Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-31
Fiftieth Congress--First Session.

4 WAbn1N61ONS 0d1y az.
SENATE-The sundry civil bill was the frs
important measure in the Senate to-day
Mr.. Bowen rep, COLI offered an amend
ment to it, appropriating $780, 900 for the
purpose of investigating the extent to which
the arid region of the United States can be
redeemed by irrigation, and briefly addressed
the Senate in its support.
After long debate Mr.. Regain offered the
following amendment which was adopted
And all the lands which may be designated
for reservoirs and canals for irrigation shall
be reserved as the property Of the United
States and shall not be subject to entry or
settlement until hereafter provided for by
law.
Mr.. BoHens amendment as amended was
agreed to-yeas 80, nays 18-as follows:
Yeas-AldIich, Blair, Bowen, Brown, Call,
Chandler, Cuilom, Evarts, Farwell, Frye,
Gibson, Hawley, Hearst, Hiseock, Hear,
Jones of Arkansas, Henderson, Mitchell,
Morgan, Payne, Random, Riddleberger, Sa-
bin, Sherman, Spooner, Stewart, Stock
bridge, Teller, Wilson of Iowa-29.
Nays-Allison, Bate, Beck, Berry, Black
burn, Blodgett, Daniel, Dawes, Edmunds,
Gray, Hamton, Harris, Plumb, Pugh, Regain,
Salisbury, Vest, Walthall-1S.
It appropriates $3.50, 900 for the purpose of
investigating the extent to which the arid re-
gion of the United States can be reduced by
irrigation and the aggregation of the irrigable
4aQu IN SUCH aIIQ I0R1On AuO 1OG Gu6 bol6CGlOQ
of sites for reservoirs and other hydraulic
works; the work to be done by the geologic
cal survey under the direction of the Score
tary of the Interior; the laws designated for
reservoirs and canals for irrigation to be re-
served as the property of the United States
and not to be subjected to entry or settlement
until hereafter provided by law.
The Senate at p. m. adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr Collins Dem, Mass.) asked
unanimous consent to offer resolution max
ing the copyright bill special order for the
9th of December neat. but Mr.. Rogers Dem,
Ark objected.
Mr.. Bacon Dem, N. " chairman of the
committe on manufactures, requested that
that committee be granted leave to sit during
the recess. The request was granted, after
the query from Mr.. Baker (Rep., NY, "Are
we going to have recess" and the reply
from the speaker, 'fTne chair cannot inform
the gentleman"
A conference was ordered on the Senate
amendments to the navy appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bacon, of New York, from the COM
mittee on manufactures, submitted report,
which was ordered printed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Springer in the chair on the def
cheney appropriation bill. After much con>
troversy an arrangement was arrived at IN
der which the general debate on the bill, with
the exception Of the French spoliation claims
section, was limited to one hour. The bill
will then be considered by paragraphs until
the excepted section is reached, when nine
hours general debate will be allowed.
Mr.. Stone Dem. Mo- completed the speech
he begun Saturday, and he contended that
the Republican party was responsible for the
granting of vast areas of public domain to
corporations, and that for the restoration Of
millions of acres to the people the Demo-
cratic party deserved the credit. The bill
was then read by paragraphs for amend
ments.
Mr.. Kerr of Iowa, offering formal amend
ment, spoke of the obligation upon the gene
raj government to care for the ex-soldiers.
He said that if the President had recommend
ed some favorable legislation to the attention
of the House, judging by the effect of his eff
forts in certain other matters. his views would
have prevailed and the country might be re-
lieved of the great danger of a large surplus
in the treasury.
Mr.. Burns, of Missouri, maintained that
the government had cared for its soldiers
with generosity unparalleled in the history
of nations, while the present administration
had done more for the soldiers and their wild
ows and orphans than any other administra-
ton.
Mr.. Sayres, of Texas, offered an mendment
to pay the official reporters 81 1000 each for
the extra labor imposed upon them this sea-
son. He presented a statement showing
that the seasons work already exceeded pre-
vious records by three thousand columns of
matter in the record; agreed to. The COM
mittee rose leaving the appropriation bill
pending.
Upon the request of Mr.. Mills the hour of
meeting of the House was changed from II
a. m to 12 o'clock. Mr.. Mills also sought to
have Tuesday, August Z, assigned to the
committee on labor, but Mr.. Rogers, of Ark
ansas, objected because the committee
would not except the convict labor bill from
the list of measures to be acted upon. The
House then adjourned.
Pensions HIM Lhe Lffe-SavIng Service.
Representative Buchan (Rep., N. J.) made
an argument before the House committee on
pensions this morning in support of his bill