National Republican., 1885-03-04
IN SENATE AND HOUSE.
Outline Of the Proceedings on the Last Day
and Night Of the Forty Eighth Congress.

on the Indian approprlation bill The senate |
had. he said, shorn the bill OF all general leg
islation and all itoms for dcprodation- claims, |
upon which, however the house conietccs IN |
sisted. Since the bill was passed Mr. Dawes |
added, the senate seemed to have weakened |
OH Its pos itton as TO general legislation some |
provisions Of the Indian appropriation bill
were open violations Of our treaty obligatlons
as we'll as unconstitutional
MIR Plumb was immoyably opposed to Yield.
ing. so far, at least, as related to important
legislation. No more gross confession OF legls-
lative inCompetcncy mad ever been seen than
had been manifested within n stone throw OF |
the senate chamber within thirty days. Bills
npproprating millions of dollars had bocn
pnssod without consideration; another sent 10
the senate within two days OF the close OF the
session. Mr. Plumb characteTiiZed t,i me river rlyer
innl waste Of the peoples money.
Mr.. Ingalls,. by democratic secretary OF
war. .,
litical turn, but tho question was becoming
serlous-not only as 10 the present. Dut the
future
i'm order TO bring the question to point aud
get the understanding of the senate, MI.
Dawes movod--though he said he would vote
against his own motion-thnt lne senate re.
code rs to the provision OF the bill relating 70
loyal jurisdiction aud procedure In cases OF
crimes committed by Indians.
The senate refused TO recedc-yeas 4, nays
41--and insisted on its amendment. ,..
the remaining amendments.
MFR. Vest hoped the senate would agree
with the house provision regarding the okla
homa matter, and moved that II recede nom
Mr.. ingalls, did not believe that the senate
appreciated the null significance Of the okla
hoina difficulty lie had no doubt that within
| forty-eight hours 1000 persons by concerted
| action would move on these Oklahoma lands
| to forclbly occupy them, aud prepared 10
maintain that occupancy by force OF arms.
lie did not believe my gr@ver comp,iiSS'iodh nd
| ministraton, whose crepuscular light we al
ready saw In the eastern SKY, than the COM
| plication likely TO arise In this matter
Mr. Cullom said he had received reliable IN
| formation that 1000 men were ready ana de-
tornined to so on the lands referred to on the
| 9th of March.
Mt Dawes inquired why on the 9Th of March,
Mr. Cullom could not say.
Mr. Butler asked whether the commander.
\ in-chlcf of the United States army had not
| sent an armed force 10 put out aud Keep out
| the people alluded to.
| Mr. ingalls, said yes, but tho star OF that
| eminent commander was about TO set. Within
| n very short time the command OF that very
| majestic body known as the army Of the
United States wonld have passed nom the
| control of the great general who now COM
manded 1t to q still greater general, whose
course was still in the womb OF the future.
that afteer the 9th of March
tho troops would be with drawn,
| II may, however, be that before
the sun rose again misguided citizens Of the
| troops. He (Mr. Ingalls, would regret the
shedding OF blood, but there was but one way,
| in his opinion, TO avoid II, and that was for the
| senate not TO invite people to go there by the
| promise that negotiation was about 70 be
entered on for the purpose OF opening the LANDS
| to settlement.
The senate, by vote, insisted on It's amend
ment, aud the chair appointed Messrs. Dawes,
Plumb, and Ransom committee OF conference
Mr.. Hale chilled up the general deficiency
appropriation bill, and It's reading was pro-
Mr.. Miller, of New York, offered an amend
ment appropratlng sl00,0OD to complete the
pedestal OF the statue of Liberty enlightemn- n
| land New York harbor.
Mr.. Hale Withdrew an objection. and the
| 500 900 was added TO the bill.
On motion of Mr. Harris the provision for
the board of health was verbally amended,
and the sum appropriated was made $500.
| After the adoption OF several further amend
| ments the deficiency bill was passed
Upon motion Of Mr.. Dawes, the fertilization
| bill was taken up.
