The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-18
SUBJECTS FOR THE Debate
Bills That Mill BE Considered by
Congress During the Week.
HOPE FOR A TALK ON FINANCE
A Bill to Authorize the Building of Dams
One Hundred Feet High Across Two
Minnesota Rivers to Come be.
fore the House.


By the United Press.
Washington, Feb. 16--With five ap-
preparation bills still unacted upon and
| but two weeks more of this session be-
| fore it, the senate viii not be inclined
to discuss matters other than appro-
priation bills this week. The hope of
getting a vote in the senate on the va
rious financial propositions has not been
| altogether abandoned 1t is believed
that some agreement may be reached
| after the sundry civil bill Is out of the
way. The coming week will be required
to pass the Indian bin and the sundry
civil bill, which will be reported to the
| senate tomorrow
Tomorrow will be suspension day in
the house, and arrangements have been
| made by which gentlemen in charge OF
several measures that have hitherto at
| traCted more or less attention and oc-
| cupied a greater or less amount Of time,
| VIII be recognized to ask that they
be passed under suspension of the rules.
| Among these are the following:
The bill to increase the efficiency of
| the revenue marine service by estab-
| fishing a retired list in connection there
with. This bill Is earnestly advocated
| by the treasury department, and is be-
| lieved to have the support of u large
majority of the house but hitherto Mr..
Clark Oem., MOI has been successful
in taking it out of place and prevent
ing vote.
The bill to equali2e the pensions OF
the veterans of the Mexican war; max
| ing them $l2 under the general law.
The Big Dam Bill.
The bill to authorize the construction
of dams across the st. Louis and Clo-
| quet rivers, Minnesota, by the Alta
monte Water company. This proposi-
| tion involves the largest project ever
undertaken in the west-the construc-
| tion of a dam 100 feet high, 700 feet in
thickness at the base and 100 feet
wide at the top. Primarily, 1t is under
| taken to supply the city of Duluth with
water incidentally, a power estimated
| at 100000 horse power will be developed
| that may be used for manufacturing
and commercial purposes. Between
the city and source of supply is range
| of low hills about 100 feet high, and
the dam is necessary to carry the water
over that.
The passage of the bill has been
recommended by the committee on In
dian affairs (Which had jurisdiction be
cause the building of the dam would
| flood the FOn Du Lac reservation, but
a minority of the committee interpose
| a vigorous dissent, because for one
reason they are not satisfied with the
| financial ability Of the water company
| to carry out the project; that it has
many of the unstable features of a
| boom, which if not carried out would
end in destroying confidence in the re-
sources of that section of the country
and would partially retard its prog
| ress."
Speaker Crisp has notified the gentle
| men in charge of these several meas
ures that they must have a quorum
on hand to promptly dispose of them,
or. they will be required TO give way
| to other business. The consideration
| of the naval appropriation bill and of
| the general deficiency bill, which Mr..
| Brecknridge has given notice he will
| call up as soon as the former Is out of
the way, will probably occupy the rest
of the week, save Saturday, which has
| been set apart for the delivery of
eulOgies upon the late Senator Vance,
| of North Carolina