The morning call., 1894-08-02
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Senators Get Down to Steady
Work Again.
For the Time Being Matters Have
Grown Decidedly Cool in
the Chamber.

WAsHINGToN,lAug 1.-The main ques-
tion before the Senate to-day was the
sundry civil bill, which was discussed at
odd moments throughout the day, with
the result that great many important
amendments were adopted. Final action
on the bill was not reached, however,
owing to the large number of amendments
proposed.
A number of bills were passed, among
them being a House bill extending the
time for payment of purchases of land of
the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska.
Consideration Of the sunGry civil appro-
priation bill was resumed, and many i'm
portant amendments were adopted.
Chandler offered an amendment providing
that the decision of the Commissioners Of
immigration in regard TO the admission
OF aliens should be final, and also that the
Commissioners of immigration at the sew
eral ports should be appointed by the
President by the advice and with the con-
sent of the Senate, and that they should
hold Office four years. The amendment
was adopted.
Berry presented a conference report Oh
the House bill requiring railroad CON-
panies operating lines in territories over
rights of way granted by the Government
to locate depots at certain points selected
by the Interior Department. Berry an
nOunced that after long conference the
conferrees had been unable to agree and
moved that the Senate recede from its
amendments. The provision applies to
the Rock Island Railroad in Oklahama,
the towns of Round Pond and South Enid
having special grievance against it. A
lively discussion followed, in which Patt,
Teller and Berry took part, as to The law
less acts which had been perpelrated
Berry stated that the people had been law
abiding until the railroad continually vlo-
lated the law. The vote was then taken
ON Berry's motion and it was agreed to
a to 20.
At the request of Harris the House bill
to exempt the articles of foreign exhibitors
at the interstate fair at Tacoma, Wash.
from tariff duties was passed.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed. On motion of Power
an amendment was incorporated in the
bill appropriating $1,000 for the construc-
tion of Fort Harrison. Mont. The COM
mittee amendment. striking out the para
graph authorizing the Secretary of War to
designate a Confederate veteran OF the
battle of Chattanooga or Chickamauga to
assist in preparing the historical tablets to
be erected on these battlefelds, was re-
scinded. An appropriation of $4,000 to
prot ect the salmon fisheries of Alaska was
added to the bill at the instance of Teller.
Dubois offered an amendment increasing
the appropriation for surveying public
lands from $3.50 to S4OO, 900, and to this
Allen sought to add a provision for the
irrigation and survey of arid and semi-arid
lands, and approDriating 500. 900 for the
purpose. The former amendment was
agreed to. and the latter was left pending
adjournment.
The report of the conference committee
on the agricultural bill, in which the coz
ferrees agreed to recede from the amend
ment appropriating S1.0O0,0OO for the ex-
termination Of the Russian thistle, was
agreed to.
at 5:45 the Senate adjourned, leaving
the civil bill still pending.