Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-04
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The President Sends a nessag.
to The Senate
And Also Sends q Number OF Nomi-
nations for Foreign Offices.

WASHINGTON, July IA message from
the President 40 TO Indian lands in Kansas
IS TO the postal and cable communication
between United States and Latin American
States; as to the celebration of the forth
centennial discovery of America; As to the
agreement between the Cherokee commits
sion and Iowa Indians in the Indian Terri
tory sas presented srd referred.
AmoRg the bills reported from the con-
mit,ees to be placed on the calender we've
the House bill to discontinue the coinage of
s. and 81 gold and three cent nickel
pieces and the House bill to provide for a
new design Of authorized devices of United
states coins.
Plumb offered q resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of War
for Information as TO whether articles were
being manufactured at National Military
Homes that come in competition with pri.
vatc enterprise, and If so. the reason and
authority therefor.
Plumb also offered a resolution directing
the Secretary of the Interior to inform the
Senate whether be has knowledge of
guarantee, BY the Union Pacific Railroad
Company, of bonds or stock of any other
corporation, and whether the Union Pacific
Railroad Company has paid the indebted
ness of other companies, and if so. whether
such guarantee, or pay ment, Is in accord
ance with the Law and consistent with the
obligations of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company to the United States.
But'er-l would suggest that the Seere-
tary Of the Interior report if be has any
know ledge why the Senate does not pro
coed to the consideration of the report of
the select committee on Pacific railroads
| supposed the caucus nsd acted on il.
say caucus has not acted on it. would b.
glad to have the resolution embrace q call
on the Secretary of the Interior to know
whether bis department is in possession OF
Information and papers showing that at
least one of those government railway com
panies has, ever since the passage of the
Thurman act, az Ain and again, deliberately
disobeyed plain and positive injunctions
and prohibltio IS of the act in respect TO in
creasins its obligations and making divi
dends under circumstances which the law
forbade.
Butler--''l suggest 10 the Senator from
Vermont tia. the information which he
seems so anxious to get, he would get by q
discussion of the report made by the chair
man Of the select committee Frye. 1t
was understood by that select committee
that the report was to be called up and dis
posed of in some way or other
Edmunds question cannot well be-
considered until after the facts are known.
When the discussion of the report of the
select committee in relation to the sett.e-
of the debt (as some people are audacious
enough TO call III Of these railroads to the
United States comes up. We should be in
Possession of some facts bearing upon what
ought to be done"
If it be true, in spite CT the positive laws
Of Congress with the penalties imposed, it
is not nor has not been force enough in the
of the government, either
under the democratic or republican aus
pces, to compel these companies to obey
the Law, or punish their officers v ho delio.
erstely disobey it. do not know tina,
there would be any use in passing the set
tement at all if it then depends upon the
will of each company whether the settle
ment shall go on or shall be broken. I he
resolution WAS agreed to.
Subject of the bill passed by the Sena
yesterday as to land patents remaining un.
delivered in the general land office and a.
to the facilities afforded to get a firm If
" VI y VI thtU
this was brought up by Berry, who hsn
read letter sent by these attorneys, VI. W
Combs & Co 10 the clerk Of Columbia
county, Arkansas, Offering to supply the
p .tenis o. that comfy for four dollars ea"'
{ of which the clerk was TO re'an one
dollar, letter from VIM. Stone, assistan.
C nm ssioner in the general lard offic-,
then acting commissioner to this firm
e xtt n lii such facilities to il, letter frt m
Cyrus Bussev. assistant secretary of t.,
interior. certifying to the reputable char
scter Of the firm. and despatch to the s
l. 1uis Globe Democrat from Nardalia,
Ills, on the subject.
Berry said if any explanation could be
given of that Transaction or any excuse for
that most scaDislou, conduct on the p,rt
of those officers he would be glad to hear
it. There were go, 0C0 of these undeliv
cred patents, and this firm would at the 10 y
rate mentioned in letter to the county
clerk wrench million of dollars from the
citizens urjustly and without authority
He understood one member of the frp.
Thomas Mckee, was sn officer of the House
of Representatives.
Teller, Paddock, and Cockrell partic-
psted in the discussion. the former statir
that posse ssion of q patent ia not essential
to mans title. Paddock stated that IN
der the present administration OF the gen.
ersl Ian office the number of the undelv-
cred patents we're reduced some 20 900 and
Cockrell denounced the sffair as a mere
speculating, bisckmsliug scheme.
The Senate bill to establish a u. s.
land court and provide for the settlement
of private land claims in certain States
and Territories was taken mp, explained.
advocated by Etmunds aud discussed until
? O'Clock when unfinished business was
taken up, it being two postal and the ship