The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-07-24
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH HOUSES
Important Measures Presented and Pass.
ed Upon.

July IL The Senate resumed considerS-
ton Of the sundry civil appropriation bill
this morning, the pending question being on
the amendment 10 add 10 the appropriation
ofs30O,0 for Topographic surveys provis
son that one-half OF that sum should be ex.
pended west of the one hundred and first me.
ridian and that the act Of Oct. lSsS resery-
ing irrigable lands be repealed. MIR. Call con.
tinued his argument OF Yesterday against
the amendment. He argued in favor Of
continuation of the irrigation surveys The
repeal Of the irrigation law would. Mr. Call
said, open that vast area Of arid lands
l,2OOJO square miles-to the opera.
tons of foreign syndicatcs, who
would seize much OF II under
the desert land and te timber land laws.
and the people would be deprived of its use
occupation.
MIR. Moody argued in favor Of the
amendment The region was as fine AN
agricultural country as the sun ever shone
upon. There was not an acre of desert land
in 1t. He denied these lands were with.
drawn from settlement under the cOnstruc.
tion given TO the ir igation act.
Mr.. Allison offered resolution, which he
said he would not ask immediate action ON.
making II in order at any time to move that
debate on any amendment or on all amend.
ments, To appropriation bills be limited to
five minutes for each senator After an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
July ls.-in the senate this morning the
consideration OF the sundry civil appropria.
tion hill was resumed, the pending question
being the amendment repeating the irriga-
tion provision In the like bill OF October =,
lSSS. excepting that reservoir and canal site,
heretofore located or selected shall remain
segregated and reserved from entry or settle.
ment. Mr.. Reagan continued his arCu-
mcnt against the amendment and in
favor Of the irrigation scheme initiated in
lSSS. Referring to Major Powell. Mr.. Reagan
said that IL he ever knew AN honest man
the director Of the geological survey was one.
II that gentleman could have been used by
land syndiCates not q word would ever have
been heard Of the attacks now made upOn
him. IL was because he could not be used
by sre -ulato.s IN the public lands that war
had been made upon h m.
A!tcr further discussion the question was
put and the amendment was agreed to.
The original package bill was taken up
in the house TO day, and Mr.. l.. II. Taylor,
IN advocating the measure said never had
such blow been given To state sovereignty
and state rights as has been given 10y the
asCci ta'nment that under the constitution of
the United states the citizens OF foreign
State might take into another state any
property that was a subject uf commerce
and there sell IL without liability of the bur
den oftaxation. He did not advocate the
bill IN the interest O: any Prohibition party
or any Prohiui'ionists. The best Interests
ot the people demanded its passage.
While he infinitely preferred the house
substitute, he feared that its adoption would
endarg ger the legislation; and consequently
he advised the adoption of the senate bill
Mr.. Cube. son. uf Texas, said the effect
Of the Senate bIll wolld be To- transfer IA
power vested exclusively ia congress to the
tates and the States themselves would
execute power which they mad parted with
when the constitution Wa, adopted. There
was no power in congress TO substitute an
agent Ia do its constitutional duties.
Pending furshcr debate the house took q
recess, the evening session TO be Tor the con.
sideration of private pension bills, hut moth
ing was done AT the evening session, Mr.
Enloe raising the point of no quorum.