The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19
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der discussion during the present session,
was finally passed today under suspension
Of the rules.
The motion to suspend the rules rendered
the opposition helpless TO prevent a vote,
and as the bill secured the necessary two
thirds, it was passed. The bill provides
that no public forest reservation shall be
established except to improve and protect
the forest within the reservation or for the
purpose of securing favorable conditions
of wlter-fow II gives the secretary OF the
interior authority u make regulations for
protection against fire and depreciation. IL
also gives him authority 10 prescribe fegu-
lations under which such dead or m1tured
trees may be removed as may be neces-
sary to preserve the remaining timber.
Under this authority he is empowered to
sell such timber in limited quantities TO
each purchaser. He is also authorized to
make a detail of troops for the protection
Of reservations. The bill further provides
for the restoration Of agriculture and min
eral lands in forest reservations to the
public domain.
The remainder of the day was devoted
to the army appropriation bill The bill
reduced the number of paymasters in the
army by five and the number of captains
in the subsistence by four and transferred
the FIT. Leavenworth military prison 10
the department Of justice. The bill was
passed without amendments.
At the opening Of the session of the
amb-e and resolution declaring that the
C,ayton-Bulwer treaty was an obstacle to
the construction of the interOceanic canal
and that il should be abrOg2ted. 1t was
referred 70 the committee on foreign az
fairs. Fifteen of the sixteen pension bills
favorably reported from the Friday nights
session were then passed without objection
in exactly four minutes. McRae, chairman
Of the committee on pubic lands. moved
10 pass, under suspension or the ru-es
the bill TO protect pubic forest reservations
Mr.. Wells charged that rascality was be-
hind the bill and predicted that those who
were pushing 1t through with whip and
spur would i've 10 regret their action The
vote resulted 159 TO 90 and the bill was
passed.
Mr. Springer Of illinois. chairman of the
committee on banking and currency, then
presented the report Of the majority on the
Carlisle banking bill and 1t was ordered
printed, together with the minority report
tC be presented by Mr.. Walker.
Mr. Outhwaite, chairman of the military
affairs committee, ca.led up the army ap-
preparation bill and explained its provis-
ions. The bill carried S22 299, S0S-$l6S, GIG
-ess than the appropriation for the current
fiscal year and S1,30o,S74 less than the es-
Inmates. Three propositions in the bill
were new, al being recommended by the
secretary Of war. One reduced the num-
Der Of majors in the pay department to
twenty. a reduction of five. The second
reduced the number of captains in the sub
sistence department by four and the third
transferred the military prison at FIT.
Leavenworth to the jurisdiction Of the de-
partment Of justice.
Mr.. Springer, in accordance with the no.
tice given earlier in the day, at this point
announced that he would tomorrow, imme-
di1te-y after the ca. Of committees for re-
ports, cal, up the banking bill either by
virtue Of a specia- order or of its privilege.
Then, at o'clock, the house adjourned.
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