Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.
Yesterdays Doings in House
and Senate.
George Continues His Argument for
the Anti-0ption Bill.
A Presidential Veto Under Considera-
tion - Tho Army Appropriations
Bill Starts Political De-
bate In tho House.
Ru the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In the senate,
today, bill authorizing the removal OF
the Pima and Gila Indians from their
reservation in Arizona to another reser-
vation was reported and placed on the
calendar.
The presidents veto of last session OF
the bill to submit to the court OF private
land claims the title OF William Nc
Garahan to the rancho Panoche Grande,
California, was laid before the senate as
a special order and vote was about be-
ing taken on the question "Shall the
bill pass ?" when Sanders demanded an
explanation on the part OF the friends
OF eobill OF the reason why it should
pass. lie explained his own understand
ing OF the matter, one OF his objections
to the bill being that it rested upon
the imputation that the judicial and
executive Departments of the govern
ment had been for many years past
guilty of wroug-doing in the premises.
His own position was that even il the
executive and judicial departments of
the government had declared the orig
inal grant valid, it still would not have
found the remotest foundation for such
provisions as were contained in the
pending bill. He thought, therefore,
that the senators should be grateful to
the president for having recalled their
attention to the bill.
The bill was debated up to 2 O'Clock,
at which time the morning hour ex-
pired, and the bill went over till tomor-
row.
The anti-option bill was then taken
up and George resumed his argument in
support of his own substitute for it. Ia
opening his remarks, George called at
tention to the fall of four or five points
in the price OF cotton st the New York
cotton exchange yesterday, and said
that fall was in the nature OF a menace,
because the United States senate had
undertaken to perform great constitu.
tional duty He assumed that the SEN
ators would treat such tbreats with that
degree OF contempt to which they were
entitled.
George said he saw in one Of the New
York papers that dealers in futures in
that city had undertaken to punish the
people because the senate was consider
ing this bill Cotton had been made to
iall three. foul or five points
The dealers in iutures were there
by undertaking 20 force the
senate to cease the performance OF
great r0rstiutional duty. To show
lat the fall il cotton WAS purely fctl-
tious, he cal cd attention to the fact
that whil9 cotton had gone down in
New York corn and provision had gone
up in Chicago.
George spoke over two hours and did
not finish. The bill went over without
action.
Daniels resolution calliI Z for informa-
ton on tha subject Of the civil tervice
was agreed to.
Adjourned
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Cobb OF Missouri reported q bill from
the committee on war claims, for refer
ence to the private calendar, for the re-
lief of the heirs OF Mary and Randolph.
Curts7 Lee Of Virginia, amounting to
$2l7, 900.
The publication OF 10000 copies of
the presidents annual message was
ordered.
After business Of minor Importance
the house went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
The appropriations carried by the bill
amount to $24 202, 740 against appropria-
tions for the current year of $24 2SS, 450
and the estimate OF $25, ,922 $50 for the
coming year.
The bill having been read for amend
ments, Anthony, Dem, of Texas offered
an amendment providing that any re-
tired officer or retired enlisted man shall
not receive such pay if he is receiving
pay from the government in any other
official capacity.
Bingham, Rep. OF Pennsylvania siren
uously opposed it, aud referred to the
cases Of General Sickles and General
Rosectans, to both ot whom he paid a
high compliment. He was ably sec
onded by Mr.. Oathwaite, and the
amendment WAS rejected.
The committee then rose and the bill
was passed.
Adjourned.
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
The senate and house committees on
immigrati)n held a joint meeting and
discussed the bill introduced by Senator
Chandler to suspend immigration. 1t
was shown by communication from an
expert that il would be positively neces-
gary to suspend immigration for
a period in order 10 keep cholera
out CT this country next year.
The joint c0muittee took no action on
the bill, but adjourned till Friday, when
representatives, OF the great steamship
lines will be heard.
TIE rREAsURY's CONDITION.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster today
saw Chairman Holman of the appropria-
tions committee and Springer of the
ways and means committee and mum.
Der OF other persons of prominence. He
assured sevars of them that there would
certainly be an available balance of $20,-
000,O00 in the treasury at the close Of
the fiscal year.