Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-21
FORTY EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 90

uS up tHe OIL tO Ttpeal the pre-
emption and timber culture, laws. He SAID
the legislation covered by the bill was loudly
called for, and he was anxious that it should
be made complete at this session of Con-
gress.
JOINT resolution was passed providing for
the printing and distribution, to go to Yer
mont offices, etc, of descriptive catalogue
of government publications. 1t also provides
for the printing of limited number to be
sold to the public at 10 per cent. increase
over the cost of printing.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Aldrch was
agreed to, authorizing the commit on
routes TO the seaboard to sit
during this session for the purpose of secur-
ing further statistical information regarding
the cost of transportation lines.
Mr.. Sewai called up and the Senate passed
the bill relative to the inspector general $
department of the army. 1t provides that the
inspector generals department of the army
shall her latter consist of one inspector gen
eral with rank, pay and emoluments of brig
adler general, two inspector generals with
rank. pay and emoluments of colonel, tw o
inspector generals with rank, pay and emolu-
ments of lieutenant colonel and two inspec-
tor generals with rank, pay and emoluments
of majo
The Senate then proceeded to the consider
alton of bills on the calendar.
At o'clock the Senate resumed consider
alton of the Interstate commerce bill. The
Reagan bill, so-called, having been already
in the Senate, read twice by title and placed
on the calendar, was now taken from the
calendar and read in full.
The question before the Senate was a
motion Of Mr.. Cullom, heretofore made, to
strike out all after the enacting clause in the
House bill, and insert instead, the several
provisions of the commission bill, already
debated and agreed to in the Senate.
The latter bill was now also read in full.
Mr.. Beck favored the House bill, and
moved to amend it bv striking out from the
first section the provision. regarding the dis
elimination In passenger accommodations
and the discrimination on account OF color.
This would leave the bill, he said in the con-
dition in which it had been originally brought
into the House by Judge Reagan.
Mr.. Beck said he would also move to amend
the House bill so as to prohibit railroads
from charging more for carrying freights
over a part of their line than they charge for
carrying them over the whole length of the
line.
Mr.. Coke rose and addressed the Senate
on the bill, but yielded to motion to 90 into
executive session.
The Senate went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopened adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Chace of Rhode Island,
it was ordered that four o'clock tomorrow be
assigned for the tributes to Senator Anthony.
Mr. Oates of Alabama, from the committee
on public lands, reported bill prohibiting
aliens and foreigners from acquiring titles
and owning lands in the United States House
calendar.
Mr. Hewitt of New York, from the com
mittee on ways and means, reported the bill
amending section 30l9, Revised Statutes so
that it will read as follows:
Sec 30l9-There shall be allow ed on all
articles wholly manufactured of materials
imported, on which duties have been paid,
when exported, drawback equal to the
amount of duty paid on such material. and
no more.
After some opposition from Messrs Sin
geton of Mississippi and Willis of Kentucky
the House at 1926 went into a committee of
the whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
MIR. Ellis of Louisiana explained the provis-
ions of the bill, which approprates s5 ,6G4,-
l25 or 81 1868, ,9l4 less than the estimates, and
Sl95 900 less than the amount carried BY the
bill for the current year. The new legisla-
lation on the bill provided for the punishment
of anv person convicted of furnishing fire
arms to any Indian except those belonging to
a civilized ,ribe in the Indian Territory. and
made more stringent law against the intro
duction of ardent spirits into the Indian couu-
trv. lie suggested as practical solution of
the Indian question, the appointment of a
sala in -
country a territory similar to the Indian Ter
ritory, where Indians could be grouped, where
industrial schools and missions could be
established, and where the Indian could be
taught to support himself
Mr.. Throckmorton OF Texas advocated the
granting of lands in severalty to the Indians
as an important factor in the work of civiliza-
ton.
Mr. Maginnis of Montana spoke in oppos-
ton to the practice of the Indian. in leasing
lands for a nominal price to cattle kings.
Mr.. Ryan of Kansas earnestly pressed upon
the attention of the committee the import
ance of taking some immediate action TO set
tie the disputed question as to whether that
portion of the Indian Territory known -
the Oklahama strip was open to settlement.
He neither affirmed nor denied the claim on
either side, but the Importance of settling
the disputed question could not be over-esti-
mated.
Mr.. O'Neil of Missouri said the Indian
question bad reached a point where it must
be taken hold Of by Congress, not only for
the purpose of taking care of the Indians,
but for the purpose of taking care of the
white people. The working man realized
that the displacement of human labor by
mechanical labor had created problem to
which there was but one solution, and that
was the encouragement of workmen to leave
the cities and settle on public lands, where
they could earn a livelihood.
Pending further debate the committee rose,
and the public business being suspended, the
House proceeded to pay fitting tribute to
the memory of the late Jno. H. Evins of
South Carolina.
Eulogistic addresses were made by Messrs.
Bratton. Dioble and Tillman of South Caro-
lima, Brown of Indiana, Hardeman of Geor-
gia, George of Oregon, David of North Caro-.
lima and Durham of Texas, and then, as a
mark ofrespect to the memory of the deceased,
the House at 4.os P. NJ. adjourned.