Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-13
Mr.. Cannon Explains the Figures in
the Sundry Civil Bill.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Serg't-at-Arms Valentine Elected
by Resolution.
MORE SILVER TALK IN THE SENATE.
SENATE.

MI. Morrill, presented dremonstrances from two
counties in Vermont against the imposition
OF duty on tin. Referred to finance commit
tee.
Senate bill for public building at Wilkes
barre, Pa, (cost not to exceed $4,000, was
reported and placed on the calendar.
THE NEW sERaEANT-Ar-ARMs.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Ed
munds appointing Edward Z. Valentine SER
geant- alarms of the Senate was taken up and
agreed to, an amendment offered by Mr.. Har-
rls substituting the name of Henry w. Wall OF
tennessee having been first voted down.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILL AGREED TO.
The conference report on the Senate bill for
public building in the borough of Beaver
Falls. Pa, was presented and agreed to. The
cost is not to exceed $4,000
CHEYENNE oUrRAaEa
Mr.. Paddock said he had received several
kilograms from Nebraska in regard to out
RACES by the Cheyenne Indians in that state,
ana asked the chairman of the committee on
indian affairs whether any action was being
taken by that committee in relation to the
matter.
MIR. Dawes had begun to respond to the aues-
tlon, but, on the suggestion of Mr. Plumb that
there were only few hours left for the dis
cussion of the silver bill, the matter was al
lowed to go over till tomorrow.
THE SILVER BILL.
The Senate silver bill was then taken up and
Mr.. Morgan resumed the floor.
HOUSE.
The House after the reading Of the journal
rows OF Michigan in the chair) on the sundry
civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Cannon said that the amount of appro-
priation carried by the measure was in round
numbers, S2s,O00,000. This was S10, 600, 600
less than the regular estimates and $13, OOO, 900
less than the regular and special estimates.
rent year provided for an expendi-
ture of S25,0O0,0OO. The apparent
excess in this bill was largely more than ac-
counted for by certain extraordinary items.
Among these were expenditures by the light
house service, the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. the eleventh census. the irrigation
survey the library building, artificial limbs for
soldiers, homes for disabled volunteer soldiers
and aid to state homes. These amounted to
%, 7OO,O 900. The bill was liberal, effective and
economical
The fourteen regular appropriation bills as
reported to the House aggregated an expendi-
ture OF s3O6, 100000, showing an excess of
S3o, 100000 over the appropriations for the cur
rent year. This excess was nearly all accounted
for In three bills-pension, $4,000, 900; post
ohce, sl2 ;OOo, goo, and naval, u, 100000. The
other s3,000,000 resulted from the expansion
incident to the growth of the country
THE CONDITION OF APPROPRIATION BILLS
Mr.. Cannon then gave statement of the at
titude of the appropriation bills. The only
bill not reported to the House was the general
deficiency bill, and this would be reported be-
fore the close of the fiscal year.
There was pending the sundry civil and the
indian bills In the Senate committee on ap-
preparations were the agricultural and diplo-
matte and post office bills, and in the Senate
and harbor bill Pending in the Sem
ate was the legislative bill The
fortifcation bill had passed both Houses with
Senate amendments. The District of CO.
lumbla, naval and pension bills were in confer
ence. The army and Military Academy bills
favorable showing with the condition Of the
bills two years ago
A number Of amendments were adopted.
THE IRRIGATION SURVEY
MIR. Goodnight (Ky.) moved to strike out the
clause relative to the irrigation survey
MIR. Dockery (Mo.) said that the only
thing the committee had to determine
Was whether 1t would repeal the existing law
which segregated the arid lands and prohibited
them from settlement, or make this appropri-
alton.
MIR. McMillin (Tenn.) inquired whet her the
bull did not leave the land tied up securely
as at present.
Mr.. Dockery replied that it did not
Under the law the land was segregated
and could only be settled after survey
He had opposed the inauguration Of the irri-
CATION system, but Congress owed it to the
western country either to repeal the law or
make the appropriation.