The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-21
HOUSE WORKS BY
SPECIAL RULE
New One Every Day TO Fit the
Emergency.
LORIMER HOLDS HIS SEAT
LAND ALLOTMENT FOR NEW
YORK INDIANS.

Washington, April 20.-When the
house met today Mr.. Wadsworth IN.
" called up the conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill,
which was agreed to.
Mr.. Olmstead (Pa), from the commit
tee on elections No. ,, reported reso-
luton, which was agreed TO, declaring
that Allan C. Durborow, contestant,
was not elected to the Fifty eighth
congress from Illinois and that VIII
liam LOrimer was entitled 10 retain his
seat.
Mr.. FOss then called up the confer
ence report on the naval bill.
The report, in so far as ii affected
items still in dispute between the two
houses, was agreed TO. Separate votes
were demanded on the senate amend
ments regarding q naval training sta
ton on the great lakes and for the
building of two GOLFERS
The Foss Amendment.
Mr.. Foss moved that the senate amend
ment as to a naval training station oe
agreed 70 with en- amendment proNlull.S
that the site shall be selected by the see
retar\. OF the navy instead of by q COM
mission. and a price not 10 exceed So
per acrC. -, -.
Mr.. Cooper secured the yeas and nays.
The vote resulted: Year. 10; naWs, IA,
so that the Foss amendment was lost.
The house then insisted on its disagree
ment TO the senate amendment.
4 motion by Mr.. Meyer of LOUISIANA
TO accent the senate amendment proVld-
ing for the construction OF Two coliierS
in government yards afforded Mr.. Bell OF
California an opportunity to speak in be
half of government shipyards, which he
said should be built W, so that the gov
eminent would not be robbed or held up
by any shipbuilding trust or combine.
On rising vote. us TO 81, the senate
amendment was accepted.
Another conference was authorized on
the items still in dispute. the chair ap-
pointing Messrs. FOss, Dayton and Meyer
conferees on the part of the house
Special Rule.
\ special rule was reported by Mr.. GrOS-
venor, from the committee on rules, pro
viding for immediate consideration OF a
bill to provide for allOtments of land in
seVeralty TO the Indians in the state or
New York. and to extend the laws Of the
United States. and state of New York
Mr.. Suizer of New York in opposing
the rule, declared the bill provided for a
gigantic steal of the Indians lands ana
the Ogden land grant company which, he
said, had no more legal status than the
man in the moon.
Mr. Vreeland of New York denied as
untrue the statement that il provided FOR
a steal. and said he doubted If Mr.. Sulzer
ever had been on the reservation or knew
anything about the indians of New York
except the wooden Indians on the Bowery.
On rising vote the rule was adopted,
l9 to 81.
The bill was passed. Isl to -, after
being amended In several particulars.
\ bill was passed TO amend the laws
relating to American seamen. for the pro-
lection of such seamen and to promote
commerce; also, a bill amending section
23ZI of the revised statutes so 70 apply
to mining claims, the rule that where
there are fixed monuments marking the
boundary Of possession of "A piece of land,
these boundaries shall control.
At 5:35 o clock the house adjourned.