The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-01-23

In the house to-day the Oklahoma town
site bill was somewhat amended and re
ported TO the house and passed. Mason. of
Illinois, introduced bill to forfeit certain
land grants lo aid the construction of rail-
roads. Grossenor. of Ohio. from the COM
mittee ON rivers aud harbors reported bnck
the senate joint resolution appropriating
S2fn,Oul for the removal of snags and other
obstuctions from the Missouri river be-
tween ST. Joseph and its mouth. The
committee pr0posee y substitute reducing
the appropriation to $1,000 and uppr0pri-
nting S7500D Tor the removal OF snags
from the Columbia river in Oregon, On
motion of Hermann. Of Oregon, the subsii
tute WIS amended 10 rend THAT the ap-
preparation for the Columbia river may be
expended for cont inuing jetiy work. The
substitute was agreed to and the resolution
as amended WIS passed.
Tho house went into committee Of the
whole Oh the Oklahoma townsite bill. The
third section of the bill was finally agreed
10 after some amendment and the commit
tee rose The bill WAS then reported 10 the
house and passed. Stewart. Georgia. FROM
the committee un judiciary. reported n hill
for tie purchase of two sites for the erec-
ton of buildings for the confinement of
federal prisoners nj a cost of half million
each. and approprlatmg 8lWuOO for the
erection Of work shops, The house went IN
10 committee Of the whole and on motion
of Clunic California, an amendment was
adopted providing for three buildings, one
tu be located north and another south pi
the thirty-ninth degree. and east of the
| Rocky mountains. The second section pro
yidos that conyicts be employed exclusively
| in manufacturing supplies for the govern.
ment SDinula, Uf New York. offered an
amendment providing they Toe not uinI 10y
! ed in the manufacture of any goods OF ner-
chundise that are manufactured IN Eny part
of tie United States: rejected. McC renfN.
| of Kentucky. offered an amendment pro,
| yiding that the cOnyicts are not "a be worked
outside of the prison enclosure. Adopted.
Raines, of New York. offered an amend-
ment providing that conyicts be elnuloyed
exclusively in the manufacture ot such sup
plies for the government rs can he mhnu-
| iHctured without the use of machinery,
| Agreed 10. Pending further action the
committee rose.
Mckinley reported bacl. customs nd
ministration bill, and was referred 60 the
committee of the whole. Mckinley moved
that the house 90 into committee, stating
that as soon Hs the committee was IN
session he would move that il rise and ad-
! iourn, This did not prove satisfactory ~
/ the democrats and Crisp moved an adjourn
nient. Weaver decided the motion lost. ei
TO -. aud the yeas and navs were called fur
| The motion TO adjourn WAS lOst-yoas ~,
nays 100. The question then REQUIRED on
McKinley's motion to 60 into committee,
but MS IL was evident the democrats would
demand the yens and nays, Mckinley moved
10 adiourn which motion WAS agreed to,
The reason underlying Crisps motion tc
adjourn wan the fear that the committee on
elections might report upon the contested
election case Of Smith versus Jackson. from
the Fourth West Virginia district lie doe
not desire. and in this he has the full sup
port Of the democratic side Of the house
that any contested election cHso shall b'
called up while the house h devoid ot regu
I lar rules for its gpsetnment. and is depend
ent only on general parliamentary law ~
construed by the speaker.