Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-16

OF a through the Bots Portland Red
Lake reservation.
Richardson OF Tennessee, chairman ofths
house committee on printing, reported a
resolution calling on the public printer Tor
| information as to whether he recently dis.
charged or ~furloughed any OF his office.
and if so, for what reasons at q time when
the printing ordered by the house is largely
in arrears: also whether in making such
discharges regard had been paid as to the
statute giving preference in employing hon
orably discharges soldiers. The resolution
was adopted.
Senator Davis, from the committee on
| pensions, reported the bill commonly
known as The Grand Army" bill, with the
recommendation that it pass with certain
amendments, OF which the following is the
material one:
That an pen sions allowed under this sec.
ton shall date from the date Of passage OF
| this act or from the date OF subsequent de-
pendence, and shall continue no longer
than the existence OF such dependence.
The purpose OF the bill is to pension ex-
soldiers aud sailors who are incapacitated
for manual labor and provide pensions
for dependent relatives of deceased SOL
diers. The bill has the same objects in
| view that were contemplated by the de-
pendent pension bill vetoed by the presi-
dent.
Senator Davis introduced a bill to regu.
late the salary and provide for the pay
nent OF the expense OF q United States
district Judge for the district OF Minnesota.
The bill fixes the salary at SO, 600 and al
lows $40 q day expenses when engaged in
judicial work outside the district.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Nelson presented a pc
tition from the board OF trade OF orion
willie, Mimi, applying for an appropriation
Of S20,0 o for dyking the outlet of Big
Stone lake and preventing the lowering OF
the water.
The senate bin authorizing the coustruc-
ton of bridge across the Mississippi river
at Burlington, Iowa, passed the house.
Mr.. Nelson reported favorably from the
committee on Indian affairs Mr.. Rice's bill
for the relief of Charles Ruffee.
Mr.. Bacon OF New York asked unanimous
consent in the house for the present con-
sideration Of the resolution reported from
| the committee on manufactures, directing
that committee to inquire into the names,
number and extent OF the corporations
engaged in manufacturing or mining or
dealing in any Of the necessities OF life and
known as trusts" and pools" their
methods of doing business, and the effect
OF their combination upon the prices OF
necessaries.
In order to extend the scope OF inquiry,
Mr.. Raynor Of Maryland moved to strike
out the clause which confines the inquiry
to trusts not Incorporated under the laws
OF any state. Agreed to. On motion OF
Mr.. Randall several amendments tending
to broaden the scope OF the inquiry were
agreed to. The resolution a then adopt
ed.
SENATE.
The bill granting Gen. Logan's widow a
psnsion ofS2, 900 a year passed the senate,
after Berry and Reagan had spoken in OPP
position to 1t. Senator Davis mad a neat
little speech in its favor. A like bill, in.
c~reasing to So, 900 a year the pension OF
the widow OF Gen. Frank p. Blair, was
passed.
A bill was introduced by Senator Spoon
er to regulate carried on by
telegraph. Its provisions are str ong
against rebates and determinations of all
sorts. The bill gives the interstate COM
mission jurisdiction over interstate tele-
graph business, fixes penalties for viola
tion OF the act, and authorizes the COM
mission to inquire into the business Of
telegraph companies, and to investigate
complaints under substantially the same
provisions that complaints alleging infrac-
tons of the interstate commerce law are
now examined into by the commission.
The senate confirmed the nominations
Of n. W. Mcdonnell. chief justice of Mon
tana, and S. De Wolfe, associate justice OF
Montana.
The senate passed the bill increasing the
pension for total deafness from $l3 % $50
n month, and allowing a proportional
rating for partial deafness.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed regulating practice in
cases removed from state to federal courts.
1t provides that the plaintiff shall not be
required to give security for costs OF the
suit II he be a citizen OF the state in which
the suit was brought.
Mr.. Lind introduced a bill providing for
the forfeiture OF certain lands granted in
Minnesota to aid the construction of the
Hastings and Dakota railroad. This is
the bill which Mr.. Lind was authorized by
the house committee on public lands to
take the place of his resolution asking an
investigation into this matter.
Mr.. Collins reported from the committee
on judiciary a substitute for Mr.. Nelson's
bill providing for the holding OF terms OF
the United Safes court at Duluth. The
substitute was formulated at the in.
stance OF Congressman Wilson and
provides that regular terms OF the
United States district and circuit courts
for the district VI Minnesota shall be held
at Duluth the second Tuesday in April, at
st. a the first Tuesday in June and at
Winona the third Tuesday in November
each year.
Mr.. Payson has introduced a public
land bill OF some general interest to the
Northwest. 1t provides that where the
United States has sold LAND at private sale
to personE who have bought in good faith
and the money has been paid into the
treasury, title to the lands shall be
validated and then confirmed.
There are a large number OF cases
throughout the Northwest where people
nave bought lands at private entry and
paid for them and have found their titles
invalidated through errors in the local
land offices or at the general land office.
1t is to remedy this state OF affairs and
validate these entries, that Mr.. Payson
has introduced this bill.
SENATE.
Not in session.