Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-27
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Under Consideration in the House.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE. ACT.
Bill to Amend 1t Taken Up in the Senate
The Senate.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.

THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
conference was ordered on the army appro-
priation bill; and Senators Allison, Plumb and
German were appointed conferees on the part
of the Senate.
Mr.. Plumb reported back the post-ofice ap-
preparation bill and gave notice that he would
call it up for consideration to-day.
The conference report on the agricultural de-
partment appropriation bill was presented and
| agreed to.
The House having notified the Senate that it
disagreed to the conference report on the bill
| to change the eastern and northern judicial
districts OF Texas, a new conference was
ordered.
The Senate bill to amend the law to provide
for the better protection of the salmon fisheries
OF Alaska was reported by Mr.. Stockbridge
from the committee on fisheries and passed.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESSES.
Mr.. Hawley, from the committee on print
ing, reported back substitute for the resolu-
| ton as to printing the inaugural addresses of
all the Presidents Of the United States; and it
was passed. 1t provides for printing 10000
copies of the addresses, in chronological order,
together with certain historical data con-
nected with the Inauguration ceremonies,
brief biographical sketches of the Presidents,
the Declaration of Independence, the Consti-
tuition OF the United States, the farewell ad-
dresses of Presidents Washington and Jackson,
steel engraving of the capitol. steel portraits
OF the Presidents, and a suitable index by sub
jects.
Three thousand copies are to be for the use
OF the Senate, 5000 for the use of the House
OF Representatives. 1000 for the use OF the
compller5 and editors. And it appropriates
%, l36 for the printing of the illustrations at
the bureau OF engraving and printing.
STATES OF IDAHO AND WYOMING.
Mr.. Platt, from the committee on territories,
| reported two bills for the formation and admis-
sion of the states of Idaho and Wyoming, and
said he would endeavor during the day to sub
| NIT a written report. AS soon as the bills were
printed he would ask for their consideration.
Mr.. Plumb having made correction in the
report OF proceedings, the presiding officer
(Mr. Ingalls, remarked that the
CONFUSION IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
was, at times, SO great that his surprise was
that the proceedings were reported so correctly
as they were.
THE ARKANSAS ELECTION OUTRAGE.
MIR. Hoar. from the committee on privileges
and elections, reported an amendment to the
deficiency bill (Which was referred to the COM
mittee on appropriations appropriating S25, 900
to enable the President of the United States to
offer a suitable reward for the detection and
conviction OF the persons who illegally carried
away and destroyed the ballot-boXes of Plum
merville, Ark, at the last election for Repre-
sentativess INF Congress and for presidential
electors. He stated that it was majority re
port-the minority dissenting.
The House bill to remove the political dis
abilities OF Henry A. Ramsay, of Maryland, was
(on motion of Mr.. Gorman) taken up and
passed.
TO AMEND THE INTERsTATE-CoMMERCEL LAW.
On motion of Mr.. Cullom the Senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the Senate bill
to amend the interstate-commerce law so as to
act upon the House amendment, on which the
conference committee has been unable to agree.
Mr.. Sherman favored concurrence i'll the two
House amendments.
House of Representatives.
On motion of Mr.. Culberson TEX J, the Sem
ate amendment was concurred in to the House
bill requiring United States judges to instruct
juries in writing in certain cases.
BILLS PASSED.
Acting under the special order the Speaker
recognized Mr.. Abbott (Tex.) }, who called up
the Senate bill for the erection of public
building at Fort Worth. Tex. with an amend
| ment limiting the cost to $4,000. Much to the
! surprise of the House, Mr.. Bland (NIo.) re-
manned in his seat and refrained from entering
any filibustering motion, and consequently the
bill was passed.
MIR. Adams Ill.) was next recognized, and
upon his motion a bill was passed for the relief
OF the widow OF Col. ArnO VOss.
Mr.. Allen (Mich. was the next favored one.
and he called up bill increasing to $3.50. 600
the limit Of cost for the public building at
Winona, Mimi, but pending action the hour
for the consideration of business by unanimous
consent expired.
NIGHT FOR THE DISTRICT.
On motion Of Mr.. Hemphill, of South Caro-
lima, a session was ordered for Thursday night
for appropriate ceremonies pertaining to the
acceptance of the Cass and Muhlenberg statues
and for the consideration Of business reported
from the committee on the District of Co.
lumbia
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, i'll the chair,
on the Indian appropriation bill.
The pending amendment appropriating
81, ,912 900 to pay the Seminole Indians for the
lands in the Indian territory ceded by them to
the United States, was agreed to. The Lands
| acquired (2,037 900 acres) are made open to
settlement under the homestead law
On point of order, raised by Mr.. Randall
of Pennsylvania, the clause was stricken
out which provides for the sale of
certain bonds held i'll trust for the
Delaware Indians and for the distribution of
the proceeds among the Indians.
On point made by Mr.. Buchanan, Of New
Jersey, the provision that not more than three
OF the five members OF the commission to
negotiate for the cession of the Cherokee out
let shall be OF same political party was ruled
out
Mr.. McAdoo seconded the adoption of an
amendment forbidding the purchase of re-
freshments for the Indians during their meet
ings with the commissioners.
MIR. KENNEDY HAS THE FLOOR.
Taking advantage Of the five-minute debate,
| Mr.. Kennedy (Ohio) replying to censures by
| Mr.. Crisp, passed upon his conduct as
presiding officer of the Ohio senate
| rehearsed the history of the ballot
box frauds in Hamilton county. He defended
his conduct i'll refusing to allow the four men,
bers of the Legislature whose seats were con-
tested, to take part in the proceedings.