Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-15


E WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Mr. Mills from the
committee on ways ana means, reported the
bill to provide for the purchase of United
States bonds by the secretary of the treasury.
Committee of the whole.
MIR. Caswell of Wisconsin, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, reported the bill for the
relief of importers of animals for breeding
purposes. Committee of the whole
Among the executive communications pre-
scented to the house was one from the secre-
retary of war in response to the resolution
calling for information relative to the plan
and scope of the compilation Of the official
records Of the late war Referred.
MIR. Richardson, from the committee on
printing, reported the senate concurrent res
olution for printing 1000 additional copies Of
executive document No. 81, on the subject of
CATTLE and dairy products.
MIR. Martin of Texas, declared that every
farmer in tho land should have copy of this
valuable book and an amendment by Mr..
Hatch increasing to $4,000 the number of
copies to be printed was adopted. The res
Olution was changed to Joint one and an ap-
preparation of So 500 made, to pay for the
publication.
Bills were reported and referred to the
committee of the whole, for the erection of a
public building at Omaha and the purchase
OF additional lands at Council Bluffs.
Mr.. Bennett from the committee on labor,
reported adversely the bill to provide for the
licensing of railroad conductors. Laid on the
table.
The speaker announced the resignation of
Mr. Cox of New York, from the committee
Taulbe of Kentucky to fill the vaca ncy the
latter retiring from the committee on the
eleventh census.
The house then went into committee of the
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chair, on the urgent deficiency bill. In the
general debate Mr. Peters of Kansas made a
speech in which he elucidated the legal
pouts presented in the Anderson bill requir-
ing the subsidized Pacific railroads to main
tain and operate separate telegraph lines. He
said the entire cost of construction of tele-
graph lines from the Missouri river to San
Francisco did not exceed S450,oO0. In answer
TO the contention that in the act
Of 1862 congress did not reserve
the power to amend its terms, he
declared that the eighteenth section posi-
tively reserved that power The contract
between the Western Union and Union
Pacific was remarkable document and re-
the telegraph business which IL was the
very object of the granting acts to secure.
The Union Pacific, in the contract bound IL
self hand and foot and he argued that under
the reserved power congress had the right to
declare null and void any contract which in
terfered with the carrying out of the purposes
OF the grant aud that no vested right had
nccrued by, reason OF the contract. The
committee then rose.
Mr. Cox of New York, introduced bill
for the payment of g. ,292 657 the amount
Oaid by New York City for principal and
interest on bonds issued by the Union De
tense committee Of New York City in 1861
snd 1862 Referred. Tie house then ad-
journed.
Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
= WAsnINdroS, Feb l4.--fSpecial Telegram
70 the BEg. l-Pensons for Neoraskans
wore. granted to-day as follows: Invalid
eJosiah Ecoleston, Arthur. Increase William
II. Mason, Silver Creek; Burton Freeman,
fnesworth; Theodore b, Harlan, Omaha,
Reissue and mcrcase William Il. Lowe,
Norfold. ..
Pensions Cor Iowans Original invalid
Martin Nelson, Writ; Francis +. Merriam,
.Hpten; Chambers s. Lindlcy Mount Pleas
ant; Paul A. Paulson, Northwopd. Increase
George Moore, Bevington; Joseph Cam
erOn, Lacrew, Rodney w. Tisrcl, Manches
ter; George Boldcn, .Creston; William A.
'Rushell, Anita; Tnmas =, Tate, Abba Re
issue and increase--Wlliam L. Wilson, Co
lumbus Junction. Reissue--Samuel A Reed
linsane) Eldora, Original, widows, etc.
Adelne widow OF William Barnard, Ana
'ynosa. Mexican Survivors Caleb Manpln
Pilot Mound.
Army News.
WAsuyNoToN, Feb l4.-[Spccial Telegram
20 the BEE. Army orders: Major John
son v. ID. Middleton surgeon, has beef
granted three days extension Of leave
twenty-five recounts have been assigned :;
the Twenty Arst infantry, Department Of the
platte; Captain William H. Arthur, assistant
surgeon, lssve extended two months; First
Lieutenant Solomon Esparrcw. Twenty first
Infantry, leave further extended to March Is
Second Lieutenant Elmer +. 1aggart, Sixtl
infantry, transferred from oompsry Il II
company X; Captain John G. Thompson
Third cavalry, leave further extended sir
months; Ssoord Lieutenant James T. Ander
g..