The Portland daily press., 1885-01-24
XLVIIIth Congress--2d Session
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. %.
Among the memorials presented in the Senate was
by Mr.. George from the federation of the trades
aud labor of the District of Columbia earnestly urg
ing the Senate to take up and pass the bill to pro-
hibit The importation of foreign contract labor.
A flag similar to the one presented to the House
by the Women's Silk Culture Association was also
presented to the Senate. The flags are entirely of
American manufacture.
Mr.. Beck offered resolution expressing the high
appreciation and thanks of the Senate for the Gag
and admiration for the efforts and success of the
women's Silk Culture Association. and Messrs'
Morgan and Dawes made speeches In a similar
strain.
Mr.. Beck's resolution was then agreed to.
The chair laid before the Senate Mr.. Vests resos
luton heretofore offered in regard to the surrender
of the Oklahoma lands owned by the Creek and
Seminole Indians.
Mr.. Plumb offered substitute for Mr.. Vests res
oluton
Mr.. Conger opposed all resolutions on the subject
They excited, he said, the cupidty of men whose
cupidity did not need stimulus. 1T was but
crude way OF anting people to join the army OF
Oklahoma "bo0mers'' until there should be enough
of them to swallow up the little army of the United
states, not to mention the Indians. 1t bold
faced scheme for robbing the indians of lands that
the American people had set apart for them.
After debate the resolutions of Messrs. Vest
and Plumb were referred TO the committee on In
| dian affairs.
The Senate then at 225 went into executive ses-
Senate adjourned.
The House was presented this morning with
| handsome silk American flag from the Philadelphia
| Women's Silk Culture Association of the Emitted
| States.
A preamble and resolution was presented author
izng inquiry into the right of the Senate to Or
| iginate bill appropriating money.
| Mr.. Herbert of Alabama, inquired where in the
Constitution any distinction could be found between
the power of the Senate to originate bills appropri
| ating specific sum for specific object and bills
| appropratng specific sum for general purpose
| as in the case of the Blair bill.
| Mr.. Hurd denied the power of the Senate to ori
| ginate either character of the bill.
| Mr. Reed of Maine sketched the history of adopt
| ion of the clause of the constitution giving the
House the sole power to originate bills and raising
revenue in order to show that the power to orgi-
nate appropriation bills was not included therein
| From his experience in the House he did not think
that body should reach out for more business. 1t
was today so clogged with business which legiti-
mately belonged to it that it could absolutely do
nothing. and If it should undertake to shut off the
Senate from what plainly its constitutional
right he was afraid the House would exhibit to the
country still worse instance of donothinasm than
it did today. (Applause.)
After furi her debate, in which Representatives
| DibOle. Herbert, Wise and Hiscock took part the
resolution was laid on the table. 127 yeas to 1913
| nays.
Mr.. Reed of Maine offered an amendment to the
rules providing that 1t shall be in order when the
| House is considering, Senate amendments to bill
| which under the rules must be considered in COM
| mttee of the whole to move to go into committee
| for that purpose. Laid over until tomorrow.
The House then took recess until O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
| At the evening session the House passed 46 PEN
| sion bills, including granting $50 month to
the widow OF Commander S. Dana Green, and ad-
journed until tomorrow.