The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-17
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Tame Proceedings During the Day
Pension Spat at Night Session.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-In the house
this morning. after the passing of a reso-
luton calling upon the secretary of the
treasury for Information as to measures
taken by him for local supervision and in
spection OF public buildings. the house
went into committee of the whole and re-
sumed consideration of the sundrY civil
bill. The pending amendment was tina;
of Mr.. Enloe (Tenn.), authorizing the in
vestigation of the coast and geodetic sur
vey. TO determine the ACCESSIBILITY of the
transfer of this bureau to the navy depart
ment. Mr. Cultivate (Ohio) took the
floor in defense of the bureau, the import
ance of its work and the efficiency of the
service.
An amendment by Mr.. Loud (Rep., Cal }
directing the superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey TO survey San Fran
cisco harbor aud the approaches thereto
vas adopted.
After some debate on minor amend
ments, Mr.. Hartman. (Rep. Mont.). raised
a question as to some statements made by
Mr.. Holman few days ago with reference
To an alleged endorsements given by the
commissioner of the general land Office
and the secretary of the interior to the
amendment he had adopted with reference
to the timber culture act of 1891. He de-
MED that it had received such endorse
ment. Both the commissioner of the land
Office and the secretary of the interior
repudiated 1t.
Mr.. McCreary Rep. Mimi, and Mr..
Wilson (Rep. Wash), also criticised the
| amendment and gave notice that they
would ask a separate vote upon it when
the bill was reported to the house.
To the paragraph appropriatng $3.50 900
for aXDandIfnraS nv the MiCSnn-i -
commission, Str. Broderick (Rap. Kan. }
offered an mendment setting aside S75. 900
of the appropriation to strengthen and i'm
prove toe river banks at Atchison and
Leavenworth.
Mr.. Mercer Rep. Neb) offered a substi-
tuta for the amendment, being to set aside
$4,000 of the appropriation for the Mis-
souri, river. providing that it should be
used for the construction, repair and
maintenance of reyetmentS between the
mouth OF the Platte river aud Sioux City.
He insisted that the commission should be
made to understand that there was some
| thing beside the I6-nile reach at Jefferson
City which needs attention. The river
between Omaha and Council Bluffs should
be looked after.
The amendment was, at this point
agreed to. limiting 1925. 600 the expendi-
lures of the coast and geodetic survey.
Mr.. Wilson Pop. Wash) made a vigor-
Gus speech on the discrimination against
the western coast in the matter of river
and harbor improvements. He protested
against this injustice. His people were
weak and powerless now, but be warmed
the house that the time would come when
thty would be strong and powerful.
Mr.. Cogswell (Rep. Mass. characterized
| Mr.. Wilson's remarks as unjust. He
pointed ont the fact that from 1856 to 1898,
of the Sl,500.000 appropriated for the pro-
lection OF pubic lands in twenty-six states,
Washington had obtained $3.50, 00J.
Pending "a speech by Mr.. Catching
| Dem. Miss.) in defense of the Missouri
river appropriation. the house at 5 O'Clock
took a recess until S o'clock.
About fifty were present at the night
| session. A bill to relieve w. II. Coberu
from the charge of desertion led TO hot
words between Mr.. Mckeigha an (Neb) and
| Mr.. Talbert Is. c., in which the former
charged the latter with trying to make
| cheap capital by Directing to meritorious
pension cases, and the latter in reply pro-
| fessed his highest regard for brave Union
| soldiers, at the same time declaring his
! irreconcilable hostility to the Union sol
diers who were mustered into the army
| from grog shops and who became camp
| followers, coffee coolers and bounty jump
ers The bill was finally reported faYuT-
ably.
After action on several private pension
| bills, the house at 1925 adjourned