Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-30
THE HOUSE IN SESSION
Talk ON INTER-oCEASIC oANALS
BUT NO ACTION.
Proposed Amendment TO the Nsturaltzs-
tion nLaws-Discussing Points About the
Introduction of the Senate Tariff Biil~-
Increasing the Appropriation for Arid
Lands Irrigation Surveys.

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WASHINGTON, January 26.-After shofi
and spicy debate, the Speaker decided upon
the point OF order raised by Mills q
Texas, that the Senate tariff bill must 60
to the committee on ways and means. "A
request for it's immediate consideration,
made by Reed, was objected to by Mills.
McCreary Of Kentucky, from the com.
mittee on foreign affairs, reported back
the Edmunds resolution, declaring the
sense of the goyernn ent in regard to the
connection of European governments with
| the inter-oceanic canals, and asked that II
be printed and recommitted, with the priv
ilege to the committee to report it back at
any time. There was much objection to
this request, the objection eing directed,
not against the resolution, but to the con-
sumption OF time in it's consideration. No
agreement could be arrived at, and the
request was not complied with.
The House has recommended the con.
sideration OF sundry civil appropriation
bill.
AMENDING THE NATURALIZATION LAWS.
LuC AOu6C oO-NOy
amended the naturalization bill by includ-
ing anarchists and polygamists in the class
OF people eligible to citizenship, and striking
out the requirement that the applicant for
naturalization must be able to read the
constitution Of the United States in
English.
THE SENATE TARIFF BILL.
The Speaker laid before the House the
Mills tariff BILL with the Senate substitute,
with the request OF the Senate for con-
ference.
Reed Of Maine moved to concur in the
Senate substitute.
McMillen OF Tennessee reserved the point
OF order that the substitute must first be
considered in committee OF the whole.
Mills of Texas raised a point that it must
be referred to the committee on ways and
means.
Reed urged the necessity OF speedy action,
and asked that no delays be interpossd be-
yond the necessary one OF reference TO the
committee OF the whole.
Mills, of Texas, declared that the Senate
in presenting this bill in advance OF it's re-
ception of the House bill, was assuming the
prerogatives OF the House, and was propos-
ing to increase taxation when the treasury
is now groaning with surplus.
THE ARID LAND IRRIGATION BILL.
A joint resolution was passed appropria-
ting $500,O00 for the payment to the legal
representatives OF James B. Eads.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the sundry civil bill. The
greater part OF the afternoon was consumed
in the consideration OF the pending amend
ment coming from the committee on appro-
priations, appropriat,ng $150,000 for an
Investigation as to the best method for the
irrigation OF arid regions. On motion OF
Symes of Colorado the amendment was
amended by increasing the appropriation
to 100000. The question being thus
amended. it received a large majority vote,
but Holman Of Indiana raised poins II
mo quorum" not in antagonism to the
amendment but for the purpose OF COM
pelling the committee to allow vote to be
taken on the amendment which he desired
to offer. repeating the act providing for the
sale OF desert lands in certain states and
territories.
The committee tnereupon arose, and the
House adjourned.