St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-18

said that if the bill was intended to be
confined to those things in which the
United States government had entire
jurisdiction, by reason of its jurlsdlc-
ton over the District of Columbia, he
could not object to it, but it seemed to
him from consideration of the riparian
rights of the state of Virginia on the
Potomac river that the bill asserted
jurisdiction not possessed by the gov
eminent. The question was discussed
at length, and on motion of Mr.. Black
burn the motion to reconsider was laid
on the table. The senate then went to
the calendar, and the following among
other bills were passed: To pay to the
assignees Of John Roche S3S,S4 for eX-
ira work Oh the monitor Puritan and
s20,274 for the care of the monitor
Roanoke. Senate bill to pay $4,000 to
the daughters of Joseph Henry, late
secretary of the Smithsonian institu
ton, in compensation of his public
services. House bill to amend the act
of June IS, 1878, to aid vessels wrecked
or disabled in waters conterminous to-
the United States and Canada. Senate
bill granting to the state of South Da-
kota section of land for an insane
asylum. Senate bill for the relief of
the sinking fund commissioners of
Louisville, KY. Senate bill to ratify
and confirm an agreement with the
SisSeton and Wahpeton bands of Da-
kOta or Sioux indians for the sale and
ceSSiOn of their reservation at $3.50 an
acre. House bill to allow right of way
through an Indian reservation i'll Min
neSOta to the Duluth IL Winnipeg rail-
road company, with an amendment.
House resolution authorizing the heirs
of Rear Admiral Charles H. Bald
win to receive snuff box, set
with diamonds, from the car
of Russia. Senate bill appropriating
100000 for public building at Paris,
Ky. Senate bill to establish new light
ship with steam fog signals of Winter
Quarter shoal, Nd, at Fenwick Island
shoal, Md, Frying Pan shOal, n. c.,
and at Martins Industry, S. c., the en-
tire cost of each not to exceed $4,000:
Senate bill to provide for the return of
releasing to Harvard college, Mass,
and to the University of California the
right of the United States to forty acres
OF land (for observatory purpoSeS) at
the summit of Wilson's Peak, near
Pasadena, Cal. Senate bill granting
the buildings and one section of land at
Fort SiSSetOn to the state of South Da-
kota for the use of the militia of that
state. Senate bill appropriating $780,
600 for the construction of dry
dock at Port Royal. S. c., the
whole cost not to exceed S675, 900.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Edmunds the
words were inserted: IF in the
opinion of the secretary of the navy the
public service requires it," The senate
bill appropriating 100000 for a bronze
equestrian statue of U. s. Grant in the
city of Washington having been reached
on the calendar, Mr.. Hoar suggested
that an equestrian statue was hardly
the proper mode of doing honor to Gen.
Grant. On motion of Mr.. Edmunds the
word equestrian" was struck out, and
on Mr. Hoar's motion the amendment
was Increased to 100000. The bill
passed. The only other bill passed was
the senate bill appropriating, $4,000 for
public building at Meridian, Miss.
After short secret session the senate,
at 4:15, adjourned till Monday.