Show f THE LAWMMES t l f Second Days Congressional t Proceedings 1 r < 1 i f 1 GETTINGDO WN TO BUSINESS How the Senators and Representatives Represen-tatives Killed Time Yesterday I at the Capitol t The Senate WASHINGTON December 2 Sheffield the new Senator from Rhode Island was sworn in The chair laid before the Senate the reports of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency Vest offered a resolution directing an I investigation into all leases of land in I Indian Territory for grazing or other purposes by Indian tribes the number of acres embraced in said leases their terms and the persons or corporations becoming lessees also the circumstances circum-stances under which the leases were made the means used in obtaining the leases and whether they were author ized by law Vest said he had information these leases were obtained from the Indians by corruption fraud and bribery MaxeyHarrison and others advocated I the resplution and the proceedings broadened into a general discussion of Indian lands and supplies Dawes said that these leases of In dian lands while wrong were no more outrageous than the authorized enclosure en-closure by wire fences of thousands of acres of public lands If remedial action ac-tion was not taken in time the public domain would pass irrecoverably into the possession of large land owners foreign and native He hoped the matter mat-ter would not be allowed to end in talk or be confined to the Indian lands alone Congress had the power to clothe the executive officers of the government with ample authority in the premises and should do so At the request of Conger the matter went over one day Adjourned H use of Representatives WASHINGTON December 2Wilson Iowa presented the credentials of Smith memberelect from the Iowa district to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Kasson Smith took the oath of office Follett as a question of privilege presented the following preamble and resolution I do imyeach Lot Wri1t United States Marshal KWwwt SSS 011 tirAj5h tmtlnU1U1ilUll i number of general appointed a large at necial marshals to serve deputy and special in Cincin be voting precincts the4 several of Con members election for nati at the Cond and 1884 14th of October 1 a gress on the marshals with pis said deputy armed sa1 oJ said to tola and becn other furnished deadly weapons bv the War Department haye iuye artment of the United States govern partment t of number large 11 in that a arge ment I deputy marshals so appointed and criminals armed were notorious rmupa J known to be Qf vicious and and men brutal them habits nonresidents and reputation of Cincinnati and many and of of State of Ohio and that said deputy o f the and his orders an marshals acting under P abetted and encour 3 1 aiaea UUGIL U auu vuu directions intimidation fraudulent voting aged in the outrages upon and ross voters gross of of hon elective franchise and the rights of furtherance ci in of the city est voters party and its the interests of a political candidates Therefore That the committee on expenditures Resolved in the Department of Jus penditures and directed as soon as I tice be required reasonably be dojie toin the same can cbargesandreportto this vestigate such charges S House tI point of order made a Keifer the reception of the resolution against aker overruled it deciding but the Speaker presented a matter of the resolution House could deter and the privilege mine for itself how far the investigation AUJ uo LW nt mine n d what be proceeded with and w I would should have charge of it committee discussion the House After a long Folletts resolution adopted the interState com called Reagan up House decided to and the merce bill effort the ndin I notwithstanding consider it no to postpone orONeill ofY Pennsylvania discussion until tomorrow pone the substitute for the offered as a Reagan the committee on com bill reported last session by the bill generally merce entered and + b orn bill 1 the Reagan known as utw 0 nTnnaiRnn of the L Comparison intO an exhnustive o Under the committee two measures railroad the liability of bill he said to any person suffering corporations action was actui damages wrong bitS while under the substitute sustained amount he was liable for three times the committee The billof the of damages discrimination in did not charges prohibit but a the substitute prohibited freight from charging more companies hibited comp distance than for a longer for a shorter of freight The for the same quantity legal and substitute gave complete for remedies to the citlzenfO riifnh1c equitable i without delaY anU 1 every injury country The the h the courts of through failed to dothis Another committees gill in the sub other great Improvement committee bill lay in stitnt over the directed latter while the the fact that into the to inquire the committee what and to report method of pooling the subject needed on legislation was absolutely prohibited such the former S poolina conclusion of Bongaas remarks tho Ato marks the House adjourned |