St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-15
UNCLE SANS EXPENSES.
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS BEING
ARRANGED EY THE HOUSE.
RAPID PROGRESS Is MADE.

Northwestern Members Make an
Effort to Increase the Amount
for the Public Land Survey
Mr.. Wilson, Of Washington,
Denounces the Contract Sys.
tenn for River improvements.
WASHINGTON, March 13-Chairmap
Sayers, OF the appropriation committee,
is making wonderful progress with the
sundry civil bill. Today forty pages of
the bill were disposed of. making in all
eighty-three III two days. and leaving
only sixteen pages more, exclusive of
two paragraphs, those relating to the
coast and geodetic surveys and the Mis-
souri, river commission, which were
passed over temporarily. No amend
mentS of importance were adopted to-
day. although the Northwestern mem
DerS made vigorous effort to increase
the amount for the survey of public
lands. The appropriation for the geo.
logical survey which usually encounters
bitter opposition, today passed unchal-
lenged, the amount appropriated being
S4l4,000. After the transaction of some
miscellaneous business. the bill was
passed loaning for one year the
Columbian Spanish caravels Nina,
Pinta and Santa Maria. The house
then went into committee of the whole
on the sundry civil bill. On motion of
Mr.. Holman the following amendment
was added to the paragraph of the bill
providing for expenses of hearing IN
land entries: THAT there be added to
section 7 Of an act to repeal the timber
culture laws approved March 8. 1891, the
following proviso: Provided further,
that nothing in this section shall be
construed to apply 10 contest pending
prior to the passage of this act, and any
person who initiated a contest prior
thereto shall have the right, upon can
collation. of the prior entry,
TO ENTER THE TRACT INVOLVED,
under any of the land laws prior to the
date of this act. had he been qualified if
this act had not passed"
MIR. Sweet Rep., ldaho) offered an
amendment to increase the appropria-
ton for surveying public lands from
S1iO,UOo " SroO,OUU. uc cStillldIG lUT
this purpose had been $3.50, 900, and that
being the case he thought $3.50, 900 was
an exceedingly moderate appropriation.
The amendment was advocated by
Messls. Sweet, Coffeen and Wilson, but
IT was defeated, % to 90. Mr.. Wilson
offered an amendment to permit the
state of Washington TO select from lands
in that state, as they were surveyed,
land granted the state for educational
purposes. Agreed to. On motion of
Mr.. CotTeen (Wy0ming) his state was in
cluded in the list of states where addi-
tional compensation for surveys should
be allowed on account OF heavily TIM
Dered or mountainous country. Mr..
Hartman rep, Mont.l again tried to
have the total sum for these surveys in
creased, this time to 800, 600. His amend
ment was lost-46 TO co. When the
items were reached making appropria-
tiOns for river and
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
under the contract system. Mr.. Wilson,
(Rep., Wash.) created something of a
sensation by his severe Remuneration of
the system and the various river COM
missions. Mr.. Broderlck (Rep.. Kan
wanted the item relating to the Missouri
river commission passed over Temporal
rlly. Mir. Wilson insisted that these
items should be thoroughly ventilated.
He charged that these contracts were
full OF public plumber, and wanted
the work of the commissions analyZed
and dissected. With his characteristic
fervor he was brandishing his arms in
the air while the chairman was vainly
endeavoriHg to call him to order. AT
last, when the gavel had Subdued the
torrent of words, MIR. Wilson asserted
calmly that he was perfectly cool. After
a few words in defense of the contract
system from Mr.. Dingley, the Missouri
river item was passed over in accord
arce with Mr. Broderick's suggestion.
MIR. Coombs Dem, n. " offered an
amendment TO the paragraph making
appropriations for the maintenance OF
national cemeteries, to set apart $3.50 for
an appropriate stone for the grave of
Capt. Samuel Reed, the designer of the
American flag, and one of the heroes of
the war of 1872. The house at 80 ad-
Journed.