Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-07-23

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The Senate did not complete consider.
alton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill to-day. The amendment to increase
the appropriation for surveying the pub
lie lands from $1,000 to 5000, 900 was
agreed to. The next amendment that
| provoked discussion was on increasing
the item for topographic surveys from
5000, 900 to $500, 600, and adding these
words. "One-half of which sum shall be
expended west of the 1O1st meridian;
and SO much of the act of October 2,
1883, entitled an act making appropria-
tons for sundry civil expenses Of the
government for the year ending June
30, 1889, as provides for the selection
upon the public lands and the reserva-
ton of irrigable lands, is hereby re-
pea1ed; provided that reservoir and
canal sites heretofore located or select
ed shall remain segregated and reserved
from entry or settlement until other
wise provided by law" The discussion
continued until O. clock when the Sen
ate adjourned without action on the
pending amendment, having disposed
to-day of only three pages of the bill.
THURSDAY, July 1.-THE Senate con-
tinued consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill to-day, Mr.. Call and
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Moody speaking
against the provision for topographic
surveys of arid lands
FRIDAY, July 1S.-The Senate to-day
finally adopted the amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, repeal
ing the irrigation provision in the like
bill of October 3, 18SS-excepting that
canal and reservoir sites heretofore
selected shall remain segregated and
reserved from entry or settlement
Other amendments recommended
by the committee on appropria-
tons were agreed to, includ-
ing the following: Striking out
the item of $4,000 for the irrigation
survey; the item of $4,000 for engrav-
ing the maps, and the item of 81, 800 for
rent of Office rooms in Washington.
The bill was then laid aside. Messrs.
Plumb, Dolph and Pasco were ap-
pointed conferrees on the part of the
Senate on the land forfeiture bill. Mr..
Allison gave notice that he would ask
the Senate to remain in session to-
morrow until the bill should be COM
pleted.
SATURDAY, July 19.-The Senate re-
sumed consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill to-day. Among the
amendments agreed to were the follow
ing: Inserting an appropriation for the
construction of buildings at, and en-
largement of military posts from $780,,
900 to $500, 600; an amendment to add
to the appropriation of 100000 for
artificial limbs, or Communication there
for, the words: "And in cases
of Communication, the money shall
be paid directly to the soldier,
sailor or marine, and no fee or
compensation shall be allowed or paid
to any agent or Attorney" was agreed
to. Other amendments were agreed to
as follows: Increasing the appropria-
ton for continuing the publication of
rebellion from S152, 100 to $235, 900; in
sorting an item of $lS,90O for ordnance
and ordnance stores to be issued to the
state of Washington in place Of ord
nance borrowed from the territory of
Washington by the state of Ore
gon: increasing the appropriation for
maintenance at the Soldiers Home,
Santa Monica, Cal, from 500 000t to S117.-
900; increasing the amounts summed up
as the total of appropriations for all the
National Soldiers homes from $2,611,-
700 to So, $50, 600. The next amendment,
one appropriating $4,000 year for
aid to the Industrial Christian Home
Association in Utah Territory caused
COuSluCIdUIC QlsCuSSlOu DuG WAS
agreed to. Among the other amend
an item of $S,745 for payment
to the widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite, that sum being equal to
the balance of his years salary; insert
ing items for the following public build
ings: Alexandria, La, $25 600; Beaver
Falls, Pa, S25 900; Paris, Tex, $4,000;
Salina, Kas., $30,000 increasing the
limit for cost of public building at Fort
Worth, Tex, from 5000 to $6O, 00O
An amendment appropriating $500
additional for public building at Jack
son, Mich, was agreed to. The amend
ment as to the proposed Latin Amer
the question being on Mr.. Hawley's
motion to amend it by striking out the
provision for building to cost $500, 900,
and substituting provision for section
of the library Of Congress, to be known
as the Latin-American Memorial Library
and appropriating $25 600 for it's outfit.
The motion was agreed to, and the
amendment as amended was agreed to.
An amendment appropriating $4,000
for the purchase of additional ground
in Crown Hill cemetery, near Indian
apolis, for the interment of soldiers of
the late war was agreed to. Mr.. Sher-
man offered an amendment appropri-
ating $4,000 for an army hospital
at Columbus, O. Agreed to. The bill
was then reported to the Senate and all
the amendments agreed to in commit
tee of the whole were agreed to in bulk,
except those as to the irrigation survey
which were reserved for special votes
The discussion of the irrigation ques-
ton was again started and occupied
about an hours time, and when it
closed the amendments were agreed to-
The bill was then passed. The tariff
bill was then taken up as unfinished
business and Mr. Aldrich gave notice
that he would move to take it up at 2
clock on Monday. Adjourned.