The Portland daily press., 1885-01-21
XLVIIIth Congress-2d Session
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
In the Senate today Mr.. Dolph gave notice that
at an early day he would call up the bill to repeal
the preemption and TIMBER culture laws. He said
that the legislation covered by the bill was loudly
called for, and he anxious that it should be
made complete at this session of Congress.
IA resolution otferel by Mr.. Aldrich was agreed to
authorizing the committee on transportation reutes
to the seabosrd to sit during this session for the
purpose of securing further statistical information
regarding the cost of transportation etc.
joint resolution was passed providing for print
ing and distribution to government officers etc, of
descriptive catalogue of government publications.
1t also provides for the printing of limited number
to be sod to the public at per cent increase
the cost of printing.
Mr.. Sewall called up and the Senate passed the
bill relative to the Inspector Generals department
OF the army. Ut provides that "the Inspector Gen
erals department of the army shall hereafter con-
sist of inspector general with the rank pay and
emoluments of a brigadier general; two inspector
generals with the rank pay and emoluments of a
colonel; two inspector generals with the rank pay
and emoluments Of a lieutenant colonel, and two
inspec or generals with the rank pay and emolu-
ments OF major.")
The Senate then proceeded to the consideration Of
bills upon the calendar.
At 2o'eock the Senate resumed consideration of
the interstate commerce bill. The House bill Qhe
'Heagan Dill so called having been already in the
Senate read twice by title placed on the caen-
dar, 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 enactiHg clause in the House bill and iu-
sert instead the several provisions of the commission
bill already debated and agreed to in the Senate.
MIR. Beck favored the House bill, and moved 10
amend the House bill by striking out from the first
section the provisions regarding Determinations in
passenger accommodations and determinations
account of color. This would leave the bill he
said in the condition in which it had been original
~ Drought 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 freghts over part of their live than
they charge Tor carrying them over the whole
length of the line
Mr.. Coke rose to address the Senate on the bill,
but yielded to motion to go INTO executive session.
The Senate went into executive session. and after
nfteen minutes the doors were reOpened and the
Senate adjourned.
On motion of Mr.. Ghace of Rhode Island. it was
ordered that o'clock tomorrow be assigned for
consideration of the Senator Anthony resolutions.
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 1t was put on the House cal
endar.
Mr.. Hewitt of New York, from the committee on
ways and means, reported bill amending sector
3019, Revised Statutes SO that it will read as fol
lows;
Sec S,619. There shall be allowed on all articles
NuOly manufactured OF materials imported,
which duties have been paid, when exported
drawback equal in amount to the duty paid on such
materials and no more.
Alter s7me opposition from Mr., Singleton of Mis-
sissppi and Mr.. Willis of Kentucky, the House at
1925, Went into committee of the whole on the In
dian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana, explained the provisions
OF me bill which appropriates $5,664 1876, Or ST.
s63 ,9l4 less than the estimate, and $4,000 less
than the amount carried by the bill for the current
year. The new legislation in the bill provided for
the punishment of any person convicted of furnish
ing hre-a rms TO any Indian, except those belonging
to civilized tribes in the Indian territory and ma
more stringent the law against the Introduction of
ardent spirits in the Indian territory He suggested
as pracucal solution OF the Indian question the
appointment of COMMITTEES to select in the north
western country territory similar to the Indian
territory where the Indians could be grouped and
where industrial schools and missions could be es-
tabshed, and where the Indian could be taught to
support himself
Mr.. 1hrockmorton of Texas advocated the grant.
ing of lands in severalty the Indians as an impor
tant factor in the work of civilization.
Mr.. Maginnls OF Montana spoke in opposition to
the practice OF the Indians in leasing their lands
for a nominal price to cattle kings.
Mr. Ryan Of Kansas, earnestly pressed upon the
attention of the committee the Importance of tax
ing some immediate action to settle the disputed
question as to whether that portion of Indian ter
rltory known as the Oklahoma 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 overestimated.
Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri, said the Indian question
had reached the point where 1t must be taken hold
OF by Congress not only for the purpose of taking
care of the whiGe people, The workingman real
lied that the displacement of human labor by me-
ehanieal labor had created a problem to which
there was but one solution, and that was the en-
eouragement of workmen ito leave the cities and
settle upon the public lands where they could earn
/ livelihood.
| Pending further debate the committee rose and
| public business being suspended the House pro-
ceeded to pay fitting tribute to the memory of the
late John III. Evins OF South Carolina.
Eulogistic addresses were made by Messrs Brat
ton, Diable and Tillman of South Carolina, Brown
| of Indiana, Hardeman of Georgia, George of Ore
| gon, Dowd OF North Carolina, aud Dunham of
| Texas, and then as mark of respect to the memo
! ry of the deceased. the House, at 4.o5 p. M, ad
| iourned.