Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-11

Consideration OF ihr senate Amend
ments to the sundry Civii Bill.

Consideration OF the senate Amend.
ments to the sundry Civii Biii.
WASHINGTON, May l0.-rhe House
To-Day resumed the transaction Of pub.
lie business, which had been sue.
pended since the Indian appropriation
nil was sent 10 conference three
week. ago.
The consideration of the Senate
amendments to the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill was entered upon
unuer special order, providing Tor a
recess each day until disposed OF. Nc.
Miilin and Bland both CRITICIZED the
method Of procedure pursued by the
majority. The latter declared that 1t
wos nm outrage to force legislation
through the House without consider
ton or Information from the commit
tees. In the Indian appropriation
bill, he aaid, two or three jobs bad
been found. The most Juflioiing
statements were made on the floor, ana
members could not vote inteiligsntiy,
He said he would continue TO oppose
and protest against such procedure.
On the question OF the adoption Of
the order, the Democrats divided,
Bailey anu his followers voting with
the Republicans and several OF the
Democrats, including McMillin aud
Bland, with the Populists against the
order. The vote resulted Ill TO 10.
MIR. Cannon, In charge OF the time
for the majority, yielded fifteen min.
utes to MIR. Lacey (Rsp,, Ia.l, chair.
man Of the committees on pubic lands
In the last House, who discussed the
forest reservation amendment. Lacey
criticized The Senate provision festof-
ing to the public domain the reservs-
lions created by the order OF President
Cleveland last February. de thought
the order should simply be suspended.
McRas of Arkansas also took grou nd
against the complete revocation OF the
Cleveland order.
King (Dem., Utah) also supported
this portion OF the Senate amendment.
80 far as the reservation in his State
was concerned, IL worked hardship
and injustice 10 people who had settled
on the land reserved III good faith ana
who had made improvements.
The Amendment striking out the par
agraph relating to the public building
at Topeka was agreed to. Wheeler
dem, Ala.) made a pro forma at
tempt to reler rather sensationally TO
the "veTy important I'D mission" made
In an interview by the distinguished
chairman OF the ways and means
committee, Dlngley, to the effect that
the real purpose OF the tariff Dill was
to "creste a surplus and impound the
greenbacks." 81 msde no such slate.
meni," interrupted Dingley.
The amendments providing for an
Inspector aud assistant for the Islands
OF 81. Paul and St. George, Alaska,
and making appropriations for the
protection OF the salmon fisheries OF
Alaska Immediately available. were
coDcurred Id.
When the amendment relating TO
the iorept reservation was reached,
Hartman OF Montana moved CONCUR.
renee.
Lacey moved concurrence with an
amendment providing for the suspen.
sion OF Mr.. Cleyeland's executive order
until March /, 1903, when the order us
1t may be moui lieu shall 20 into effect,
Il d substituting what 10 known as the
MnRas bill for the provision per-
hitting the nee by bona fde settlers
OF timber and stone on such Reserves
tions.
Shafroth Is. r., Colo. argued earn.
estly tor the adoption or the Senate
aDendmont. espec ally that portion OF
1t allowing miners and prospectors free
use OF timber. Bell (Pop., Colo.) ar.
gued along the same lines.
Jones' (Pop., Wash.) declared that
his state WAS more vltRiiy interested In
the revocation OF ClevelaDd's forest
reserve order than any other state.
Until the order was revoked, he Baid,
settlers could not cut stick of timber
for any purpose without violating the
law.
1t WAS agreed TO take vote on the
pending propositions at l O'clock to-
morrow, The House at 5 O'Clock took
u recess until noon tomorrow.
HnyvnNlan AdViaaa.