The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-15
FORTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.

WARRINGTON, May Of Press. 1.-The chaii
laid before the senste the resolution Offered
yesterday by Mr.. Van Wyck, directing the
| secretary of the treasury to withhold pat.
ents for land on the Pay-all-np branch OIL
the Northeru Pacific railway until congress-
decides the question of forfeiture OF such
lands.
Pending action on the res olution, Mr..
Dawes moved to take up the Indian appro-
priation bill. Agreed to and the resolut on
was placed on the calendar
Before taking up the Indian bill, the
chair laid before the senate the pending ap.
peal of Mr.. Beck, from the decision OF the
chair, regarding the motion OF Mr. Frye
for conferences committee on the shipping
bill.
Mr.. Harris said Mr.. Fry was necessarily
absent from the city and had expressed .
wish that the matter might go over till
Monday. The matter went over accord
ingly.
proprstion bill and Mr.. Dawes briefly re-.
capitulated Its provisions Tba estimates
tor @ year, he said, we're SS.466, 800. The
amount of tho bill "a /. came from the
house was IS 456 $3.50. The amendments
propose by the senate Increased amount
to 1851. Alb; total reported to he senate tor
Indian service Of the coming year, So 2l3,
1902 This excaeds tho Indian bill Of last
oresse, Mr. Dawes said, was The amount for
the Indian schools.
The bill Was considered BY sections aud
considera le progres made without debate
except upon tho appropriation for educa-
ton in Alaska The committee had re-
duced the amount from SIS .00a allowed by
tho honsc TO $40 600.
Mr. Hawley moved to make the amount
1926 900.
Mr.. Plumb opposed the motion. He
Thought the educst. M of the Indian was
costing great deal too much. 1t was
merely spending money with
cnurctes were doing the work
ut much less than the government was
paying The eduction of the I0dSn aneuld
be of practical character. It. was 70 use
trying to educate an Indian up 70 the idea
that he was prince of the blood. Mr..
Plumb ridiculsd the efforts OF interested
parties to influence congress to appropriate
money for schools in Alaska.
Mr.. Congsr defended the Indians. and the
work of tn. ir education. 1t was work in
which many noble, philantbrophic men
and women we're engaged and shonld be Gu.
Outraged He favored liberal appropriation
for It.
Pending debate on the amendment the
senate went into executive session, ann
when the doors were reope ned, adjourned IL
to morrow. About 1 O'Clock tomorrow, the
s.uators will proceed ia a body TO attend
tue unveiling of the Marshall msmori4l
statute.
WASHINGTON. May 9.-[Press. l-Willis
T presented the remohs' rance of the Louis.
vile board Oh trade against the enactment
of the bankrupt law. Referred.
The bill granting 90 additional pension
TO the widow Of Il neral f. P Blair passed.
IL or ,nts her 5000 for her husbands ser.
vices in organizing troops and Increases her
pension to $50 month.
The house tbeu went into committee OF
the whole, Cox, OF New York, IN the chair,
on the private calendar.
ColletG, from the committee on appro
priations, reported back the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill. Referred to
the commits e OF the whole.
It was ordered that when the house ad'
journed to-day ii De TO Monday, and the
speaker requested the members to assem-
BILE In the house TO- morrow, In order TO at'
tend In body the unve,liDg OF the Statue
Of Chief Justice Marshall.
The speaker laid be ore the house oom-
from the secretary OF war,
thst an additional apprn.
prjat,on of 500 600 be made TOR the r. lief OF
sufferers by the q ,ods III the lower Missis.
sippi valley. Referred.
The house took recess until O'Clock. the
evening session to be for the consideration
OF pension hills. :.
The house at the evening session passed
twenty eight pension bills, and adjourned
until Monday.