St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-17
BLACK FOR LOTTERIES.
The Anti-Lottery Measure Passed
by the Senate.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-In the SEN
ate the conference report on the rail
road land forfeiture bill was resumed,
and Mr.. Morgan continued his argu-
ment against it. He spoke of the first
section of the bill as unconstitutional.
and said that the bill was mere sham
and pretenSe as a forfeiture bill. The
conference report was agreed tO-yeaS
90, nays 13 "a strict party vote). The
house anti-lOttery bill was then, on mo-
tiOn of Mr.. Sawyer, taken from the cal
endar, and passed without word of
discussion. On motion of Mr.. Plumb
the senate proceeded to the consdera-
ton of the house bill to repeal timber
culture laws. Mr.. Plumb, who reported
the bill back frcm the committee oil
public lands, moved an amend
ment in the nature of a substi-
tute. Mr.. Henderson moved au amend
ment to section 9 of the substitute.
providing that no more than 640 Gnstead
of 160) acres shall De embraced in one
also moved to add to the substitute 4
new section, restricting reservoir sites
to such land only as is actually neces-
sarv to the construction and mainte-
nance of reservoirs. Agreed to. Mr..
Teller also offered an amendment, which
was agreed to, giving the right of way
through the public lands to canal or
ditch companies formed for the purpose
of irrigation. Mr.. Sanders offered an
amendment to section 6 of the substitute
providing that in the gold and silver
mining regions OF the state of Nevada,
and in those states and territories in
which there are public lands containing
timber, and where there is no United
Sfat hn IL,
of such timber lands, residents
of such states or territories.
if prosecuted for cutting timber,
may plead tnat it was cut for agricult~
uraI purposes. Mr.. Reagan moved to
ada to Mr.. Sanders amendment a pro-
viSo that timber so cut shall be for the
domestic use only of the person cutting
it (or having it cut and shall not be for
sale or speculation. After discussion
Mr.. Reagan'S amendment to Mr.. Sand
erS' amendment was rejected, and the
latter amendment was agreed to with
some modifcations-yeas Al, nays 3
(MeSSrS. Edmunds, Quay and Spooner).
Mr.. Henderson moved 10 add anew Sec
ton setting apart the Annette islands,
in Alexander Archipelago. in Southeast
ern Alaska, as a reservation for the
use of the Metlakahtla Indians, who
have recently emigrated from British
Columbia to Alaska, and of such other
Alaskan natives as may join them. He
made statement as to the remarkable
civilization of these Indians within the
last thirty years from a condition of
nnbalism-through the efforts and
under the influence of an Englishman
named Duncan. The amendment was
agreed to. The substitute was then
agreed to and the bill pessed. A confer
ence was asked on the disagreeing votes
and Messrs. Plumb. Pettigrew and Wall
thai were appointed conferees on the
part of the senate, The senate then,
OH motion of Mr.. Edmunds, took up
from the calendar the senate bill to es-
tablish United States land court and
to provide for the settlement of private
land claims in certain states and terri
tories. The bill having been read. was
laid aside until tomorrow and the sem
ate adjourned.