The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-18

the erection OF public buildings by contract
10 t1c lowest bidder. For commission ON
the subject OF the alcoholic liquor traffic.
Il following bills We're introduced and re-
fer. ed: To increase the pension Of those
who have lost limb or two limbs or both
eyes. TO pay s..aii for the passage Of Gen.
Lafayette and his family from France "a the
United states a. the guests OF the nation i'm
1924. Mr.. stewart offered n resolution
which was adopted, calling ON the Secretary
OF the Treasury for information as 60 the seq
regation OF public lands capable ofinigation
from other lands. The senate proceeded 10
the consideration OF the Blair educational
bill and was addressed by Mr.. Plumb In OPP
position 10 H. The following bills We're
passed; Appropriating s5oo,ooo for tue con-
strlction OF public building at Portland.
Oregon. Relating TO lands In Colorado lately
occupied by the Uncompahgre and White
River Ute Indians.
HousF-The following bills and resolu-
tions were introduced aud referred: An
thorizing the election OF delegate from
Indian Territory 10 the iiity-first Congress.
BY Mr.. Townslicnd, Of Illinois. permitting
farmers and producers of tobacco 10 sell leaf
tobacco IN any quantity 10 unlicensed dealegr.
or 10 any person, without restriction. and re-
pealing all laws inconsistent therewItn. by
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, 10 prohibit fictitious
aud gambling transactions in articles pro-
duced by the Amewcan farming industry.
BN Mt. JOnu~OO, Ol NOIlN plblo~-
ing % constitutional amendment limiting the
membership OF the House TO 30. BY Mr..
Smith. Of Wisconsin. for the establishment
of ostal-telegraph system. By Mr.. Guen-
Their, OF Wisconsin, Ia regulate telegraph
companies. by Mr. Brewer, OF Michigan,
providing for the construction OF public
buildings by contract. BY Mr. Mckinney.
'of New Hampshire, o. prevent pensioners
from neglceting 10 support their families and
sqlinndcring their pensions. Bills were M
PRODUCED for the erection OF public buildings
al Galcsl,urg, H.; Richmond. Ind. Laia>-
ct.f, Ind; Davenport, Ia, and Eau Claire
Wis. MIR. Chapman, Of Michigan, reported
the resolution calling upon the treasury de-
partmcnt Tor information relative Ia the re-
ftlsal OF the Canadian authorities 90 allow
American wrccking vessels q assist when
American vessel, arc in distress In Canadian
canals or waters.
SENATE.-Mr. Riddlebcrger's resolution
for amending the rules 20 ~ 10 allow the
British cNtTudition treaty 10 be considered
IN open session was reached on the 9th in reg
ular order. Mr.. Riddlcbcrger explained that
the British Lions tail having been twisted
hy vote of ~ 10 u, the passage of the rcso-
luton was no longer necessary. senator
lIawlcy and others called the Nirginlan 10
order and lac sut down, rcmarking ~ he did
that lac supposed he had right to say 20
much, aud tint lac did not like TO be called
TO order every time he rose. Mr.. Riddlebcr-
gers allusiOn was "a q vote I'm secret session
lat night by which the consideration of the
treaty was postponed 10 next December. ON
motion OF Mr.. Morrill, the senate joint reSolu-
ton for the erection Of a statute Ia the late
spencer r. Baird, Secretary OF the Smithso.
MAN Institution, In front OF the National
Museum, and appropriating $4,000 FOX the
purpose, was taken up, and after some ctllo-
CYSTIC remarks byMr. Morrill,, passed.
I3UsE.-Mr Bland, Of Missouri. on be-
Ia nf a AZ n MI .tra Naftr
aud Measures, called up and the House
passed on the Sth the bill % discontinue the
coinage of the tn ce-ccnt pieces. Mr. Glass,
of Tennessee, On behalf of the Comm tee on
Agriculture, called up and the House Ia sed u
bill 10 promote agriculture. Ii provides that
such ortions Of the consular reports rs leicr
q agricultural matters shall he transmitted "a
the Commissioner of Agriculture for snl-
bodimCnt la his reports. Ths next bill on
the calendar was that requiring the sub
sldiZcd railroad. 10 maintain ami operate
separate telegraph lines. Mr.. Dockcry, Of
Missouri, said the simple proposition Ia The
bill, IN plain unyarnishcd English, was 10
compel the Union and Central Pacific Com
panics to construct the telegraph lines re-
quircd by their charters instead OF contract
ing with the Western Union and giving that
corporation a monopoly of telegraph flan-
chises west OF the Mississippi River. lie be-
ileycd that had the pending bill been law
last summer the absorption of the Baltimore
& Ohio Telegraph by the Western Union
could not have been possible. lie submitted
tllilt one OF the m0f pressing Questions be-
fore Congress was the hedging Bout and re-
strictng of the powers and encroachmcnis
OF the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, the anthor of the
bill, vigorously supported IL. The railroad
companies had bariered away their fran
chises by entering into "A contract with the
Western Union by which the railroad CON-
panies refuse ~ perform their telegrlphic
services. and by which they gave the West
cm Union absolute monopoly over the west
crn half OF the continent Through the gc-
Mus of the most INSCRIPTIONS pirate of the
century Jay Hawk Gould, that monopoly
had been created. The pending bill was
simply proposition 10 inject little bit Of
Gods burning Justice between the people
and Jay Gould. The people OF the country
were praying for relief from the mcrclless
grind OF the most extrayagant, enormous,
unscrIpuleus, pirntical set of incorporated
coundrels on the continent This bin was
square blow between the eyes OF Mr.. Gould
and the Western Union monopoly, and each
a.. ~ IN. A