The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-20
In THE HOUSE.
Consideration Of the Sundry Civil Bnl
Nearly Completed.

Consideration Of the Sundry Civil Bill
Nearly Completed.
WAsHISGToS CITY, March f9-An at
tempt was to have been made today by
Josephs. the New Mexico delegate, to pass
the bill for the admission Of that territory
to statehood. under suspension of the
rules, but. it being apparent that the DEM
ocrats did not have quorum present, he
decided not TO make the effort.
Without transaeting routine business
the house went into committee of the
whole. and consideration. Of the sundry
civil bill was resumed. The paragraph
appropriating $7500o0 to be expended un-
mission was then pending discussion
Ca,chings continued for a brief time his
argument against parceling out by restrc-
ton portions of the river and harbor ap-
preparations, made under the con tinuing
contract system.
Hermann. Rep, of Oregon euiogized the
contract system for the waterways OF the
country, the inauguration of which. he
said, was one of the grandest achieve
ments of the Fifty-first congress
Loud Of California criticised the inius-
iice of the system to those who are not in
on the proposition. No man was better
able 10 defend the system than Ca,chings
nor TO second it than Hermann, both of
whom had projects IN which they were in
terested in the system. HIS objection to
the river and hnrbor improvements Was
that they were not made TO benefit the
whole country, bnt to satisfy certain in-
terests.
Hainer of Nebraska criticised severely
the work OF the Missouri commission. OF
the 81. Oo0, 90 appropriated 81, 500. oo0 had
been used on the same reach of fourteen
miles at Jefferson City. At the present
rate II would require 50. .0oo. 900 and 40
years 10 reach Sioux City. The
Missouri river commission proposed to
expend over $50. 90 of the sum carried hv
this paragraph on the first reach of the
river above Kansas City. Not one dollar
Was To be used for Omaha, Atchison,
Ieavsnworth and the other cities on the
river where the Missouri vas making grea,
encroachments
After few closing words by Catchincs.
warning the house against aemoralizlng
the systematic work'ione by the commits.
sion by parce.ing out portions Of the ap-
propriations. the paragraph was agreed 10.
vas that placing the disourHng Off
Ger. OF Soldiers homes under bonds
and requiring an annual report
on the conditions of the homes to
the secretary OF war. Black o. Illinois.
one Of the mem mbeFs OF the board OF mana
gers Of the national homes, opposed the
Two clauses referred to Congress, he said.
had dealt muniheentiy with this board
over $50 90. 90 had been Appropriated. an q
not one dollar had been lost Suits for re-
eovsry we're pending against Gen. But.er's
estate IN Massachusetts aad recent treas
urer In Wisconsin Some 62 GO old SOL
dIe-s we're maintained at these homes
lie was opposed to the change as proposed
10 the bill. II might handicap the ,naa-
ayers. Cannon sdvocAtea ;he change
Az agreement Was reached that further
debate on the pending paragraph be ter
minated IN thirty minutes. after which the
comm t1es rose. outhxSiie, chairman OF
ths COMMITTEES on military Affairs. PRE-
seutee the army appropriation Dill, aai
tue house then. a, 5:s3. adjourned