Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.
!. Fuss in the Senate Over
Oklahoma Settlers.
INDIAN RIGHTS RESPECTED.
4 Point Made on the Ingratitude of
Republics Over Mrs. Waite's
Paltry Pension.
Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HEnALp.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-In the Sem
ate, to-day, pending consideration of the
Appropriation bill, the conference re-
port on the Postoffice Appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to.
Sherman reported back favorably the
House joint resolution TO promote COM
mercial uuion with Canada. He said
Edmuuds dissented from the reports and
asked unanimous consent to take up the
ioiut resolution for the consideration Of
objections made by Howard and Blair.
Consideration of the Indian Appropria-
ton bill was then resumed.
Vest offered an amendment looking to
the purchase of the Cherokee title to
lands in Indian Territory, but, on obiec-
ton by Butler, it was ruled out OF order.
Vest, however, proceeded to the speak
on the subject. 1t was known to every
body, he said, that some solution of the
question was necessary in the interest OF
peace and justice and civilization.
The remarkable spectacle was pre-
sented of 6,200,000 acres of the public
domain held by few cattle barons for
their own purposes under pretended
contract with the Cherokee Indians. The
amendment which he offered proposed
to send Commissioners to treat with the
Indians and pay them q just and fair
price for their land.
Cullom said he had, two weeks ago,
reported from the COMMITTEES on Terrific
ries the Oklahoma bill, and had desired,
every day since, to call it up for action,
| but was prevented by other business be-
| fore the Senate. He agreed with Vest
that the Indians had no sort of claim to
the Cherokee outlet that would prevent
| the extension of a territorial form of
government over it. He believed that
unless such bill was passed there would
be trouble in that region and great diff
Guilty in protecting the rights of the In
dians as well as OF the white people.
Butler said he would not deal in terms
of elimination or recrimination, but he
would say that, during bis service in
Congress, he had never known 80 dis
graceful, SO fragrant, so shameful, a
lobby around the Capitol as was here
this session in the interest of the passage
of the Oklahoma bill.
The discussion was interrupted while
the conference report on the Naval APP
preparation bill was presented and agreed
| to, and was then resumed. Plumb said
that the whole trouble about Oklahoma
| had been got up for ulterier purposes.
| 1t had been q contest against settlers by
persons who wanted 10 speculate in town
sites. His belief was that the lands
would be got quicker, easier and more in
accord with national honor, by negotiat-
| ing for the cession Of whatever rights the
Indians had.
The Senate then proceeded to vote on
the amendment, which was to strike out
the paragraph, as passed by the House,
providing for negotiations with the Che
rokees for the cession of a Cherokee out
| let, and to substitute for il the paragraph
reported from the Committee on Appro-
priations, which also provided for nego-
| tiations, but required the result to be re-
ported to Congress for its ratification.
| The amendment was agreed to. All the
other amendments reported by the COM
mittee were also agreed to, and the bill
passed and conference was requested
| The Senate then took recess till s 80.
Allison presented the conference repor
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
and made an explanation. AT the pre-
ceding conference, he said, all disagree
ments had been disposed of, except four,
As to the Congressional library, the
use of steam plate presses in the
Bureau OF Engraving and Print
ing, an enlargement OF the Government
printing Office, and the appropriation for
| the widow of Chief Justice Waite. No
action was taken. In the second con-
ference the House agreed to the Senate
amendment as to the library, and the
Senate conferees agreed to recede
from the Senate amendment as to the gov
eminent printing press. This left only two
questions open-one relating to the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, and the
other to the special appropriation for
Mrs. Waite. The Senate could either re-
cede from their amendments or insist
still further and ask another conference.
McPherson's question as to the Bu-
reau OF Printing and Engraving is
whether a royalty of fifty cents or one
cent per 1000 sheets shall be paid for the
use of the steam presses.
"No, SIR" said Allison, "that is not
the question. The real question involved
is whether or not steam presses shall be
used or whether if not an additional ap-
preparation of $4,000 or $100, 900 shall
be made for the increased coat of hand
printing" At the close of long dis
cussion, Allison moved that what the
Senate insisted upon was the amend
ments and agree to further conference,
and the motion was agreed to.
The conference reports presented were
agreed to on the bills to amend the
Inter. State Commerce law. The bill in
regard to salmon fisheries in Alaska and
the Naval Appropriation bill were also
agreed to.
Blair asked unanimous consent to take
Up the joint resolution proposing the
liquor prohibition amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. Harri-
son objected. Blair said the matter had
been pending for fourteen years, and all
he asked now was to have vote upon it
without debate. He moved to proceed
to its consideration. Motion defeated.
Among the bills taken from the calen.
dar and passed was the House joint
resolution appointing H. H. Markham,
of Califordia, Manager of the Soldiers
Home, to fill vacancy (the Senate joint
resolution appointing James A. Waymare
being indefinitely postponed).
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-In the House,
Crisp, of Georgia, submitted a confer
ence report on the bill to amend the
Interstate Commerce law. The House
recedes from the amendment conferring
on State courts concurrent jurisdiction
with the United States court on all cases
arising under the Interstate Commerce