The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-02-02
EIFTIETh CONGRESS.

FF1IEIh CUMuhESSs
Abstract Of the Proceedings OF the
Senate and House.
A bill was introduced by Senator Stew
art to vest the legislative power in the
Territory Of Utah in the governor and leg.
islative assembly OF twelve citizens OF the
territory, to be appointed by the presi.
dent and confirmed by the senate, but
not more that six OF them to be Of one
political party. " "
Senator Chandler introduced a bill to reg.
ulate elections OF members of congress.
Senator Davis presented q petition oil
citizens OF Minnesota asking that tea, cot.
fee, drugs and medicines be placed on the
free list. The joke Of this is in the fact
that tea and coffee have been OF the free
list for years. 4'sA@*e- >@r,, 30 49,
Mr.. Frye OF Maine made a long political
speech, %denouncIng the president.
Senator Plumb. from the committee on
public lands, reported favorably a bill de.
claring O forfeiture OF all lands, except the
right OF way heretofore granted on condi-
of q railroad opposite to and coterminous
with the portion OF any such railroad not
now completed, and in use, for the con.
struction of which lands have heretofore
been granted. Following is the portion oil
the bill is immediate interest to the North
west. ,.
II it shall be found that any lands
heretofore granted to the Northern
Pacific Railroad company and SO
resumed by the United States and
restored to the public domain. lie
v,1rfh - thu linn 1n0wn 20 tho ttEIo rrsSN IN
line," being q line drawn from Wallula,
WASH, easterly to the southeast quarter
OF section 8, township z, north OF range
80 east OF the Willamette meridian. all
persons who had acquired the title OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad company TO any
portion of said lands prior to Jan. 1,
1886, or who were in possession OF any
portion OF said lands, claiming the same
under written contract. with said COM
pany, shall be entitled to purchase said
land from the United States, at
year after it shall be judicially determined
that such lands are restored to the public
domain. 49,
The Thoebe.C Carlisle case was recently
called up in the house, which proceededto
vote on the majority resolution confirming
Mr.. Carlisle's title to his seat. The reso.
luton was adopted-yeas, 164; nays, z.
Messrs. Cannon, Cooper, Davenport, Nc.
Kenna, Post and Steele, Republicans,
voted in the affirmative, and Messrs. Ba.
ker OF Illinois, Brewer, Buchanan, Cheadle,
Hovey, Kerr and Laidla in the negative.
Among the bills and resolutions intro.
duced in the house were the following: ~~~
Mr.. Oates, to refund the bonded debt ol
thu T0nskol Gk~koe ~ OH xo~ na,k H. 80
duce the tax on bank notes, and to secure
that currency against Unnecessary fluctua.
ton by applying the national revenues
economically to the payment OF the ma
tional debt.
Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri, to apply the
surplus money in the treasury that may
accumulate prior to June 80, 1888, to the
purchase of United States bonds.
Mr.. Thomas OF Wisconsin,, providing
that all future patents or approvals ol
lands heretofore granted to the Union and
Central Pacific railroad companies, be
withheld until a final accounting and set
Element be- had, in pursuance OF law be.
tween the United States and the said
companies, and complete and ample in
Identification be given by the companies
to secure the government against ultimate
loss.
Mr.. Nelson introduced his billintroduced
in the last congress providing for an ad
ditional judicial district in Minnesota. II
provides that the following counties shall
constitute the new northern district o.
the state, and that the terms shall be hello
at Duluth and Fergus Falls:
Douglass, Pope, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Clay
Becker. Norman, Polk, Beltrami, Marshall
Kittson, Stearns, Benton, Mile Laos
Morrison, Todd, Crow Wing, Kenabec
Pine, Wadena, Cass, Hubbard, Aitkin,
Itasca, Carlton. St. Louis, Lake and Cook.
He also introduced bills providing fol
the reimbursement Of the city OF Duluth il
$500, 600 for money expended IN cutting 6
ship canal through Minnesota point anG
building a dyke in Superior bay, and al
lowing A. j. Ross OF Becker county. former
fantry, 500 in settlement OF money du.
him. Mr.. Rice introduced bills allowing
T. B. Beaulieu, late assistant mill
er at White Earth agency, $2OC
due him in settlement OF his claim fol-
salary as miller; to allow the heirs Of
Joseph Anderson SIS, 1000 for lumber taken
by the government in 1862; to make sec
ton ALA Revised Statutes, relating to in.
spectors OF hulls and boilers apply to st.
Paul as we'll as Duluth. This will give st.
Paul an inspector OF hulls and an inspec,
tor OF boilers at $500 each. Mr.. Rice also
introduced Mr.. Sabin's senate bill provid.
on piers at Duluth and other ports.
Mr.. Hoar called up the motion made by
Mr.. German some time since to reconsider
the vote by which the senate had ordered
a special committee OF five on Pacific rail
road matters. He explained his motive in
proposing a special committee. L.
After remarks by Messrs. Edmunds and
Vest, neither OF whom seemed opposed tc
the motion, a motion to refer the matter
to the railroad committee made by Mr.
Davis was rejected. The original resolu,
ton was modified by increasing the mem
bership OF the select committee from five
to seven. and then adopted-yeas 81
nays Is. Messrs. Davis, Sabin and Spoon
er were the only Republicans who voted in
the negative. During the discussion Sen.
ator Sabin opposed sending the matter te
a special committee,
For some reason lcannot understand
said he, 1--WE have gotten into the habit o.
sending these matters to special commit
tees when we have committees formed fol
the purpose OF considering them. If the
formation OF a plan OF extension for these
Pacific railroads is q question OF law. ii
should be handled by the judiciary com
mittse. II it is a question Of business. il
should 60 to the committee on railroads;
but it does not seem to me to be any con
tingency recurring it to be sent to aspecial
committee"
A subcommittee reported iavorably tc
the house postofice committee Representa-
tive Anderson's bill relating to the tele
graph lines. OF the Pacific Railroad com
panies. wy %s
Senator Davis introduced a bill provid
ing for the application of the immediate
transportation act to Duluth. The bill was
drawn by w. w. Billson at the request O
Collector Moore. Senator Davis alsointro
duced a bill providingthat the act ofMarcl