Thomas County cat., 1890-10-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
The senate bill giving premium OF
5000 year to Mrs. Jessie Fremont was
reported and placed on the calender
The senate then proceeded to the con-
slderation Of thee Indian appropriation
bill. The paragraph having been
reached in regard to The removal OF the
northern band OF Cheyennes to peIma-
nent settlement upon one Of the exist
ing reservations in South Dokota, Wy
oming or Montana, a motion was made
by Pettigrew to strike out South Dakota.
He said there were already $500 Indians
in that state, and no more were wanted.
Powers remarked that Montana did
not want them either.
After further discussion the names
of three states were struck out and the
paragraph changed SO as to make The
clause read "for the removal of said
northern band of Cheyenne Indians to
a permanent settlement upon any Of
tD6 existing TcScTfdllOu.
Among other amendments reported
and agreed to were the following: In
creasing the appropriation for the sub
sistence of the Sioux and for the pur-
poses of their civilization from SS5O,OOO
s95O,0O0, inserting items of $4,000 IN
terest in advance on 100000, provided
for permanent fund in the act OF
March 2. 1853, being an act to divide a
portion of the Sioux reservation in Da-
kota, and for the REIMBURSEMENT Of the
Indian title to the remainder. Having
disposed of half of the bill it was laid
aside.
The house bill for the disposition of
the Fort Ellis military reservation under
the homestead law was passed, with
amendment.
The committee on foreign relations re-
ported substitute for Pascoe's resolu-
tion calling on the president for infor-
nation touching On the arrest OF
A. j. Diaz iE Cuba and it was agreed to-
The House.
ted the report of the committee on elec,
tions in the West Virginia contested elec,
tion case of McGinnis VS.. Andersen
The report which finds in favor OF the
contestant, was ordered printed anG
laid over.
Discussion OF the bankruptcy bill Wa.
then resumed.
Frank of Missouri dweit upon the i'm
porSa Of he penGing legislation tt
the business interests of the country
The problem of how bankrapts should
be treated was one TO which the atten
tion of tie lawmakers had been fol
years directed without their being te
reach an entirely satisfactory concession
Kelley Of Kansas regarded the pro
vision requiring that referees should be
members of the legal profession as a
gratuitous insult to the members OF 9TH
er professions.
Pool OF Arkansas thought the bill un-
wise and impolitic.
Adams of Illlnsis, Catchings of Miss
issippi, Kerr, of Iowa. Wilson of West
Virginia, McAdoo of New York and Z.
b. Taylor of Ohio spoke in advocacy of
the measure.
Outwaite of Ohio criticised the meth
cd in which this important measure was
being discussed, for it was not being
considered. 1t properly amended he
would support it.
Breckenridge of Kentucky also OPP
posed the bill.
Ohio River Improvements
Lieutenant Colonel William f. Merrill
corps ot engineers, in charge of the i'm
provement of the Ohio river, has sub
mitted his annual report to the secre-
tary of war. As there was no appropri-
alton last year for rivers and harb
the work was carri d on under previous
appropriations. During the past ,elr
contra rs were let for removing the reef
OF rocks from the Ohio river at Brook
lyn, ILL.,, for removing part of the rcck
bar at the mouth of Licking river; ioc
paving the levee at Shawneetowu,
H.; for constru ting an ice pier at
Portsmouth and for extending
the enbankment on the south side of
the Great Miami river. The reports
says that owing to the prevalence Of
boating stages during large part of
the working season, the progress of
construction was much hindered and
many contracts had to be extended.
The most important work that can be
done on the Ohio river. says the report.
is to extend the system of movable
dams, Of which the dam at Davis island
is the type recommended. For this
work the following estimates are made:
Low dams and dykes. $4,000; con-
tinuing movable dam at Beaver, $3.50
600. The amount Of money available
July, 1889, was sls6.4S2. The amount
expended during tie past fiscal year, ex-