The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-03
NATIONS LAWMAKERS
Nothing Sensational In the Con-
gress Yesterday.
DIVISION OF IRRIGATION
WARREN'S AMENDMENT TO AG-
RICULTURAL BILL
The Indian, His Education, Progress
sion and Cost to Uncle Sam-Dis-
trict Bill Passed In House-Injus-
tice of Denying Statehood to New
Mexico.

Washington, Feb. I'm the senate
today. Mr.. Hawley Comm secured the
adoption of a resolution instructing the
secretary of the interior to furnish the
senate the total per capita cost of edu-
| eating Indian children at certain In
dian schools, the total cost of trans
porting pupils to and from the schools,
including the number transported, APP
proximately what proportion of chill
dren educated in the schools return TO
the blanket and camp, and what can
be done to prevent such retrogreSsion
and continue the children in the lines
of progress on which they have enter
ed. and what is the relative value of
influence of the educated youth at home
and those educated away from home
in favor of ending tribal reservation
life of the Indian. his becoming a citi-
zen and entering the great mass of the
population, as shown by the pupils go
ing into the employments of civilized
life
Mr.. Cullom of Illinois, of the appro-
priation committee, called up the agri-
cultural bill. As it passed the house,
it carries SO. S60, 9O2. AS reported to the
senate, the bill carried So. 81, 202. an in
crease over the house bill of $151,S00
ARID LANDS.
Mr.. Warren of Wyoming offered an
amendment TO establish a division of
irrigation and reclamation of arid lands
at a cost of 81, 300, and providing for in
vestigations of the methods of building
and operating irrigation canals and of
method of storing and distributing
water in the reclamation of arid lands,
at a cost not exceeding $4,000. No ac-
ton was taken on the amendment.
After the reading of the bill, the SEN
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
DISTRICT BILL PASSED.
The house, after three days spent on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, mostly in political discussion,
passed the measure today.
Mr.. Ferguson delegate from New
MeXico) under the latitude allowed for
debate, argued the injustice of denying
statehood to New Mexico. He said that
if statehood was delayed, all the valu-
able land lately restored TO the public
domain, which could be selected by the
territory, were she a state. for school
purposes, would be gone. He appealed
for the passage of the bill allowing the
territory to select the lands now.
FORTIFIcATIONS.
the fortifications bill, because il did not
provide for the Inauguration of defense
works az the harbors along the coast
of the Gulf of Mexico. Mobile harbor
would be the first harbor entered by
the Spanish fleet, if we should become
involved IN war with Spain
Mr.. Mcclellan (Dem., n. W, also
criticised the bill.
GERMAN PROHIBITION.
Representative Mcguire of California,
late in the afternoon, introduced in the
house = resolution calling upon the
state department for all information or
between this govern
ment and Prussia relative to the decree
the importation of American
fruit, as follows:
Whereas, II is reported that the /
Prussian government has peremptorily !
prohibited the Importation of all kinds /
of American fresh fruits; and,
Whereas, 1t is vitality important to |
the fruit-growing industry of the Unit !
ed States that the cause of this en-
barge be ascertained, and, if possible, |
speedily removed. therefore, be it
Resolved. That the secretary of state
be and is hereby requested, if consist
snt with the public interests, to furnish
the house of representatives all cor
between the government
IF the United States and the govern
nent OF Prussia. on the subject of the
EXCLUSION of American fresh fruits from
he ports and from the territory of
Prussia