Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-25
iyGRESSIONAL.
.,soriripg Negotiation for
n the Oklahoma
n, passes the Senate.
o,mplstes the Consideration
|. River and Hsrbor APP
prspristiOu Bill


rrfON, fto' S''t
N ,,s senate this morning a
N. ,nm the legislature OF Wis
dpg the placing of Gen.
~ rstlred list of the army.
~ Massachusetts,, from the
an privileges and elections,
written report remarkiug
sets Of credentials OF SEN
election. The su bstance
Ia Mr.. Hoar said, was that,
ison appeared to be elected
INA S,nt Ii was not profitable to
,slber the legal election was
N took place the second
IN sher the temporary or
A the legislature or the
sisy after the permanent
sndifit were necessary to
M question, It. WAS for the
,ni notithe Forty eighth
- determine. Mr.. HuRr
murse, there is no doubt
Mr. Allison's election
nj OF Illinois presented q
isn the Legislature of Illin-
1me early and satisfa tory
-. o'the Oklahoma question,
pa se Of Massachusetts, said
newspapers that had pub.
INV articles favoring the
N A opening Of those lands to
would publish the true
he case, it would tent
the public peace. n
Pa d such papers examined
wi a they would be convinced
the existing treaties IL
/, slble to open such lalds In
| lin the present state Of the
Fes asked the unanimous
iOh 90 once take up the bill
-. introduced by him to au
president TO negotiate for
az N the remaining rights
NaA uinOle, Creek and Cherokee
- hlse lands
.t mAn thought the bill had
MN considered at the regular
cN ives said that the regular
49, ID never come. Tue unani-
=" sent was K ven to take up the
IAD'' Ia less than five minutes
"a a and passed. IL now goes
be for 8c iou in that b dy.
DID gal appropriation bill was laid
- 10 sensle aud referred 10 the
LEY ( on sppropria Ions
IS ioaell dPennsylvsnia moved
y ~ up The first pension bill
:; yeas 50, nays %. This bill
n sld the motion prevailed
y. ~ 4, IN their order all the pen.
49, aVOrably reported, and they
.hGW fdlngly proceeded with.
sion bills upon the calsnder
So reported having been dis
III COckrell OF Missouri called
~ bii already favOrsbly re-
lln from the commit ee on
N ldalfs, TO provide for the
~. Oithe claims Of OIL eers and
sam the army for the loss
property destroyed in the
yU Tice of the United States
irell said that IL was "A bill t.
~ ~ general law q method Of
,0l-t Tor the claims which are
- coming before congress and
rvs unifornly psssed by con
~ yOuld not. however, include
M H suffered in the war,
E,,l lld 1t cover such thiugS ~
-. nlches, etc, but only the ar
~ ~ ned useful, necessary and
a. for officers aud soldiers 10
!. Ieon duty. The time for pre-
lgl iaeh claims was limited to
mar aud 30 amended, the bill was
Erell also called up the house
- tlofore reported fAvorably,
- committee on claims, limit
Hui ee years the tine for present.
DID iaims for bounty or back paw
Eu Is IN the late war, or previous
M q limiting to six years the
~ Presenting all claims origi-
~ tereaf'er against the United
cept cases of pensions. rhe
- provides that IL shall not be
= 70 extend the power Of the
u aims norinclude claims now
. = lhe statute OF Limitations
~ pslf of New Hampshire
nat the hill would affect q
loer Of claims Of colOred sol
sreil believed that nearly all
~ that class we're already
g not ali adjusted.
~ did not agree with Mr..
70 all beiug 10.
w ss OF Kansas asid that the
. - did lot permit the stat
- Alions to run Against the
and he thought that au
sn should not be Hunted In
~ 4 Prescribed by the bill.
X leil said that the bill was
I'LL ith on the present law, bul
nv ~ apply to sll casts.
~ icy OF the Committee said
United States was The emily
4. soYernment in the world
q y. Permit itself 10 be sued,
, 'Aed on suing It's own citi-
M lout regard 10 time. H.
q ssse OF n citizen sued by the
y iA,ts sixteen years after the
q 'ns sccouhts OF al Oflicer
! De had been sur.tv
(. - u sald that there were 200 :
X 'su eE.soldiers Of the
. Isny Of whom were
ulli given only three
~ Their claims, while per-
x, ~ s'uiers were gwen six years,
~ thought three years
b,,S,e Claims that had already
4 twenty years.
a sels,,son Of Indiana thought
u'srs should be- allowed six
y man offered an amend.