The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-02
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
1t is Discussed at Odd Moments BY
the Senator's.

1t is Discussed at Odd Moments BY
the Senator's.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The main ques-
ton before the Senate today was the
sundry civil bill, which was discussed
at odd moments throughout the day,
with the result that a great many i'm
portant amendments were adopted
Final action on the bill was not
reached, however, owing to the large
number of amendments proposed
A number of bills were passed, among
them being a House bill extending the
time for payment of purchases of land
of the Omaha tribe of Indians in Ne
braska.
Consideration of the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill was resumed and
many important amendments were
adopted.
Mr.. Chandler Republican,, of New
Hampshire, offered an amendment pro-
viding that the decision of the COM
missioners of immigration in regard to
submission of aliens should be final
and also the commissioners of immi-
appointed by the President ''by the
advice and consent of the Senate" and
that they should hold office for four
years. The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Berry OemocraD, of Arkansas,
presented conference report on the
House bill requiring railroad companies
operating lines in territories over
ment to locate depots, ETC., at certain
points located by the interior depart
ment.
Mr. Berry announced that after a
long conference the conferees had been
unable to agree, and moved that the
Senate recede from its amendments.
The provision applies to the Rock Is
land railroad in Oklahoma, the towns
of Round Pond and South Enid having
a special grievance against it.
A lively discussion followed, in
which Mr.. Platt Republican,, of Con-
necticut. Mr.. Teller Republican, of
Colorado, and Mr. Berry took part as
to the lawless acts which had been
perpetrated.
Mr.. Berry stated that the people had
been law-abiding until the railroad
continually violated the law.
The vote vas then taken on Mr..
Berry's motion, and it. was agreed to-
"a to 20.
At the request of Mr.. Harris Demo
craft, of Tennessee, the House bill to
exempt to articles of foreign exhibitors
at the interstate fair at Tacoma,
Wash, from tariff duties was passed.
CONSIDERATION Oh the SunQfy civil
bill was then resumed.
On motion of Mr.. Power Republi-
CAM, of Montana, an agreement was
incorporated in the bill appropriating
| $500. 900 for the construction of Fort
Harrison. Mont.
The committee amendment striking
out the paragraph authorizing the sec
lretary of war to designate a confeder-
ate of the battle of Chattanooga OF
lChickamauga to assist in preparing the
historical tablets to be erected on these
ibattlefields was rescinded.
An appropriation of $4,000 to protect
| the salmon fisheries of Alaska was
added to the bill at the instance of Mr.
Teller.
| Mr.. Dubois, Republican of Idaho, of
lfered an amendment increasing the ap-
preparation for surveying public lands
from $275, 900 to 100000 and to this Mr.
Allen Populist of Nebraska) sought tc
add a provision for the irrigation and
lsurvey of arid and semi-ard lands and
Iappropriating 100000 for the purpose.
| The former amendment was agreed tc
and the latter was left pending an adj
Ijournment.
| The report of the conference com.
mittee on the agricultural bill, in which
the conferees agreed to recede from the
amendment appropriating $1,000 900 fol-
1.-THE determination of the Russian
thistle was agreed to.
| AT 5:45 the Senate adjourned, leaving
the civil bill still pending.
IN THE HOUSE.
/ Washington, Aug. 1.-The Hou,ye