St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26
CLEARING THE CALENDAR,
The House Patches Up Several
Bills Calling for Big Money.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The house
to-day considered the sundry civil bill
and acted Oh several amendments. MI.
Townshend. of Illinois, from the COM
mittee on military affairs. reported the
army appropriation bill; also bill to
establish national military and naval
museum in the city of Washington.
The house then took up the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The pending
paragraph was that providing that the
royalty paid for the use of steam plate
presses in the bureau of engraving and
printing shall be l cent per thousand inf-
pressions. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Farquhar, of New York, providing
by the bill shall be used for the repair
or construction of steam plate printing
presses, was agreed to, 46 to Al.
Mr.. Randall offered an amendment pro
viding that unless the patentee of the
steam presses shall accept the $500
already paid as royalty on each press
and the rate per LOCO sheets herein pro-
vided u cent the presses shall not be
used by the government after the close
of the present fiscal year. The amend
ment was adopted. On motion of Mr..
Cultivate. of Ohio. an amendment was
adopted providing that the name of
every person whose portrait is printed
on government securities shall be
printed under the portrait. In speak
ing to verbal amendment, MIR. Foran,
Ohio, had read the report that he had
said that he was glad that the country
had nearly reached condition when
no individual had the right to employ
an American freeman without permits
sion of some society,""
Mr.. ButterwOrth, he said, had re-
marked: 1--WE have nearly reached a
condition of things in this country
when nobody has right to discharge"
and he (Mr. Foran) had replied: II am
glad of it." He had had reference to
the notorious fact that employers
DID DISCHARGE THEIR MEN
because they were American freemen,
because they belonged to societies and
because they exercised the right to vote
as they pleased. The appropriation
for repairs of lighthouses was in
creased from 100000 to $685., 600. An
amendment was adopted appropriating
SC, 900 to connect Tillawook Rock, Or,
light station by telegraph and cable
with Fort Stevens, Or. The appropria-
ton for the salaries of lighthouse keep
ers was increased from $500, 0C0 to $685.
600. An amendment was adopted APP
propriating $4,000 for the purpose of al
tering the armory buildings for the
United States fish commission. The
appropriation for the pay of assistant
custodians and janitors of public build
ings was increased from 100000
to $4,000. Mr.. Randall, on be-
half of the committee on appro-
priations, offered an amendment
appropriating Sl5O,oOo for the pur-
pose of investigating the extentto which
the arid region can be redeemed by ir-
regation and the segregation Of the IT.
rigable lands in such region, and for
the selection of sites for reservoirs and
other hydraulic works necessary for the
storage and utilization of water for If
rigation and for the prevention of floods
aud overfows. Mr.. Symes, of Colorado.
offered an amendment increasing the
appropriation to S250,000. Before Mr..
Symes completed his remarks, and
pending action on the amendment. the
committee reported. Mr.. Randall. from