The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1892-06-25
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.
Camnetti Unable TO Get His Debris Bill
Before the Monument 10
General Sherman.

The House has passed the bill giving
800 900 for pedestal and monument 10
General W. T. Sherman.
Senator Blackburn has introduced u
bill appropriating 81 ,2OO, 900 for the pro-
curements under contract Of fifty NOR
tars and carriages for the defense OF the
Pacific Coast.
The Department OF Agriculture Issues
statement showing the imports oi
American corn into Germany for the
first three months OF this year, compared
with corresponding timesaast year,
have increased from | ,ll0,0OO bushels to
b,SiS, 900.
Mr.. Caminetti has been unable 10 get
his mining debris bill before the House,
and the result IN that II the House adj
journs on July 4, the date which liz con.
templated, there will be no chance for
the bill 10 pass. II requires unanimous
consent TO bring II up, and that cannot
be obtained.
II is understood that Captain Louis
Kempn Ia assigned 10 the command Of
the new coast-deicnse ship Monterey,
which Ia nearing completion at the Union
iron works In California. In order that
he may superintend her fitting out he
will receive preliminary orders TO her
during the present month.
Oates OF Alabama called up the bill
modifying the Revised Statutes so as to
dispense with the proof OF loyalty dur
ing the war of the Rebellion as a pre-
requisite OF being restored or admitted
10 the pension roll Of any person who
otherwise would be entitled there
TO, nor shall proof OF loyalty be neces.
sary In any application for bounty land
where the proof otherwise shows the
applicant is entitled thereto, providing
no soldier admitted to the pension roll
shall receive back pay, This act shall
not extend to any person under disabil.
ity by the fourteenth constitutional
amendment. The bill was passed.
Representative Hermann has sue
ceeded in passing bill extending for
three years the time OF settlers who are
purchasers OF forfeited railroad lands,
and whose time 10 make payment ex-
pires September 23 next. Mcmillan OF
Tennessee antagonized the measure, but
when Hermann explained the history OF
the bill he withdrew his objection. Her.
mann read 10 the House resolutions
passed by the Republican and Demo
cratic County Conventions OF Waco
county, Or, where many people reside
on forfeited land along the railroad. He
also read petitions from the State Grange
and Alliances, asking for this legislation
and stating that by reason OF the failure
OF the crops many persons we're unable
to pay for homes.
Senator Dolph has secured from the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds a favorable report upon his bill
to increase the limit OF the cost OF a
public building at Portland to 81 900, 900 ;
also favorable report OF his amendment
TO the sundry civil appropriation bill for
the same purpose. The Senator says he
will secure the passage OF his bill through
the Senate at the first favorable oppor-
tunitv, but hardly hopes for favorable
consideration in the House. lie fears
also, II he succeeds in getting the amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, the House
will refuse to concur and 1t will be
dropped out in the conference, and he is
not certain that it will not be better to
defer the attempt until the next session
after the Presidential election.