The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-21
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Washington, May IL. The consid-
eratiQE Of the senate amendments to &
the sundry civil appropriation bill WINS 4
finished by the house and the bill sent
to q conference. President Cleveland's 4
forest reservation order was the sub
ject Of much debate and thu house
voted not tosconclr In the 81 senite
amendment to annul the order With
the understanding that the conf reess
should arrange an amendment which
would have the same effect. TIE dee
bate on this subject was participated
In almost exclusively by Western mem
beers who pointed out the injury to I
present settlers that would result Sc
President Cleveland's order should he
made operative. Several amendments;
were offered but withdrawn. Short
speeches criticising President h Cleve-S
land's order were mede by Messr1.
Underwood Of Alabama, Ellis Of Ore
g0n, Knowles of South Dakota. Lacey
of Iowa, Brucker of Michigan, Devries
Of California, Bailey Of Texas and
Hartman of Montana. Mr. Lacey
withdrew the amendment proposed by
him yesterday. Other pending amend
ments were withdrawn and the house
vOted-1OO to 39-tp non-concur in the
senate amendment with the under.
standing that instructions be made to
the conferees later. The senate amend
rent providing that the mineral land
commissioners be appointed by the
president with the advice and con-
sent Of the senate" was opposed by
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri, who asserted
that its only effect was to take the Of
ficials out Of the classified service. He
used this as a. text to taunt the Re
publicans on their civil service record.
1t was contended by Mr.. Lacey that
tho twelve commissioners were Demo
Gratis appointed by Mr.. Cleveland, who
endeavOred by his order to continue
them in Office. Mr.. McRae replied that
one member Of each Of the four boards
was Republican. The house con-
CURED in the amendment. Mr.. Cannon
offered an amendment to make avail
able $2,563 333 for improvement Of the
Mississippi river in the fiscal year Of
1878. Of which $500, 600 should be de-
Quoted from the appropriation for
1889. The effect of the amendment
was to eXpend half a million year
before it would be otherwise available,
and it was agreed to. The house voted
not to concur in the amendments ap-
propriating $1,000 for the continuation
by the secretary of agriculture of an
investigation of the beet sugar indus
try and another requiring the secre-
tary Of war to appoint superintend-
ent of the traffic through the locks Of
the Monongahela river as soon rs the
government comes into possession Of
the works Of the Monongahela Naviga-
ton company. Mr.. Lewis of Wash
ington made plea for the senate
amendment for $4,000 for a survey of
the improvements proposed from Sal
mon bay to Smiths cove, explaining
that warships might be anchored in
Lakes Union and Washington when
the project was completed. The house
voted to non-concur. The most inter-
estiIg debate was on the appropria-
ton of $4,000 to improve Pearl har-
boz in the Hawaiian islands. which
was rejected by "a vote of IS to- IS.
The house ratified the action Of the
committee Of the whole on the various
amendments except that for continu-
ing the investigation of the seal fisher
les, on which the house, at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Sayers. reversed the
action and accepted the amendment.
Messrs. Cannon, Syers and w. a.
Stone were appointed conferces and
then the house adjourned.