New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-18

ANOTHER DAY WASTED IN The oENAlE'
THE IRRIGATION DISCUSSION UNFINISHED
MR.. ALLISON OFFERS RESOLUTION TO
LIMIT DEBATE IN CERTAIN CASES
Washington July II specaD.-Mr. Allison TOOK
stem in the senate to-day which may bring on 'c nsO
for the incorporation OF the previous question n'o
the rules al an earlier stage OF the session l'ai ms
generally been anticipated After four hours Oh run
less debate on the irrigation question: ana lus' Dcio,1
adiournment he offered a resolution that s'iouiu
b.reafter he in order by vote OF tho Senate 10 nnU
debate on any or all OF the amendments 10 an appro
pratiOn bill to five minutes for each oelia'o., "o
otior IN close discussion to be put itself WITHOUT
debate such rule, he said, had ofteh Deen '"op1"
in the case OF particular appropriation Dls anu "'
added that he would ask for some action Oh MS rcso
tion at an early date. The necessity Tor SOME 9u'"
limitation on discussion has never been maze nor.
onnarent than during the consideration Oh INC pe'o'
sundry Civil bill. since last Monday "heh ~ ""'
taken up no progress whatever mas Deeu hia"0 vi w
hill and nearly four days have been gwen p
discussinc the time worn irrigation propen "l'nou
a single apprcciabe result. Mr.. Aiisohs "'.oinP' ~
got his resolution passed will undoubtedly orihB up
r. ,holo question of closing debate on BILL ana
,ho tcxt NJ IL NAV be amended so as to cover o.er
than apnropriation measures. The Kcpuoncan 'o'
otors have had a practical demonstratioh uu'iae '
This week of the futillty OF trying 70 90 business "
fine present irresponsible and haphazard ihe'ou0 an
M occasion could be more appropriate Ior
with holiness and thoroughness the selte'lue'i' e'
Of the majority to go ahead with legSnuo" IL
snrotIv nrompt and expeditions manner.
Tho talk today came chiefly from senators Odl''
,torcar and Reagan all three OF whom nave Oech
doing effective service for the minority oS uop""i7
extravagant lengths every proposition thd0 100 ~
before the Senate for the last three months MI io
can onnosed the continuation Of the survey an"
,.irtaired and even broadened Mr.. Moody OF 9ouV"
nalota also made speech in support Oh uie APPIo
nriatons committees action in cutting shorV 4"Io'
oowelrs reservoir project. Altogether IL "d' Oh u4'
and improbable afternoon ,
rho nending question to-day was on the amehu
ment to add TO the appropriation OF Sooo,o0o ~.
ionoo,,nhc surveys provision that one-hah OF that
sum should be expended west OF the lolsV meiiu4,'
and that the act OF Octooer, 1900 i0'N
lands be repealed. ,
Mr.. Call continued his argument OF yeSUer1'S
AGAINST the amendment. He argued In favor OF
continuance Of the irrigation surveys, anu s't ''"
all irrigation schemes large scale that hsd peeh
successful had been established by Governments
Mr. Moody argued in favor Of the amendment, ana
smoke of its great importance to the people OF sou'h
Dakota He ridiculed the pretensions OF Major POWELL
and spoke of him as Tycoon OF many TAILS VIVID
knew as much about the arid lands Of the west as
he did about the mountains Of the moon, ana not one
and the country hundreds of miles west OF IT, winch
Major Powell had designated as arid land was as me
an agricultural country the sun ever shone upofs
Mr. Morgan spoke Of the irrigation provisions con-
tanned in the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill OF 1855
as iIl-consdcred, and the most meagre uncertain
and un satisfactory system for the disposal OF the pub
lie lands that anybody could ever have conceived or
The sooner the land laws were got into the shape IN
which they had been before the passage OF tho act the
sooner Congress Would have performed It's dirty lie
argued that continuation of the appropriation for r
rcaon surveys would be Wild and needless act ana
would make the subject harder TO handle every year
Mr. Reagan spoke In opposition TO the amendment
and i'm favor Of continuing the irrigation survey lie
described the journey Of the Senate Committee on 1T
rgatou last summer in the Western states ana Ter
rtores and said that his observations on that Trip
had led him 10 favor system Of irrigation that would
make the plains that now arid fruitful ana rch
II that vast region TO be settled there would
have TO be topographic and photographic survey Of
H. Without finishing his remarks, Mr.. Reagan yielded
the floor for motion to adjourn, no progress having
been made with the bill to-day. .
he would not ask immediate action-malhng 1t In
order at any time to move that debate on any amend
ment or on all amendments 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 resolutions had been frequently
adopted by the Senate.