, 1897-03-01
CLEVELAND IS VETOED.
THE SENATE REVOKES HIS FOR
ESTRY ORDER BY A UNANI-
NOUS VOTE.
Senator Clark's Amendment to the Sun
dry Civil Bill Supported by the Sem
Other Interesting Proceedings of a
Sabbath Day Session.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-When Presi
dent Cleveland set aside 81, 0O0, 900 acre
Of the public domain, in seven states
without calling into consultation any O
the IA senators from the states concern
ed, he wounded the senatorial dignity
That body retaliated today with al
amendment to the sundry civil appropri
alton bill restoring to entry the land
set aside by the executive orders ant
proclamations Of February 90, 1897, "th'
same as If said executive orders and pro
carnations had not been made Tn,
amendment was urged by the senator.
from all the states involved and wa.
adopted by unanimous vote. An appro
priation of $50, 900 for a public buildin,
site at Butte. Mont, was added and tn,
sundry civil bill was passed.
The usual Sunday quiet Of the capito
building was disturbed today by a ses,
sion Of the senate, made necessary t.
pass appropriation bills. Large crowds
filled the galleries and overflowed to The
corridors. The attendance Of senators
was even greater than that during the
week. the %absentees, other thar those
out OF town or sick. numbering only 10
viz: Cameron, Davis. iH%ansborough
Jones of Nevada, kenney, Pascoe, Plat,
Pritchard, Pugh. Smith, Turpie, Wet
more and Wilson. The venerable figures
OF the senate-Hoar. Sherman, Morgan,
Palmer-were among those present.
By u legislative fiction, the session ie
a part of the legislative day beginning
Saturday. a recess being taken at 2:3o
O'Clock this morning until 3 p. m. to,
day. The sundry civil appropriation bill
was under consideration, a number OF
important items in payment Of sugar
bouEties, tor rivers and harbors, etc,
remaining TO be passed upon. A vote
on the sugar bounty amendment was
taken as 0 o as the session opened, and
1t was agreed to, 81 10 IL. The amend
ment a%ppropriates 81 ,OS5, 1856 for the bal,
ance Of bounties earned from August,
1894. to June. 1895.
The river and harbor items next were
considered, most OF the committee
amendments being agreed to as report
ed. Mr.. Allison, in charge Of the bill.
explained the provisions as a whole.
No estimate had been submitted in the
usual way, for any Of these items, but
they we're based on reports Of the CHIEF
Of engineers, as to amendments which
could be profitably used. These amend
ments had been reduced rs per cent, be-
fore being reported in bill. In the
course OF the discussion Senator German
made an earnest speech, pointing out the
enormous total Of the bill and urging
that it be not loaded down with new
river and harbor items. The bill carried
the unprecedented total Of $51, 900, 900,
Of which SIT, 00O, 900 was for rivers and
harbors c%ontracts. 1t was, the senator
said, more than the condition Of The
treasury warranted. In particular, Mr.
German resisted a new item Of 500, OOt
to prevent the Mississippi river from
breaking through into the Cachen river
north Of Cairo, III. 1t led 10 a prolonged
contest, Mr.. Cullom supporting tn.
amendment as n Of urgent necessity.
Mr.. Blanchard Of Louisiana spoke ol
the general subject Of mississippi rive,
improvements. The amendment nnall!
was modified and agreed to.
another protracted contest occurred
over the committee's proposition to d.
away with the river and herbor appro
priations in the sundry civil bill and di
recting a separate bill on these items
The amendment finally went out on
point Of order. The other river and bar
Dor items were agreed to.
Mr.. Hill Of New York took occasion
to chan senator's on working on sundal
In connection with q debate on electri
light conduits In Washington. He sal
he seriously doubted the propriety O
meeting today. to enact legfalation. H
had received many petitions urging
law for a rest day" in the District o
Columbia. Moreover the senator INC
Milling who urged this conduit amend
ment had himself offered a bill ito pro
tect the drst day Of each week, common
iy called Sunday, as q day Of ret IN,
worship."
The amendment appropriat.ng Ss2s,
600 for the purchase Of the old Concor,
art gallery building for the court O
claims was agreed to.
When the amendment - rsacn.'
providing for = commiss1 to visit tn
fisheries. Nh. Pettisrsw, Douth Dakot,
said no believed X. snodld not send
commission to Alaska to visit the scene
OF destruction Of our seals by Canada,
poachera. He advocated the destruction
OF al the ssals. In this connection h
ndicuied the treaty relative TO the Alas
kan boundary recently sent to the en-
ate.
ii thu a~dminAhntan lasted mucl
longer" he asserted, IT would be send
Ing . treaty between Great Britain an,
the United States for Arbitration Of tn
multiplication table"
NJ. Morgan Of AksemA : member q