The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL
weekly Resume Of the Proceedings Of the Senate
and House.
Friday Feb. 1.

Weekly Resume Of the Proceedings OF tho SeAats
and House.
Friday Feb. 1.
SENArE.-The senate debated the British
extradition nearly three hours today. and II
was finally rejected. 1t has been supposedly
some that with the Objectionable political of
lenses sections. stricken out it might pass,
as it was conceded on all sides that q treaty
for the extradition of embezzlers and forgers
was greatly to be desired by the United
States. But, as was pointed out to the de
butte this afternoon, the striking out OF the
subject from the field of negotiations; nor
would the reference of the treaty to q
committee, with the understanding that it
should not be reported, disposeoftt.
HoUsE.-By a vote Of 148 to 1O2, The
house to-day passed the bin to organize the
territory Of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Hatch submitted to the house tho
conference report OF the bill to create the de-
partment of agriculture. and it was agreed
two houses as upon the senate amendment
striking out the clause transferring the
weather bureau to the new department..
The house ~conferes finally receded from the
opposition to the senate amendment, and
the clause is not retained. Ia
Monday Feb. l..
SErArE:-The senate bill in relation to
dead and fallen timber on Indian lands pass
ed the senate.
Th~e,senate considered without action, the
antitrust md Union Pacific funding bills.
Mr.. Mitchell. introduced a bill for the relief
of citizens of Oregon. Washington and Idaho
Territories who served with United States
troops in the Nez Perez Indian q The bill
provides that they shall be paid 8 / aday each
during period of service that the wounded and
disabled shall be entitled to pensions.
HousE.-The house gave attention to the
business reports from the committee oD~ln-
dian affairs. The first bill taken up was that
providing for the opening of the great Sioux
reservation. The bill was read and debate be-
gun. Judge Clifford said that the treaty OF
1868 had been disregarded for years by the
Indians Indian BY the r aeti0n hoh in rens $ gnd to
the warpath and had in various ways
failed to keep their obligations. The bill
proposed to treat these Indians in o perfect.
iy equitable way and to ignore all their fail
nres to keep their treaties in the past. There
should be no opposition to this matter now
for the Indians had bound themselves no to
interfere with the whites and they had broken
Kansas tried to secure on agreement by
which the amendment to the bill should be
voted upon tomorrow and the bill adopted.
Mr.. Hooker objected and the house went ON
with the consideration of the bill.
A bill offered by Mr.. Hudd of Wisconsin,
providing for the allotment of lands in
.scveralty to the Oneida %Indiansin. Wisconsin.
was read and reported favorably to the
house. A bill reported favorablv from the
committee on Indian affairs, iavoring the
exception of Indians who had served as
scouts and soldiers, especially the Sissetions
and Wahpeton Sioux Indians, from the law
FORGETTING the lands of the Indians, was cons
sidered. =.
Tuesday Feb. 8. d.
SENATE.-Various measures were consider.
ed in both branches Of congress to-day and
considerable epeech-making done, but no i'm
portant action was taken and the proceed
ings were embarrassing. EG
The president to-day transmitted to con-
gress for his approval and ratification q
provisional agreement lately entered into
between the United States and the Creek In
dams by which the title andinterestin and to
except such as are held and occupied as
homes are ceded to the United States. By
the agreement of the Creek nation coded to
the United States the title to the entire west
ern half of the domain of the nation, lying
west Of the division line established by the
treaty Of 1865. The United States agrees to
pay to the Indians %, $3.50, s57-$2SO, e57
to be paid to the national treasurer of the
nation and %. 000, 900 to. remain in the
United States treasury to the. credit OF the
nation and bear interest at the rate Of s per
cent The nation agreed to devote not less
than $4,000 annually for educational pur.
poses.
HousE.-There was laid before the houset to.
day q repo TT of the board of engineer
officers OF an examin alton aud survey of the
present channel of the Mississippi river at the
Rock Island rapids, made with a view ofits i'm.
provements. The board is of opinion that
from the herd ofthe rapids to the upper part OF
Moline is in the river along the Illinois shore.
1t would be about ten andhalf miles long and
formed, as in theease ofthe Des Moines canal,
by entertainments in the river, with a width OF
from 200 to 500 feet and depth at low water
increasing from 6 to ~ feet, having two
locks 80 feet wide and 325 feet long. :
The house committee on Indian affairs
have another evening assigned to them for
tomorrow night and will make another eff
fort to get the Sioux bin through, but Mr..
Peel was inclined to view the outlook az
rather hopeless. Hooker's ohstinacy insist
ing npon attaching the submission clause in
the bill cannot be overcome, and the COM
mittee il little disposed to pass another bill
with this stumbling block contained therein.
Wednesday Feb. O. -
.SENArE.-Senator Davis reported sAyor.
ably from the senate committee on military
affairs a bill granting the Big Horn Southern
railway right Of a across tha
Fort Custer military reservation in Montana.
Inc report accompanying the bill quotes
extracts from the letter OF Col. Dudley, com
mandant Of the post, who endorses the bin.
showing how yNAooooo 80 %hN ~~0I --- 10y
the post. and that it's construction wonld
save the government much extra expenses
and loss of line in transportation of Indian
and military supplies.
Senator Sabin introduced a bill granting
the Duluth 4 Winnipeg road right Of way
through the White Earth and Leech Lake re-
seryations In Minnesota. He also introduced
2 bill granting the st. Paul, Minneapolis Il
Manitoba road the right of way through the
same reservation. This is the branch road
which the Manitoba ia constructing from
Crookston southwest to the interior of the
state. Its purpose being to supply the EASTERN
portion of Dakota with lumber from the tim-
bered portions of Minnesota.
HousE.-The house committee on territo-
RES held their regular meetin r this morning
ana tooS inal action on the bill forsthe adj
mission OF Utah and the omnibu q bill proyid-
on enabling act for the admission ofthe
auano, WyOlnlnE and AI3zOna as
states OF the Union. 1t was decided, although
notunanimously IN regard to theUtahmatter
TO appoint . subcommittee of Ave members
with Representative S~pringeras chairman to
draft o report to the effect that, owing to the
lateness OF the session, it would be impossi.
bic to secure the passage Of the pending bill,
Thursday. Feb. =.
SENATE.-The conferences report on t,ne hin
to incorporate the Maritime Canal COMPANY
OF Nicaragua was presented by Mr.. Shermnn
in the senate and agreed to. TIE Bill now
goes 70 the president for his approval. !.
ment tG to the eee eonstitntIPp r09 gssia an amend