The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-03
Many Bills Being Passed in the Clos
ing Days Of the fifsy-First
Congress.
The Oklahoma Scheme the Stumbling
Block In the Way OF the Indian
Appropriation Bill.


WASHINGTON, March 2.-The senate ad-
journed at three this morning. The night
was spent In considering amendments TO
the deficiency appropriation bill. Var
ious amendments were offered and ruled
out on points Of order. The bill was then
reported TO the senate. the amendments
adopted In committee Of the whole agreed
to and the bill passed.
When the senate reassembled at ii
o'clock IL proceeded TO the consideration Of
the Indian appropriation bill. Pending
consideration Of the Indian appropriation
bill the conference report on the pvstofiice
appropriation bill WAS presented and
agreed 20. Consideration of the Indian ap-
preparation bill wa, then resumed. Vest Of
Tered an amendment looking TO the pur-
chase of the Cherokee title 10 lands In In
dian territory 1.-THE Cherokee outlet) but on
objection by Butler IL was ruled out OF or
der. Vest, however, proceeded TO speak OF
the subject. IL was known 10 everybody,
he SAID, that some solution of the question
was necessary IN the interest Of peace and
justice and civilization. To-day was pre-
sented the remarkable spectacle OF ., 200 600
acres Of the public domain held
by few cattle barons for their own pur-
Hbctr uDuti ~ HiSttuuta tVntIutt WIN thS
Cherokee Indians. The amendment which
he offered proposed 10 send commissioners
TO treat with the Indians and pay them a
just aud fair price for their land. Culi0m
said be had two weeks ago reported from
the committee on territories the Oklohoma
bill and had desired every day since TO call
IL up for action, but was prevented by other
BUSINESS before the senate. He agreed
with Vest that the Indians had no sort OF
claim 10 the Cherokee outlet that would
prevent the extension OF territorial form
some such bill was passed there would be
trouble in the region and great difficulty in
protecting the rights OF Indians as well AZ
OF the white people.
The discussion was interrupted while the
conference report on the naval appr0pria-
ton bill was presented and agreed 70. The
bill was then taken up and the senate pro-
ceeded 10 vote on the amendment, which
was to strike out the paragraph as passed
by the house, providing for negotiations
with the Cherokees Tor the cession OF the
Cherokee outlet, and to substitute for II
the paragraph reported from thr COMMITTEES
on appropriations, which also provided for
negotiations, but requiring the result 20 be
reported 10 congress for lis ratification. The
amendment was agreed to. All the other
amendments reported by the committee
were also agreed to and the bill passed and
conference was requested. The senate
then took recess till $50.
At the evening session the presidents d
veto OF the direct tax bill was presented
and read and after q short debate the bill
was pAssed over the presidents veto
yeas-45;nays. .. The negative votes were
given by Blair, Call, Coke, Edmunds, Jones
Ark Pasco, Reagan, salisbury anc
Vest.
THE HOUSE.
On the deficiency appropriation bill tn,
house disagreed TO the senate amendments
Filibusfering was then resumed and th,
passage OF several bills prevented.
Crisp, Georgia, submitted the conference
report on the bill 20 amend the interstat,
commerce law. The house recedes iron
the amendment comforting on state court
concurrent jurisdiction with the Unites
States court on all cases arising under tn
Interstate commerce act. Pending consid
Grafton Randall submitted conference re
port on the sundry civil bill. The confer
ees had reached an agreement ON all mat
ters OF difference with four exceptions %
minor importance. A motion to reced
from the disagreement as TO the amount o
royalty. for the use of steam printing press
es was lost.
Reed moved the house recede from II
disagreement 10 the senate amendment In
creasing the limit II cost of the new llbrar,
building TO IS, 500, 900 exclusive 0f the az
/ prOpriati0ns heretofore made. The mOti0I
| 10 recede was agreed TO. The next point o
| disagreement, the senate amendment az
propriating years salary to the widow o
the late Chief Justice Waite, coming up
| Grosvenor moved the house recede from IL
disagreement Randall and Cannon. iii
| nOis, opposed the senate amendment be-
cause it established dangerous preceden
and would lead 10 like payments of IN
earned money 10 the widows OF all OF tn
| justices and Judges. The motion 20 reced
| was lost and the bill sent 10 conference
| Bount, Georgia, presented conference r.
portion the postofiice appropriation bill an
II was agreed TO- The conference report 0l
the bill 10 amend the interstate commerc
act was then taken up and agreed "a
Dunn, Arkansas. presented the conference
report on the bill for the protection Of sal
mon fisheries OF Alaska, and IL was agrees
10. The conference agreed In slightly
modified form 90 the house amendment
directing the president 10 cause one o
more vessels 10 cruise In Alaskan water
and seize all vessels found TO be- violating
the law relative 10 the seal fisheries. Tn
JOINT resolution was passed appointing w
II. Markham, OF California, manager o
the soldiers home for disabled soldiers
The house then took recess until
ooclock.
At midnight the differences existing be
tween the senate and house on the appro
prihtion bills had been all accommodates
In conference committee, excepting thos
arising out of conflicting opinions on tn
Indian, sundry civil and deficiency appro
| priatlOn bills. The committee Of confer
ence on the first named measure has mad
no report and the radical points Of differ
"A EnAWn Iha with fh
deficiency blll.the conferees on which hay
been In session all evening. There are bu
| two obstacles 70 agreement on the sundr.
civil bill-the Waite and steam pres
amendments. and though there IL conflict
| ing feeling In both houses on these sui
jects, IL will not be permitted 10 endange
the passage OF the measure.