The Helena independent., 1890-03-11
SENATE AND H0rSE.
Washinston's Public building Bills--Thc
Irrigation Question.


WASHINGTON, March lo.-ln the senate to-
tay among the bills reported and placed on
the calendar was one for the construction
of postoliice buildings in towns and cities
whose postollice receipts have for the last
three years exceeded $500. A bill fixing
tho time and place for holding United
States courts in the state of Washington
was passed. Public buildings bills for the
state OF Washington were reported and
placed on the calendar rs follows: Tacoma,
Seattle, Spokane Falls. Si0O.0n0 oach Walla
Walla. S,N,ON. Stanford offered pream-
bic andresolution instructing the committee
ON finance 10 inquire v hat relief for the ex-
listing agricultural depression may be fur
nished by the United States. and partcu-
larry whether loans may not be made by the
government ON mortgages on real estate,
independent of improvements. NJ such
rates aud 10 such amounts rs VIII
make the security To the govern
ment perfect: the governments 10 Ie-
ceiyo some small rate of interest u 70 per
cent and TO he able 10 call III percentage
of the loans from time TO time NJ IFS discrc-
tion. He submitted remarks in support of
his resolution. Referred.
The committee on finance, through
Plumb, offered a resolution, which was
agreed 10. calling on the secretary of the in
terror for statement MS 10 the cause of
Withholding patents for lands within the
limits Of the Union Pacific land grants.
The bill appropriating S500,000 for pub
lie building at Salt Lake, Utah, WINS
passed.
On motion OF sherman the bill providing
for the inspection OF meats for expectation.
prohi iting the importation of adulterated
articles of food or drink and authorizing
the president TO make proclamation in Ger
tain cases, was taken from the calendar.
Manderson suggested that one of the
great troubles in connection with the eX-
pgrtation OF meat products was the mnnici-
pal requirements of foreign untries, and
he asked Sherman whether there was any
thing in the bill that could remedy that
trouble. Sherman said that for several
wears past restrictions had been imposed in
France, Germany and Great Britain on i'm
portations of meat productions. The gen
eral complaint made in all those countries
was that there we're no meat inspection
laws in the United States. such rs
existed in European countries. lie
believed the passage of the bill
would enable the proper authorities Of the
United States toprocure n release of various
restrictions more or less, and would thereby
add millions 10 the American expectation OF
beef products. Bates remarked that several
bills kindred 20 tins one were pending be
fore the agriculture committee: that II was
n matter of vast importance; that the pend
ING bill WIS substitute for the original
bill. and had only been reported last week,
and more time should be allowed for con-
sideration of The measure. The discussion
was further participated in by Allison.
Plumb, Teller and Edmunds. when the
! hour of o'clock arri cd. the bill was laid
aside without action and the educational
bill taken up.
Higgins addressed the senate in advocacy
of the bill. Jones. of Arkansas. followed
Higgins. He said the legislature of his
state had instructed her senators TO vote
against the bill, and he should obey those
instructions. AZ the close of Jones speech
the senate proceeded 10 vote on the amend
ments proposed by the committee, and they
wero severally agreed To. The bill was then
laid aside, and after an executive session
the senate adjourned.