The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
BANDS seigniorage Bill Passed by tn

attracted large crowd and the galleries
were well filed. The first part of the
day was taken up with the transaction
of some routine business.
At 9 o'clock Senator Harris asked that
the bill be put on its final passage IN &C
cordance with the agreement arrived at
several days ago.
The yeas and nays being demanded
the bill was passed by vote of Il to 81.
The senate then took up and passed
the bill to amend an act authorizing the
construction of high wagon bridge over
the Missouri river at Sioux City. The
amendment extends the time for the con-
struction of the bridge until March 2,
1886.
A charter was also granted the Iowa
and Nebraska Pontoon Bridge company,
authorizing it to build a bridge across
the Missouri river near Sioux City, Ia,
and then, after an executive session of 85
minutes, the doors were reopened and
the senate took from the calendar and
passed bills to extend the time for COM
pleting bridge across the Missouri river
between Kansas City and the town of
Sibley, Mo-, and granting right of way
company across the Fort Pembina reser-
walton in North Dakota.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Friday the
house resumed consideration of sundry
civil bill. Mr.. Broderick of Kansas
offered an amendment setting aside 49,
600 of the appropriation to strengthen
and improve the river banks of Atchison
and Leavenworth. Mr.. Mercer (Neb. }
offered substitute for the amendment,
being to set aside $4,000 of the approp-
Ration for the Missouri river, providing
itshOuld be used for the construction, and
repair Of the Missouri river banks be-
tween the mouth of the Platte river and
Sioux City.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE house
went into the committee of the whole on
the sundry civil appropriation bill. The
pending amendment to the appropriation
for the Missouri river commission went
over until Monday.
WASHINGTON, March Without
transacting any routine business Mon
day the house went into committee of
the whole and the consideration of the
sundry civil appropriation was resumed
The paragraph appropriating $3.50, 900 to
be expended under the direction of the
Missouri river commission was the pend
ing subject of discussion. Mr.. Catch
ings continued for brief time, his ar
gu1nent against parcelling out by re-
striction portions of the river and harbor
appropriations made under the continu-
ing contract system.
Hainer (Neb.) criticized severely the
work of the Missouri river commission.
Of the $4,000.O00 so far appropriated,
81 100000 had been used on the same
reach of "A miles at Jefferson City. At
the present rate it would require $780,
000, 900 and 100 years to reach Sioux
City. The Missouri river commission
proposed to expend over 5000, 900 of the
sum carried by this paragraph on the
first reach of the river above Kansas
City. Not dollar above Kansas City,
not dollar at Omaha, Atchison, Leav-
enWorth and the other cities up the river
where the Missouri was making great
encroachment Mr.. Picker IS. d. adj
vocated an amendment to divert 800, 900
of the appropriation for the Missouri to
the stretch of 1900 miles above Sioux
City
Heard (Mo.) defended the Missouri
river commission and the money ex-
pended at jefferson City. Mercer (Neb
advocated his amendment to use $50, 900
of the Missouri river appropriation for
the removal of snags and Instructions
above Sioux City, and $150,0O0 for the
construction. repair and maintenance of
revettements, bikes and waterworks be-
tween the south line of Nebraska and
Sioux City.
After few closing words by Mr.
Catchings, warning the house against
demoralizing the systematic work done
by the commission by parcelling out por-
tons of the appropriations, action was
had on the pending amendments.
The first was Mr.. Broderick's to set
aside $75, 600 to strengthen the banks at
Atchison and Leavenworth. Kan. 1t
was lost-55 to so. The Picker and
Mercer amendments were also lost.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-There was
no important business transacted in the
senate Monday, the entire day being con-
sumed In the consideration of bills on
the calendar Most of these were meas
ures of small importance.
WASHINGTON, March YO.-The sundry
the house Tuesday without division.
The amendment to the proposition for
/ the general land Office amending the pro
vision of the act of 1891 repeating the
timber culture and presumption acts
which was adopted in the committee at
/ the suggestion of Mr.. Holman and which
was bitterly opposed by the western
members, was defeated in the house.
! The clauses which sought to require an
accounting by the disbursing officers OF
soldiers homes to the treasury depart
ment and annual reports by the boards
to the secretary of war fell under Mr..
Blacks point of order The bill as
passed carries S217, 900 more than it did
] as reported from the committee on appro-
priations. The four appropriation bills
passed by the house District of Column
! bia, pension, Notifications and sundry
civi) carry a net reduction OF $24, a14,
95S. as compared with the same bills for
the current fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Tues lay thG
tariff bill was fairly launched on way
in the senate. Mr.. Voorhees, the chair
man of the finance committee reporting
it to the senate and giving notice that OF
! Anil ? he will take If nm for consider.