The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1890-07-25
CONGRESSIONAL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16.
SENATE. Senator Pasco offered reeo-
luton, which was referred To the commit
Secretary OF State for information ~ %
tho arrest, by Spanish authorities y
Havana, OF A. j. Diax, an American cit-
zen and minister of tho gospel.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Cullom, as to the transportation Of goods
in bond between tho Atlantic and Paoiho
ports Of tho United States, over the Can
adian Pacific railway, was taken up. MI.
Washburn offered an amendment extend.
ing the scope Of inquiry to the Grand
Trunk. Accepted, and tho resolution WA
Nj. TELLER introduced bill glvinga
pension Of 5000 q year to Mrs. Jessie
sions.
pration bill was resumed. The pending
amendment was to increase the approprl-
alton for surveying the public lands from
500 900 to e8O0, 600. Agreed TO.
The next amendment that provoked dis
cussion was one increasing the item for
topographic surveys from x2O0, 900 TO $780,
900, and providing for the repeal OF the
law for the selection and location Of sites
for reservoirs. Mr.. Spooncr attacked tho
law under which vast tracts were with
held from settlement.
HousE.-After same preliminary SPAR
ring over the approval Of the journal and
the omission from the record Of yester-
days talk between Cannon and Hauk, tho
House went into committee OF the whole
on the land grant forfeiture bill, which
was discussed but went over without 90
ton. Subsequently the House found IL
self without quorom and adjourned.
THURSDAY, JULY II. /
SENATE.-The entire day was occupied
in u discussion Of the irrigation sppropsiA-
tions In the sundry civil service blu.
HousR.-The land grant forfeiture BILL
was taken up.
Mr.. Payson explained how, at previous
sessions Of Congress, the efforts TO enlarge
the scope Of the lnw Us proposed by the
present amendments hnd boon resisted by
the members Of tho Senate because they
had been believed TO be unlawful, and tho
bill proposed now by the committee and
by him went as far, he believed,
as tho law would permit Congress TO 70.
The bill passed.
The bill will now go to conference COM
mlttee, which will have two bills TO con-
slider, viz: Tho Plumb bill, which passed
the Senate and the Payson bill, which
passed tho House.
FRIpAY, July IS. 4
uululDOEtAut Uu1l
ness the consideration Of the sundry civil
bill was resumed, the pending
question being on the amendment repeal.
ing the irrigation provision In q like bill Of
October, 1888, excepting that reservoir
and canal sites heretofore located or So
lected shall remain segregated and re-
served from entry or settlement.
MIR. Reagan, of Texas, opposed tho
amendment, but 1t was finally agreed to.
Other amendments recommended by tho
committee on appropriations were agreed
to, including the following: Striking out
the item Of ss20, COO for the irrigation sur
vey, the item of $4,000 for engraving the
maps, and the item Of 81, 500 Tor rent Of
office rooms in Washington.
HoUsE.-The committee ON rules re-
ported resolution providing that tho
House shall Immediately proceed TO tho
consideration Of the ''original PACKAGE
bill, tho previous question to DO considered
ordered Monday after the reading OF the
journal. Also, tint tho House shall con-
slider the bankruptcy bill the previous
question TO be considered IN order We'd
nesday after the reading of the journal.
The House decided-yeas 1l5, nays 55-
to consider the resolution. The resolu-
ton was modified SO as to provide that
bills shall not interfere
with the consideration Of the two bills
adopted.
The .'original PACKAGE bill was then
taken up and warmly supported by mem
bers from Iowa and opposed by Culbert-
son Of Texas and Adams Of Illinois.
SATURDAY, July 10.
SESATR.-Senator Ferry from the select
on Pacific railroads, reported
back the Senate bill authorizing the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to settle the in
debtedness TO- the government Of tho
Sioux City and Pacific railroad.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the sundry civil bill and 1t was passed.
The tariff bill was then taken up as IN
flshed business and MIR. Aldrich gave no.
ticc that he would move TO tako 1t up At
o'clock on Monday.
g, HousE.-Ths HOUSE resumed CON sidora-
ton Of the original package bill.
MIR. Thompson OF Ohio said that II was
commended the bill would violate the con-
stitution and was an attempt TO delegate
10 the State power conferred upon con-
grcss. He did not 50 understand It. He
regarded'it rs u simple regulation Of COM
merce; part OF the power Of congress TO
regulate commerce among the states, not
u delegation OF TINT power. II did not In
terfere with the Inter state commerce, but
provided that articles imported into .
State, when offered for sale, should be-
come subject TO the laws Of that State.
MIR. Hayes OF Town opposed tho lcgisla-
lion, pTcierrlux uttic personal liberty 70
n good deal Of enlightenment on States
rights. He conteaded that the prohibitory
law OF Iowa was not enforced and he de-
MED from personal observation, on . re-
cent visit made In his StateJ that there
was any original package saloons In Iowa.
Al least lie had not seen one or had no
heard OF one being there until he returned
TO Washington.
Mr.. Perkins of Kansas belivcd In tho
and propricty OF the pro-
posed legislation. That 1t was appropriate
and necessary ought TO BIO apparent 70 all.
In bis judgment no decision rendered In
tho history OF the Supreme Court Ind been
30 unfortunate 10 the people Of the coun-
try Us what was known rs tho original
package decision. This was not ques-
ton OF prohibition or high or low license
II was u question whether tho people In
their State organization had right to pro
tect their homes, iiresides and families
from unlicensed, unrestraincd, unrcstrict.
cd rum trafilc.
MONDAY, July p.
SrN,rE.-on motion OF Mr.. Hoar, tho
select committee on relations with Canada
was authorized TO continue their invcstl.
Cation during the coming rcecss aud next
session.
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