The Helena independent., 1894-07-19
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate Passes a Bill Relating 10 tho
Reclamation Of Arid
Lands
House Discusses the Relative
Merits OF Ways OF Count
ing a Quorum.
Tho TarIn Conforess 10 Report Disagree.
msnt To-day Then
90 lie Followed.

WkmHoroS Jniy 1e.-In the senate To-
day the house joint resolution was passed
authorizing the secretary Of htais 10 aoosp,
from Q. +. Watts Il. A.. a painting on
titled Love and Life" exhibited by him
ht the Worlds fair. Ca'sT called up the
senate bin TO reserve for ton years in each
OF several states 100000 Aefes Of arid
landa 70 be reclaimed aud sold ia small
iracts to actual settlers, and " WAS passed.
The bill applies TO Tho shms sthisa a. the
desert land law, md also TO Montana and
kanaAs, and 10 tho states that may be
formed on, Of the territories Of Arizons.
Now Mexico. Oklahoma and Utah. when
admitted.
Tho eonte sncs report on tho navsl bp-
propIiStlon bill was presented and agreed
10. An amendment was proposed. by Du.
bois. and agreed TO. directing the secretary
OF the Interior to contract for the constfuo.
tion OF an irriRstipg canal on tho Fort Hall
Indian reservation. In Idaho. the cost 10 be
paid out Of money belonging TO the Fort
Hall Ipdians. An amendment ws pro-
posed By Squire, authorizing the PuyAllup
Indians holding lands In severslty on the
reservation near Tacoma. Wash, to sell n
stfieisnt portion of their lands TO raiss
enough money 10 improve the remainder.
A statoment by Representative Baker, OF
New Hampshire. that lie had been erron-
sously roi ortsd by tsllsIs that he was pres
emit and noi voting. the trath being that he
wss not present. moved Mr.. Rsed to say a
word for the sJs,em of quorum counting in
the fifty-nfst congress, wherein he SAID
that out OF hundtsla OF opportunities but
two mtHtakeH had occurred; that while out
of two opportunities under the existing
system one error had occurred. Speaker
Crisp admitted tho possibility Of error
ubder any system. but pointed out that tho
superiority claimed for the present rule
was that II removed any suspicion OF an
intentional unlairness.
Under the special order adopted on Mon
day. the remainder of the day was devoted
to business rsrorted from the committee
on military affairs. Bills were passed TO
regulate eplisihlents 10 tho army; TO al.
thorizs the boards OF managers OF the sol
diers' bones TO transfer and maintain the
inmates Of any brunch In case OF emorgen-
cies; to place Maj. Den. John l.. Green on
the retired list es d OF lieutenant. Eugene
Wells as second Lieutenant, Napoleon j.
Dana as assistant quAttermkster.. Dunbar
X. sianscom ss ceptsin. Charlss Is. StieveSs
ss captain. aud James William Albert as
ma1or.
1he programme for handling the tariff
disaereemsnt when reported to the house
to. morrow. was substantially agreed upon
tina afternoon. Wilaon will make n brief
verbal report as soon ns the house oonvsnes.
Cltchiues, from the committee on rules
thsreupon will present a special rule allow
ing two hours for debate. at the end OF
which time o vote will be taken on again
sending the bIll TO conference. II Is eT-
ectsd that there will be no objection 70
ths rule. Wilson and Reed will each con-
troi one hou'.