The record-union., 1894-03-17
The House Resumes Consideration
of the Sundry Civil Bill.
AMENDMENT FOR A SURVEY OF SAN
FRANCISCO BAY ADOPTED.
The seignIorage Bill to Go to the
President for His Signature on
Monday Senator Hill Strongly
Urges Early Consideration of the
Territorial Admission Bills.
Special to the REcoRp-UNIox.

Special TO the RECORD-ONION.
WASHINGTON, March I6.-In the Sem
ate this morning, after the passage of a
resolution calling upon the Secretary Of
the Treasury for information as to meas
ures taken by him for local supervision
and inspection of buildings, the House
went into Committee of the Whole and
resumed consideration of the sundry
civil bill. The pending amendment was
that OF Enloe of Tennessee, authorizing
the investigation of the coast and geodetic
survey to determine the advisability of
the transfer of this bureau to the Navy
Department.
Outhwaite of OHIO took the floor in de-
fense of the bureau, the importance of its
work and the efficiency of the service.
An amendment by Lord of California
directing the Superintendent of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey to survey the San
Francisco harbor and the approaches
thereto was adopted.
After some debate on some minor
amendments Hartman (Rep.l of Mary
land raised a question as TO some state
ments made by Holman few days ago
with reference 10 an alleged Endorsement
given by the Commissioner OF the Gen.
eral Land Office and the Secretary of the
Interior to the amendment adopted with
reference TO the limb Act OF 1891. he
denied that 1t had received such indorse-
ment. Both the Commissioner OF the
Land Office and the Secretary of the In
terror repudiated it,
McCreary (Rep.) of Minnesota and
(Wilson) of Washington also criti-
cised the amendment, and gave notice
that they would ask separate vote upon
IL when the bill was reported TO the
House
To the paragraphs appropriating $780,.
500 for expenditures by the Missouri
River Commission, Broderick (Rep.) of
Kansas offered an amendment setting
aside $751; 900 of the appropriation to
strengthen and improve the river banks
at Atchison and LeaYenworth.
Mercer (Rep.) of Nebraska offered a
substitute for the amendment, being to
set aside Sl50,000 for the appropriation of
the Missouri River, providing it should
be used for the construction, repair ana
maintenance of revetments between the
mouth of the Platte River and Sioux City.
lie insisted the commission should be
made to understand that there was some
thing else beside the siXteen-mile line
reached at Jefferson City that needed at
tention. The river between Omaha and
Council Bluffs should be looked after.
The amendment was at this point
$3.50 900 of the coast and geodetic survey.
Wilson lRep.) of Washington made
vigorous speech against the dlscrimina-
ton against the Western coast in the
matter OF river and harbor improve
ments. He protested against this injus-
tice. His people were weak and power
less now, but ne warned the House that
the time would come when they would
be strong and powerful.
CogswelI tRep.) of Massachusetts char
acteriZed Wilson's remarks as unjust. He
pointed out the fact that from 1885 TO 1893
OF The $l,50Q,O00 appropriated for public
lands in twenty-six States, Washington
has obtained S250,000.
Pending a speech by Catchings (Dem.)
OF Mississippi in defense of the Missouri
River appropriation, the House at
O'Clock took a recess until O'Clock.
About fifty members were present at
the night session. 4 bill to relieve w.
q. Coburn on the charge of desertion led
to words between Nick eighan of Neb-
raska and Talber of South Carolina. in
which the former charged the latter with
trying to make cheap capital by objection
to meritorious pension cases. and the lat
ter IN reply professed his highest regard
for brave Union soldiers, at the same time
declaring his irreconcilable hostility to
the soldiers who were mustered into the
army from grog shops, and who became
camp-followers, cotfee-coolers and bounty
jumpers.
The bill was finally reported favorably.
After action on several private pension
bills the House, at 1925, adjourned.
Representative Bland of Missouri was
among the callers on the President to-
day. He urged upon the President to
sign the silver seigniorage bill. The
President listened courteously to Mr..
Blands argument in favor of signing,
but did not commit himself.