Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-24

-OnS1Q6rdL1On OL any A1SeSuI6 Col1Su uP ny
committee to which there shall not be
i've objections was adopted.
The senate amendments to the
army and Notification appropria-
tion bills were -concurred in
and conference committees appointed.
Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin, chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs, reported
back the resolution calling on the presi-
dent for all correspondence between the
United States and Russia in regard to the
treatment of the Jews IN Russia. Adopt
ed.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill.
The clause relative to the Yellowstone
National park having been reached, Mr..
McCook moved to strike out the proviso
authorizing the secretary of the interior to
lease portions of the park under
certain restrictions. and to insert in lieu
thereof a proviso preventing the secretary
of the interior from leasing any portion
of the Yellowstone National park to any
person. company or corporation for any
purnose whatever, and declaring of no
force or effect any lease, agreement,
exclusive privilege or monopoly already
granted or entered into, and authorizing
the secretary of war TO make necessary
details of troops TO prevent trespassers or
intruders entering upon the park with the
object of destroying game therein or any
other purpose prohibited by law. The
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Cox, Of North Carolina, moved to
strike out the clause appropriating $4,000
for the support OF the botanic garden IN
Washington.and in advocacy Of his motion
ridiculed the bouquet garden and suggest
edit would not contribute to the peace Of
members family if 1t was known where
many of those bouquets went. The mo-
ton was lost.
Mr.. Prescott offered an amendment APP
propriating $4,000 for the payment of
additional compensation to the superyis-
Ors of the census. It was ruled out on
point of order.
Mr.. Willets offered an amendment pro-
vidinp that the clerk of the supreme court
was hereafter to retain fees and emolu-
nents of his Office for his personal com
pensation over and above his necessary
clerk hire and incidental expenses of his
office, a sum not exceeding $4,000 year;
repeating so much of the act of Feb. 26,
1779, as relates to the compensation of the
clerk tor attendance on that court; author
ling the supreme court to prepare table
of fees to be charged by the clerk, and
providing that until that is done fees
charged shall not exceed fourteen cents per
folio. Adopted.
On point of order raised by Mr.. Hol-
man, the clause appropriating $4,000
to pay the expenses Of the circuit judges
in going to and returning from the court,
was stricken out of the bill. A long dis
cussiOn arose over the item of the appro-
priations for the benefit of families of
deceased representatives, and two add
tional clauses were added appropriating
$4,000 to the legal representatives of
Andrew Heron, of Louisiana, late mem
Der elect to the Forty-eighth congress, and
S1,O72 to the widow of the late Godlove
S. Orth.
Mr.. McLane offered an amendment APP
propriating $4,000 for the extension of
the house library. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. House an amendment
was adopted granting months extra pay
to the employees OF the house.
Mr.. CaSW6u Ouereu an amendment dp-
proving modification of the treaty and
agreement made with the Sioux Indians
under the last sundry civil act, and an ap-
preparation of 100000 to enable the sec
rotary of the interior to enter upon the ex-
ecution of the treaty, and proposing to re-
serve to the railroads the right of way, de-
pot grounds, etc, which had been paid for
by them under the agreement with these
Indians.
On motion of Mr.. Valentine an amend
ment was submitted confirming all selec-
tons of land in severalty heretofore made
by the Santee Sioux on their. reservation
in Nebraska. The amendment as amended
was adopted.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the house.
1t being rumored that the friends of the
''bonded spirits" bill had organized their
forces to attempt the call of that measure
at the night session of the house,en motion
of Mr.. Hiscock, and without passing the
sundry civil bill, the house adjourned.