Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-16
The Five General Appraisers Run the
Senate Gauntlet Safely.
OTHER SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Land Grant Forfeiture Bill in the
House.
DEBATE ON IT IN PROGRESS.
SENATE.


referred to the committee on foreign relations)
calling on the Secretary of State for informa-
ton as to the arrest by the Spanish authori-
ties in Havana Of A. J. Diaz, an American citi-
zen and minister of the gospel.
PERSONNEL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Mr.. Power offered a resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling on the Secretary of the In
terror for information as to the personnel Of
the geological survey, its duties, compensation,
&c.
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILROAD RESOLUTION
PASSED.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Cul-
lom as to transportation of goods in bond
between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the
United States over the Canadian Pacific rail-
road was taken up.
Mr.. Washburn offered an amendment ex-
tending the scope of the inquiry to the Grand
Trunk railway. He intimated his suspicion
that the object of the resolution was to make
war upon the Canadian Pacific railroad
MIR. Cullom discained having any such in
tentlon or any motive except to ascertain the
facts In the case and to know whether the law
ought to be changed.
He accepted Mr.. Washburn's amendment
The resolution as amended was agreed to-
resolution to pay to the representatives of
ex-Senators Johnston and Lewis (Va.) "a, 400
each for unpaid salary from the time they
were entitieu 70 seats NJ TO the time they were
sworn In was reported and agreed to.
THE EXPULSION OF MR.. HoLLANDER FROM aUAT-
EMALA.
Mr.. Payne offered resolution, which was
agreed to, calling ON the President for infor-
nation as to the expulsion from Guatemala of
J. ID. Hollander citizen of the United States
FOR PUBLIC BUILDING AT BALTIMORE.
Senate bill to provide for the acquisition of
1on1 for L,,.I
was taken from the calendar and passed. 1t
appropriates $4,000 for an additional plot of
ground. SO as to make the government the
owner of the entire square on which the GUS
tom house stands, and requires the preparation
OF plans and estimates for public building.
Tho Senate bill extending the time of pay
ment to purchasers of land of the Omaha tribe
OF Indians In Nebraska was also taken from the
calendar and passed.
PROPOSED PENSION TO MRS. FREMONT
Mr.. Teller introduced bill giving pension
OF $4,000 a year to Mrs. Gen. Fremont. Re-
fered to the committee on pensions.
Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill to establish a
limited postal and telegraph service. Referred
to the post Office committee.
SECRET SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. Hiscock the Senate at /
o'clock proceeded to executive business.
NATIONAL PARK AT cHIcxAMAuaA.
The doors were reopened at 1:S0 pm. On
motion Of Mr.. Hawley House bill to establish a
national military park at the battlefield of
Chickamauga was taken from the calendar and
passed with some minor amendments),
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The Senate resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill, the pending
amendment being to increase the appropri-
alton for surveying the public lands from
100000 to $500, 200. The amendment was
agreed to.
TOPOGRAPHIC sURvEYs
The next amendment that provoked discus
sion was one increasing the item for topo-
graphic surveys from 100000 to $500, 900 and
adding these words: One-half Of which
sum shall be expended west of the
ono so munS hundred =, and first meridian and
for sundry civil expenses for the government
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1889" as
provides for the section and loca-
tion Of reservoirs and canals upon the
public lands and the reservation o. navigable
lands is hereby repealed: Provided, That reser-
vor and canal sites heretofore located or se-
lected shall remain segregated and reserved
from entry or settlement until otherwise pro-
vided by law.
MR. VEST SEEKS INFORMATION.
Mr.. Vest inquired of Mr.. Allison as TO the OBJ
ject of the limitation.
Mr.. Allison replied that the object was to re-
quire the director of the geological survey to
extend his typographical work. that being the
first step IN ascertaining proper places for the
location OF reservoirs &c.
1t had been thought that the director would
be able III that way to use a considerable por-
ton Of the funds in establishing reservoirs
under the regular appropriation for the geo
logical survey.
IN DOUBT.
:, Mr.. Vest said that he supposed that that
Tas the object. With every disposition to do
what was right about the irrigation matter
there was no public question of Importance
about which he was SO much in doubt
He was not inclined, with all the observation
and attention that he had been able to give to
the subject, to go into the irrigation business
to the extent proposed by its friends.
He had very great doubt whether the system
was practicable, and he had much greater
doubt whether the results would justify the
outlay.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
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