The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-07
Sundry Civil Bill Passes, Carrying
With II an Appropriation Of
$54,OOO,OOO.

AHo Suhuiy SlNii sppIo pIintiou Diii "al
taken up, the pending question being on
the amendment of yesterday by Pettigrew
| looking to the suspension of Cleveland
| proclamation setting apart many million
reservations. Allison, in charge of the
bill, said he favored a modification Of
Cleveiand's order, but the pending amend
ment went further than he could approve.
He ad mitted the order was improviden,
and did injustice to great masses OF PEG.
pie. He said the President and Cabinel
are giving attention to the subject and
preparing to right the wrong.
Wilson broke into Allison's speech with
the remark that if the same thing had oc-
Cured in Iowa which had occurred in fal
Western States it would be IN rebellion.
White of California concurred in the
view that Cleveland's order was improvi.
IDENTIFY made, and said the law should al
least be amended so as TO allow mining
entries to be made within the limits Of
reservations.
Pet1igrew said his amendment simply
proposed to suspend Cleveland's order
and authorize the President to establish
where it is proper that they be established
Warren, White. Clark, Turner and Raw.
Inns championed Pettigrew's amendment,
while Cleveland's act was defended by
GRAY and German.
Cleveland's order was characterized by
Clark as showing absolute and intoler-
able ignorance"
An indignant protest was made by Tur-
ner against requiring Senators who call
at the Executive department in relation
to these forest reservations ito kick their
shins in the corridor"
while Senators from the entire West"
| White claimed, stand together and pre-
sent this un broken front regardless of pol
itics some attention ought to be paid to
our demand"
Gray asserted CIeveland's action was
the result of investigation started by Con-
gress and intrusted TO the National Asso-
citation of Science. He doubted very
M UGH whether the interests of the people
had suffered. Certain greedy interest s
might have suffered, but it was time to
save those great territories of nature from
the spoilation of spectators.
Rawlins saw in Cleveland's action an
outrage similar to that committed by
William the Conqueror when he turned
an extensive English district into hunt.
ing reserve.
Pettigrew referred to Cleveland as a
disgrace to civilization and a disgrace 70
the Nation"
German, in criticizing the amendment
referred to the House as having no pres
ent legislative facilities. White also
spoke of the House being under "legisla
| tive paddock"
During the discussion Secretary Sher.
man came into the chamber and took 8
seat, first beside Allison and then beside
Mo gan. with whom he conversed some
| time.
The motion by Allison to strike out Of
the amendment so much of it as declares
Cleveland's proclamation suspended and
lands restored to the public domain wa.
defeated. Allison then withdrew all fur
Their objections and appealed to German
10 withdraw his point Of order. German,
however, declined and Petticrew asked the
Vice President TO submit the point of or
der to the Senate. The vote resulted ayes
%. noes 3d. So the amendment was de.
clared in order and was agreed to without
further division.
1t authorizes the President to revoke
modify or suspend any and all of the ex
ecutive orders and proclamations setting
| aside forest reservations and it immedi
ately suspends the orders and proclama a.
tons of the % of February last setting
apart lands in Wyoming, Utah, Montana,
Washington. Idaho and South Dakota
and restores these to the public domain.
Allison offered an amendment appro
priating $25, 900 for continuing the investi
CATION OF seal fisheries, and for the bette,
protection OF seal life and seal interests.
with a view to the final settlement of the
question.
To that Pettigrew offered as a substitute
a bill passed by the House during the last
! Congress, and reported by the Senate
Commit on Foreign Relations on the
4th of March, 1896. for killing of all seals
on Pribiloff Islands. Pettigrew argued
| that if that substitute was agreed to tn e
British Govern ment would put stop to
| the barbarous butchery of seals by pelagic
poachers; otherwise such butchery would
! 60 on.
The Vice President sustained point OF
order against Pettigrew's substitute, and
Allison's amendment was agreed to.
| Ar item of $40 900 for keeping open the
| channel Of Mobile Bay was inserted, and
the item of 100000 for Government
buildings and exhibits at the Omaha Ex-
position was increased to 1910, 600. The
sundry civil bill then passed. 1t appro-
pirates about $4,000 COO
| The matter of the Nicaragua Canal
Commission, under consideration yester-
day, was taken up. Hale offered an
| amendment requiring the commission to
consist of five instead of three. The bill
now provides that the commission shall
consist OF one officer from the navy, enc
from the army and an engineer from civil
life.
FRYE reported from the Committee on
Commerce the bill to adopt resolutions
governing the navigation of rivers, har-
bors and other inland waters of the United
States, except the great lakes, to carry
the recon mendations Of the American
delegates to the International Maritime
Congress. The bill was read and passed.