The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-02-02

al convention on the Tuesday after tho
first Monday in June, 1888: that constitu-
tional convention shah meet at the CAPT.
toll the third Tueoday in July and that tho
constitution thus formed shall be ratified
at the November election, when state OH.
cers and two representatives In congress
may also be elected.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Breckinridge of Arkansas introduced
bill in the house to authorize the consoli
dation OF customs collection districts.
1t authorizes the president to discontin.
ne any custom district where tho revenues
are not equal to the expenses and appoint
deputy collectors at sub ports when neces.
sary.
Mr.. Nelson secured the passage, under
the suspession OF the rules OF the bill re.
1ndlan affairs giving the Duluth, Rainy
Lake River & Southwestern railway right
OF way through the Bots Portland Red
Lake reservation.
Richardson OF Tennessee chairman of the
house committee on printing reported
resolution calling on the public printer for
information a. to whether he recently dis.
charged or furloughsd any OF his office,
and II so. for what reasons at a time when
the printing ordered by the house is largely
in arrears; also whether in making such
discharges regard had been paid al to the
statute giving preference in employing hon.
orably discharges soldiers. The resolution
was adopted.
Senator Davis, from the committee on
pensions, reported the bill commonly
known as ''The Grand Army" bill, with the
recommendation that it pass with certain
amendments, OF which the following is the
material one:
That all pensions allowed under this sec.
ton shall date from the date of passage OF
this act OF from the date of subsequent de.
pendence, and shall continue no longer
than the existence OF such dependence.
The purpose of the bill is to pension ex.
soldiers and sailors who are incapacitated
Tor manual labor and provide pensions
Tor dependent relatives Of deceased sol.
diers. The bill has the same objects in
view that were contemplated by the dc.
pendent pension bill vetoed by the presi.
dent.
Senator Davis introduced q bill to reeu.
late the salary and provide for the pay
mont OF the expense of a United States
district judge for the district OF Minnesota.
The bill fixes the salary at IS. 900 and al
judicial work outside the district.
HOUSE.
In the house Mr.. Nelson presented q BE-
tition from the board OF trade of Orion
Vile, MIMI, applying for an appropriation
Stone lake and preventing the lowering OF
tho water.
The senate bill authorizing the construc.
ton OF a bridge across the Mississippi RIVER
at Burlington, Iowa. passed the house.
Mr.. Nelson reported favorably from the
committee on Indian affairs Mr.. Rice's bill
for the relief of Charles Ruffee.
M~ ~
consent in the house for the present con.
sideration Of the resolution reported from
the committee on manufactures, directing
that committee to inquire into tho names.
number and extent Of the corporations
engaged in manufacturing or mining or
dealing in any of the necessities Of life and
known as trusts" and ''pools," their
methods OF doing business, and the effect
OF their combination upon the prices OF
necessaries.
In order to extend the scope of inquiry,
Mr.. Raynor OF Maryland moved to strike
out the clause which confines the inquiry
to trusts not incorporated under the laws
Of any state. Agreed to. On motion of
Mr.. Randall several amendments tending
to broaden tho scope OF the inquiry were
agreed to. The resolution was then adopt.
ed.
The bill granting Gen. Logan's widow a
psnsion OF 81, 900 a year passed tho senate,
after Berry and Reagan had spoken in OBJ.
position to 1t. Senator Davis made a neat
little speech in its favor. A like bill, in
creasing to $4,000 a year the pension OF
the widow of Gen. Frank P. Blair, was
passed.
A bill was introduced by Senator Spoon
er to regulate commerce carried on by
! telegraph. Its provisions are strong
0nn Sv,c% o1>4< u
sorts. The bill gives the interstate COM
mission jurisdiction over interstate tele.
graph business, fixes penalties for viola
| ton OF tho act, and authorizes the CON-
mission to inquire into the business Of
telegraph companies, and to investigate
complaints under substantially the same
provisions that complaints alleging inirac-
tions OF the interstate co nmerce law are
now examined into by the commission.
The senate confirmed the nominations
of N. W. Mcconnell. chief justice of Mon
tana, and 8. De Wolfe, associate Justice OF
Montana.
The senate passed the bill increasing the
pension for total deafness from $l3 to $50
q month, and allowing q proportional
rating for partial deafness.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed regulating practice in
cases removed from sta te to federal courts.
1t provides that tho plaintiff shall not be
required to give security for costs of the
suit il he be citizen OF the state in which
the suit was brought.
Mr.. Lind introduced a bill providing for
the forfeiture Of certain lands granted in
Minnesota to aid the construction OF the
Hastings and Dakota railroad. This is
the bill which Mr.. Lind was authorized by
the house committee on public lands to
| take the place OF his resolution asking an
investigation into this matter.
Mr.. Collins reported from the committee
| on judiciary substitute for Mr.. Nelson's
bill providing for the holding of terms of
! substitute was formulated at the in.
stance OF Congressman. Wilson and
provides that regular terms of the
United States district and circuit courts
for the district Ut Minnesota shall be held
! at Duluth the second Tuesday in April. at
! St. Paul the first Tuesday in June and at
Winona the third Tuesday in November
each year.
! Mr.. Payson has introduced a public
land bill Of some general interest to the
| Northwest. 1t provides that whore the
| United States has sold land at private sale
| to persons who have bought in good faith
and tho money has been paid into the
treasury, title to the lands shall be
validated and then confirmed.
There are large number oil cases
| throughout tho Northwest where people
have bought lands at private entry and
paid for them and have found their titles
invalidated through errors in the local
land offices or at the general land office.
1t is to remedy this state OF affairs and
| validate these entries. that Mr.. PaysoQ
has in troduced this bill.
SENATE.
| Not in session.
| HOUSE.
| The house committee on elections de-
cidss against White OF Indiana whose seatie
contested by Lowry, but did not give
| Lowry the seat.
Mr.. White of New York, introduces a
bill in the house for the protection and nd.
ministration Of the forests on the public
Ian I"
1t withdraws from disposal the unsurvey.
eel public lands embracing ma tural forests,
and all public lands returned by the public
survey as timber lands; and provides for