Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-02-28
THE NATION'SC
The House Passes the Indian
Appropriation Bill.
1 Reglfd for Detection Of Arkansas
Election Frauds.
A Chronological Order OF Inaugural Ad-
dresses TO be Publtshsd-Idaho and
Wyoming Knockips.
WASHINGTON, Feb. rs.
Senate.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. rs.
| Conference vas orl.reI on the army ap
preparation bill.
The conference report on agriculture
department bill was agreed 10.
The Senate bill To amend the law to pro
vide better projection 10 the salmon fsheriei
of Alaska. was reported by Stockbriise froa
| the Committee on Fisheries. Passed Haw
ley from the Committee on Printing reported
back substitute for the resolution TO print
the inaugural addresses Of all the President.
of the United States. Passed. Ii provide.
Tor printing 10 900 copies Of the addresses
ce tain historical data connected with the
Inauguration ceremonies, Drief biographical
sketches of the Presidents, DE- claration OF
Independence, constitution of the United
states, fare addresses of Washington
and Jackson, a steel engraving of the Capi-
| tCl and the steei portraits of the Presidents
with suitable index to the rubjects.
Plat from the c,mmittee on territories
reported two bills formation and admission
of the States of Idaho and Wyoming
Hoar from the committee on privileges of
elections reported an amendment to the de-
tciency bill, which was It ferred to rhe com
mttee on appro )ristions, appropriating s2j,-
90 TO enable the President of the United
states to offer a suitable reward for the de-
lection and conv ction of the persons who
illegally carried away and destroyed the bal
lot boxes at Plummerv,le, Ark, last cleo
ton for representatives to Congress and
Presidential electors.
GA motion of Culom the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Senate
bill to amend the interstate commerce law so
as to act upon the two House amendments
on which the the conference committee was
unable to agree.
Sherman favored cOncurrt nee in the two
House amendments. One gave the State
courts jurisdiction of the questions arising
under the act. The other made it uula~ full
for any common carrier to transport refined
oils, etc, for any shippers owning, leasing
or controlling cars, tank or cylinier except
on condition that the railroad company
charges the same rates per carload for trans
portation as it charges for oil transported in
barrels. He referred to the Standard Oil
Co As gig tntic corporation not only able
to buy cars but also to buy railroads. 1t
has a complete and absolute monopoly of
business. No railroad company is author
zed to carry on mode of transportation for
one company that is not free and open to all,
lie thought there should be equity and JUS
tice between the rich and poor
st. wart opposed the II ,use am endment as
an interference with the enterprise and or
ganiz-d effort which had greatly cheapened
the price of refined oil to the consumers.
Revan supported the House amendment.
Cullom spoke against the two House
amendments and the amendment in relation
70 cars for the transportation of petroleum,
which attempted to introduce special legis.
tation into the general act. 1t would enforce
u just discrimination.
Hiscock and Harris opposed the amend
ments.
The Senate at 8 so adjourned till tomor-
row at ii o'clock.
There was no Hllibustering in the House
this morning and the House transacted con-
siderable ulimportant business and then
went into co Dmttee of the whole on The In
dian appropriation bill.
The clause was stricken out which pro-
vides for the sale of certain bonds held in
trust for the Delaware Indians and for the
distribution of the proceeds among the In
dians.
Taking advantage of the FIVE minute de-
bate Kennedy of Ohio, rep'yipg to the cen
sures by Crisp, passed upon his conduct as
presiding officer of the Ohio Senate .reht arsed
the history of the ballot box frauds in Ham
ilton county and defended his conduct in re-
fusing to allow four members OF the legsla-
ture whose seats were contested to take part
in the proceed igs. Juige Thurman, en-
gagged as counsel in the ballot box casrs. de
clsred that kennedy's trmness saved the
State of OHIO from disgrace
O'Neil of Indiana sent to tn, clerks desk
and had read an article published in the San
Francisco Examiner March 1887, referring To
the FELTON, case. IL charges that l5D ballots
in the AImaden district, scratched by three
persons on the evidence of voters either too
ignorant to scratch their own ballots or
forced to take them already fixed. Also
an article from the San Francisco Chronicle
IT d -ctirg up IN the methods by which FELTON,
secured his election.
Allen of Michigan interrupted the reading
to protest against the Indian appropriation
bill being mades mud scow.
Rowell of Illinois SAID he did not desire to
discuss the election case Don the appropria-
ton bill. but wish d to call attention to the
fact that this ell. ion COZ test Was based from
h, ginning to end upon just such testimony as
that presented by the gentleman from Indi-
ana. hearsay, rumor, and newspaper talks.
After further scussiou, bot sides being
weary of having politics lugyed in upon the
consideration of an appro ration bill, the
discussion of the election case ceased.
On motion of Morrill, of Kansas an amend
ment was adopted directing that the co nmls
soners be authorized to treat with the Cher
okee Indians for the relnqui- hment of their
title to the Cherokee outlet; also to treat
with the Prairie Band Pottswa tonnes and
the Kickapoo Indians of Kansas for the sale
of portion of their reservation.
On motion of Ryan of Kansas an amend
meut vas adopted authorizing the President
to establish two land Offices upon the lands
opened to seitlem mt by this act.
The committee rose and the bill was
passed This is the last of the general ap-
preparation bills
Clements of Georgia submitted the con-
ference report m the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill.
The conference committee was unable to
agree upon the items relative to the repair of
streets and sewers, for placing telegraph
lines under gronnd and approprsting $500,
600 for the establishment of a geological
park. After debate the report was agreed
to.
Clements offered resolution declaring il
to be the opinion of the House that the
House conferees should insist on their disa-
greement to the "Zoo' amendment.
Pending . vote the House adjourned til
$50.