The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-12
HOUSE FAILS TO CONCUR IN THE
MATTER OF THE EoREgFRY
ORDER.
LEFT TO THE CONFERENCE
GIVEN AT LATER
DATE.
susDnY CIVIL BILL COMPLETED.
ment Of Pearl River Harbex
Rejected.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The con-
sideration Of the senate amendments
to the sundry civil appropriation bill
was finished by the house today, and
the bill sent to a conference. Presl-
dent .Cleveland's forest reservation Or
der was the subject Of much debate,
and the house voted not to concur In
the senate amendment to annul the
order, with the understanding that the
conferees should arrange an amend
ment which would have the same eff
feet The debate on this subject fol-
lowed closely the lines Of that OF yes
terday.! It was participated in almost
exclusively, by Western members, who
pointedo out the injury to present SET
tiers that would result If President
Cleveland's order should become op-
eratiye. Several amendments were Of
fered. but withdrawn. Short speeches
criticising President Cleveland's order
were made by Messrs. Underwood
Oem., Ala), Ellis (Rep., Orr, Knowles
Pop., S. d., Lacey Rep., Ioo, Bruck-
err Dem., Mich), Devries Dem. CALI,
Bailey Dem. Tex.) and Mr.. Hartman
Is. H., MOnt.).
Mr.. Lacey remarked that Mr.. Hart
man assumed that President Mck1n-
ley would repeat the mistakes of Pres
ident Cleveland.
81 don't think there is any man on
the face of the earth such blunder-
head that he could make one-thous-
andth part Of the mistakes made oy
President Cleveland" retorted MI.
Hartman IT did not support President
Mckinley. but thank God he is an
American president, and the first one
we have had in four years.
Mr. Lacey withdrew the amendment
proposed by him yesterday Otner
pending amendments were Withdrawn
and the house voted 100 to 81 to non
concur in the senate amendment with
the understanding that instructions
be made to the conferees later.
The senate amendment, providing
that the mineral land commissioners
be appointed by the president with the
advice and consent Of the senate" was
opposed by Mr. Dockery (Dem., Mob
who asserted that it's only effect was
to take the officials out OF the Gas
Sified service. He USED lHlS DIS d leAC
to taunt the Republicans on their civil
service record. 1t was contended by
Mr.. Lacey that the twelve commission
ers were Democrats appointed by Mr..
Cleveland, who endeavored by his Or
der to continue them in office. MI
McRae replied that one member of each
of the four boards was a Republican.
The house concurred in the amendment
Mr.. Cannon offered an amendment
to make available 81, 569,333 for improve
ment of the Mississippi river, IN, the
fiscal year 1878, of which $5O0,0oo
should be deducted from the appropria-
ton for 1883. The effect Of the amend
ment was to expend $500,o00 year
before it would otherwise be available:
and it was agreed to. The house voted
not to concur in the amendments ap-
propriating S., 900 for the continuation
by the secretary of agriculture OF an
investigation of the beet sugar indus
try. and another requiring the secretary
of war to appoint superintendent OF
the traffic through the locks OF the
Monongahela river as soon as the gov
eminent comes into possession or the
works of the Monongahela Navigation
company.