Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-16
All WASHINGTON.
General ROsecrans Placed on
the Retired List.
ADMISSION OF TERRITORIES.
Pensions to Widows of Officers Oi
Both Branches of the Service
Allowed.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

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Senate, the Senate bill to confirm the
agreement with the Muscogee (or Creek
Indians in Indian Territory, opening to
settlement unassigned lands in Indian
Territory, the consideration being
s., $50, ,S57, was taken from the calendar
and passed.
Ransom gave notice that he would, to-
morrow, move TO take up the House bill
to establish United States Land Court,
and provide for the judicial investigation
aud settlement of private land claims in
New Mexico and Colorado, and would
renew that motion every day until
vote on the passage of the bill was
reached.
| Among the bills taken from the calen-
dar and passed was the Senate bill au-
thorizing the President to place William
Rosecrans on the retired list as Brigadier-
General OF the regular army.
The Senate then took up the individual
pension bills on the Calendar and passed
all of them, forty-one in number, accom-
plishing the task in IL minutes.
The House bill authorizing the Presi-
dent to appoint William English Second
Lieutenant in the regular army was taken
from the calendar and explained and ad-
vocated by Daniel, who claimed that the
sentence of the court martial under
which English was cashiered was unduly
severe, and that reprimand would have
been quite sufficient. The bill was
passed, with an amendment authorizing
the President to nominate him, by and
with the consent of the Senate.
The Texas outrage resolution was
again taken up, and Senator Cook re-
sumed his speech. Without finishing,
Cook yielded the floor to Gibson, who
offered resolutions expressing sorrow at
the death of the late representative Rob
ertson, of Louisiana, and proceed to eulo-
gize the life and character OF the de-
ceased member. After appropriate re-
marks by Eustis and Regan, and as
further mark of respect, the Senate ad-
journed at 4 40 till tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
| WASHINGTON, February 15.--In the
House, Reed, of Maine, reserved a
point OF order against the Mills resolu-
ton.
| The Committee on Foreign Affairs
reported back the Senate bill appro-
priating $3.50, 900 to enable the President
to protect the interests of the United
States in Panama.
| McCreary, of Kentucky, urged the
necessity of making an Appropriation to
relieve 4 1000 or 5000 American citizens
on the Panama canal in destitute con-
dition. Before action was taken the bill
was laid aside, temporarily, to enable the
House, under special order, to consider
the resolution instructing the House con-
ferees on the Territorial bill as to the
method they should pursue in arriving at
an agreement.
The pending motion was to table the
m otion to reconsider the vote by which
the House agreed to that portion of the
resolution directing the conference to so
amend the bill as to provide for the ad-
mission of South Dakota under the Sioux
Falls Constitution by prcclamat,,cu of
the President without new vote on df.
vision. The motion prevailed, IA to
109.
The remaining instruction, relative to
the admission of North Dakota, Monto.na
and Washington by proclamation was
agreed to without division. and the hill
was again sent to the conference after
adoption of the preliminary instructing
The House then passed the Senate bill,
appropriating $250,00 for protection OF
American interests in Panama.
Browne, of Indiana, called up the Sem
ate bill granting pension of 500 a
month, with the House amendment re-
ducing the rate to $75, to the widow of
Brigadier- General Jos. B. Plummer. The
amendment was agreed to, and the bill
passed.
The Senate bill was passed granting a
pension of $50 month to the widow of
Rear-Admiral Nicholson.
On motion of Blount, of Georgia, and
despite Randall's objections, the call
of committees for reports was dis.
pensed with, and the House went into |
Committee of the Whole on the Post |
Office Appropriation bill pending an |
amendment, offered by Cannon, increas-
ing by 5000, 900 the appropriation for the |
clerks in the postoffices, was discussed
for some time. There was majority in |
favor of the amendment, but Blount
raised the point of no quorum, and the
co ommittee rose.
The bill was passed for the payment of
4th of July claims. The amount in
volved is 100000. The House then took
recess.
PLAIN PROTEST..