The Worthington advance., 1888-03-01
FlFTIETn CONGRESS.
Abstract Of the Prooeedlnge OF tI1s
Senate and House.

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Senator Paddock reported favorably
from the committee bill to require that
before final proof shall be submitted by
any person claiming to enter agricultural
lands under the presumption or
homestead laws such persons shall
file with the register OF the proper land
office q notice of his or her intention
to make such proof, stating therein
the description Of the lands to be entered
and the names OF the witnesses by whom
the necessary facts will be established.
The bill to incorporate the Washington
Cable Electric Street Railway Company of
the District of Columbia came up in the
senate. An amendment reported by the
committee ha wing been rea ched req uirine the
rails to be OF American manufacture. The
vote was taken. and the amend mept was
adopted, 25 to IT,.
Senator Blair introduced a bill declar-
ing that any person convicted OF carnnliy
and unlawfnlly knowing any female under
the age OF eighteen years shall be pun ishcd
by imprisonment for from five to ten years,
and for the second oflensc during his nat.
ural life. A punishment Of from ten
to thirty years is provided for
persons forcibly ravishing any female, and
Tor the period OF his natural life for any
person VIII" carries out his ends by means
OF potions or drugs. The bill is made APP
plica BILE to all places within the jurisdic-
tion OF the United States.
Mr.. Payson introduced the bill hereto.
fore introduced by Mr.. Wilson of Iowa Tor
the relief OF set I ers upon the public lands.
1t simply gives the settlers the right to
use the name of the United States in any
contest against their rights to the lands as
~ or al th0, ho Init to,l
States itself were pleading it's rights to the
lands.
On motion to take up the Hoar Joint
resolutions, qnite a long debate ensued,
though little interest was manifested. The
motion was lost, yeas 129. nays 12S-not
the necessary two.thirdsi in the affirmative
Mr.: Rlount OF Georgia has intro.
duced in the house bill provid.
ing for a reclassiicati OF post
masters and a Encouragement Of salaries.
Under its terms, with the exceptions OF the
cities oi New York and Washington. where
tho postmasters salaries are fixed at
$4,000 and $4,000, respectively, post
masters are to be divided into three
classes according to the revenues OF their
offices.
Among the bill introduced in the house
were the following:
Mr.. Payson,for the protection OF settlers
on the public lands. Mr.. Simmons OF
North Carolina for the apportionment (on
the basis Of illiteracy) OF SG5, 900. 600
among the states and territories for edu.
cational purposes. MIR. Jackson, OF Penn.
sylvania, to amend the homestead law so
as to provide that only SOacres can be en-
tered instead OF 16O acres, and to per-
NIT only citizens of the United States to
entor homesteads. Mr.. Osborne OF Penn
sylvania. for the monthly payment OF pen
sions. Mr.. Clifford to establish an indus
trial school at Bismarck, Oak. Mr.. Hudd
OF Wisconsin. Il joint resolution proposing
constitutional amendment extending the
presidential term to eight years.
A bill was introduced for the erection OF
public buildings at Burlington, Iowa, She
boyean. Green Bay and Manitowoc, Wis;
and Yankton, Oak.
SENATE.
Senator Platt introduced a bill 20 pro-
vide for the establishment Of an experiment..
al grass and forage plant farm, and for the
conducting OF experiments relating to
grass and forage plants.
Mr.. Hoar from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, reported a resolution
authorizing that committee to continue
the investigation ordered last session, into
the events alleged to have taken place in
Texas, and set forth in the petition OF
Stephen Hackworth and others.
Senator Allison introduced q concurrent
resolution OF the legislature OF Iowa urging
the adoption OF an amendment to the re.
vised statutes SO that the election OF Unit
ed States senators shall occur on the sec
ond Tuesday after the permanent organi.
zation of the legislature.
Senator Sherman presented resolution
OF the Northwestern Laundry Union ol
Minneapolis. favorins and heartily endors.
ing the SO. called Mitchell anti. Chinese bill
Senator Davis presented q batch OF bills
placing the names Of soldiers on the pen.
sion rolls; among them Charles w. Gore,
late private Company X, 7th Minnesota
volunteers.
The judiciary committee of the house re.
ported favorably Joint resolution propos.
ing an anti'polygamy amendment to the
constitution.
Mr.. Nelson's bill giving the North Dako
ia d Pacific road right to build bridge
across the Red River OF the North passed
the house.
d. Taylor OF Ohio introduced a bill tc
change the common law Of marriage to the
customs of modern civilization by the
emancipation OF married women in the Dis
trict OF Columbia and the territories.
Mr.. Wilson Of Minnesota. from the com
mttee on commerce, reported a bill pro
viding for collector Of the port of St
Paul. 1t was referred to the committee O
the whole.
Mr.. Rice presented a petition from thu
millers OF Minneapolis, asking :. reduction
OF the duty on burlaps. Mr.. Nelson pre-
sented a petition in favor OF granting c
presented a petition from farmers a
Plainview, Minn., asking a reduction O
the duty on foreign salt.
Mr.. ewton, from the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds reported favor
ably to the house Mr.. Rice's bill to author
ize the secretary OF the treasury to accept
from the city OF St. Paul the donation fol
lot OF ground and directing that there b'
erected thereon building for the accom-
| mediation of the postoffice OF that city
The committee reduces the amount to b'
appropriated Tor the building from 81,
100000 to $6O0,00O, which amount il
deems entirely adequate.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar, in consideration,
that Feb. % was legal holiday, the morn
ing business was dispensed with so tina
! the order OF the senate OF the goth shoul,
| be immedia tely carried out. The galleric
were we'll filed but not crowded. Fifty sena
LOTS were III INeIr seats ana main
tined throughout the session att
tudes OF most respectful attention. Th
voice OF the president pro tenn, though low
was distinctly heard to extremities OF tn
chamber. He read from manuscript
which lay on his desk, standing with hi
hands clasped behind him. except as the
were released from time to time to turf
the sheets Of the address.
The presiding officer (Mr. Ingalls) rising
said On the 18th OF September, 1896
George Washington, being then at nearl,
the close OF his second presidential term
delivered the following farewell address
He then read the address, which wal
listened to in profound silence and wit
respectful attention. The reading occu
pied little less than an hour, and at it
conclusion at o'clock the Senate adjourn
cd.
| HOUSE.
| Not in session.
| Senator spooner reported favorabI
from the committee on public building
and grounds. bills for the erection of pub
lie buildings at Cheyenne, Wy, $50, OOO