Thomas County cat., 1890-08-07
WASHINGTON NEWS.
SENATE,

SENATE.
The senate bill giving q, premium Of
e20O0a year to Mrs. Jessie Fremont was
reported and placed on the calender
The senate then proceeded to the con-
s,derstion of the 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, motion was made
by Pettigrew to strike out South Dakota.
He said there were already 9 500 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 we're struck out and the
paragraph changed 50 as to make The
clause read ''for the removal of said
northern band Of Cheyenne Indians to
apermanent settlement upon any Of
the existing reservation"
Among other amendments reported
and agreed to were the following: In
creasins the appropriation for the sub
sistence Of the Sioux and for the pur-
poses of their civilization from S85O,OO0
s950,OOO, inserting items of $4,000 In
terest in advance on 100000, provided
for permanent fund in the act of
March 2. 1883, 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 houee 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 in Cuba and it was agreed to-
The House.
In the house Lacey of Iowa, submit
ted the report of the committee on cleo
tions in the West Virginia contested cleo
tion case of McGinnis vs.. Anderson
The report which finds in favor of the
contestant, was ordered printed and
laid over.
Discussion of the bankruptcy bill wa.
then resumed
Frank of Missouri dwelt upon the i'm
porta Of he pen6ing legislation t.
the BUSINESS interests of the country
The problem of how bankrHpts should
be treated was one to which the atten
tion of tie lawmakers had been fol
years directed without their being tc
reach an entirely satisfactory concession
Kelley OF Kansas regarded the pro
vision requiring that referees should be
members of the legal profession as q
gratuitous insult to the members Of 9TH
er professions. "a
Pool OF Arkansas thought the bill uu-
wise and impolitic.
Adams of Illlnsis, Catchings of Miss
issippi, Kerr, of Iowa, Wilson OF West
Virginia, McAdoo of New York and E.
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. II properly amended he
would support it.
Breckenridge of Kentucky also op-
posed the bill.
Ohio River improvements.
Lieutenant Colon.i William E. Merrill
corps o. 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 harbo,s
the work was carri d on under previous
appropriations. During the past .elr
contracts were let for removing the reef
of rocks from the Ohio river AZ Brook
lyn, ILL.,, for removing part of the rcck
bar at the mouth of Licking river; Tor
paving the levee ut Shawneetown,
ILL.,; 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 a large prt 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, $780,
600. The amount of money available
IL, 1coQ ,,,o. aroc 400 M