The Worthington advance., 1888-02-23
SENATE.
Not in session.

HOUSE.
The house resumed the consideration OF
the urgency deficiency bill. the pending
question being upon the amendment in
structng the public printer to rigidly enforce
the provisions of the eight hour law. Th4
amendment was adopted 1872; nays,
So; and the bill was passed.
The speaker stated the unfinished bust
ness to be the bill coming o yer fro IN last Fri
day for the relief OF Nathaniel MacKay and
the executors Of Donald Mackay. The bill
was passed-yeas, 1856; nays, 72.
The evening session was devoted to the
Pacific telegraph bill, and some doubt had
been expressed as to the power OF congress
to direct the Pacific roads to construct and
run their own telegraph lines. Mr.. Lind. in
pleasant speech. advanced the idea that it
was only part oi tho police power possess.
ed by the general government such as had
been shown by the decision OF the United
States supreme court in the cases of the
State OF Iowa against certain roads and
telegraph companies.
Mr. Rice presented in the house the reso.
luton already presented to the senate.
adopted by the chamber OF commerce OF
Minneapolis, protesting against the pro.
posed legislation with respect to the inter-
state committee law as applied to rail.
roads between the United States and Can.
da.
SENATE.
from the committee bill to require that
before final proof shall be submitted by
any person claiming to enter agricultural
lands under the pre-emption or
homestead laws such persons shall
file with the register OF the proper land
office u 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 who III
the necessary facts will be established.
The bill to incorporate the Washington
Gable Electric Street Railway Company oi
the District of Columbia came up in the
senate. An amendment reported by the
committee having been rea ched requiring the
rails to be OF American manufacture. The
vote was taken. and the amendment was
adopted, 25 to II.
Senator Blair introduced bill declar-
ing that any person convicted OF carnalIy
and unlawfully knowing any female unde.
the age of eighteen years shall be punished
and for the second oifense during his nat.
ural life. A punishment of from ter,
to thirty years is provided for
persons forcibly ravishing any female, and
for the period of his natural life for any
person who carries out his ends by means
OF potions or drugs. The bill is made ap.
plicable to all places within the juris,:. Z.
tion OF the United States.
Mr.. Payson introduced the bill hereto.
fore introduced by Mr.. Wilson OF Iowa Tor
the relief OF settlers 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 la nds as
fully and completely as though the United
Sta tes itself were pleading its rights to the
lands.
On a motion to take up the Hoar joint
resolutions, quite a long debate ensued,
though little interest was manifested. The
m otion was lost, yeas 1879, nays 12S-not
the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative.
Mr.. Blount OF Georgia has intro.
duced in the house a bill provitl.
ing for Redistribution OF post.
masters and a Encouragement Of salaries.
Under it's terms, with the exceptions Of the
cities OF New York and Washington. where
the postmasters salaries are fixed at
$4,000 and s5.O0o respectively, post.
masters are to be divided into three
classes according to the revenues OF their
offices.
Among the bills introduced in the house
were the following:
Mr.. Payson.for the protection OF settlers
| on the public lands. Mr.. Simmons ol
| North Carolina for the apportionment (on
the basis Of illiteracy) OF 5000. OOC
| among the states and territories for edu.
cational purposes. Mr.. Jackson, OF Penn
| sylvania, to amend the homestead law SO
as to provide that only so acres can be en-
| tered instead of 16O acres, and to per.
nit only citizens OF the United States tc
enter homesteads. MIR. Osborne of Penn
| sylvania. for the monthly pay ment of pen
sions. Mr.. Clifford to establish an indus
trial school at Bismarck Oak. Mr.. Hudd
OF Wisconsin, Il Joint resolution proposing
a constitutional amendment extending the
presidential term to eight years.
| A bill was introduced for tho ere ction o
public buildings ut Burlington, Iowa. She
boygan. Green Bay and Manitowoc, Wis.
| and Yankton, Oak.