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Senate Debates Land Grants and Rail Regulation Legislation
The senate debated the transfer of land grant rights to the Texas Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads amid calls for investigations. Bills introduced include restoring owners rights to safe deposit contents and federal regulation of railroad transportation rates. Executive session covered the Mexican treaty, with votes and proceedings on pensions, patents, and river improvements.
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Renate
Wastincros
Senate
Lett Kellogg
Secretary of the Interior
Texas Pacific
Southern Pacific
Dolph
Chamber of Commerce
Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
Bayard, Frye, Miller
New York
Merril
Butler
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
Secretary of War
van Wyck
Union & Central Pacific
United States
Pacific
Congress
Poland
Mr. McPherson
National Banking Association
Nous
Washington
House
Secretary of State of
Pennsylvania
United States Marine Hospital
Erie
Wade
Department of Justice
Springer
Cox
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Mexico
Guatemala
Robinson
Committee On Pensions
Thomas Jefferson
Hikcock
Committee On Rivers and Harbor
Plum Point
Lake Providence
White
Kentucky
Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Mississippi River
Anderson
Kansas
Western Union Telegraph Company
Morse
Rice
Committee On Patents
Holman
Wasuington
Edmunds
Richard Lambert
California
San Blas
Samuel £. Hoage
Adriaan Reynolds
Howard
Kas
Sylvester KR. Burch
Olathe
Moses M. Beck
Holton
Kaz
Samuel RB. Murphy
Emporia
Howard F. Smith
Crested Butte
Col
Secretary of the Navy
Torth
Greely
Wood
Folger