Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-14

position from Mr.. Pendleton CW Va), who
thought Gen. Brook had not exercised due
diligence in defending q suit from the judg-
ment of which he sought the relief of Con-
gress, but it was passed
Mr.. Wilson (Ohio) asked unanimous con-
sent for the consideration of a bill au-
thorizing the Secretary Of the Navy to loan
TO the National Red Cross for the period
OF one year the Columbian Spanish cara
vels, Nina Pinta and Santa Maria. The
Red Cross desired these caravels for pur-
poses of exhibition along the American
coast, with a view to using the proceeds
1or the Improvement of the property of that
&C rporation. Without objection the bill
was passed.
The Sundry Civil Bill.
The House then went into committee Of
the whole and the consideration o. the sur-
dry civil bill was resumed. Mr. dorse took
the floor on a pro forma amendment in or
der to reply to the charges made against
him last night by Mr.. Wise (Va) in connec-
ton with his advocacy of the repeal Of the
interstate commerce law. He withdrew his
amendment, on which the House was diyid-
ing last night and had read extracts from
massachusetts, papers to show tha. in urg-
ing the repeal of the law he represented the
sentiment of his constituents
Inc extracts were in the main compli-
mentary to Mr.. Morse. and Mr.. Hail tMo.)
wanted to know whether a member had a
right to fill the Congressional Record with
advertisements Of himself, to which the
chalr replied that member had that right
II he had such extracts read as p.lrt of
MS remarks. MIR. Wise replied briefly to
Mr.. Morse.
Hearins In Land Entries.
On motion of Mr.. Holman UndD. after an
explanation by him, the following amend
ment was added to the para graph Of the
bill providing for expenses of hearings in
land entries:
That there be added to section of an act
to repeal the timber culture laws approved
March D, 1891, the following proviso Pro-
Vlded 1urther. that nothing in this section
snail be construed to apply in its provisions
or eHect 10 any case construed to apply in
It's provisions to a contest pending prior to
the passage of this act, and any person who
initiated a contest prior thereto shall have
the right upon cancellation of the prior
entry to enter the tract involved under any
OF the land laws prior to the date of this
act, had he been qualified if this act had not
passed.
For RcsurveyinG Lands.
Mr.. Sweet Qdaho) offered an amendment
to increase the appropriation for resurvey-
ing public lands from sl15,OOO to $25O, ,OOO
The estimate for this purpose had been
$45O,0OO. and that being the case he thought
preparation.
The amendment was advocated by
Messrs. Sweet, Coffeen and Wilson, but it
was defeated 2S to G6. The amount in this
appropriation for surveys was, however
on motion of Chairman Sayers, reduced
fiom $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Wilson CWash.)
offered an amendment to permit the sta te
or Washington to select from lands in that
state as they were surveyed land granted
that state for educational purposes, and
IL was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Coffeen
(Wyo) his state was included in the list of
states where additional compensation for
surveys should be allowed on account of
heavily t1mbered or mountainous country.