The herald., 1894-03-17
HOUSE PkocEEpINGs.
CONFEDERATION of the sundry Civil Bill
Still in Progress.

Confederation of the sundry Civil Bill
Still in Progress.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-ln the house
this morning, after the passage OF res
olution calling upon the secretary OF the
treasury for information as to the meas
ures taken by him for the local super
vision and inspection of public 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 an in
vestigation of the coast and geodetic
survey, to determine the advisability OF
the transfer of this bureau to the navy
department
Cultivate Of Ohio took the floor in
defense OF the bureau, the Importance
of its work and the efficiency OF the
service.
An amendment by Loud OF California,
directing the superintendent OF the
coast and geodetic survey to survey San
Francisco hsrbor and the approaches
thereto, was adopted.
After some debate on some amend
ments, Harter raised q question as to
some statements made by Holman few
days ago with reference to an alleged
endorsement given by the commissioner
OF the general land office and the secre-
tary of the interior to the amendment
offered with reference to the timber act
of 1891. He denied that it had received
such endorsement. Both the commits
sioner Of the land Office and the secre-
tary of the interior repudiated it.
McCleary (Rep.) of Minnesota and
Wilson (Rep.) of Washington also criti-
cised the amendment and gave notice
that they would ask q separate vote
upon it when the bill was reported to
the houee.
To the paragraphs appropriating $780,
900 for expenditures by the Missouri
river commission, Bfoderick (Rep.) OF
KgnasH offered an amendment setting
aside $75, 900 OF the appropriation to
strengthen and improve the river banke
at Atchison and Leavenworth, and
Mercer (Rep.) of Nebraska offered a
substitute tor the amendment, being to
set aside $3.50, 900 of the appropriation
for the Missouri river, providing it
should be used for the construction,
repair and maintenance OF revetmente
between the mouth of the Platte river
and Sioux City. He insisted that the
commission should be made to under
stand that there was something else
besides the 16-mile line reached at Jei-
ferson city that needed attention. The
river between Omaha and Council Bluffs
should be looked after.
The amendment was at this point
agreed to, limiting to Sl25,000 the ex-
penditures OF the coast and geodetic
survey.
Wileon of Washington made a vigor-
ous speech on the discrimination against
the western coast in the matter of river
and harbor Improvements. lie pro-
tested against this injustice. His peo-
ole were weak and DoWerleas now, but
he warned the house that the time
would come when they would be strong
and powerful.
Cogewell (Rep.) of Massachusetts
characterized Wilson's remarks as I'M
Just He pointed ont the fact that from
1885 TO 1893 of the 81 100000 appTo-
priEted for public lands in 20 states,
Washington had obtained $3.50, 1000.
Pending speech by Catehings tDem.)
of Mississippi, in defense of the Mis-
souri river appropriation, the house at
O'Clock took a recess until o'clock.
About so members were present at the
night seasion. A bill to relieve w. H.
GObern from the charge of desertion led
to hot worde between MeKeighen of Ne
braska and Talbert of South Carolina
iG which the former charged the
latter with trying tc make cheap
capital by 0bjecting to meritorious
pension CAGES, and the latter in reply
proiessed his highest regard for the
brave union soldiers, at the same time
declaring his irreconeilable hostility to
The soldiers who were mustered into
the army from grog shops and who be
came camp followers, coffee coolers and
bounty iumpers.
The bill was finally reported iavora-
bly,.
After action Oh several private pen.
sion bills. the house, at 1925, ad-
iourned.