The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-01-29
NATIONAL LAWMAKERS.


Ma. COKE, OF Texas, introduced q bill In
tho Senate. Jan. 10. for tho establishment Of
quarantined stock trail from Red River TO the
Canadian boundary. The rest OF the day was
devoted TO eulogies of Senator Anthony. deliver
ed by Senators Aldrich. Edmunds. Bayard.
Pendleton, Garland. Ingalls,, and others.
speaker Carlisle laid before the House an
estimate OF $40 900 required for the incidental
penses OF the naval vessels anchored of the ex-
troduced asking the President for copies OF all
correspondence In regard to the oklahoma
lands, and for copy, OF the recent appeal OF
Fttz John Porter. Bills were presented TO en-
force the collection OF taxes on distilled spirits
In bonded warehouses. TO amend the act TO pro-
mote telegraphic communication with Asia, and
Union eunboats during the late war. 1t being
understood that the Military Committee was
about TO bring forward the Grant bill, the ODD
ponents OF the measure forced an adjournment
THE Senate agreed TO resolution, at it's
session on the 10th, authorizing the committee
on transportation routes to tho seaboard to sit
during the session for the purpose Of securing
further statistical information regarding the
cost OF transportation. etc. Mr.. Plumb offered
preamble and resolution relating TO the unoc-
cupied lands In Indian Territory. Mr.. Voorhees,
introduced bill TO increase the limit of
the appropriation for the public building
at Terre Haute to 100000. The Cullom inter-
state commerce bill was debated. after which the
Senate went into executive session The Presi-
dent sent In the following nominations Carroll
ID. Wright, OF Massachusetts,, to be Commits
sioner OF Labor Statistics: Warren Truitt. Ore
gon, Register Of Land Once at Lake View; Ore
Office at La Grande, Oregon; Emory
Speer, Georgia, United States District
Judge of Southern District Of Georgia; II. G.
trict of Louisiana Collectors OF Gus
toms-David Mclaughlin for the district of
Michigan, and vespasian smith Tor the district
- .l..Ak To- u. -
Iowa. at DesMoines; Allen L. Wyckoff. OF Ohio,
at Columbus Postm ssters-Berry Wick Craig,
Versailles, KY; CRATIC J. De Wolfe, Fostoria,
O.; John A. Post, Boise City Idaho. Among
the combinations by the Senate were John Da-
Wis, to be Judge of the United States Court of
Claims, and William A. Richardson. to
In the House Of Representatives the COMMITTEES
on Public Lands reported bill prohibiting
aliens from acquiring title to and owning lands
in the United States. The House then went
into committee OF the whole on the In
dian appropriation bill. Mr.. Ellis spoke
in favor Of the appointment OF COM
west lands similar to those in Indian Terri
tory, where the Indians could be established
and taught to support themselves. Mr.. Throck-
morton advocated the granting of lands in
seyeralty To Indians. Mr. RYAN urged the i'm
portance of settling the Oklahoma question.
long discussion followed concerning the
right in the case between the Government and
the boomers.
TaE proceedings in the Senate were dull
and uninteresting on Jan. 81. Mr.. Coke's
speech on the interstate commerce bill and
eulogies on the late Congressman Evins, OF
South Carolina, filed the entire time. In the
House OF Representatives. Mr.. Kelly reported q
bill 10 allow drawbacks on imported articles
used in manufacturing tobacco for export
While in committee of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill, Mr.. Burnes declared that
Oklahoma is practically in possession OF cattle
companies. to the exclusion OF individual set
tiers. The agricultural appropriation bill was
referred to the House. 1t appropriates s546, 200
THE status of Oklahoma lands was the chief
subject for debate In the Senate Jan. ~. Mr..
Vest urged the passage of his resolution direct
ing the Secretary of the Treasury TO report on
what terms the Creeks and Seminolee would sur
render the remaining rights In the tract. Messrs.
Dawes, Vest. Harrison, and Maxey held that the
men, and that the tract had never been surveyed
or sectionired. Mr.. Plumb claimed that. with
out the consent OF the Indians, the lands could
be opened to settlement by the action
Of Congress and the President Mr..
Plumb's resolution, calling upon the Presi-
dent for his views of the present status
OF the Oklahoma lands. was agreed to
The House of Representatives agreed TO the
conference report on the bill TO forfeit the
Oregon Central land grant In committee OF
the whole. on the Indian appropriation bil
an amendment to set aside $4,000 te
relieve extraordinary cases of distress
among the tribes was ruled out 1t was
resolved to appropriate 1000 for the cree
ton of an Indian industrial school at Santa Fe
clause was adopted 70 open the Territorial
courts to litigation by Indians, wen as tC
subject them to trial for grave criminal offenses
An amendment was adopted for the commence
ment OF negotiations with three tribes for the
opening Of the Oklahoma lands to white settlers