The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-24
ALL OUT OF THE WAY.
House Passed the Last Of the Appro.
priation Bills.
DEBATE ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Mr. Bailey Denounced the Service as
o humbug.
'EBATE ON CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
SION PROGRESS IN SENATE
Only One Item, That of Opening a
Reservation in Utah, Wns Agreed
to in the Indian Bill.

Washington, February 23.-The senate
priaton bills, disposing OF only one item
of the Indian bill. that direcA.g the open
ing Of the Uncompaghre Indian reservation
in Utah. 1t involved a conflict with the
executive branch. which has steadily re-
sisted opening these lands ON the ground
| that they contained valuable mineral de-
posits MIR. Villas endeavored to have a
royalty reserved TO the government. but
was defeated in this and the clause was
| agreed to after an all day debate.
During the day resolution by Mr.. Mills
of Texas was adopted asking the president
for information as TO the death Of DR..
Ruiz at Guanahacoa. Cuba.
| Mr.. Morrill, (Rep) OF Vermont an
nounced Cuban speech on Thursday.
| In the course of the debate Mr.. Wilson
| (Rep.l of Washington alluded to the presi-
dents order of yesterday Withdrawing from
: public domain some Il 900 900 acres OF
land and constituting various forest reser-
Nations. Mr. Cannon declared there MAS
not the slightest knowledge OF the subject
on the part of the officer making the
designation and that land in Utah has been
| designated as forest laud. when in fact
there was no timber on il larger than Il
jack rabbit bush.
| Mr.. Clark (Rep.1 Of Wyoming made a
vigorous speech in Which he criticised the
! Presidents order II was &itnout author
| ity of law, declared MIR. Clark. II was
part of thai solid wall Of opposition to
Western interests. 1t drew away from
the public millions OF acres OF land which
should have been open to happy homes.
4 IA ~.
forestry purposes, when from personal OBJ
servation Mr., Clark said there was not
enough timber on some of this land 10
build a four rail fence around IT.. The
senator criticised other orders and land
rulings particularly the ipse dixit OF the
secretary Of the interior as to the placer
mining claims,
Mir. White GemD of California inter-
| iected the suggestion that recent ruling
as to the meaning of the word mineral"
not only took land away from individuals.
but gave il TO railroad companies. Mr..
Clark asserted that the Nest should be
consulted as to Western land interests,
| MI. Jones tDem.l Of Arkansas opposed
| the amendment opening the uncompaghre
reservation on the ground Of injustice 10
| the Indians on the reservation
| Mr. Vest tDem) of Missouri said this
complication resulted from The refusal of
| the president 10 execute the law for open
| ing the reservations. Mr.. Vest offered an
amendment for the exception of certain
lands at the mouth of the White river.
Mr.. Villas commented on My. Vests lat
| tack on the president The Missouri
| senator responded that he had made no
attack; he had recited certain facts show
| ing that the executive had usurped the
! legislative functions and had refused to
| obey the law.
Mr.. Villas then offered an amendment
I providing for survey and subdivision OF
/ these lands. royalty or price per ton To
| be fixed for asphaltunv gilsonite and other
minerals. and that instead OF a patent q
| lease shall he issued for each lot for
Twenty-Five years subject to the payment
Of the royalties. After further debate the
various propositions were brought to a
vote The Vest amendment was accepted
by the committee. The Villas amendment
was lost without division. The committee
amendment was then agreed to-i7 to H.
The provision finally adopted is as fol-
lows.
THAT all the UncomIaehre indian reser-
walton in the State of Utah except about
10 coo acres Of bottom lands extending
about ten or twelve miles up the White
river on both sides from its mouth Is
hereby declared open to p,Alic entry UNI
der the land laws of the United States;
provided that no one person shall he
allowed to make more than four claims on
lands containing gilsonite'
The bill was then laid aside.
At 4,45 y. M against considerable on
nosition. Mr.. Smith CDem) Of New Jersey
carred motion to go into executive ses-
sion. s