The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-07

lands order was "as gross an outrage a.
that Of William the conuucrcr IN acting
aside his bunting preserve"
When MIR. German referred 10 a similar
revocation In the lnst auudry c,yil hill
which Ind been abandoned IN conference.
MIR pcttirtcw declared that tn, president
had Threatened 20 veto the entire auniry
civil bin II that item was retained Yield
lns to the presidents threat, the position
had been abandoned
And n presiicn, tha, would make auch
threat" exclaimed MIR f,,tiarow. ~,
diseracc to civilization and disgtocc
TO the Republic"
Tho presiding officer sounded the rayrl
sharply and Mr. Gray interjce,ed tho In.
uuiry; "pn what authority does tho sen
ator assert that tho prcsidcu, made auch
n lhrcntg"
~ was 30 stated In committee" MIR.
| l'c,tigrcw answered 1T wne well known,
| also, that during tho last four years tho
| president mcnaccd cnugrcRE by threats"
| Mir Gray remarked that when the scn.
ntor had been challenged for his authority
he had repeated the gossip OF tho senate
| chamber and had assumed this 10 he
| threat by the president
| Nil German made a point OF order
against the amendment, on the ground that
| 1, was scnrral legislation.
Mr.. Allison moved to strike from tho
N
order OF February 90.
| Tho motion was dcrcaled-.ti 10 40
Mr.. Gorman'a point Of order agninpt tho
| entire amendment Was defeated 90 TO ~.
| This lief, tho amendment In order and
1t wnH agreed to without division
| Tho amendment pruvidcn that to re.
move any doubt which may exist pertaining
TO the authority Of the president. the prcsi-
dent OF the United States liz hereby au-
| thoriscd and empowered to revoke. modify
| or suspend any ana all suCh executive or
| ders and proclnmutlons designating forest
| rrsctvoE or any part thereof FROM time to
timc IA he shall deem hes, for the public
| interosta, provided TINT thu executive nr.
| dcrs aud proclnna tons dated February
90. tSa, setting apart aud rcserins certain
| lands in Wyoming. Utah. Montana. Wash
| inrtou. Idaho and South Dakota, as forest
| reservations. he and they are hereby sus.
| poulod and tho lauda embraced therein
restored 20 tho public domain tho enmo
~ though aald orders and proclamations
| had not been issued provided, further.
| that lauda embraced In such reservations
not otherwise disposed of shall. when the
survcys OF said reservations are completed,
he subject TO ouch order ms tho president
may make in reference TO the same So rs
not to disturb tho rights ot any actual
settler ar claimant nov residing upon any
Of the lands embraced In said rcscrya-
tjopa."
Tho amendment further appropriate,
$lb0 0on FOR surveying theac forest rcscrvn.
tlous aud cstahliehcs n general plan u'
administering such reserves. protection
against fire. sale III dead timber ctc
Mr. Kerry offered an amendment an-
thorlfiug contracts for the Improvement
of the Mississippi river IN advance of pp'
proprint ions hy congress- "a the amount N
SG. as. 00n FOR the tacnl wear ending iun,
"a. tSpp. and OF n like sum for tho follow
ing year.
After some discussion tho amendment
was aproN to- The amendment Ia an cs
ccuticn NJ provisions of the last river anr
harhur hill
IN amendment, nppropriat'ug $4,000 fol
continuing luvcatieaicn of the Eur zeal
fisheries wns adopted.
The provision aF to a Nicgraeuan cana
communication was lett az IN tho orig'nu
bill
An amendment, approrrn,ing $4,000 fo
,uniniaipiug aud oprniuE the chaunol ~
Mohtr hay. hlahamn WINS agreed 10, Th'
approximation for The omaha eNrosttion WA
Increased iu,n gao 00l 60 s21a n0n.
Mr. Guriuan said IT WAS eVilca, that
majority ~ tho senate was opposcl 10 hi
Vows of reducing Tho eggrcgntc OF th'
hill sn that hr would not press HHccif
reductions in river and harhnr items,
The suutlry cNtl hill was thou passed,
MIR FRYE Of Mniuo. rrporich the hi
rrnvIdtru regulations for the avoidance -
collision In inland herhors In accordance
with the prrccmeut uf tho mariuc con
gross. The tin was paced
AZ 6lH the senate adjourned until Mon
day.