During brief debate upon some OF the
committees amendments Mr. Hawley set
| forth the detenseless condition OF our coasts
and Mr.. Dawes termed tho bill very small
and miserable one. The ordnance depart
ment, Mr.; Dawes, 10id, has estimated six or
seven million dollurs for the armament of
Qualifications, but the temper of the house OF
| representatives had been tested upon the sub
joct and the bill that body had sent over pro-
yided for an expenditure OF only si5O,OO0 In ad:
dition to the sums necessary for the care OF
existing works 1t only remained for the sen,
ate 10 sock TO provide that this small
sum should be expended TO the best advantage
Upon motion of MIR. Hawley an amendment
was adopted appropriatlng $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF machine guns.
The committees amendments were adopted
and the bill was then passed.
Al inn ms n
! Pennsylvania, the senate went into executive
session, and at 1882 the doors were reopened
aud the senate took q recess until 0 o clock.
After recess several bills of minor import
ance were passed.
on motion OF Mr.. Conger the river and har
| Dor bill was taken up. Aspassed by the house
II appropriated $4,000 In the gross; as pro-
posed by the senate committee TO be amended,
II Rppropriates Sl0,OOOOO0.
Mr.. Conger defended the increase. lie said
that, in the opinion of the committee, S5,0OO.-
900 was altogether too small o sum to serve
the purposes OF the bill.
J MIR. Frye favored river and harbor bill,
but no excuse could be offered to the country
for q lump-sum bill.
MIR Coke was not satisfied with the bill, but
under the circumstances he would vote for it,
and trust to the discretion OF the secretary o.
war.
Cullom opposed the lump-sum bill, and MIR.
IIoar favored 1t as the best that could now be
got.
| Inc mouse resumed It's hcbSlOn ~ D ClOCh
yesterday morning after n recess which bcgar
| Rt $3.50 a. m. Objection was made to any AT
tempt to transact business in the absence OF
quorum. Therefore call OF the house wa
: ordered. Shortly afterward Mr.. Randall OBJ
! tanned unanimous consent 10 take up the sun
dry civil bill, to non-concur in the senat,
amendments, and TO refer the matters of dis
| agreement to a conference committee.
Subsequently, iilibusterlng WAS resumed, In
| order to prevent the consideration OF tho con
. tested election case of Frederick VS., Wilson
= of Iowa. The republicans refrained from
[ voting on the motion for recess and LEFT the
| house without a quorum.
!. No attempt was made 10 transact any bust
| ness until
, Mr.. Townshend submitted the report OF thu
conference committee on the post office appro
| priation bill announcing continued disagree
ment He stated that there were severa
points Of differences between the two houses
The most important ofwhich was on the senat
l amendment relatingto the ocean mail ser
| vice.
Debate on the ocean mail transportation
clause was continued by Messrs. Horr, Potter
: aud others. at the conclusion of which tn
4 house, by a vote of l2S yeas 70 l32 nays re
, fused TO concur In the senate amendment, ant
a further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Ellis submitted the conference repor
on the Indian appropriation bill. The amend
ment of the senate striking out the claus
i relative to claims against Indian tribes wa
d concurred in, The other amendment relatiV
to tho Introduction Of Intoxicating spirits int
the Indian territory was disagreed 10 and
further conference ordered.
Mr. Hancock submitted the conference 70
: port on tho pension appropriation bill, and
was adopted, The house recedes from Its dis
Q agreement TO all the senate amendments, an
finally agreed 10 appropriate 500 OOOO,OOO.
The house then, ut 6:l5, took recess unit
o $780,
: Upon reconyening nt 1880 numerous motion
to take recess were made TO again preven
consideration Of election cases. The point O
}, no quorum was raised
q Mr. Robinson. of New York, made an appea
\ "aS the last word he would ever say in Wash
. ington," asking the house TO make donation
v of any amount to Mrs. Meikleham, the grand
o daughter of Jefferson ana requested unRn
= nous consent for tue passage of o bill maxim,
U an appropriation for that purpose.
Mr.. Hammond objected,
I Hlibustering was resumed and was only II