Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-25
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
WASTED TIME In THE HOUSE.
FiIibusters Block the Wheels.
RUSHING BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.

RUSHING BUSINESS IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.
A number Of lighthouse bills were reported
from the committee on commerce and passed.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
The following House bills were also passed.:
In regard to collection districts in Texas. To
extend the limits of the port of Memphis, Tenn.
conduit pipes across the Ohio river. For life
saving station at Coquille river, Greg. To
authorize the city of Lake View, ILL.,, to erect a
crib in Lake Michigan for water purposes. To
admit to register the steamer George II. Par
ker, owned in Michigan.
The House amendments to Senate bill for q
lighthouse ON Diamond shoal, of Cape Hat
teras, N. c., were concurred in.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following house bills we're reported from
the committee on commerce, and placed on the
calendar: To approve and ratify the construc-
ton of railroad bridge over the Red river at
Shreveport, La. To amend the act authorizing
the construction of q bridge over the Missouri
river near st. Charles.
Mr.. Vest gave notice, on behalf of the COM
mittee on commerce, that he would ask the
ton of the bridge bill.
PENSION VETO.
A message from the President, returning
without his approval pension bill for Edwin
L. Warner, was presented, read, and referred
disapproval is the fact that the beneficiary is
already entitled to pension and arrears under
decision of the pension Office.
CONFERENCE REPORTS AGREED TO.
The conference reports on the bills granting
right Of way through the Indian territory to
the St Louis and San Francisco railroad COM
pany and to the Lesvenworth and Rio Grande
railroad company were presented and agreed
to.
MRS. sHERIDAN's PENSION.
The request for conference ON House
amendments to the Senate bill granting pen
sion to Mrs. Gen. Sheridan, reducing it from
$500 to S2,5OO and making it subject to the
pension laws, was Withdrawn by MIR. Davis, and
the amendments were cOncurred in.
Resolutions were reported from the commit
tee on contingent expenses and agreed to,
authorizing the select committee on irriga-
ton to take testimony at any place in the United
States and to employ a stenographer and
messenger, and authorizing the committee on
Indian affairs to continue the Indian trader
ships investigation into Indian affairs gener-
ally.
MIR. Farwell offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Interior for information
touching
THE BRIBERY OF THE CHEROKEE COUNCIL
"by the use of whisky and money" by cattle
men and for a copy Of the report of Special
Agent Owens on that subject.
Mr.. Hoar suggested the omission of the words
'by the use Of whisky and money"
The resolution was modified accordingly and
was agreed to.
Mr.. Sabin offered a resolution (Which went
over till tomorrow calling on the Secretary Of
the Interior for information az to the discon-
tinuance Of certain land offices.
Nominations by the President.
The President to-day sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate: Catherine J. Piatt, to be
postmaster at Watertown, Penn.
Navy-Passed Assistant Engineer David JONES'
to be a chief engineer; Passed Assistant En-
gineer James H. Chasmar, to be a chief en-
gineer; Assistant Engineer Reynold T. Hall. to
be passed assistant engineer; Assistant En-
glneer Ira N. Hollis, to be passed assistant
engineer; Lieut.. Frank F. Fletcher, junior grade,
to be lieutenant Ensign Percival J. Werlich,
to be lieutenant, junior grade.
The President Saturday afternoon sent the
following nominations to the Senate ]. Lee
Tucker, Of New York, to be deputy fifth audi
tor OF the Treasury. vice Alfred E. Lewis, re-
moved; James G. Berry, of North Carolina, to
be an assistant surgeon in the marine hospital
service Of the United States.
TO DIVIDE THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
Or motion of Mr.. Dawes the House bill to
divide portion of the Sioux reservation in
Dakota was taken up, read, amended and
passed lThe reading occupied the best part
Of an hour.
THE AGREEEMENT WITH THE SOUTHERN UTEs.
On motion of MIR. Bowen the Senate bill to
ratify and confirm agreement with the
southern Ute Indians in Colorado, and to make
the necessary appropriations for carrying it
into effect was taken up and read.
Mr.. Plumb moved to insert an additional Sec
ton to construe the agreement as validating
claims on lands that have been entered,
Mr.. Dawes opposed the amendment as possi-
bly, putting construction on the agreements
which the Indians might not have contem-
plated when they made the contract. If the
agreement were to be confirmed at all it should
be confirmed just as it was.
Mr.. Plumb explained and advocated his
amendment. He modified it, however $50 as to
meet Mr.. Dawes views), by making it apply to
entries under the mining laws.
THE BILL PASSED.
As SO modified the amendment was agreed to
and the bill passed.
Mr.. Allison then moved to proceed to the
consideration of
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. Cullom asked Mr.. Allison to yield for the
Oklahoma bill, but, as Mr.. Allison declined to
do 80 (on the ground that the Oklahoma bill
would give rise to debate), MIR. Cullom gave
notice that, as soon as the army approximation
bill was out Of the way he would move to take
up the Oklahoma bill and would press it to a
vote.
House of Representatives.
THE FILIBUsTKRs GET IN THEIR WORK.
The last week Of the Fiftieth Congress was
ushered in by filibustering set in motion by Mr..
Bland, Of Missouri, who raised the point of
no quorum upon the approval Of the journal.
After a delay Of few minutes Mr.. Bland with
drew his point of order in order to enable c.
r. Booher, Of Missouri, to qualify az the sue
essor of the late Jas N Burnas