Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-02

WASHINGTON, June 2-The chief features
OF the Senate proceedings yesterday were
the prompt confirmation of the nomina
ton OF Lieutenant General Sheridan TO be
General of the Army, and discussion of the
suJ ject of education of the Indians.
House bill to amend the agricultural acI
OF ls62, and other supplementary acts, in
regard toexperimental stations was passed
Mr.. Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee reported adversely House bill re
moving the political disabilities of Horace
A. Brown, of Virginia, on the ground that
Brown was not an officer when he left the
service aud Joined the Confederate forces,
being only a naval cadet
The Senate then proceeded TO the con.
sideratiOn of the Indian appropriation bill.
Senator Blair in discussing the subject OF
education of the Indians, spoke Of the pro
gress made by the five civilized tribes in
the Indian Territory, and in support oi
this progress mentioned the fact that news
papers published there contained as much
civilized blackguardism and criticism Is
the Metropolitan Journals did. Mr.. Dawes
intimated-that these tribes had reached q
certain grade OF civilization and had
stopped there, or perhaps retrogradel,
The Indian. Mr.. Dawes said, a
an Indian conld find no place on this
continent; but the race would continue
and would increase and multiply under its
new conditions. The Indian had TO be
made a self-supporting citizen of the United
States, or he would certainly be vagabond
savage tramp. That was the alternative.
Mr., Plumb said that the condition Of the
Indians in the Indian Territory was worse
now than il had been for many years;
That there never was time when the ira.
der 50 donated the Indian, when the In
dian was so much in debt by the exaction,
of the trader, when so much liquor was
sold; And that the commissioner of Indian
affairs had no experience, was advanced in
years and was unequal TO the position?
MIR. Bate defended the character. ability,
sicner, and challenged the Senator from
Kansas to prove his assertions. This Mr..
Plumb promised TO do.
The bill was finally passed, and the Sem
ate at p. m. adjourned till Monday.
At 2:30 p. m, while the discussion of the
Indian appropriation bill was in progress
in the Senate, the nomination of Lieuten-
ant General Sheridan 10 be General of the
Army was received. The Senate at once
went into secret session, confirmed it, and
q few moments later resumed consideration
of the Indian bill in open session.
The House.
The feature in the House yesterday was
the passage of the Senate bill to revive the
rank of General of the Army, and the un-
usual speed with which the whole proceed
ing was put through the various stages OF
legislation, and the bill made law.
As soon as the House met, Mr.. Spinols,
of New York, endeavored to secure action
on the bill reEiving the rank of General of
the Army, for the benefit of Lieutenant
General Sheridan.
Mr. Kilgore, of Texas. objected.
A few minutes later, Mr.. Mills of Texas,
asked in the name of Confederate soldisrs
living or dead, that the House consider the
bill. tA
Mr.. Kilgore persisted in hi: objection.
After brief delay, Mr.. Spinola again
tried TO call up the bill. Mr. kilgore with
drew his objection but Mr. Oates of Ala
bams. renewed il.
Finally Mr.. Breckenridge asked that the
bill be considered saying be was glad to
have the opportunity TO ask the votes of all
in the chamber to give the crowning wreath
to the great soldier in his dying hour.
After brief speeches lauding Gen. Sheri-
dan and urging immediats action, BY Mr.
Cox of New York, and Mr.. Kelley of Penn
sylvania, the bill was passed by vive voce
vote, Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, going on
record as opposing it
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question of privilege, denied in emphatic
term. that he had any interest in the claim
of the Venezeulsn steam transportation
company against the Venezeulan Govern
ment and denounced the New York paper
that had intimated that motives of person
al interest prompted his introd uction of q
resolution to secure the payment of the
claim.
Reports were presented from the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and ground,
for buildings at Burlington, Iowa, and
winona, Minnesota, are completing the
buildings at Peoria, Illinois. The appeal
of Mr. Peters, of Kansas. which was pend
ing last night to the effect that the legisla-
tive appropriation bill must be again con
sidered in Committee of the Whole was
overruled.
The bill was then passed, with the blank
salaries filled in.
Mr. Savers. of Texas, from the COMMITTEES
on Appropriations, reported the customs
deficiency bill, with recommendation
that the Senate amendments be concurred
in, which was agreed to. Various House
amendments were agreed to- and the bill
for the protection of officials in the Indian
Territory was agreed to and the bill passed
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill, with the under
standing that debate on the first paragraph
should be limited TO forty minutes.
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana, spoke briefly in
favor of cheap lumber.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Pennsylvania. main.
tanned that there was no such thing as a
lumber trust, and that the existing tariff
on lumber was entirely reasonable.
Mr. Farquhar, of New York, thought il
was unfair to the lumbermen and the trans
portation trade to hazard their contracts
BY the passage of the bill, without the pro-
posed change of date -
Mr.. SuttinS, of New York, thought the
only benefciaries under the lumber clause
would bs the Canadian lumbermen, and
that the passage of the bill would not
cheaper lumber.
The vote was then taken on the Adams
changing the date for the bill
TO go into effect 10 January ID, 1899, and it
was rejected, yeas 81, nays lbs.
Mr.. Buchanan, of New Jersey, offered
his amendment to exclude foreign prison.
made goods from entry.
Mr.. Mills made the point of order that
the amendment was not germane to the
subject matter OF the clause, and was sus-
tanned by the Chairman, Mr.. Springer.
Mr.. Buchann IN appealed from this decis-
ion, but the Chairman was sustained by
party vote. Mr.. Buchanan then modified
the language of his amendment but it was
defeated by strict party vote of 81 to
lbs.
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, offered an
amendment prohibiting the importation of
goods, the manufacture or sale of which 10
controlled by trasts. This was rejected by
q uote of 20 10 l05.
Mr. Baker, of New York, presented his
amendment to exclude Canadian goods
from the free list whenever the Govern
ment of this country imposes a duty on
American goods of a similar nature. Re-
jccted.
When the timber section was reched,
Mr.. Strubie. OF Iowa, novel to strike out
the paragraph placing timber hewn and
sawed, etc, on the Tree list
Mr. Z. L. TAYLOR, of Ohio, discussed the
free wool section, aud said there we're Dem.