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Show IRRIGATION FACTS. A CENSUS BULLETIN ON ARID LAND ' ffMECLAMATION IN MONTANA. Objector Holuian Is Forced to Hark Down Other Items of Interest from tho National Capital -In Congress, V the departments, etc. WAstiiNaToseJan. The census bureau has issued uiletin upon the subject of irrigation ir-rigation in Montana. It shows that in that state there are 352 faf m irrigated out of a total number OJK6G4. The total area of land upon which crops wefto raised by irrigation in the census year ending May 81, lS'.Ki, was 350.5S-J acres, in addition to which there are approximately SrMjpIO acres irrigated for grazing purposes, , The average annual cost of water is 5 cents per acre, which deducted de-ducted from the average annual value of the products per acre, ljfaves an average annual return of i3.0I pet acre. HOLMAN SfES HIS MISTAKE. And But One of "Jlis Fool Resolutions Is 11. . X'assed. 1 Wash inoton, Jan. 15. The house has passed the SCeciiJri of Holman's resolutions referring to ecoMoiiin a! cp.ud, lures by a vote of UMtyeWfe p nays. ' In tho Sppsetodi!- the. following bills weie ihtrodttceoVa!; i referred: To test tte'JMhods of spilling in schools, and appropriating Mu,ooo to establish a spelling .ecudfltAt tlic World's fair; Placjsiisapftltiuit.-r, .i.iii- Hon, cotton ties, lnndjMiHne and agricultural implements imple-ments on thefjpr list ; ' "tf-os tie aidjBsjiin of Arizona as a state. The .bouse-Olcn resumed tho consideration i of unb'aishedjfusiness, the motion to reconsider recon-sider the vote y which the previous question ques-tion was ordered on the resolution offered pj Hoi man. If' Holman withdrew tho motion. He had ,uc said, come to the conclusion that tho second resolution was broad enough to cover any and all proper nnd legal appropriations. It would include all such legislation as private pri-vate pension bills and the liko. Rowers of California, asked the gentleman to specify anything it cut off any matter or tiling- for which appropriation was made by the last Congress. ' Holman's time having expired, he could make no reply. The question was taken on the first resolution, resolu-tion, relating to bounties and subsidies. It was adopted, yeas 327, nays 41 . The question then taken on tho second rc-.olutwm referring to the limitation of expenditures. ex-penditures. Lynch of Wisconsin made a vain effort, to present the substitute. It was agreed- to, yens 164, nays 93. The house then took up for consideration the report of the committee on accounts assigning clerks to the various committees of the house and a discussion ensued as to w hether tjere was not extravagance iu these assignments. HOLMAN BACKS DOWN. Tile Great Objector Forced to Withdraw Ills Measure for Kepairs. V u'Roton, Jan. 15, The house of latives of the tifty-second congress ijillowed tho aggressive leadership j.-'' Holmau of the appropriations 'Jinn?VS!te, ill declaring that the appropriate appropria-te ns of 4ngress shall be strictly limited to I mon ok necessary to carry on tho sev-' sev-' l depaRments of the government. For r Ar houvjjthe fierce warfare of dobate was J aged mlSie house over the proposition of f ilie gentleftan from Indiana., and when it adjonrneRMr. Holman had so far receded from thelp-ict spirit of his resolution as to ask the previous question to be reconsidered, reconsid-ered, in Jfder that he might consider the ad-visabi' ad-visabi' fy today of accepting an amendment rnodifc'vr the sweeping declaration of the secomPiifiuse of the resolution. That many dcmoi.. ..is, if forced to meet the issue pre-s pre-s ;nted by the, gentleman from Indiana, will vote against the resolution, Micro is no doubt As it now reads, it is generally in-terpretc.v in-terpretc.v as presenting an insuperable bar, not only tho steamship subsidies, but to the si garlbounty, the Nicaragua canal bill, the Worlil's fair loan, the improvement of rivers and harbors, appropriations for public buildings throughout the countiy and appropriations ap-propriations for Indian depredations aud the court of claims cases. GETTING A MOVE ON. The President veil 1 Send C'onjjress a Mes-saje Mes-saje on 1 lie CEiileaii Imbroglio. WasbAgton, Jan. 15. The president today to-day concluded his examination of the di-plomaticteorrespondence di-plomaticteorrespondence on tho Chilian con-tro'i'ery con-tro'i'ery l&d sent the documents back to the stato dejfcrtinent. At tho cabinet meeting today he.isunouneed this and indicated that the nextlftcp in the case would not bo long i delayed. . The wiiol- iu:.ttcr was discussed in a genAI way but no action was taken as there wsjtSaothing to be done until the cor-respondelnce cor-respondelnce is published. It is aseertained the president will accompany accom-pany tnliltansniissi'Ui of the correspondence by a message ou tlio subject that will M advance certain j-ropu-i. tionit1". that will define the attitudu of tnj administration in a very positive man-nor. man-nor. The expectation is that he will have his message ready so that it can be submitted submit-ted to the cabinet at its meeting Tuesday afterncxtu, or more probably Wednesday morning. The jbvernmeut investigation into 4he attntk, Bpon the Baltimore's sailors con-iuctodpt con-iuctodpt San Francisco having come to an . jnd, tjJke is no reason why the facts thus licitesL which would Boem to greatly strengaKi the government's case, should not btBorporated in tho documents seut to crapss, especially as portions of the lestimHf have been mailed Washington from dsjf to day. |