Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-09
EIe1Y.sscoNp CONGRESS.
Mr.. Dolph on the Reclamation OF Arid
Lands-Othsr Astdity.

Mr.. DoIph ON the Reclamation Of Arid
Lands-Othsr Asidity.
ByteIegrsph to the Dispssch.l
WASHINGTON, u. g. June 8-SES-
ArE.-The session OF the Senate to-day
lasted for only an hour and three quar-.
tiers, and might not have lasted bali
that time but for the fact that MIR.
DoIph took the floor to read an argu-
ment which he had prepared in favo!
OF bill for the reclamation OF ard
lands. 1t was o pretty long speech.
and he read 1t to the end. except that
he omitted the reading Of various long
extracts, content to have them printed
in the Record. In fact, he prefaced
his speech with the remark that he
only made it now because there was 20
other subject before the Senate and De.
cause his object was rather to have 1t
read than heard.
The only senator who even made q
pretence Of listening to it was Mr.. Fad
dock, who occasionally interposed re-
mark and who was for good part OF the
time occupied in the delivery OF the
speech the only Republican senator pre-
sent besides Mr.. Dolph himself. On the
Democratic side there were about a
dozen senators in their seats, either chat
ting, reading newspapers, or attending
to their correspondence. Mr.. Sherman
was in his seat for the first half hour OF
the session, and Mr.. Allison made his
appearance in the chamber for minute
or two. Neither of them seemed to be
in the least excited or worried by the
possibility that the Minneapolis conven-
ton might make him the standard bearer
of the Republican party in the presiden-
tial campaign.
The anti-option bill came over from.
the House and was laid on the table,
where it will probably remain until the
Senate is in condition to pass upon the
question whether the bill will be refer
red to the Judiciary Committee. where
the Washburn bill is pending. or
to the Committee on Agriculture aud it
is not expected that that question will be
decided without q pretty hard contest.
The pension deficiency bill also came
over from the House and was referred to
the Appropriation Committee, but
neither the New Mexico nor Arizona
statehood bills was received.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The members of the House were in a
very listless humor this morning, and
a majority of the few who were IN at
tendance lolled back in their seats, APP
parently lacking energy to write, read,
or talk. Occasionally burst OF laugh
ter would emanate from the cloak-rooms,
bearing evidence that some merry party
was copgregated there, but on the floor
itself there was little companionship.
The regular order having been de-
manded by Mr.. Taylor, Of Illinois, the
Speaker stated the regular order to be
the vote on ordering the previous ques-
ton on the third reading of the bill
amending the act OF 1890 for the for
fixture OF certain railroad Immigrants.
No quorum voted and call OF the House
was ordered. Two hundred and two
members responded to their names and
further proceedings under the call having
been dispensed with. Mr.. McRae, OF
Arkansas lin charge of the bill), courte,
ously yielded to Nh. Hatch. on whose
motion the House went into COMMITTEES
of the Whole for the consideration OF
the agricultural appropriations bill.
There was no general debate and the
bill was read by paragraphs for amend
ment
Mr.. Enloe moved to strike out the
appropriation of 100000 to enable the
Secretary OF Agriculture to continue ex
periments in the production of rainfall
Lost. The committee then rose and the
bill was passed.
Without transacting any further bust
ness tie House adjourned.