7434 CONGRESSIONAL BECORD-=HOUSEo .AUGUST 10, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. l\Ir. GROSVENOR. I have no objection to excepting that bill. The SPEAKER. The Chair will state that the OklahoiiUI. bill could FRIDAY, A~tgust 10, 1888. not be considered immediately after the reading of the Journal. It The Honse met at 12 o'clock m. Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. can Only be reached after the mOTning hour has been disposed Of. ll. MILBURN, D. D. Mr. WEAYER. But if this bill suggested by the gentleman from The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and approved. Ohio is taken up for consideration it may occupy the entire day; and I wanted to prevent any interference with the bill named. REFERENCE OF SEN ATE BILLS. Mr. SPRINGER. I am perfectly willing that the gentleman shall The SPEAKER laid before -the House bills of the Senate; which have a chance to get his bill through by unanimous consent on that were read twice, and referred, aa follows: day, and that he may be recognized to ask unanimous consent. But - The bill (S. 3136) to amend section 1014 of the Revised Statutes of the I do not want to consent to anything that may interfere with the Okla­ United States in relation to fugitives from justice-to the Committee homa bill. on the Judiciary. Mr. GROSVENOR. I ask that the bill be fixed for consideration The bill (S. 2430) supplementary of an act entitled "An act to seHle on the 23d, after the reading of the Journal; not to interfere with the certain accounts between the United States and the State of Mislill!­ OklahoiiUI. bill. sippi and other States, and for other purposes-to the Committee on Mr. HOLMAN. I hope consent will be given. the Public Lands. The SPEAKER. Without objection, that order will be mado. The bill (S. 2783) for the relief of the sureties of George W. Hook, There was no objection, and it was so ordered. deceased-to the Committee on Claims. PUBLIC TIUILDING, SAGIYA W, 1\qCII. The bill (S. 110) for the relief of Horace A. W. Tabor-to the Com­ Ur. TARSNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to di charge mittee on Claims. the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union from the The bill (S. 685) for the relief of Royal U. Hubbard-to the Com­ further consideration of the bill (H. R. 9049) for the erection of a pub­ mittee on Claims. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. lic building at the city of Saginaw, Mich., and put it upon its pas­ sage. By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted as follows: The SPEAKER. Tbe bill will be read subject to the rjght of ob- To Mr. WILK~S, indefinitely, on account of important business. jection. To 1\Ir. HoGG, indefinitely, on account of sickness. The bill was read at length. To Mr. OsBORNE, for {)ne week, on account of business en'gagements. Mr. CANNON. Let the report be read in that case. To Mr. CUTCHEON, indefinitely, on account of sickness. Mr. TARSNEY. I hope the report will be read. I shall be -rery To Mr. Cox, for ten days. glad to have the House to understand the merits of this question. To l\fr. RusSELL, ofConnecticut, indefinitely, on account of sickness. The report was read at length. To 1\Ir. BAKER, of New York, for ten days. · · The SPEAKER. Is there objectiGn to the present consideration of APPOINTMENT OF A_ CONFEREE. this bill? The SPEAKER. The Chair will appoint as a manager on the part l\Ir. CANNON. The other day the gentleman from Michlgan [bir. of the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the bill BURRows], who is now absent from the city, asked for the considera­ H . R. 4659, the gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. ROBERTSON] in place tion of the bill for a public building at Kalamazoo. I am not acting at of the gentleman from South Carolina [Mr. TILLMAN], who is absent his request at all; but there was objection made on the other side to from the city, and therefore unable to serve. that bill. I am not disposed to object to the present request; but I ask Mr. WILKINSON. l\Ir. Speaker, my colleague [Ur. RoBEBTSOY] that these two bills be coupled together and considered. is also absent temporarily. l\Ir. TARSNEY. I have no objection to that. The SPEAKER. Then the Chair will appoint the gentleman from Mr. CANNON. And that unanimous consent. be given now to t.ake Mississippi [Mr. HooKER] to act in that capacity. up both cases. The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Illinois asks that unanimous WATER RESERVE LANDS, WISCONSIN. consent be given that the Kalamazoo bill be taken up and considered Mr. GROSVENOR. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dis­ at the same time. Is there objection? charge the Committee of the Whole Honse on the state of the Union 1\Ir. TARSNEY. Both bills are meritorious and ought to be passed. from the further consideration of the billS. 1880 and put it upon its Mr. McMILLIN. I do not think we should go into the business of passage. erecting public buildings by wholesale in this manner. H is sufficient, The SPEAKER. The bill will be read subject to objection. it seems to me, to take them up one at a time for consideration. I do The bill was read, aa follows: not like to be bulldozed into the consideration of any measure. Be it enacted, etc., That all lands in the Stale of Wisconsin described in and with­ Mr. CANNON. Another bill was reached a few days ago when the drawn from sale by the proclamations of the President of the United States issued gentleman from Michigan [Ur. BURROWS] was present on the floor 1 l\Iarch 22,1880, April5,1881, and November 28.1881, for the reason that said lands and prompt objection came from that side of the House. I am not, as would be required for or subject to flowage in the construction of dams, reservoirs and other works proposed to be erected for the improvement of the navigation of is well known, much in favor of the erection of these public buildings the 1\lississippi River and certain of its tributaries, be, and the same are hereby unless there are courts; butithinkthereoughtto be a kindofcomity, declared to be, and t-o have been at all times heretofore, subject to the pro: at least, existing between the two sides of the House in such matter ~· . visions of a certain act of Congress, entitled "An act granting to railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States," approved :March Mr. McMILLIN. I do not know how others may feel, but as for 3, 1875, as fully, effectually, and to the same extent as though said lands bad not myself I have not been actuated, I wish to say to the gentleman, by been described in said proclamations, or withdrawn from sale thereby, but had any disposition to be captious or to make individual objections on either remained with the body of public lands subject to private entry and sale: Pro­ '!Jided, however, That any and all parts of said lands acquired by any railroad side of the House. But I will not, under any circum t:mce , be bull­ company under said act of Congress shall at all times be subject to the right of dozed into the consideration of a bill on any of the calendars of the tlownge which may at any time become necessary in the construction or main­ House. tena nee of dams, reservoirs, or other works which may be constructed or erected by or under the authority of the United States for the improvement of tne nav­ l\Ir. CANNON. Then I will ask the gentleman from Michigan to igation of the Mississippi River or its tributaries: Provided further, That the withdraw his requestfor the present, and let this bill be taken up and railroad companies availing themselves of this act shall, in addition to filing considered at the same time unanimous consent is given to cousider the maps now required by law to be filed, also file maps of definite location of their proposed lines of railroad, over said water reserve lands, in the office of the bill for Kalamazoo. the Secretary of War, and until the approval of said maps by the Secretary of Mr. TARSNEY. I want to say one word in relation to this bill. In War no right to occupy said lands shall vest in such oompanies; and no loca­ the Forty-ninth Congress a bill was passed through the Honse and tion shall be permitted which takes for right of way or stations lands needed for the use of the present reservoir system, or in the construction of dams or through the Senate providing for a public building at East Snginaw. other works, or any proposed or probable extension of the same, or which will At that time the cities of Saginaw and East Saginaw were separate. obstruct or increase the cost of the present or prospective reservoir system· or Since that time the Le~lature has ordered a consolidation of those shall any railroad company be permitted to tnke materiAl for construction f;om any of said re:::ervoir lands eutside the right of way granted herein. cities, and there is to~day a population of 60,000, with two Presiden­ tial post-offices and one fourth-class post-office. It is now proposed to The SPEAKER.