation Of SlOOGOO fort gymnasium
at the West Point Military Academy; in re-.
ply 10 u resolution calling for information
us to smuggling from MeNcO and Canada.
Among the petitions and memorials pre-
sCntcd and referred was one from publish
crs aud others of New York for the passage
Of House hill for the ssltc of fractional
paper Currcncy--lO, IL, and - cents and
several in favor Of the International copy.
right law from Typographical unions in va
rio,s states.
Mr.PHyuc, from the committee on foreign
relations, reported the Joint resolution nc-
ccpting the Invitation of the Belgian gov
eminent to participate in the international
exhibition ht Brussels, AMI apprOpriatiny
100000 for that purpose. Passed.
The military academy appropriation bill
was reported back from the appropriation
committee and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Teller from the committee on patents,
reported back House hill to give validity to
certain patents for inventions that were
hrcgularly issued being signed by Second
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Hawk
ins, instead Of hy the Secretary himsGlf).
Passed.
The conference report ON the House ioint
resolution for the purchase of the lands
necessary for locks and dams IN the Cum
hrrlnnd river was presented aud agreed tn.
Mr.. Morrill, gave notice that lIc would, on
Wednesday next. address the Senate on the
Presidents annual message, and Mr. Coke
gave like notice for Thursday.
by Mr. Allison thy r1qucStD :: For the rs.
lahlishmcnt OF II permanent ~uiirt of urbi
tration between the United states and
Great Britain and France,
BY Mr.. Chandler For the completion Of
the direct tax of lSGl
This bill rcyivCS and aud rc-cuacts those
sections Of the act Of 1861 imposing the
direct tax of twenty millions, and provides
for the collection Of ali unpaid balances,
with : per cent thereon. the states TO have
the privilege of assuming their quotas, less
10 per cent. deductions, otherwise the tax
is to he collected from the land Of mlivid-
uals, as provided in the original net.
Mr. Rddlcbergcr offered II resolution
(Which was agreed to- iustrucing the com
nittcc on public buildings and grounds 10
inquire and report what additional public
buildings in the city of Washington are
needed for the general government to carry
on its necessary business, the estimated
cost thereof, and the amount now paid for
rents Of buildings used by the government.
+ \ bill to remove the political disabilities
York, was reported and passed.
The bill to authorize the salo 10 aliens of
certain mineral lands was taken up for con
sdcration, and Mr.. Faulkner, q member Of
the committee on mines and mining, from
which the bill had been reported, spoke in
opposition to it, lie regarded il, lie said, as
bill fraught with danger to the country.
The act Of 1887, which this bill proposed
To modify, was the first act passed which
affected the holding Of real estate by aliens,
and that act was correct IN principle. lie
knew of no country that permitted aliens
or foreign corporations To purchase aud
hold real estate. The bill would not only
allow individuals To obtain mineral rights
in this country, but 1t would allow (and
that was its purposc) corporations formed in
England, France, or Germany to purchase
rny number Of patents to mining lands. Td
| that he was opposed.
Mr.. Stewart asked Mr.. Faulkner whether
there was any law in West Virginia that
prevented aliens from having an interest IN
| mining property.
Mr.. Faulkner. None that know or
Mr.. Stewart. Nor IN anN-other state.
Mr.. Faulkner went ON 10 argue that iler,
! was no reason for the bill. The mineral in
dustrics of the country were being sum
| ciently developed now, and not, to any ap
| prcciablc extent, lay the aid of foreign cap
| ital.
The census Of 1880 showed the existence
| of |, ,l73 deep mines in the western terri
| tories and states, and of those only seven
| teen were owned by Foreigners O
| them in Utah. He moved an amendment
| providing that where mining claims, whicl
| have been patented, are acquired by part
| ncrship, q majority of the partners and o
| the trustees or directors shall he citizens o.
| the United States. lie was opposed TO thu
bill, however, even with that amcndmcn
| attached to it,
Mr. Stewart said that there seemed to b,
| Il total misapprchensiUn of the object Of th'
| bill. II left the law (so far aS ninin!
| claims were conceined) in the same, con
| lition as il the act of 1887 had not passed
| And the senator himself MIR. Faulknrr) ha,
| demonstrated that no evil had resulted
| from the law as ii had then stood, bccaus
according to his own statencnt) there ha'
been only seventeen foreign companies on
of IL! that Were engaged III deep mining
There was not u state whose legislation pre-
vented foreigners being Interested in mine
or railroads, and why The askcd) should thi
discrimination be made in the territories
Mr.. Eyarts said that, in his judgment, til
whole subject Of the Investment by fol
cigners In mining operations in the terrific
rics was entirely apart from the question -
allowing the ownership of soil by Foreigners
The act of 1887 had been intended to pre-
large tracts Of agricultural lands, and bn
| little interest. lie thought, had ever bcrl
felt in the question of whether foreignc
should or should not be the owner of
house and lot, or of store and lot in on
Of the cities within the territories. lie ne
gardcd the matter Of the investment Of for
rign capital in mines as falling under III
head of trade, and nothing but trade. Th
states did not interfere III the matter, am
why. he asked, should the United States b
Il nearer nursing mother to these local IN
tcrests than the states themselves wereS
Mr.. Cali opposed the bill rs one thu
principle Of which would allow the acqui
sition of all the mineral soil Of Il tcriitor
by foreigners. He thought that this bi
should be recommitied and so altered as I
allow the investment of foreign capital 4
mining interests, without giving foreigner
any permanent right TO the soil.
Mr. Dolph thought that the senator frOl
Florida had mistaken the scope OF the hil
The law of 1887 had been aimed against tn
evil Of allowing foreigners 10 hold larG
tracts of agricultural lands. The bi
simply restored the condition of affairs /
the mining districts of the territories thu
existed before the act of 1887 The dscu,
sion having closed the question was take
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Faulknc
and the vote was announced as yeas .,
nays II. No quorum having yOied I'll
roll was called, and forty-sX senator
answered to their names.
Without amy further vote ON the bill {
amendment, the bill was laid aside and tn
''uniinishcdi business was, on motion
Mr.. Platt, taken up, beng the till to pr,
vide for theadmissiOn Of the state of DakOl
into the Union and for the organization {
the territory of Lincoln
The substitute reported from the cOmmi
fee on territories t0 the original bill rsial
fishes the boundaries Of the proposed stat
and designates the remaining portions {
the present territory as the territory Of Mort
Dakota mot l.incoim, with Bismarck as II
capital.
MIR. Plat, chairman of the committee q
territories, said that the bill was one of for
which had been reported by the committt
ON territories for tile admission of new state