The record-union., 1894-08-06

Other land Acts were: Reservation from
sale of land on the abandoned Fort
Cummings N. NJ military reservation;
to secure to public use and the use of the
Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad
Company spring thereon; granting 1.l15
acres al the junction of the ella and Col
rado Rivers to Arizona; granting to the
County of Laramie, Wyo., bridges on the
abandoned Fort Laramie Indian reserva-
ton; granting road rights to the citizens of
SausaIlto, CAL, over Lime Point military
reservation; granting sixty acres to the
University of Utah for site; defining
the northern boundary line of the Warm
Springs Indian reservation in Oregon:
increasing the homesteads of settlers in
the Iowa reservation, Omaha, to l60 acres:
to protect the birds and animals and pun
lsh crimes in the Y Yellowstone National
Park; granting right of way to the AL
bany Il Astoria Railroad Company
through the Grande Ronde Indian reserv-
alton in Oregon; to the Eastern Il Ne
braska Gulf Railroad Company through
the Omaha and Winnebago Indian res
ervatlon in Nebraska; to the Columbian
Irrigation Company through the Yakima
Indian reservation, in Washington; to
extend the time for the UmatiIla Irriga-
ton Company to construct it's bitches
across the Umatilla Indian reservation in
Oregon; authorizing the State of Mon
tana to make selections from certain pub
lie lands, and regulating the leases in the
Yellowstone National Park.
Foremost in importance of the numer-
Gus bridge bills which became laws was
the Act authorizing the New York and
New Jersey Bridge Company to bridge
the Hudson between New York City and
New Jersey. This structure. which will
be only second to the Brooklyn bridge,
must be built in ten years.
Among the Acts passed to amend
bridge charters was that to the Oregon
and Washingto Bridge Company across
the Columbia River.
An Act was passed authorizing the Sec
retary OF the Treasury to permit the
owners of cattle and horses, transporting
them into Mexico for grazing, to reim-
port them within twelve months, and ex-
tending like privileges to MeXicans.
An Act was also passed authorizing the
President to appoint delegates to the
meetings OF the International GeodetIc
Association.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAMME IN CONGRESS.
With the tariff disposed of, the Senate
could probably adjourn III three or four
days. The last of the general appropria-
ton bills has passed the House, and
majority of them have been signed by the
President. Some of these bills are in
conference still. but if an argument on
them would bring an adjournment, is
would not be long delayed, as there are
no lrreconcllable differences between the
two houses on appropriations. There is
no measure other than the tariff bill and
the appropriation bills which would be
strong enough to hold the Senate together
for even day. The probabilities for the
work include the tariff conference COM
mittee report, and subsequently, debate
and also the presentation of the confer
ence reports on the sundry civil bill, river
and harbor. Indian and general deficiency
appropriation bills, and the consideration
OF the calendar when these more import
ant matters do not occupy position TO re-
celve attention. The immigration bill
Will come up tomorrow at o'clock, and
in lieu of the tariff may excite consider
able debate. The Republican Senators
are IN condition to press the question of
further Limitation of immigration, but
so far the Democrats in the Senate have
not shown disposition to accept the
challenge. and they may choose to permit
the Republicans to monopolize the dis
cussion of the subject.
The House will proceed this week, as
last week, on liked programme. The
House is simply awaiting the final report
on the tariff bill. All its routine business
has been transacted, and it is simply
waiting. Tomorrow, however, is to be
devoted to the Settle Williams contested
election case from North Carolina. The
remaining days will be assigned to the
routine business of committees, subject
always to conference report. If the
conterrees on the tariff reach an agree
ment this week, the report will first be
considered in the Senate and after being
disposed of there will come to the House.
Ii the report is not made before Wednes-
day there is no probability that it will get
to the House this week. When it does
ToQRh IG mr. int Of
the House managers TO allow any pro-
tracted debate.
TARIFF SITUATION.
The usual Sunday quiet of the Capitol
building was broken to-day by the as
sem bling of the Democratic conferrees at
2 O'Clock. All of the Democratic confer
rees were present except Senator Voor-
hees, who is sick, and Chairman Wilson,
who had gone to West Virginia to see his
sick wife. The meeting lasted until 6
o'clock and was marked with even more
than usual secrecy. Some of the confer
rees declined to admit that they were to-
gether. Others were more communi-
cative, explaining that the gathering to-
day was due to the desire to expedite a
settlement at the earliest moment poSsi-
BILE. The meeting resulted in an under
standing that a report should be made
one way or the other, agreement or
otherwise, within the. next seventy-two
hours. That it would be an agreement
was not, however, definitely settled. On
this point the conferrees say they have
not yet entirely passed the danger point,
although they seemed more confident to-
night that it would be an agreement.
The discussion turned on sugar iron
ore and coal. The House conferrees are
proceeding without reference to the
strong opposition to the new sugar sched-
~ ,,e,;.,
position may be overcome, however, by
permitting the present bounty, or a por-
ton of 1t, to run until January Ist next
By postponlng the time at which the
bounty provisions of the Mckinley law
shall be repealed until January lst would |
operate on the crop about to be gathered |
This, like other details of the PROPOSE
ton, are not agreed on, but it was agreed |
by one of the conterrees tonight as fair |
concession to the Louisiana men and one |
likely to overcome their opposition. The |
Louisiana Senators have said they would |
be willing to accept half of the bounty for |
the present year in addition to the duty |
in the new compromise schedule.
Some attention has also been given to |
the income tax, and, while final agree |
ment has not yet been reached. it is prac-
tically conceded the Senate limit of i've |
years will be adopted. 1t will SO recon- |
mend itself that an extension off the sys.
tenn will be enacted at subsequent Con- |
gress. Efforts are being made, however.
to extend the time to six or eight years.
TALK OF ANOTHER BOND ISSUE.
There are differences of opinion among
Treasury officials as to the probabilities
of another bond issue. Neither Mr.. Car
isle nor Assistant Secretary Curtis is
willing to admit that there is any real
cause for alarm in the present financial |
Eif I'm nofi If hot
the President and his advisers are watch |
ing with eager interest every change in |
the financial situation. and that every |
nhasa of it is being carefnllY and thouphf- |