Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-03-02
THE NATIONS SCAPITAL.
Presidents Veto on the Des-
mOineS Bill Considered.
Forming Commercial Union With the
Dominion Of Canada.
The House Defers the Tariff Issue for
the Day.
WAsHIsGTos, March |
Senate.

long communication from the Secretary
OF the Treasury IN response 10 the Senate
resolution calling for reports as TO sugar
frauds and underyaiuations o: merchandise
al New York and other ports was presented
and referred 10 committee on the operation
of civil service Law.
The conference report on the bill To
divide portion of the Sioux reservation of
Dakota into separate reservations, was
agreed to. Also the conference report on
the oili for the relief of certain volunteers
and regular soldiers of the late war and war
with Mexico as to the removal of those
charged with desertion,) also conference re-
port on the bill To forfeit certain railroad
lands.
Plumb said that the bin was in an almost
precise shape, which had passed the Senate.
With this qualification the conference bill
contains provisions for the entry of lands
under the homestead law, only in favor of
persons now settled on the lands to be
forfeited The order of the sections was
changed and provision inserted requiring
the Attorney General to bring suit, to de-
termine the question as to certain lands that
were held by the land Office, to be the
property of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, and afterwards held TO be public
lands, was sold by the Northern Pacific
Railroad.
After discussion the report was laid aside
informally until it could be printed.
Sherman from the committee on foreign
relations, reported back the Senate bill for
the protection of the salmon fisheries of
Alaska, with recommendation of the House
amendment, (extending the provisions of the
bill to Behring's sea.
The amendment was disagreed to and con-
ference asked.
All the pensions on calendar so were
passed among the m one giving a pension of
$50 per month to the widow of the late Gen.
Hunt.
Another House bill which Brown sought
to have passed, giving Sl2 to an ancient and
intrm daughter of a revolutionary soldier,
was protested against by Cockrell as carrying
the pension principle beyond anything ever
done before. The bill was passed by vote
of 20 to Is.
At $50 the Senate took a recess until
O'Clock
A quorum of Senators did not appear till
SIS +, NJ Hale called up the deficiency
appropriation bill. Edmuuds objected to Its
consideration as il had not been reported till
today. He gave way, however, on con-
dition that the conference report be taken
up first and discussed. Agreed to.
The consideration of the bill was began,
and among the amendments reported were
those appr0priating si1s9 for pubhc build
lngs at Boston, so ,J34 to reimbu Sc Mas
saehusetts for expenses in protecting
harbors and strengthening FORTH
cations ON the coast; Sl,6jl ,i30 to
pay the finding OF the Court OF Claims in
the French spoilation claims.
There was a long debate over the amend
ment adding to the item S256,9lo for navy
pay claims allowed by the fourth auditor and
second comptroller, provided such claims
shall not be paid where accrued SIX years pr
or to the date of filing petition, Finally
agreed to, yeas 81 nays >.
Several other amendments vera passed
and at A. Nj, the senate was sull in ses-
sion.