The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-01-21

& Washington, Jan. 16 = The senate
passed the measure known as the free
homestead bill, which has been under
consideration since the holiday recess.
The effect Of til. bill is to open to set
Element all public lands acquired from
Indians, free of any payment to the
government beyond the minor Office
fees, and to release from payment
those who have heretofore settled on
these lands. Following the disposition
of this bill, which had held the adj 4
vantageous position of the unfinished
sought to have the Nicaragua canal
bill made the unfinished business. On
Mr.. MOrgan'S motion to take the bill
up the vote was 33 to 6, or less than a
quorum, so the motion did not prevail.
Mr.. Morgan secured the adoption of a
resolution for an inquiry by the
Judiciary committee as to whether
the properties of the Union and Cen
trail Pacific Railroad companies now
belonged to the United States by
reason of alleged defaults in the pay
ment of bonds. Other resolutions
adopted were by Mr.. Chandler, in
gtructing the interstate commerce
commission to inquire into the reported
combination of lake vessel interests to
maintain rates; and by MI. Cullom
calling on the civil service commission
to explain delay in making annual re-
ports. The senate adjourned over to
Monday.
The house spent almost the entire
day debating the Grout bill, which was
under consideration for time yester
day, to subject oleomargarine and 9TH
;kr%i dot, 49, low
of the states into which they are trans
ported. The advocates of the measure
took the view that the states should be
allowed to regulate the sale of prod
uce sailing under false colors, and the
opponents view was that the bill
would establish dangerous precedent
and invade the power Of congress to
regulate interstate commerce.
Washington, Jan 17.-The proceed
ings in the house to-day We're very
tame 1t was private bill day, but the
whole time was consumed in passing
through the house bills favOrably acted
upon in committee Of the Whole before
the holiday recess The widow Of the
late Maj. John Glbbon was the bene-
fciary of one Of the bills passed, car
rying 500 per month, and the widow
of Bvt. Maj. Gen. w. A. Nichols, OF
another, carrying $75 per month. The
free homestead bill, which came back
to- the house with senate amendments
was referred. under a ruling of the
chair, to the committee on public lands
Washington, Jan. 19.-Most of the
day in the house was devoted to trib.
utes to the late Speaker Charles T.
Crisp of Georgia. The speeches Were
listened to by nearly all of the Demo
Gratis and a large contingent of Repub
licans, while many Southern people
oiled the galleries. All of the members
from Georgia and several of the lead
ers from both sides of the house de
liyered eulOgies which were unusually
Impressive and We're listened to witt
more than the usual attention.
"a bill authorizing the Columbia
Red Mountain Railroad company t
build a bridge across the Columbi:
river in Stevens county, Wash, called
up by Mr.. Doolittle, was passed.
Delegate Catron attempted to secur
the passage Of a bill to give the de
serted Fort Marcy military reservation
at Santa Fe, N. Mex, to the American
Invalid Aid Society of Boston for tn
establishment of sanitarium for pull
monary diseases, but it failed on oh
lection.
Washington, Jan. ~. - The senat
voted to take up the Nicaragua cana
bill This gives the measure the parlia
Mentary advantage Of being unfin
tsliedsbusiness Of the senate. Senate