Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-31

f p0stpOnement Of the tax On distilled spirits
The Chair laid before the Senate Senator
! Plumb's resolution, offered yesterday. re-
/ questing the President 70 advise the Senate
I as 20 his views on the present status Of the
/ lands known as the Oklahoma lands.
Owing to Senator Plumb's absence. sena-
Tor Ingalls, wished it TO 90 over until to
morrow.
! Senator Vest offered a substitute for the
resolution, providing that the Secretary
I of the Interior shall Communicate with the
I authorities of the Greek and Seminole Ma
I tons, and TO ascertain upon what terms
they viii convey TO the United States all
/ their rights to the Oklahoma lands. The
matter went over until tomorrow.
/ A bill passed authorizing the Illinois &
/ Missouri Railroad Company to construct a
/ bridge across the Mississippi at a point
north Of Grand ave-, st. Louis.
The Senate then took up the bill to
/ established a Court of Appeals, known as
/ the David Davis Bill" Amended and
went over.
The consideration of the Interstate Com
merCe Bill was resumed, Senator Coke be
1 ing entitled to the floor.
! In the House, Jan. q, Mr.. Kelly, from
! the Committee on Ways and Means, re-
( ported a bill to authorize the establishment
+ Of an Export Bureau for tobacco manufaC-
] q
J ed articles used in the manufacturing Of
/ exported tobacco.
! Mr.. Dibrell, from the Committee on Ag-
riculture, reported the Agricultural appro-
/ priation bill.
/ The House then went into a Committee
/ CT the whole on the Indian appropriation
/ bill. The bill was then read by sections for
amendment.
Mr.. Burnes moved to amend the para
graph apPrOpriating $4,000 for the pay
meuC OF interest TO the Creek Indians, by
adding a prOYisO, that no part of this sum
shall be paid until the Greek Nation shall
make and file an acceptance and ratihCa-
/ ton Of the survey made under the treaty
and its statement in writing relieving the
/ United States from the seeming trust Gre
ated by the treaty, as to half of the lands
sold to the United States 0y that treaty.
After concluding the consideration of
/ tWenty-One pages of the bill, the committee |
rose, and public business having been sus- /
pended, the House proceeded to the con- |
sideratiOn of the Senate resolutions relating !
to the death of Senator Anthony, of Rhode !
Island. EulOgistic addresses upon the pri- /
vate life and public services of the deceased
Senator were delivered by Messrs. ChaCe, l
SpOOner, Kelley, POLAND, Morse and Keller,
and then the House, as an additional mark
of respect to the memory Of the deceased,
adjourned.
In the Senate Jan, ., Senator Frye,
from the Committee on Commerce, report
ed favOrabIy bill recently introduced by
himself for the encouragement Ofthe Amer
/ lean merchant marin e, and to promote the
postal and commercial relations with for
eign countries Placed on the calendar.
Senator Henderson, from Committee on
! Printing, reported taVOr8bly q concurrent
/ resolution providing that the Congressional
! Record should bean accurate transcript of
| nd heF of haI
/ two Houses.
The Oklahoma resolutions of Senators
/ Plumb and Vest were placed before the
Senate. Senator Vest withdrew his resO-
/ luton.
| Senator Plumb believed that most of the
! people that went into the Oklahoma Coun-
/ try were there under the conviction that
/ they had a legal right to do so, and that
much misunderstanding had been created
/ by the rumOr that the United States Judge
\ in Kansas had decided that these lands were
/ public lands. The decision was not to that
/ effect. Senator Plumb's resolution was
/ then agreed to.
! Senator Vest re-ofered his resolution OF
| yesterday, and it was laid over until to-
morrow.
/ In the House, Jan. %, the Senate amend
ments to the House bill, authorizing the
appointment of a commission to run and
mark the boundary Of portion of the In
Z dian Territory and Texas, in connection
/ with a similar commission appointed by
/ the State of Texas, were cOncurred in.
Mr.. Cobb presented the conference report
on the Oregon Central forfeiture bill, which
was agreed to, and the House reCeded from
its disagreement to all of the Senate amend
ments.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the Indian Appropriation bill
Several amendments were made and the
bill passed.
In the Senate, Jan. q, the Chair laid be-
fore the Senate a memorial from the WO-
mans Silk Culture Association of the
United States. The memorial is to create a
great success, through their efforts, Of
the work of silk culture in the
homes Of this country, and they crave
good viii in furtherance, and the aid of
Congress in the development of an industry
so important to the women and chill
dren Of the United states. The memorial
is to beg the Senate to accept, with their
memorial, a truly American National flag, /
made from silk raised in American homes
by American women and children, and
reeled, spun, dyed, woven and mounted in
Philadelphia. Senator Beck offered a resO- /
luton expressing the high appreciation and
thanks Of the Senate for the flag, which
was agreed to.
The Chair then laid before the Senate !
Senator Vests resolution directing the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury to ascertain and re-
port on what terms the Creek and Semi /
mole Indians would surrender their remain
ing interests in the Oklahoma lands. Ssna-
tor Vest amended the resolution 50 as to
include the Cherokee Nation in the inquiry. /
Senator Plumb offered a substitute for
Vests resolution. The substitute requests /
the President to enter as speedily as pos /
sible into negotiations with such Indian |
tribes as may be in possession of more /
lands than enough to give each family $50 |
lands for actual settlers only. The sabsti- !
tute requests the President to act in the !
matter as speedily as possible and report to /