Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-01
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Attorney General Garland
Defended.
STEWARDS CHARGES ANSWERED.
The Mills Bill-Proposed Changes
Lumber Tariff Discussed-New
Department.
Associated Press Dispatohos to The HrnALp.,

- '''"'uiSNt may oi.--hluOnR LuO
things reported from committees and
placed ON the Senate calendar this morn.
ing e are the following Senate bill to sub.
NIT to the Court OF Claims for adiudica.
ton the title oi William McGarrahan to
tho mineral interests Of panoche Grande
ranch in California, with minority re-
port by Faulkner). Senate bills to accept
and ratify agreements with the Shoshone,
Bannock and Sheep-cater tribes OF In
dians for the surrender OF portions of
their reservations. Tho House hill sup
Elementary to the Pacific Railroad Act Of
1862, with amendments. The House bill
for the payment oi the passage Of the
Marquis Of Lafayette and his family from
France to tho United States in 1924 (ad-
versely). Conference report on tho bill
to establish Department of labor
(agreed to-.
Berry In arguing in support Of the Des
Moines River Land bill, took occasion to
reply to the remarks OF Stewart some
DAYS ago, reflecting on the Attorney
General, in connection with private land
claim suits in California. He denied
that the Senator from Nevada had any
right to impute evil motives TO the At
torney-G General. That officer was a
patriotic statesman, true gentleman
and an honest man.
Stewart said he had no disposition TO
impute improper motives to the Attor-
ney-G General, but as the matter was thus
again brought up he desired to state
some facts, showing the great hardships
and injustice inflicted on many citizens
OF California, by the official conduct Of
| the General. He proceeded to
detail the facts and circumstances in con-
nection with that matter. He mentioned
the name Of X. S. Thompson as lobby
| list and volunteer attorney in the cases
and as the man who dictated the pro-
ceedings and would dictate the compro-
mises, and asked by what authority the
| to volunteer counsel with power to
put the claimants under trib-
ute. The Attorney General, he said,
| vas striking blow at the prosperity of
q sovereign State. The act was grand
iusurpation on the part Of the Attorney
| General, which never oughtto have been
| tolerated moment. 1t was the alarm
| ing feature OF the times; it absorbed the
rights of the people, disturbed their
| properly, interfered with private rights,
| was dangerous to the peace and liberties
| Of the country and ought to be stopped.
| Jones, Of Arkansas, replied to Stewart.
| and gave the history Of what he Claimed
| to be frauds in connection with some OF
| the California land grants. In view of
/ facts which, he stated, he thought that
- power OF the lobby, spoken Of by
wart, was unquestionably great. He
ared there was no justification for the
ent onslaught made by the Senator
Nevada upon the Attorney General /;
the Senator could not have consid-
led and weighed the gravity Of his
4 charge that the Attorney General
has Hfarmed out" the rights to bring
these suits. The Senator would not de-
liberately say he believed any such
thing.
/ AZ the close of this California diver
sion, which occupied about two hours,
consideration of the pending bill was re-
sumed and finally the discussion was
closed and the bill was passed. Yeas,
%. nays, IL. ,
4 Cullom gave notice that he would, on
| Monday next, submit some remarks on
the bill to amend the Interstate Com
merce law.
A The House joint resolution for a COM
mission to select the site for naval sta
ton on the Pacific Coast with amend
ment) passed.
On motion of Harris it was ordered
that tomorrow, after passing the Indian
4 Appropriation bill, the Senate will take
up and pass bills on the calendar, one
| objection to bill, preventing action
on it.
4 After a brief executive session the
Senate adjourned.
INTERPRETATIONS OF LABOR.
The Senate has adopted the conference
report on the bill creating Department
of Labor and passed the bill.
PACIFIC RAILROAD TELEGRAPH.
The Pacific Railroad Telegraph bill,
fayorabIy reported to the Senate to-day
from the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, is the House (Anderson) bill,
amended by striking out the word "eon'
struct." 1t requires subsidized roads to
maintain and operate public telegraph
lines, but to permit their acqulsition py
purchase or In any other way the com
panies see fis. f
PUBLICATION OF THE SECRET JOURNAL
\ The Executive Journal, covering
everything connected with the Fisheries
|, | Treaty from the time it reached the Sen
ate. is to be printed in the Record. II
shows that Senator Hoar made the
! motion which had been credited &c
Senator Sherman, and which was adopt
ed. that the consideration of the treaty Dt
with open doors. Sherman was, how
ever, one OF the three tMessrs. Dawes ant
Teller being the others) who voted II
favor OF the Riddlebarger resolution afrel
4 <rr.r,f,~foA fIl
Committee on Foreign Relations. Th'
resolution was lost by vote Of Al TO s.
st THE FULLER NoAfNA1ToS.
, The Senate Committee on Judiciary
: to-day. further considered the nomlna
: ton of Fuller, but did not reach a conelt;
sion. Another meeting will be held late
: to-day or tomorrow. There seems 10 o
: no doubt that the committee VII. repor
v favorably on the nomination. Ine della
is said to be due rather to fsar that TIL
: committee will be accused Of haste an
+ want Of thoroughness il it neSleets 70 eS
anime and weigh all that IS iald oeicr
"a Il. than to any special resccns whlc
have been charged against the NOM
: | nee.
ri PACIFIC COAST NAVY YARD
: Senator Mitchell's joint resolution, pre-
: viding for the appointment by the secre
! tary Of the Navy Of 4 commission CON
! posed OF three competent naval ofiicefl
Z, fo select a suitable site for q naval s1z
: fiou. navy Yards and docks on the Psc
4 fic coast, was to-day taken up In the sef
4 ate, and after being defended by Mitct
4 Ell who presented 4 lengthy letter iron
: ths Admiral Of the Navy IN its supper
! Was passed.
. The Hoas9f<
sI WAs1nScroS, May 81 EThe CaDf1
es>re report on the hliI lfou1