The morning call., 1890-06-05
CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.
The For tifcaticns Bill With Amendments
Finally Passed.

Finally Passed.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Stewart's bill to
reimburse numerous persons who expended
moneys and furnished supplies in repelling
Indian invasions and hostiiities in the State
of Nevada, was reported fav0rablyl by
Mitchell from Abe Claims Committee. The
amount appropriated is over SO 900.
Mitchell also reported favorably the bill
granting relief to William NJ. Adams, ex-
Collector of Customs, District of Oregon, in
the sum OF S460.
Sherman has proposed and has referred
to the Finance Committee, as an amend
ment to the Tariff Bill, wool schedule pre-
pared by the National Wool-GrowerS' As
sociation. Senator Washburn also proposed
to amend the bill by putting white pine
timber on the free list.
Allison presented amendments intended
to be offered by him to the River and Har-
Dor Bill directing the Secretary Of War to
cause a survey to be made of Shoalwater
Bay, State of Washington, from and in
Guiding its entrance to South Bend. about
two miles up the Wilipah River, and TO di-
rect the engineer making the survey to re-
port as to the most feasible, economical and
suitable plan for improving the same Tor
navigation, and also to cause survey to be
made from said South Bend, about ten
miles up the said river to WoOdwards Land
ing, with view to improving the same for
navigation, also for the examination and
survey of the Columbia River from its in
terDational boundaries to the Rock Island
rapids, with view OF removing obStruc-
tions and improving the same for navga-
ton.
A resolution was agreed to. providing for
an inquiry into the management OF the
Fish Commissioners office.
The presiding officer announced as the
Select Committee on the Bill for the Estab-
lishment of a University of the United
States: Edwards, Sherman, ingalls,, Blair,
Dolph, Harris, Butler, Gibson and Bar
bour.
The Fertilization Bill was then taken up,
the pending question being on the striking
out OF two items for the Watervliet On. "
Arsenal (S24S, ,743 for the erection of south
wing and S7SO,O0 for machinery for 12-
inch guns and inserting in lieu of them
the following: "For boring and turning
lathes, rihing machine, equipped for the
manufacture of Finch guns at the Water
vlet Arsenal, New York, S2S50OO." After
discussion the amendment was agreed to.
Teller offered an amendment to pur-
chase ana test the recoil, operated with
Infantry small arm of thirty caliber, with
compound acceleratlng cartridge; also to
test one light rapid firing, rapid transit D.
FOUNDER breech-loading field gun mounted
upon a disappearing, shielded, field gun
carriage; and also TO test one retiring sea-
coastdefense carriage. Agreed to.
All the amendments recommended by the
SUuluIlttc0 ou aHplOpiidtiOuo WChO dEicCo
to and the bill reported to the Senate.
There was a separate vote taken on the
amendment increasing the APPROPRIATION
for rifled seacoast mortars from $500 TO
S400,000 The amendment was agreed to.
All the other amendments were agreed to
and the bill was passed.
concurrent resolution OF the House
authorizing the Enrolling Clerk to insert in
the Administrative Bill a certain proviso
agreed to by the Conference Committee but
omitted by error on the enrolled bill was
presented, explained by Allison and agreed
to, as it has reference to duties on imported
goods saved from wrecked vessels.
A communication from the Secretary of
the Interior in reply to Stewart's resolution
as to the diversion OF the fund for irriga-
tion to Typographical surveys, denying that
there was any such diversion presented.
was read and ordered printed and referred
to the Committee on Irrigation.
Stewart asserted, nevertheless, that the
money had been squarely misappropriated
and the whole legislation on the subject of
irrigation had turned out to be an unmti-
gated evil, it having been turned over to
Major Powell, who controlled the whcle
business.
Reagan said he had occasion to look into
the question. and he believed Major Powell
has acted in strict accordance with the law.
Frye offered joint resolution authorizing
the President to form an alliance with for
efgr countries for the suppression of the
liquor traffic; referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Adjourned.