The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-25
OUR LAWMAKERS
Proceedings in Both Houses
Yesterday.
RIVER AND HARBoR BIZ
And Many Other Matters Discussed
A Session of the British
Parliament
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, February 24.-Callom
presented memorial from the Legisla-
ture of Illinois, urging some early and
satisfactory settlement of the Okla
homa question
Dawes said if the newspapers that
had published so many articles favoring
the immediate opening of those lands to
settlement would publish true state
of affairs, it would tend greatly to pub
lie peace. If tie editors of such papers
examined the question they would be-
come convinced that under existing
treaties it was impossible to open such
lands to settlement in the present state
of the title.
Plumb said whatever title the In
dams may have remaining in the lands
in question it was one that could only
| lind expression in money. 1t was not
title that the Indians could avail
themselves of. s8
Dawes believed it was such remarks
as those of Plumb that had led people
to go to Oklahoma. 80.
Cullom thought if there was so much
| difference of opinion in the Senate
| about the status of the lands in question
the people in Illinois might well b.
excused if they did not quite under
stand how the matter stood.
Dawes asked unanimous consent t.
at once take up the bill heretofore intro
duced by him to authorize the Pres
ident to negotiate for the purchase o
the remaining rights of the Seminole
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to those lands. s5IacT
Sherman thought the bill better b.
considered at the regular time.
Dawes said the regular time would
never come. Unanimous consent wa
given to take up the bill and in less thar
five minutes It was lead and passed.
now goes to the House for the action 0
that body.
The pension bills upon the calenda
and favorably reported having beer
disposed of, Cockrell called up tn
House bill already favorably reported
by him from the committee on militar,
affairs and enlisted men of the army TO
the loss of private property destroye
in the military service of the Unite
States. On the suggestion of Sherman
/ the time for presenting such claims wa
limited to two years, and as so amende
the bill passed.
Cockren also called up the House bi
heretofore reported favorably from tn
committee on claims, limiting to tire
years the time for presenting claims fo
bounty or back pay for service
in the late war or previous wars
and limiting TO six year
the time for presenting all claim
originating hereafter against the Unite
States. except cases of pensions. Th
bill also provides that it shall not b
construed to exted power to the eoul
of claims nor to include the claims no
barred by the statute OF limitations
Sherman offered an amendment, pre-
viding that the act should not apply I
bonds or other securities Of the Unite
States. .-
Hoar offered an amendment, exclut
ing also from the operation of the &C
the claim of any State against th
United States.
Dolph, saying it was impossible
, pass to-day bill of so much impo
lance, moved an executive session, ar
when the doors were re-opened, a
: iourned.
Before adjournment, message fro
the House announced a Disagreement
with the Senate on the agricultur
appropriation bill. The Senate insistt
on its amendment, and the Chair a
pointed committee of conference