The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-17
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
L; Creates Some Feeling and Consid-
erabIs. Dehate.

eEtADAe
Washington, March 16.-In the House,
this morning, after the passage Of a
resolution calling upon the secretary
Of the treasury for Information as to
measures taken by him for local SUI
pervision and inspection Of public build
lngs. the House went into committee
of the whole and resumed considera-
ton of the sundry civil service bill.
The pending amendment was that of
Enloe, of Tennessee, authorizing the
Investigation of the coast and geodeuc
survey to determine the adYisability
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 Califor-
mia, directing the superintendent OF
the coast and geodetic survey to sur
Vey San Francisco harbor and the APP
proacheS thereto, was adopted. After
some debate on some minor amend
ments, Hartman, Republican of Mis-
souri, raised a question as to some
statements made by Holman a few
days age, with reference to an alleged
endorsement given by the commission
er of the general land office and the
secretary of the Interior to the amend
ment adopted with reference to the
\ timber act OF 1891 He denied that it
aej5as received such endorsement. Both
tthe commissioner of the land Office and
the secretary Of the interior repudiated
it. MeSreary Republican,, of Min
nesota, and Wilson 1eepuhlican), Of
Washington, also criticized the amend
ment send gave notice that they would
ask a Separate vote upon it when the
bill walk reported to the House.
To this, para graphs appropriating
500, 900 for4S expenditures by the Mis-
souri, river Commission, Mr. Broderick
Republican,, Of Kansas, offered an
amendment setting aside SIS, 900 of the
appropriation to strengthen and i'm
prove the river banks at Atchison and
1eavenworth.
Mercer Republican,, of Nebraska
offered a substitute for the amend
ment, being to set aside S150G00 cf the
appropriation for the Missouri river
providing it should he used for the
CONSTRUCTION, repair and maintenance
of reveln1ents between the mouth OF
the Platte river and Sioux City. He
insisted the commission should bC
made to understand that there wa,
something else besides the sixteer
mile line reached at Jefferson City
that needed attention. The river be.
tween Omaha and Council Bluff.
should be locked after.
The amendment was at this poin
agreed to, limiting to $125, 900 the ex
penditures Of the coast and geodeti
survey.
Wilson PopulisD, of Washington
made a vigorous speech on the discrim
nation against the western coast ii
the matter of river and harbor I'M
provements. He protested against thi
injustice. His people were weak an,
pOwerless now, but he warned tn
House the time would come when. the,
would be strong and powerful.
Cogswell Republican,, of Massachus
etts characterized Wilson's remark
as unjust. He pointed out the fact tia
from 1885 to 1895 of the 81. 500. 900 appro
= priated for public lands in twenty-si
states, Washington had obtained $3.50
DOO
Pending a speech by Mr.. Catching
OemocraO. of Mississippi, in defens
Of the Missouri river appropriation, tn
House at 3 o'clock took a recess unit
3 o'clock