The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-16

InulanS IN DAKOTA into separate
reservations and to secure the rein
quishment of the Indian title to there
mainder. Amendments were adopted
making slight changes in the boundary
lines of the proposed reservation, stria-
ing out the allotments 10 the Santee
Sioux tribe in Nebraska, increasing
from 90 cents to 81 per acre the amount
to be paid the Flambeau Sioux Indisns
in lieu of allotments, requiring patents
to Indian lands disposed of TO
settlers TO be placed in the custody of
| proper person upon the reservation,
subject to inspection, and increasing nj
lotments to lnpians in severalty from
one quarter section 10 $40 acres. After
a lew other unimportant changes had
been made, the previous question WAS
ordered and the bill laid aside nm
till tomorrow Bills were passed as
follows; substitute for the Senate
bill In elation to dead and fallen TIM
Der on Indian lands; granting to the St.
Paul, Manitoba Il Mindesota Railroad
Company right of way through the
White Earth reservation, Mimi; Tor the
disposition of the agricultural lands in
the Plpestone reservation, Minn.
THURSDAY, Feb. Mr. Holman (Ind.
reported back the Senate bill providing
that the public lands now subject 10
private entry, or are chiefly valuable ior
agriculture, shall be disposed of accord
ing to the provisions OF the homestead
laws only. An amendment was adopted
repeating the commutation clause o. the
homestead law. The bill was passed.
Then Mr.. O'Neill (Pa.) called up
the bill increasing the pension of
the widow of Brig.-G w. H.,
~
Cheade moved to amend by fixing the
rate of pension at $50 month The
amendment was rejected and the bill
WAS passed. The House then went into
committee of the whole on the army
appropriation bill. A number of minor
amendments were adopted, and, pend
ing decision Of point of order raised
by Mr.. Randall against the clause ap-
propriating 50 0,000 for movable sub
marine torpedoes the House adiourned
FRIDAY, Feb. S.-The House took mp
the army appropriation bill. the pend
ing question being on the point of or.
der raised by Mr. Randall pa
against the clause appropriating $500,
600 for the purchase of NOV
able submarine torpedoes. 1t was s:ls-
tanned on the ground that the item for
torpedoes belong .ng to the fortifcation
bill and the clause was therefore strick
en- out. Mr.. Townshend (Ill) made a
point of order against the clause appro-
priating $500 for the library of the Engi-
neer School of Application. The point
OF order was overruled. On motion of
Mr.. Townshend an amendment was
adopted appropriating S20,o0 for the
purchase of guns OF musketry cali
Der. Mr.. Morrow (Cal offered
an amendment approprlating $250,-
GOO for the purchase of four
pneumatic dynamite guns to he
placed at San Francisco harbor. Ruled
out on point OF order. The committee
then rose and the bill was passed.
The a2rlculturala appropriation bill WIS
taken up and passed and the House
took recess, the evening session 10 be
for the consideration of private pension
bills
SATURDAY, Feb. 9.-The House took
up the post-offiCe appropriation BILL
and Mr.. Mason took the floor in oppoEi-
ton 10 its passage. The bill being re;Jd
for amendment, Mr.. Cannon (Ili9
moved to increase the appropr a.
ton .noI for pay OF post-otlice clerks
by $300,0G0. Pending vote on
the amendment the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas Wis. the
Senate bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi at La
Crosse was passed. Mr.. Springer re-
ported that the conference committee
on the territorial bill had been unable
to agree. Mr.. Baker On. " Of
fered a resolution Instructing the
house conferees to exclude New Mexico
from the bill to provide for the admls-
sion of North Dakota, by proclamation.
and to provide that Montana and Wash
lngton shall be admitted on the same
terms, either by proclamation or by
formal acts of admission. The matter
went over until Monday.
MONDAY, Feb. l.-After a sharp con
test in the House this afternoon it WAS
determined by vote of i3l yeas to 50
nays to consider the Smalls- Elliott COL
tested election case. The debate took
up the entire session, and was still
pending when the House adjourned.
TUESDAY. Feb. 12.-The House again
took up the Smalls-Ellitt contested elec-
ton case, and after long debate the
contestant, Smalls, was accorded the
floor in advocacy of his claims to the
seat. No action was reached, however,
and the matter went over.