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a quorum, responded. On motion OF Mr..

bar of the house such members as were alb
sent without leave. After waiting an hour
and a half for a quorum to appear, Mr..
Breckinridee moved that all leaves of alb
seuce be revoked. NIr. Peters Oft red an
amendment, excepting those members alb
sent on account OF illness. Lost. Pend-
ing the vote on Mir. Breckinsidge's mo-
ton MIR. Bliss, of Michigan, moved an
adjournment and the house adjourned.
The senate on the 18th resumed consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, TIL pending question belnyan amend
ment to aid AN appropriation OF S3Oo,o,oo
for topographic surveys, with a provision
that one. hulf of that sum shall be en-
pendei west OF the lOlst meridian, and
that the oct OF October, 1888, reservlns
irrigable lands be repealed. Senator Call
argued in favor of the continuance of
irrigation surveys. The repeal of the
irrigation law would open that vast
area of arid lands of 200, 900 square miles
to the operations of foreign syndicates,
who would SAFE mnc, of it under the des-
ert land and timber land laws, aud the
people would be deprived of their use and
occupation. Senator Moody argued in
favor of the amendment and spoke of its
Importance to the people Of South Dakota.
He ridicu!ed the prvtensions OF Mag.
Powell. The region in which he
CMoodyl lived. and for hundreds OF
miles west Of it, which Maj. Powell
had designated rs arid land, was as
ever shone upon. Senator Reagan spoke
in opposition to the amendment and in
favor of continuing the irrigation survey.
i,hout finishing his remarks, Senator
Reagan yielded tie floor for q mo-
ton to adjourn, no progress hav-
ing been made with the bill. Sem
ator Allison offered a resolution max
ing it in order at any time to move that de-
bate on any amendment, or on all amend
ments to appropriation bills, be limited to
five minutes for each senator, the question
on such motion to be determined without
debate. He remarked that such a resolu-
ton had been frequently adopted by the
senate. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
Immediately after the reading of the
committee of the whole IN the land grant
forfeiture bill. A short debate ensued,
but little attention was given to the dis
cussion because OF the heat. Mr.. Hol-
man, of Indiana, offered an amendment for.
feiting all land not earned within the time
limited by the granting act. Lost.
MIR. McRae offered nn amendment direct
ing the encouragement to institute suit
against persons holding lands opposite the
constructed portion of roads which were
not constructed within the time specified
in the act. The amendment was de-
feated and the bill reported to the house.
MIR. Holman moved to recommit it, with
instructions to report it back with a pro-
viso forfeiting all lands not earned within
the time limited in the granting act. Lost.
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senate bill, with the house substitute there
for, forfeits all lands granted to aid in the
construction of a railroad opposite to and
coterminus with any portion Of any such
railroad not now completed. Adjourned.
In the senate on the 18th the resolution
offered by Senator Allison making it in
order, in coos deration of appropriation
bills, to limit debate on amendments to
five minutes for each senator, was pre-
sented and laid on the table, subject to a
call. Senator Dawes, from the committee
on Indian affairs, to which was referred
the presidents message vetoing the bill to
change the boundaries of the Uncompahere
Indian reservation, reported it back without
recommendation, and at the same time re-
porting anew bill for the same purpose. The
bill and message were placed on the calen-
dar. Consideration of the sundry civil
oPpIoPlAatAo DlAl WAS Iosumeu, una oeua-
tor Reagan continued his argument began
the day before. Senator Reagan warmly
defended Maj. Powell, and in the course Of
his remarks said it was because Powell
could not be used by the spectators in
public lands that war had been made upon
him. This led to a lively spat with Sena-
tor Stewart. Senator Allison said he de-
sired to put himself on record against
any appropriation being made in the
Direction of continuing the irrigation
survey. He was firmly convinced an
Immediate stop should be put to
that survey. The result Of it's continu-
ance would be to involve the government
in enormous expenditure and entangle-
ment. After further discussion by Sena-
ators Plumb, Cockrell, Teller and Stew
items of S720,000 for an irrigation survey,
$4,000 for engraving maps and 81, 500 for
office rent were stricken out, and the bill
laid aside, Senator Allison giving notice
he would ask the senate to remain in ses-
sion until it was completed. A conference
was ordered on the land forfeiture bill.
Adjourned.
In the house on the 18th Mr.. Cannon, of
Illinois, from the committee on rules, re-.
ported q resolution that the house shall
Immediately proceed to consideration of
the original package" bill, the previous
question to be considered as ordered Mon.
day after the reading of the journal, and
that the house shall consider the bank.
ruptcy bill, the previous question to be
considered rs ordered Wednesday after the
reading of the journal. The house
decided to consider the resolution.
After some debate the resolution was
modified so MS to provide that appropria-
ton bills shall not interfere with the con-
sideration of the two bills and the resolu-
ton was then adopted. The original
package" bill was then taken up. Mr..
Reed, of Iowa, whose decision as a Judge
was overruled by the decision of the su-
preme court, spoke in favor Of the pro-
posed legislation. He could not indulge
i'll the hope expressed by Mr.. Adams that
On u rehearing of the question a different
result would be arrived at. ANY
lawyer who had studied the dissenting
opinions of the court would see
that every possible phase of the quss.
ton had been discussed thoroughly be-
fore the DECISION was announced. He was
informed a rehearipg had been applied for
and denied. If any relief was to be given
the people from the wrong and evil to So
ciety growing out Of the decision of the
supreme court, it lay in the direction
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