Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-09
n POLITICAL NEWS.
The Alien Mineral Land
Bill Discussed.
SEVERAL REPORTS PRESENTED
A Committee Appointed to En-
quire Into the Pennsylvania
Labor Troubles,
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WASHINGTON, February S.-Among
the Executive communications pre-
sented to-day in the Senate and refer
red were the following: From the
President, the draft of bill to accept
and ratify the agreement with the
Ehoshone and Bannock Indians for the
surrender OF part of Fort Hall reser
tion, in Idaho, for town site, and for
right of way to the Utah and Northern
railroad; from the Secretary Of the
Treasury, in response to Frye's reso-
luton as to agreements arrived at
with the Dominion Of Canada touching
transportation Of goods in bond, etc. (;
from the Secretary of War, with an
abstract of the militia forces of the
United States; from the Secretary of
the Interior, with suggestl ons as to
legislation for the proper disposal of
public timber lands.
THE ALIEN ACT.
On motion of Stewart the Senate bill
to authorize the sale to aliens of cer-
tam mineral lands was taken up. The
bill amends the Aliens Land Act of
1887 by providing that the act shall
not relate to mineral lands or mining
claims in the Territories. Stewart ex-
planned and advocated the bill. Mitch
ell also spoke in it's favor and offered
an amendment providing that no Chi
nese persons and no company or cor
poration in which any Chinese person
is inter ested shall ever be permitted
to hold or own any mining claim or
real estate in any of the Territories.
After considerable discussion the bill
was laid aside.
The bill appropriating $1,000, 900
for erecting public building in Kan
sas City, Mo. was taken up and passed.
In connection with it, Vest stated that
the reports of the postoffice depart
ment showed the astonishing fact that
the mail matter distributed from Kan
sas City exceeded that of all other
Offices in the Uuited States.
On motion OF Spooner the bill for
the relief Of importers of animals for
breeding purposes. in certain cases
was taken up and passed.
Teller moved to take from the cal
endar the bill to enable the State OF
Colorado to select indemnity school
lands.
RIDDLEBERGER ARISES.
Riddleberger took tho floor and OBJ
jected to the consideration of any
matter to which objection could be
made during the time assigned for the
morning business until he could have
action on the resolution offered by
him some weeks since to have the
British extradition treaty considered
in open session. After he had been
sFeaki g for q few minutes Butler
..egested thatthe Senator from Virgin
ia should allow the Senate to proceed
with its business. The Senator from
Virginia however declined to be in
interrupted and he continued
his remarks. Then Harris asked to
make suggestion, but Riddleberger
replied jocosely that he could only do
so in executive session, and thereupon
Harris made a point of order thai the
motion OF the Senator from Colorado
(Teller) was not debatable. This
point of order was sustained by the
presiding officer, who said that the
Senator from Virginia was not entitled
to proceed further. The Senator
made an effort to appeal from the de-
cision, but was directed to take his
seat.
Teller's bill to enable the State of
Colorado to select indemnity school
lands was taken from the calendar
and passed.
On motion of Jones, of Arkansas,
the bill to authorize the Choctaw Coal
and Railway Company to construct
AMI operate a railroad through the
Indian Territory was taken up and
passed.
THE BLAIR BILL.
The Senate then took up the Blair
educational bill
Call spoke in support Of the bill.
Blair then asked that time be
fixed for vote.
Plumb suggested next Wednesday
at 3 O'Clock and Blair accepted the sug-
gestion. It was unanimously con-
sented to and the Senate then went
into executive session, after some
objection by Riddleburger who de-
sired to say something about tho
British treaty.
The Senate, in secret session this
afternoon, postponed the further con-
sideration of the British extradition
treaty until next December. @
ADULTERATED LARD.
The Senate COMMITTEES on Agricul-
ture, resumed inquiry to-day in re-
gard to lard and, its components. A
number of cans of lard bought in
open market and bearing the stamp
of several we'll known packers, were
produced and Prof Sharplsss, of Bos-
ton, eaid that upon examination, he
had found most of the samples con-
tanned about sixty per cent. of hogs
and the remainder cotton seed oil and
beef fat. The Professor said that it
was matter for medical mon to So
eide whether or not cotton seed catsJ5
is injurious to the heal b.
Fairbanks, of Chicago, recount ed
the history Of the modern lard project,
and said that many packing houses
got dumping everything into cans,
even heads and feet, and made pro-
duct which was offensive, having,
witness said, hoggy taste. To neu-
tralize this, refiners used co tonseed
Oil, and out Of a hundred tierces Of
packers lard refiners got about one
tierce Of mud and filth. To refined
product they now added 25 per cent.
of cotton-seed oil and the compound
comprises seven-eighth of the lard
now on the market. Once when the
compound was short, pure lard had
been supplied to customers and wit
ne9s had been overwhelmed by the
complaints Of dissatisfied consumers.
When asked why he did not label ii