The Portland daily press., 1885-01-22
K Rise.
XLVIIIth Congress--2d Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. q.
The chair laid before the Senate communication
from the Secretary of War, with reports from Col.
Eliot of the engineer corps and General Newton,
chief of engineers recommending that Fort
Green be turned over to the city of Newport, R. l.
to be used as public park until such time as it
may be needed by the United States.
Mr. Cameron of Wisconsin, from the committee
on claims reported fayOrably the House bill, limit
ing the time for presentation and payment of
claims against the United States. Placed on the
calendar
Mr. Plumb's resolution offered yesterday,
questug the President to address the Senate as to
his views of the present status of lands known as
the Oklahoma lands after discussion went over till
tomorrow.
On motion of Mr.. Hosr, the Senate by vote of
to 13 decided to take up the bill to establish
courl of appeals. This Is known as the David Da-
Mr.. Morgan thought the bill did not secure to de-
fendahts in criminal cases an absolute right 20
writ of error. He proposed an amendment making
the right referred to absolute, The amendment
WAS agreed to.
Further consideration of the bill was cut off by
limii alton of time.
At2 O'Clock consideration of the inter state COM
Knerce bill was resumed, Mr.. Cooke being entitled
10 the floor
Afte, considerable discussion message was re-
reived from The House of Representative anDounc-
ing the death of Hon. sJohn Hamilton Evins, late
Rep esentive in Congress from south Cal oiua, and
on motion it was at once taxi II up and Mr. Hamp-
ton offered resolution ft,iDgly expressing the
@enee of tho Senate on the death D Mr. Evins.
Mr.. Frye who mad served in the 46ih Congress
with MIR. Evils expressed in warm and feicitous
phrases his high personal regard for him. Mr. But
Ter also spoke httingiy in euiogy OF the deceased
and the Senate theu az 4 30 m, as mark OF re-
spect to the memory of Mr. Evins, adjourned.
HOUSE.
MIR Kelley of Pennsylvania from the committee
On ways and means, reporte4 bill to authorize the
establishment Of export Of tobacco manufactures
and allowing dra~ backs on imported articles used
in manufacturing tobacco for export Referred TO
committee of The whole.
Mr. Dibrell of Tennessee, from the committee on
agriculture reported the agricultural appropriation
sill. IL was referred to the Committee OF The whole
and Mr. Dibrell gave notice that he would call it up
for action on Saturday The bill aplropriates
s546, ,29o. being S152s s20 less than the estimates
&nd sos, 800 less than the amount carried by the
bill for the current year.)
The Honse at 1885 went into committee Of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr. Keifer of ohio referring to the Oklahoma
suestion held hat there was no color of right on
H., part OF viii settlers to go upon The Okahona A
ia"d and protested against anything beis said in
dsfs, e. Of the of those settlers. Every one
should be driven at the point of the bsyonet from
that terTitol v. , !, u....u s .od
,nents Mr.. Bur,7s of Missouri moved 10 amend
the paragraph appr, ,agTiatng $4,000 for payment
of interest to The Creek indians under the act OF
june "A, 1866, by adding proviso that no part OF
this sum shall be PAID until the Creek Daton shaIi
make aud file an acceptance ana ra'lhcation OF
survey maze under the treaty and also slatenehI
in writing releasiag the Uuited States from
securing the trust created by treaty as TO halt OF
the lands sold 10 the United States by that treaty
ut is "nder this treaty that the Oklahoma lahds
were eeded to The United States)
Mr. Burns raid let Congress compromise TINS
matter and save threatened boodshed. Let THIS
amendment be adopted AMI compromise made
Mr.. Ellis of La. made point of order against the
amendment and it Was sustained by the chair.
In the discussion Witch took someS hat OF
.sonversatiO al tone between Messrs. Holman oi
Indiana and Ellis of La, upon certain paragraphs
If the BILL words of warm nature passed between
tbe TWO gentlemen
ftar Concluding the consideration of tweatyso one
y,aees of the bill the committee and public bus
5ness having been suspended, the House at p M
oroneeded to the consideration of the Senate reso-
f. lions relatjng 10 The death of Senator Anthony OF
Pds Island and eulogstic addresses upon the
igs,, life and public services Of the deeeased Sen
t e Va delivered by Messrs. Chace and Sp6opei
S %Sg PhnJa lisa nd Kelley Of PennsS lyania, Poland
" f Wirynont Morse of Massachusetts and Kefer o.
0bo and then az 30 p. m, the House as an add
tionai mark II respect TO the memory OF the de
ceased, adjourned
oof