| Show I the Senate WASHINGTON June 14Aftog unimportant ant business the Senate proceeded totho consideration of bills on the calendar The following passed Tho Senate bill to amend the laws relating to custom revenue bonds making the signature of one member of a firm binding on all the members The Senate bill provide fora reduction of tao Round Valley Indian reservation California I provides for the allotment of agricultural land in tenacre lots to Indians in severally tho allotment of tim her and grazing land for joint benefit the acquisition at appraised rates of land now held by purchasers and tho survey of all the remainder into 040acro lots and their sale at public auction tho proceeds to be deposited in the treasury and expended for the benefit of the Indians The Senate bill for the relief of the Mission Mis-sion Indians of California It provides for the appointment of a commission to arrange a just and satisfactory settlement with the Indians for their lands Tho Senate bill to provide for time examination of certain officers of the army and to regulate promotions promo-tions therein I provides that promotion t every grade below that of brigadier general throughout each army corps or department de-partment shall be made according to seniority seni-ority in the next lower grade and prescribes pre-scribes a system of examination for all officers of-ficers below tho rank of major Regular progress in the calendar was interrupted in-terrupted and nt the request of Merrill the Senate bill was taken up to establish an educational fund and apply the proceeds of public lands and receipts from certain land grant railroad companies to the moro complete com-plete endowment and support of colleges for the advancement of scientific and industrial in-dustrial education Morrill addressed the Senate l advocacy of It At tho conclusion of Merrills remarks the hill was laid aside without final action Consideration of the bills on the calendar was resumed and several passed among them the Senate bill to credit Major Wham army paymaster vth 28345 government founds of which ho was robbed in Arizona May 1 Silt After the passage of thirtyfive private journed pension bills the Senate soon ad |
