The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01

gun. also criticised the presidents order
as hasty and IA total disregard Of vast
interests TOXINS. villages. mills and
mines had been indiscriminately includ-
ed within these forest reservations.
Cannon OF Utah said the presidents or
der covered an area greater than that Of
the state OF Maine. II affected states
represented here by fourteen senators.
not one of whom had been consulted.
The order would work most serious hard
ship 10 the people Of the West
Petugrew. Wilson. Dubois and Mantle
also SPOKE in criticism. and the amend
ment was then unanimously adopted. II
Is as follows:
"All the land in the states OF Wyoming.
Utah. Colorado Montana. Washington.
idaho ard South Dakota set apart and
reserved by executive orders and proc
lamafions OF February - 1897 are here
by restored 10 the pnblfc domain and sub
1ect 80 settlement occupation and entry
under the laws OF the United States. the
samo as n SAID executive orders and
procla ms lions had not beeu issued"
vote on the sugar bounty amendment
was agreed To. 3 20 I2 The amendment
sppropriates s.. as rs for the balance of
bounttes earned from August. 1894. TO
June 1S5.
The river and harbor items next were
considered. most OF the committee amend
ncnts being agreed 20 as reported AM
son. IA charge of the bill. explained the
provisions as a whole, No estimates had
been submitted in the usual way for any
az these items. but they were based on
reports Of the chief Of engineers. as 20
amendments which could he pronta bly,
used These amendments had been re-
duced = per cent. before being reported
In the biit
In the course Of the discussion German
made an earnest speech pointing out the
enormous total Of the bin and urging that
Il be not loaded down with new river and
harhor items. The bill carries the unpre-
ee&ented total Of 81 d.o go Of which slT-
ee1 80 S. for river and harbor contracts L
was. the senator said. more than the con-
difion cf the treasury warranted. IN par
ticalar. German resisted a new item cs
Sleo ea % prevent the Mississippi river
from breaking through into Eachsn river.
north % Cairo. III II resulted in a pro
longed contest. Cullom supporting the
amendment as one of urgent necessity.
THE amendment finally was modified ard
agreed %.
Another r~otracted contest occurred
over the committees proposition TO DO
sway WITH river sud harbor approp-la-
tinns in the suntTy ciVil hilt. and direct
Ing a separate eHi on these items. The
Amendment finally went out on 8 poln.
90 order. The other river aud harbor
fleuas wece agreed 20.
for the purchase n tire Oil Concord Arr
Gallery husidinE for the court % claims
was agreed -.
Whea the amendment vas reached rro-
v5Hinr Ter "a commission 20 Vtslt fhe ssh
cries. FettsErew of SoatH Dakota said ha
believed Sc shcuB rot sert q cousra isst 7r.
ta A1asks to visig the Scenes cF des+ru--
tsoa % our seals ag Cauatlau pcacasr~
Ns advocated the deTETls~llca 90 s.i ths
seals lr thEs cohnert}on hc rt31csle.s fre
trrssy relative % tSe Alaskan BOUNDARY
recently sent fo ;he senate
Morgan % Aiaosu1a- a member cf ga
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agreed go
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