St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-27
IN THE SENATE.
Considerable Business Transacted
in the Upper House.

in the Upper House.
Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The senate
to-day passed the army appropriation
bill. Mr.. Dolph, from the committee
on public lands, reported back the
vetoed senate bill for the relief of Will
lam r. Wheaton and Charles HI. Cham
berlain, of California, with a recon-
mendation that the bill pass. Mr..
Dolph made an explanation of the facts,
claiming that the presidents objections
were made under Misrepresentation of
them. The bill is to reimburse the par
ties formerly register and receiver Of
the land Office in California; for clerk
hire paid DO them. The vote was taken
was passed. The resolution offered
yesterday calling on the secretary
of the interior for a state
ment of his action toward
discontinuing certain United States
land offices was takenup and agreed to.
The house amendment to the senate
bill granting pension of 500 month
to the widow of Gen. Fitzpatrick was
agreed to. The Observation-Disclosures the
rate to SIS. The senate resumed con-
Sideration of the army appropriation
bill. The amendment of $780, for the
purchase of 225 acres of land directly
suuth of the military reservation at
West Point, belonging to the estate OF
Edward V. KinSiey,was opposed by MIR.
Hiscock on the ground that the price
charged was too high. After debate Mr..
Allison modified the amendment so as
to allow the property to be acquired by
condemnation proceedings, and it was
To fOr
officers quarters at Columbus, o., was
restored. Among other amendments
offered and agreed to were: Appropri-
ating S]S7,50O for the purchase of three
pneumatic dynamite guns, tifteen-inch
caliber, with the necessary machinery,
ammunition and carriages, to be placed
and mounted for use, on the Pacific
coast; appropria ting $4,000 for
cOunterpoise battery on the POtO-
mac river below Washington.
The bill was then passed, and the SEN
ate proceeded to the consideration Of
the bills on the calendar. Among the
bills passed were: The senate joint
resolution for the relief of the Veneu-
Zuela Steam Transportation company
Ito obtain indemnity for the unlawful
seizure and detention of steamships.
The house bill granting to the Gulf d
SlllCdSO AL l4luO hdllNdJ Culipdly luO
right to construct bridges over navi-
gable water courses with amendments).
The house bill authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to sell block of land los,
in the city of Houston, Tex. The house
bill to restore to the public domain GER
tain lands east of the Mississippi river,
in Louisiana with amendments. The
house bill requiring the United States
circuit court and district judges to in
struct the jury in writing in the states
where state judges are required to do
so with amendments). The house bill
to encourage the enlistment of boys in
the United States navy (allowing
them as bounty kit of cloth
ing worth $40. The house bill
appropriating 500 for light at
the mouth of Otter creek. Lake Cham
plain with an amendment appropriate
Gray's Harbor. w. T., and $4,000 for q
lighthouse on Pasos island, Washington
territory. The house bill authorizing
the sale of certain Indian lands in Kan
sas to the Methodist College Association
of Southwestern Kansas with ameud-
ments providing for soldiers home in
Kansas. The house bill to provide for
the sale of lands patented to certain
members of the Flathead band of In
dians i'm Montana with amendments).
The house bill to punish dealers and
pretended dealers in counterfeit money
and other fraudulent devices for using
the United States mails with amend
ments). The house bill to provide for
the allotment of lands in severalty to the
united Peofias and Miamis in Indian
territory with amendments. The con-
ference report on the bill to change the
n Il ioio
of Texas was presented and agreed to.
After brief secret session the senate,
at 6:O5, adjourned until noon Tomorrow