Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-30
THE FlTTx-r1nsr CONGRESS.

1"A E4R11sF4hV1 OON 1kA6SSs
Passage Of the Senate Bill Granting
the Use OF the Fort Hale Tract to
New Haven for Public Park-Other
Bills Passed-Public Building Bills
Considered In the House-An Ad.
Journment TIL Monday.
WASHINGTON, D. G., May 2s.-The pre-
siding officer (Mr. Ingalls) presented meg
sage from the president with communities
ton from the secretary of the interior recon-
mending an appropriation to continue me-
gotiations with the Cherokee and other In
dams for the cession of lands. Referred to
the committee on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Teller introduced the following joint
resolution, which was laid on the table and
ordered printed:
That it is the determined policy. of the United
States government to use both gold and silver IS
ing Is the United States OF which may hereafter be
by the United States alone or acting IN
accord.with other nations.
MI. Stewart, rising to question OF per-
sonal privilege, sent to the clerks desk and
had read an article from the Washington
Evening Star containing statement by
Major Powell, director of the geological sur
vey, IN reference to resolution recently
offered by Mr.. Stewart as to the division OF
$2Ou,O appropriated for irrigation pur-
poses to the use of the geological survey.
Major Powell in the interview spoke of the
movement as one instigated by land sharks
and spectators for the purpose OF gobblng
mp the 1rr1gable lands and establishing eort
OF hydraulic feudal system" Mr.. Stewart
sketched an outline of what had been done
recently in the work of stimulating irriga-
ton in the far west, and Of the appropriation
made for that purpose. Major Powell, he
said, had used more than half of the appro-
priation in vast and expensive surveys of
no practical use for the object
in view, and he intimated that Major
POWELL had enormous power in both houses
men, the sons and relatives of members Of
congress, and that he kept an enormous
lobby in Washington to control the action of
congress. This vast bureau of geology and
mineralogy was nothing, he said, but mass
of humbug and foolishness-a great lying-in
hospital for lame ducks. He denied Major
Powells statement that there was a lobby
the subject was that maintained by Major
Powell himself, who boosted of his being
able to control congress and who intimida-
ted by his dictasorial manner his subordl-
mates. He protested against any man at
tempting to run the west in that way. He
protested in the name of the enterprising
pioneers of the west.
Mr.. German replied to some of Mr.. Stew
arts assertions and defended Major Powell.
Mr.. Stewart desired to say something addi-
tional, but was prevented by a call for the
regular order of business.
Mr.. Evarts gave notice that he would ask
the senate on June IL to listen to eulogies on
the late Representative 8. s. Cox of New
York.
On motion of Mr.. Spooner 1t was ordered
that tomorrow being Decoration day the adj
journment to day shall be tn Monday next;
an amendment to make 1t Saturday Offered
by MI. Sherman3 being voted down-yeas 15,
nays 80.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, the senate pro-
ceeded to consider the house bill with
amendments to authorize the acquisition of
certain parcels of real estate in the city Of
Washington as site for the city postofice.
After some discussion the bill was passed.
A conference committee was asked on the
disagreesng votes of the two houses and 1t
was appointed.
The senate bill subjecting imported liquors
to the provisions of the laws of the several
states was again taken up.
After discussion the bill was passed-yeas
"a, nays 10.
It reads: That all fermented, distilled or
other Intoxicating liquors or liquids trans
ported into any state or territory for use.
consumption, sale or storage shall on arrival
in such state or territory Tor remaining there
in) be subject to the operation and effect of
the laws of such state or territory, enacted in
the exercise Of the police powers, to the same
extent and in the same manner as though
such liquors or liquids had been produced in
such state or territory, and shall not be ex-
smpt thersfrem by reason of being intro
duced therein in original packages or other
wise.
The title of the bill was amended on mo-
ton of Mr.. Wilson of Iowa SO as to read:
ga bin to limit the effect of the regulations
of commerce between the several states and
with foreign countries in certain cases."
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on mil.
itary affairs, reported the senate bill for
marking the lines of battle and the positions
of the troops of the Army of Northern Vir.
sinia at 81 Gettysburg g., calendar; a..
Fort Hale tract to the town of New Haven,
Conn, for q public park. Passed.
The river and narbor appropriation bill
was received from the house and reported te
the committee on commerce.
Aftera brief executive session the senate
adjourned.
The house went into committee of tn.
whole on public building bills.
A number were laid aside favorably among
them being the following: Ss.>Albans, Vt.
| SAC, 900; Haverhill, Mass, s'5, 600; Lewiston
Me-, $50, 900; Taunton, Mass, $4,000; Paw
tuoket, R. l., $75, 600.
The committee then rose.
The house then proceeded to consider tn
bills reported from the committee of tn
| whole, the first being the Bar Harbor bill.
Mr.. Turpie raised the point of no quorum
| and without action the house at 5:10 ad
| journed till Monday.