Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-03-02
POSSIBLE ACTION
An Extra Session of Congress
May Be Called.
THE PRESIDENT HINTS AT 1T

Said to Have Asked Three Representa-
tives-EIect who Called ut the white
House How They Would Like to Be-
gin Their Labors in March.
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-A Wash
ington evening paper makes the follow
ing statement: Three representatives.
elect TO the next congress, Smith OF
Grand Rapids, Corliss of Detroit and
Towne of Duluth, who have been pass
ing some days in Washington, called on
President Cleveland this morning to
pay their respects before returning to
their homes. After chatting pleasantly
with them for awhile about the new
duties they would soon be called upon
to perform, Mr.. Cleveland asked them
abruptly how they would like to be
called back here to enter upon these
duties about the 10Th OF March. The
question was asked in a significant tone.
The young members elect replied that
they were in no hurry to begin work,
and that he need not call an extra ses-
sion on their account. They were per-
feCtly willing, they said, to await until
December. TO this the president re-
piled that conditions and not personal
considerations must determine the time
OF their meeting. He did not say dl-
rectly, however, that he intended to call
an extra session.
| THE RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
WASHINGTON, February 21.-The sec
rotary of the interior to-day sent let
ter to Berry, chairman Of the senate
committee on public lands, giving his
views on the Joint resolution requesting
the secretary OF the interior to suspend
action upon all selections filed by land
grant railroads for lands situated III
California until January !, 1896, unless
| legislation providing for the eXamlna
ton and classification of mineral Lands
within the limits of such selections shall
be enacted previous to that date. The
secretary SAYS that he is impressed witt
the importance of adjusting as soon al
possible the railroad land grants, anC
trusts that congress will take such &C
ton as may be deemed necessary pro
Viding for the examination and classlh
cation of mineral lands at the present
session. He says that he is advised
however, that in California the land
grant railroad companies are indebted
TO the United States for aid given In the
construction of their roads. Entirely
outside of the question OF mineral lands
it seems to be unquestionably advisable
that the United States should paten
no lands to such railroads until an adj
iustment can be had OF the indebted
ness of the roads to the United States
and in his opinion the resolution should
embrace all lands in any state or terri
tory granted to railroad companies thus
indebted to the United States. lie APP
proves the resolution.
THE YAQUINA BAY BAR.
WASHINGTON, February 2l.-Repre.
sentative Hermann to-day introduced g
bill providing for the appointment by
the president of board OF engineers tC
consist of two officers of the engineer
CORDS not below the rank OF lieutenant
colonel, and one civilian, who together
with the chief of engineers, shall care
fully examine the bar of 9aquina bay
Or, with the view to carry out the pro-
iect of deeper water and to report the
result of such investigation with an esti-
mate of the cost to the next congress,
provided that such selection OF engi-
neers shall not be from those stationed
on the Pacific Coast. 1t is Hermann
object, if no immediate action can be
had by the house, to have the bill placed
in one of the appropriation bills now
pending in the senate.
Russia's Trans-Siberian Railroad.
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