Butte semi-weekly miner., 1889-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate Considering the Samoan Mat
ter-The Oklahoma Bill Passed in the
House.

The Senate Considering the Samoan Mat.
ter-The Oklahoma Bill Passed in the
House.
WASHINGTON, February LIN the House
the conference report on the bill to create
la Department of Agriculture was agreed
to. The only material difference between
the two houses, was upon the Senate amend.
ment striking out the clause transferring
the Weather Bureau to the new depart.
ment. The House conferees finally receded
from the opposition to the Senate
amendment, and the clause was not re.
tained.
The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill, with the Senate amendment,
was referred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
THE OKLAHOMA BILL PASSES.
The Oklahoma bill was taken up, pend
ing motion to table the motion to re-
consider the vote by which the House yes
terday rejected the minority substitute.
1t was carried, 1872 to la. Action then
recurred on the passage of the bill. Dila.
tory motions by Hooker OF Mississippi and
Cheadle of Indiana followed for some time.
The bill to place Gen. w. s. Rosecrans on
the retired list Of army, with the rank OF
Brigadier General, was reported, to-day,
on motion by Senator Hawley from the
committee on military affairs.
The bill wac then passed; yeas, 14S;
nays, 1O2.
The conference report on the Nicaragua
bill was ordered printed. Clardy gave no.
tice that he would call it up tomorrow.
The same course was followed with the
conference report on the bill to amend the
interstate commerce act.
The House then went into committee Oi
| the whole on the private calendar.
The greater part of the afternoon was
consumed in consideration Of q bill author
izing the court OF claims to adiudicate the
claim of the legal representatives OF Henry
HI. Sibley, growing out of a contract with
| the government for the use OF the patented
| invention for the manufacture OF the Sibley
| tent, but no decision was arrived at.
The committee rese and the House tool
recess, the evening session to be for tht
consideration of private pension bills.
| IN THE SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, February LIN the Senate
a message from the President, vetoing th'
bill granting pension to Mrs. Ellen Hand
was presented and laid on the table. Th'
ground OF the disapproval is that ''sol
dier's death is in nc way related to any in
cident OF military service"
Platt said he might have remarks to sub
init on the subject.
| The House amendments to the bill TO
the admission OF South Dakota were non
concurred in, upon u report Of the com
mittee on territories, and conference wal
asked.
Salisbury offered a resolution, which wa
agreed to, instructing the committee OF
foreign relations to inquire into the condi
ton OF affairs in the samoan Islands ant
report at an early day, what measures ar
necessary to protect the interests OF Ameri
can citizens therein, and discharge any OBJ
LEGATIONS of the United States to the peopl
of those islands in the maintenance OF thei
Iown local government from the interfel
ence of any foreign power, and to secur
the just rights and interests OF the Unite'
States in the future control and govern
ment of those islands.
Sherman presented letter from the Sci
retary of the Navy with copy of the fol
NAL concession of the harbor OF PagOpag
made by the United States by the Samoa
government, IN accordance with the treaty
They were referred to the committee o
foreign relations.
/ The credentials of Senators Morgan an
Dolph for the new terms were presente
, and placed on file.
Then the Senate proceeded with close
doors to the consideration OF execGtiv
business, presumably the British extrad
ton treaty.
When the doors reopened the Senate aG
. iourned until Monday.