Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Disposes of a
Number of Bills.
MANY COMMITTEE REPORTS
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WASHINGTON, March % --In the Sen
lite to-day Senator Dawes, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, ,reportec
adversely the bill authorizing the Secre
tary OF the Interior to permit miners
and corporations organized for mining
purposes TO prospect, develop, lease
and own the mineral portion of any
Indian reservation upon such terms
and conditions as may be agreed
upon by the Secretary OF the Interior
and the Indians on the reservation.
The bill was opposed by the Secre
tary of the Interior and the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs, and ths
former in lettsr.to the Commissioners
.eGGrp that the elactmenr 81 such a
athewould make it extremely difficult
fof The Government to preserve peace
end quiet among the Indians.
ALos ANGELES ITEM.
Hale presented conference report
on the urgency deficiency bill. After
the report was read, Dawes criticized
the action of the Conference Commit
tee in striking out of the bill the item
to ray an attorney at Los Angeles
CAL, compensation for his services in
defending successfully the interests OF
the Mission Indians under appoint
ment from the Attorney-Ge He
did not blame the Senate conferee-
for he knew they had to submit to
pressure on the part OF the House con-
ferees. The report was agreed to.
A PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
The President sent the nomination
of John Dennis to be Meter and Re
finer OF the Mint at Carson, New.
FRYE's FISHERY QUESTION.
The President sent message in re-
ply to the resolution introduced by
Senator Frye, on the 10Th inst ant, re-
questing the President to transmit to
the Senate copies OF the minutes and
daily protocol Of the meetings OF the
commissioners who negotiated the
fisheries treaty with Great Britain
He enclosed a copy ola latter received
from the Secretary OF State, which
says in substance "The President 8
message, OF March 5th, and the docu-
ments transmitted with it, placed the
Senate in full possession OF the docu-
mentary history OF the conference.
Every point is covered by those
papers except the question os the
damages sustained by American fish
ermen, which are. being met by a
counter claim for damages to British
vessels in the Behring sea, and left
for future settlement"
AN ADDRESS BY SALISBURY.
Salisbury then addressed the SEN
ate on the subject of the Presidents
annual message. The Democratic
party, he said, had always maintained
and still held that the only proper
motive of taxation was to provide me-
cessary revenue for the wants of gov
ernment, and that every man. WI:
bound to contribute his just share OF
taxation. For any other purpose il
was unjust and indefensible. The
Democratic party was in favor of re-
vision and reduction OF the tariff, and
would carry it out, unless thwarted in
it's purpose by combination.
At the close OF Saulsbury's remarks,
Riddleberger offered resolution that
the rules providing for executive ses-
sions be suspended during the con-
sideration of the Fisheries Treaty, and
asked unanimous consent for its in
mediate consideration.
Cockrell objected and the resolution
was laid over.
Teller introduced bill to protect
settlers on lands supposed to be WITH
in the limits of railroad grants.
Referred to the Committee on Public
Lands.
BILLS PASSED.
The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of bills on the calendar
in regular order, and the following
bills were passed: To prevent the
obstruction of navigable waters and tc
protect public works against trespass
or injury; providing in certain cases
for the forfeiture of wagon road grants
in Oregon; to provide for commits
sion on the subject of alcoholic liquor
traffic; the House bill appropriatinl
$1,000 to reward the EsquimauS
natives OF the Asiatic coasts o.
the Arctic Ocean for acts o.
humanity to shipwrecked seamen
the House bill authorizing the Presi
dent to arrange a conference between
the United States and the Republi
of Mexico, Central and South Ameri.
ca, Hayti, San Domingo and the En-:
pire OF Brazil. 1t appropriates $780,.
OOC, to be disbursed in the discretion
of the Secretary of State, for expenses
incidental to the conference; to aid
the State OF Colorado to support its
mines; to amend section 2S05 Of the
Revised Statutes SO as to allow oaths
to be administered by Notaries Public
fixing the status Of cadet engineers o
the classes OF 1881 and 1882; to create
ports of entry at Tacoma and Seattle
Washington Territory.
Altogether there were 81 bills taken
from the calendar and passed.
Sawyer reported a bill reducing the
postage on seeds, cuttings, bulbs,
roots, scions, ETC., to one cent for foul
ounces. Passed.
After o,, oxocutivo sassion tho San.