The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-20
REORGANIZATION
OF THE NORTHERN
This Matter Is Absorbing the Attea-
tiOn Of the Senate Judiciary
Committee.
FOR A PUBLIC MINING SCHOOL
House Is Favorable to an Appropriation for
Sneh sn nstitHtiOa--Distrist Of CO.
lnmbia Appropriation Bill
fasses Senate.

Washington. May is.-The bill to au-
thorize the reorganization OF the Nor
thern Pacific Is absorbing the attention
OF the Judiciary committee this week
Objections have been made TO the bill
on account Of the questions which the
representatives Of certain interests In
yolyed In the REORGANIZATION have raised,
and It is not unlikely some important
amendment Will be made. Today Morgan
and Patton. OF New York. chairman OF
the reorganization committee OF the se-
attic. Lake Shore and Eastern bond
holders. spoke against the bill. The bonds
Of the branch. amounting TO S2.1s.00o.
have been guaranteed by the Northern
Pacific. and under the reorganization IL
Is said the guarantee will be lost.
Tawney Is endeayoring to secure
amendments which will hold the reor-
ganiZati0n committee TO the guarantees
OF the titles 10 lands sold by the Northern
Pacific In the past. He holds that the
warrantees to land titles will lapse with
the reorganization. and that settlers
whose titles Will be made defective by
special provision Is made In the bill
There is much land In the West which
this phase OF the question Affects
The features OF the plan which forblds
the company from combining In any way
with rival lines. and takes 1t out Of the
power OF state Legislators to authorize
uetitIon, are meeting with support from
the people OF the Northwest.
Senator Wilson. OF Washington, urged
lhat an amendment be made which would
include indemnity lands as well as those
in the plan limit. so as TO bring the so
called lieu lands OF Oregon and Wash
ington within the provisions OF the bill.
FOR A SCHOOL OF MINING.
Washington. May is-The house COM
mittee on public lands has ordered a ia
vorable report on the bill for the main
tenance OF a school OF mines In public
land states and territories by granting
each state the proceeds OF the sale OF
mineral lands $l5.O00 for the current
year. and an annual increase of $1,000
per year for ten years. The question
OF repeating the portion OF the Internal
revenue law providing for rebate on
alcohol used In arts and medicine re-
celved the attention OF the senate COM
mittee on finance today, The entire
mittee is favorable to the bill with
the exception OF Senator Piatt. and the
conversation in the committee today re-
vealed very general desire to have IL
passed before adjournment.
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Washington. May ls,-The senate to-
day passed the District OF Columbia ap-
preparation bill, carrying approximately
T,S00,000. Debate on the question of APP
preparations for sectarian purposes
cropped out on the paragraph making
appropriations for charities in the dis
trict, on the vote the senate sustained
the committee In providing specific ap-
preparations for numerous private char
table institutions. some OF them of Sec
tartan charity, Further provision was
adopted for an investigation into the
charity system Of the district with a view
to ascertain what. II any. of public ap-
preparations are used for church pur-
poses.