Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-17
NATIONS CAPITAL.
SQndry Civil Appropriation Bill
Still Before Senate.
Senator P1s's Reply to &e'y Bllins''
Letter On Sasn Question.
House Could Not Muster q QuJruu
ard Transacted No Business.

WA,Mlssrox. July l5.-Tellsf intro
dueed = bill giving pension of $1,000
wear TO Mrs. Jessie Fremont 1t was re-
ferYed TO the committee on pensions.
Sawyer introduced . bill to establish =
limited postal and telegraph service. Re
ferred TO the post Office committee.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. the pending
amendment being to increase the appropris
ton for survey ing public lands from 5000.
coo TO $4,000. The amendment was
agreed TO.
The next anne nd ment that prov oked dis
cussion increases the item for topographic
surveys from s200, 900 to $500, 600. and
adding these words; Half of whieh sum to
be expended west of the hundred and hrs,
meridian, and 50 much of the act of Octo-
Der 2nd, 1883. entitled the Act making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses of
Government for the fiscal ear ending June
80. 1889, Is provides for the selection and
location of reservoir, and canals upon the
public lansis, and reservation of irrigsble
lands is hereby repealed, provided tha,
reservoir and canal sites heretofore located
or selected. shall remain aggregated and re-
served from entry or settlement until other
wise provided by law.
Vest inquired as 10 the object of the
limitation.
Allison replied that the object was TO re-
quire the director of Geological survey to
extend his typographical work, that being
the first step in Ascertaining the proper
places for the location of reservoirs. etc.
II has been thought that the director may
be able in that way to use a considerable
portion of the funds in establishing reser-
voirs under the regular appropriation for
geological survey.
Vest said he supposed that was the sur
vey, but was not inclined, with all the Oh
servstion aud attention he had been able to
give the subject to go into the irrega,ion
business to the extent proposed by its
friends and had very great doubt whethe-
the system was practicable and much
greater doubt whether the results would
justify the outlay
A discussion continued at Length during
its temporary suspension.
Collom offered = resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury to report whether, in his judy
ment. loading. bonding, sealing snd mani
Testing cars or vehicles in Canadian terri
tory, for. transit through Canadisn territory
in bond to American ports, can be done
with safety to the revenue and with
proper regard to American interests, and
with proper enforcement Of the inter state
commerce law upon all transportation
alike, whether partly in transit through
foreign territory or wholly within the
'nited states; whether. and to what ex
tent, such loading, bonding, sealing and
mxnifesting cars and vehicles in Canada is
done, and under what Law, statute or treaty.
Dawes, from the committee on appropri-
atoms, reported the Indian appropriation
bill, and said that Immediately after the
conclusion of the sundry civil service sp-
preparation bill, he would ask the Senate 10
consider it.
The discussion was resumed, and Plumb
argued in support of the amendment in
general defence of the desert land Law,
swamp land law. and other land LAYS Of
the United States. He favored repeal of
the irrigation law.
Call replied to Plumb, aud was still on
the floor when, at 6 o'clock. without action
on the pending amendment, the Senate sd
jourued, having disposed today of only
three pages of the bill.