Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-04
The Forty Eighth Congress Rapidly
Completing the Necessary APP
preparation Bills.
The Senate Outs Out the Amendment Al
lowing Negotiations fOr Opening
the Oklahoma Lands.
An Appropriation for the Completion
Of the Bartholdi Pedestal
Passed by the Senate.
THE SENATE.

Massachusetts called up the conference
report on the Indian appropriation
bill. The two houses, he said, had
agreed on the bill 80 far as ali Items
properly pertaining TO the sppropria'
tion bills were concerned.
The senate had struck out sll items
for general legislation. On these, how.
ever. the house insisted. Since the
bill had passed Mr.. Dawes added that
the senate seemed to have weakened
on lbs position. The general legislation
of some Of the provisions OF the Indian
appropriation bill were an open viola-
tion Of our treaty obligations, IA well M
unconstitutional.
Mr. Sherman Of Ohio, said that the
senate regarded house legislation as
unwlse and unsound; the senate should
not recede, no matter what the c0nse.
quences.
Mr.. Plumb OF Kansas said that we
were confronted with the possibility,
to say nothing more, OF an extra SEES.
sion OF congress growing out Of the
action of the house. The course OF
that body had shown the magnificent
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such result. Pregnant as Mr.. Plumb
believed 1t to be with the gravest con-
sequences 70 the people Of the United
States, the exceedingly defective form
OF legislation found In the approprla,
ton bills tended to make him, Mr..
Plumb) immovably opposed to yield
Ing, 30 far a. least a. related to inn
portant legislation. No more gross
confession OF great incompetency
had ever been seen than had been
manifested within stone throw Of
the senate chamber within thirty
days. Bills appropriating millisns OF
dollars had been Dassed without con-
sideration and then sent TO the senate
within two days of the close OF the
sessi)n. Mr.. Plumb characterized the
river and harbor lump appropriation
as criminal waste Of the peoples
money.
Mr. Ingalls, added: "By Demo
cratic secretary Of war;
Mr. Plumb would not give the de.
bate a political turn, but the question
was becoming serious not only w. TO
the pre- sent but future.
Mr. Beck OF Kentucky thought that
there should be a rule requiring ap.
Precipitation bills TO be prepared early
enough to afford full consideration In
both houses.
In order to bring the ques-
ton to point and get the
understanding Of the senate Mr..
Dawes moved, though he said
Re would vote against his own motion,
that the senate recede as to the pro.
vision relating 10 legal jurisdiction and
procedure IN cases of crimes committed
by the Indians, The senate refused to
recede, yeas 4, nays AZ.
a messenger from the house an
nounced n disagreement with the SEN
ate on the sundry civil bill. The SEN
ate insiHted ON It's amendment and the
chair appointed as IA conference COM
mittee Messrs. Allison, Hale and
Beck.
Mr.. Dawes explained the remaining
differences on the Indian bill TO the
provision prohibiting the carrying OF
whisky into the Indian territory, that
disarming the Indians and that relAt.
ing to the Oklahoma territory. These.
Mr.. Dawes added, were good proyis.
ions, but were mt present In such s
form on the bill as to de more harm
than good.
Mr.. Sherman explained that the
committee on arrangement appointed
by the senate To take charge OF the In
augural ceremonies had not discrim
mated against the house In any way
but that In the present instance prece.
dents had been somewhat departed
from in favor of the house.
The matter Of the adam conference
report was again taken up. Mr.
Dawes moved that the senate insist on
the remaining amendments.
Mr.. Henderson OF Nebraska moved
that the senate recede rs To- its amend.
ment extending the time for the nav,
ment for Indian lands.
Mr.. VanWyck OF Nebraska satirical
ly said that the senate could not agree
TO legislative provisions on the appro
priation bills when put on by the
house, but could itself tack on Pacific
Mail subsidy clause when IL thought
fit. John Roach, Jay Gould and G. T.
Huntington had been defeated at thu
other end Of the capitol, but had de
manded that the senate should violate
its own rules. NanWyck supported
Manderson's motion. The senate, by
a vote OF IL to SO, refused 10 recede.
Mr.. Vest Of Missouri hoped that tn,
senate would agree with the house pro
vision regarding the Oklahoma lands
and moved that the senate receed,
from lie amendment.
Ingalls, of Ksnsasldid not believe tina
the senate appreciated the full sipnif
oenoe OF the Oklahoma difficulty, N,
had no doubt that within !orty.e M
hours 20 600 persons by concerts,
action would move on these lands ant
forcibly occupy them. They propoeet
TO maintain that occupancy by fore,
OF arms. He did not believe that ,
graver complication could arise In tn,
time OF the coming admit istraton
whose light we already saw In tn,
Eastern sky, than the complication
likely TO hrlsein the matter.
Mr.. Cullom OF Illinois said TINT n,
had received reliable Information tina
10000 men were ready and determine,
To go ON the lands on the 9th OF March
Mr., Dawes Of Massachusetts i'm
qulred why on the 9th OF March.
Mr.. CullUm could not say.
Mr.. Butler of South Carolina aslle,
whether the conmander-in-chief O
tina IInilan AtatDa art,.. l,.l - 80.