Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-30
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Sundry Civil Bill in the Senate.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.


The Senate.
The Senate bill for an additional associate Jus
tice OF the Supreme Court OF wyoming Territory
was reported and placed on the calendar. Also,
the Senate bill 10 protect purchasers Of land near
Denver, Col, as lying within the limits OF certain
railroad grants and afterwards held to be without
such limits.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The Senate then resumed consideration Of the
sundry civil bill, and several important amend
ments were offered from the committee on appro-
priations and agreed to-
Mr.. Bowen offered an amendment appropriating
$3.50 600 for the purpose OF investigating the ex-
tent to which the arid region OF the United states
can be redeemed by irrigation, and briefly ad-
dressed the Senate in It's support.
Allison chairman OF the committee on appropria-
tions) explained why 1t was that that committee
had not recommended the amendment, which had
mitJee had not considered 1t wise to enter,
at TINS time, on work OF such great
and the dedication Of land for irrigattng canals.
The committee had had before 1t Major Powell,
the director OF the Geological Survey, and he had
million dollars, so tnat this appropriation would
be only an entering wedge.
MI. Teller, who favored the amendment, cor
rected the latter statement, and said that Major
Powell in giving that estimate had referred to the
whole work Of Typographical survey OF the United
States.
Mr.. Allison defended the accuracy Of his original
statement, and said that the completion or the
Typographical survey OF the United States would
cost from twenty million to thirty million more.
Major Powell he said, had reference to the region
10 De involved In the proposed amendment
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
Mr.. Teller stated the estimated cost of the pro-
posed work at a million and a quarter; and
said dronically) that, possibly, that sum might
be more than the United States could AFFORD
to spend on the irregation OF four-tenths
would come (a1d before very long, when the
Government OF the United States would have to
In the arid regiOns-that is, put out its money TO
build reservoirs and irrtgating canals. There was
IN British India dam sixty miles long, and to-
day the British government is spending millions
OF pounds In restoring the old reservoirs and ca
nails Of India.
The amendment was adopted.
AMENDMENTS OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Amendments were adopted, as follows:
To rent rooms for Senate folders for four months
$50.
To enable the architect of the Capitol to protect
erection of a railing $500.
The appropriation for printing for the Bureau
OF LABOR was Increased from a, 900 to 81, 900.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Collins (Mass) asked unanimous consent to
ofer resolution making the copyright bill spe-
cial order for the 5th December next; but Mr.
Rogers Ark.) objected.
On motion Of Mr.. struble Qowa) the senate bill
was passed for the erection OF public building at
sioux City, Iowa, at cost OF $50, 900.
WILL THERE BE A RECESS.
MI. Bacon On. ~, Chairman or committee on
manufactures, requested that that committee be
granted leave to sit during the recess. The
request was granted, after the query from Mr..
Baker IN. Y;): "Are we going to have a recess?'
and the reply from the Speaker" 1.-THE chair can
not Inform the gentleman"
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
conference was ordered on the Senate amend
ments to the naval appropriation bill.
MI. Bacon (N. W, from the committee on manu.
factures, submitted report, which was ordered
printed.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
The House then went into committee OF the
whole (Mr Springer, Of Illinois, in the chair on the
deficiency appropriation bill.
After much controversy an arrangement as ar.
rived at, under which general debate on the bill
with the exception OF the French spoltatiOn
claims sectiOn) was limited to one hour The bill
wiz then be , considered by paragraphs until the
general debate Will be allowed
Mr. stone Nio) completed the speech he began
Saturday, and he contended that the republican
party was responsible for the granting of vast
areas OF the public domain to Corporations and
that 1or tne restoration OF millions OF acres to the
The blll was then read by paragraphs for amend
ments.
District i'm Congress-.
ICE-wATER FOR THIRSTY CAPITOL vIsITORs
Senator Plumb is determined to have drinking
water provided for visitors to the Capitol. He has
procured the adoption OF an amendment TO the
sundry civil bill apprOpriating $500 to provide
tour drinking urns or coolers in the rotunda.
AN ALLOWANCE FOR MRS. sEAvKR
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Edmunds submitted a
resolution directing that Mrs. M. s. Seaver, widow
of George W. Seaver, be paid an amount equal to
six months salary for the latter as assistant en-
rolling clerk. Referred to the committee on con-
tingent expenses.
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR MRS. BAIRD.
After The STARS report closed Saturday, the
Senate having the sundry civil bill under consid-
GRAFTON, adopted the clause approprating $50, 900
to pay the widow OF Prof. Spencer F. Baird for his
services as Fish Commissioner. Messrs. Harris,
Reagan and Berry opposed the amendment.
Messrs. Beck German, Allison, Hoar and others
Baird's services as Fish Commissioner were inval-
liable. After considerable debate the amendment
making nal; the appropriation to pay the widow for
rooms needed for the Fish Commission for years,
but never claimed any rental) was adopted.
THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The bill to incorporate the American Historical
Society has been reported favorably to the House.
The report states that the association embraces
about four hundred of the best historical specialists
in America; that the bill has been carefully drawn,
with the full knowledge and approval OF the secre.
tary OF the Smithsonian Institution; that the
citation asks for no money, but simply for habita-
tion In the District OF Columbia. All they want Is
to be able to deposit their collections In the Smith
sonian and National Museum and they will make
an annual report to Congress- through the regents
of the Smithsonian The gentlemen named In the
bill are Andrew d. White OF Ithaca, N. Y; George
Bancroft, OF Washington; Justin Windsor, of Cam
bridge Mass. VIM. +. Poole, Of Chicago; Herbert
B: Adams, Of Baltimore, and Clarence W. Bowen,
OF Brooklyn.
THE MOUNT VERNON AvlNUR PRoJKcT.
The Senate committee on public buildings and
grounds had no quorum to-day, but Senators
Spooner and Daniel, the only members present,
heard Messra Hume and Fox on the subject OF the
Mount Vernon avenue project. Messrs. Alexander
collect her claim for advances made to the Govern
men to pay for the erection OF Government build
1ngS at washington, were also before the COM
mittee. The states OF Virginia and Maryland
advanced money for that purpose when the
national capital was permanently located. For
the money, claiming that 1t was an advances
loan. The last session OF the Virginia legislature
assigned the states claim to the Mount Vernon
avenue enterprise TO assist In carrying IL out.
Hence the appearance OF the attorneys OF the
states agent. Senator Spooner said It was just
ago, but he did not think any collector should re-
ceive one-f0urth for collecting It. The details OF
| the projected Mount Vernon avenue were inform
ally discussed senator SpOOner said he would
oner resolution TO provide for the survey Of the
avenue.
virginia Politics.
REPRESENTATIVE o'FERRALL THINKS TIE STATE Will
GO DIAocRATIC THIS FALL.
Representative O'Ferran has returned from the