Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-26
FIFTY FIRST CONGRESS.
House..


WEDNESDAY, July 16.-The House Went
into com mittee of the whole 10 consluei
the Land Grant Forfeiture bill. Mr.
Stocked ale Miss. advocated the bill. Mr.
Holman lind. argued in favor OF Tor
feiture of all lands not earned within
the time limited in the granting acts,
an d Mr.. Hermann (Ore.) favored the
bill. Pending further discussion the
committee rose. Mr.. Sweeney (la.) pre-
scented the conference report on the
bill authorizing the construction. OF
bridges across the Iowa River
at Wapello. la. On agreeing to the re-
port Mr.. Rogers (Ark. raised the point
of no quorum, and call of the House
was ordered Only 142 members less
than a quorum-responded to thelr
names. After waiting an hour ana a
half for a quorum to appear, Mr.. brecK-
inridge moved that all leave OF absence
be revoked. Mr.. Peters offered an
amendment excepting those members
absent on account of illness. Lost.
Pending vote on Mr.. breckenridge S
motion the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 1.-THE House passed
the land grant forfeiture bill. 1t is
Senate bill, with House substitute
therefor, and forfeits all lands granted
to aid in the construction Of railroad
opposite to and co-terminus with por-
tion of any such railroad not now com
pleted. After brief debate upon the
bill Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, offered
an amendment FORGETTING railroad lands
not earned at the time limited by
the granting act. Lost-yeas, 3|
NAYS, So. On motion OF Mr.
Herbert Ala an amendment was
adopted providing that all cash entries
4o No a h
in the limits of the grant to aid IN the
construction of the Alabama & Florida
or the Mobile & Girard Railroads, be
validated and patents issued to pur-
chasers thereof, provided that the gov
eminent retains the purchase moneys.
Mr.. Holman moved to recommlt the
bill with instructions to the committee
on public lands to report 1t back with
proviso FORGETTING all lands not earned
within the time limited in the granting
acts. Lost-yeas 81; nays 10Y. The
bill was then passed.
FRIDAY, July 1S.-The House to-day
took up the original package bill, agree
ing that the previous question should
be considered as ordered on Monday.
SATURDAY, July 19.-The House re-
sumed consideration of the original
package bill. Mr. Thompson, of Ohio,
and Mr.. Lehlback, of New Jersey,
spoke against the bill, and Mr.. Perkins,
of Kansas, in it's favor. After further
debate the House took a recess, the
evening session to be for debate only.
MONDAY, July 2l.-The House ad
journed out of respect to the memory
of the late Representative Walker, of
Missouri, who died Saturday The
Speaker appointed the following gentle
men as members of the committee to
attend the funeral on the part of the
House: Messrs. Dockery, Frank, Crisp,
Morrill,, McMillin, Baker and Davidson.
TUESDAY, July 22.-The House passed
the Senate original package bill, as
amended by the House, by a vote of 176
chairman of the judiciary committee,
opened the debate on the bankruptcy
bill with speech in it's favor as one in
whose preparation no pains had been
spared to make it just and equitable to
all parties A general debate followed,
pending which the House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, July l6.-The Senate bill
extending the time Of payment to pur-
chasers of land Of the Omaha tribe of
Indians in Nebraska was passed Mr.
Teller introduced bill giving pen
sion Of So, 900 a year to Mrs. Jessie FIRE.
mont Referred Mr.. Sawyer intro
duced bill to establish limited postal
and telegraph service. Referred. The
House bill to establish national military
park at the battlefield of Chicka-
manga was passed. The Indian appro-
priation bill was reported to the Senate
1t carries an appropriation Of 81 ,153, S11
The Senate did not complete consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation
70 Nhn Il
the appropriation for surveying the pub
lie lands from 5000, 900 to $500. 900 was
agreed to. The next amendment that
provoked discussion was on increasing
the item for topographic surveys from
$4,000 to $500, 600, and adding these
words: "One-half of which sum shall be
expended west Of the 101st meridian:
and so much Of the act of October 2.
1888, entitled an act making appropria-
tons for sundry civil expenses of the
government for the year ending June
80, 1889, as provides for the selection
and locaSon Of reservoirs and canals
upon the public lands and the reserva-
ton OF lrrlgable lands, is hereby re-
pealed; 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-
t1nUed 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