Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-01-23
proCecdings of The HOmse.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 19.-Under the
call of States the following bills, were
introduced in the House and referred;
BY Mr.. Cook of Iowa, II resolution amend
ing the rules so rs to permit the House to
specify what measures shall be considered
in the committee of the whole by Mr..
Mills OF Texas, resolution amending the
rules 50 that il majority of the members
present may suspend the rules and pass
bills relating to the revenue by Mr. King
of Louisiana, Il resolution amending the
rules so as to devote the second and fourth
Mondays in each month to the cOnsidcra-
ton Of motions to suspend the rules: by
MIR. Collins OF massachusetts, rendering
the thanks of Congress to Capt. J." \.
liealy and the officers and men of the rev
enue marine steamer COrWin for humane
conduct in saving life in the Arctic ocean.
Mr.. Hit of Illinois, under instructions
of the committee ON foreign affairs moved
to suspend the rules and pass the Senate
bill providing for the exercise of the iuris-
dictlun conferred on the United States in
places ont Of their territory ANA dominion,
and repeating the revised statutes from
section 4O5N To 4l3O inclusive
The motion was opposed by MeSSrs Cox
OF New York, MCAIOO of New Jersey and
Holman of Indiana, and favored by Mr..
Curtin of l'cuHSy lVania, and finally lost
The next committee ON the list was the
military affair, committee, and it being
understood that it would bring forward
the Grant retirement bill, Mr.. LOwrey of
Indiana iutcrpOscd Il motion to adjourn.
After considerable tillhusterng the House
at u'C.uck adjourned.
WASluNGTON. ID. G. Jan. 20.--On motion
of Mir. Chase of Rhode Island 1t was or
drrcd that o'clock tomorrow be assign
ed for the consideration of the Senator
Anthony resolutions. Mr.. Oates of Ala
bamH, from the committee on public
| lands, reported Il bill prohibiting aliens
and foreigners from acquiring title
and owning lands in the nited Stites.
House calendar: The House at 1928 went
into committee of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill. Mr.. Ellis of Louisiana
explained the provisions of the bill which
apprupriates S5,Gj4 l31 or 81 ,SG3,9l4 less
than the estimates and Sl95, 900 less than
the amount carried by the bill for the cur
rent year Mr. Ellis suggested a. pruc-
teal solution of the Indian question, the
appointment of commission To select in
the Northwestern country, aterritory sim
liar to the Indian Territory, where the
Indians could be grouped; where indus
trial schools and missions could be eStab-
lished, and where the Indian could be
taught To support himself Mr. Thruck-
morton Of Texas advocated the granting
of lands in scveralty to Indians as an i'm
pOrlant factor in the work of civilization.
Mir. Maginnis of Montana, spoke in OBJ
position to the practice of the Indians IN
leasing their lands for nominal price to
the cattle kings. Mr.. Ryan of Kansas,
earnestly pressed upon the attention of
the committee the importance of taking
some immediate action to settle the dis
puted question as to whether a portion of
the Indian Territory known as the Okla
hama strip was open to settlement.
Nh. O'Neill of Missouri said that the
Indian question had reached Il point where
II must be taken hold of by Congress. not
only for the purpose of taking care of the
Indians, hui for the purpose of taking care
of the white people. The WOrkinuman re
allied that the disbursement of human
labor by mechanical labor had created a
problem to which there there was but one
/ solution and that was the announcement
4 of the wurkmcn to leave the cities, and
settle upon the public lands, where they
could earn il livelihood.
/ Pending further debate the committee
rose and public business being SUSPENDED
the House proceeded to nav a lifting
tributr tO the memory of the late John II
Evius of South Carolina. Euloristic adj
dresses were made bv Messrs Brattun.
DibDlc and Tillman of South Carolina
Brown of Indiana. Uardpman of Grorrin
George OF Oregon, Dowd of North caro-,
lima and Durham of Texas and then AS ;,
mark nt r,sp.cI TO the memory of the de-
crnsrd Inc iiuuse nj 1:u5 nuiournrd
WA~uI\GT0N Ian 1l-\Ir Epllav nf
prrusyiynui, from me rnmmitIra m
ways ANA means reported Dill To aUthO-
rilt the establishment of ryport tohncco
nnnufactorics and ALLOWING drowhncks
ON imDortcd articles used i'm mnnufnctnr-
inp tobacco for rXpurt Thr nlrjcuItIIrnl
nnnropriatfon bill was presented and re-.
terred To- The committee ON the whole
The IIollse then nj la.i5 went into cam.
mittee of the whole ON the Indian aUprn-
priatiOn bill The bill was then read Inv
section. for nmrndmrnt Mr. Rrrn"s ~
Missouri moved Ia amend thq n,rnrrnnh
appropriating s45.nO0 for the pnvmcnt Of
Interest to the Creek Indians undrr the
act of June I, 1865. by adding n urovisn
that no part of this sum shall he paid mn
til the Greek nation shall make and file
an acceptance and ratification Of The sur-
yey made under the treaty, and also =,
statement in writing releasing The
United States from the serminT trust
created by the treaty as to half Of the