St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-21
GOOD FOR FERGUS.
Bill Passed for a Public Build
ing There.

Bill Passed for a Public Build
ing There.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The senate
to-day resumed consideration of the
senate bill to reduce the amount of
United States bonds 10 be required of
national banks and to restore to the
channels of trade the excessive accu-
mutations of lawful money. the pend
ing question being ON the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr.. Power to
strike out the first section, which re-
duces to 81 ZOO the amount of bonds re-
quifed to be deposited by national banks
for their charters. Mr.. Cockrell said that
what had been seen within the last few
weeks had not been creditable to the
country. The secretary of the treas
ury had been seen drawn on by specu-
lators in stocks and grain in New York
to pay out every dollar of surplus in the
treasury. in order to save them and to
save their imaginary profits in specula-
ton and gambling. He interposed an
objection to the present consideration
of the bill. The bill was laid aside with
out action. The calendar was then taken
up, and after several private bills were
passed the following bill was reached !:
Senate bill, authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to settle the Indebtedness
to the government of the Sioux City &
Pacific Railroad company. The bill au-
thOriZes the secretary of the treasury,
by and with the consent of the president
of the United States. to negotiate with
the Sioux City & Pacific Railroad com
pany for settlement of its indebted
ness to the United States, and to make
such settlement thereof as shall be in
his judgment for the best interests of
the government of the United States,
and upon the receipt of such sum as may
thus be agreed upon between said rail-
road company and said secretary Of the
treasury, and with the consent and ap-
proval of the president to execute to
said company an acquittance in full of
its obligations to the government of the
United States arising out OF the advance
by the said government to said COM
pany of bonds to aid in the construction
of its railroad. Provided, however, that
nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued so as to affect any right that the
United States now has, or may hereafter
have to recover against said com pany, its
officers, employees or agents by reason
of any act unlawfully done in conuec-
tion with the original construction of
said railroad. The bill was passed.
Among the other bills passed was The
senate bill approprlating $4,000 for a
public building at Fergus Falls. Mimi.
The hour assigned to the calendar hay
ing expired. the senate resumed conSid-
Grafton of the house bill to define and
regulate the jurisdiction of the courts
of the United States. and of the substi-
Jute therefor, reported by Mr.. Evarts
from the Judiciary committee. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Ingalls, was
adopted. 1t provides that appeals and
writs of error may be taken and prose-
cuted from the decisions of the United
States court in the Indian TERRITORY
to the supreme court of the United
States, or to the circuit court of appeals
in the Eighth circuit in the same man.
ner and under the same regulations as
from the circuit or district courts of the
United States. An amendment was
agreed to. providing that the circuit
court of appeals. in cases in which the
judgment is made final. shall have the
same appellate jurisdiction by writ of
error or appeal, to review the judgments,
orders and DEGREES of the supreme
courts of the several territories as by
this act it may have to review the judg-
mentS, orders and DEGREES of the district
and circuit courts; and for that purpose
the several territories shall, by orders
of the supreme court to be made from
time to time, be assigned to particular
circuits. Without further action the
bill was laid aside Informally and the
private pension bills on the calendar