The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-23

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Mr.. Springer moved that the House IN
sist on its amendments and ask TO
another conference This motion hay
ing been agreed to, Mr.. Bake
y. " offered a resolution sivin.
n, House c nferees the following in
uctions: Fnst. TO exclude the terri
| Y OF New Mexico from the bill; see
| nd. 10 amend the bill so as To prov.d,
or the admission of South DIkots
| 10y proclamation OF the president
under the Sioux Falls consti,u
ton, TO be resubmitted to tn,
people OF South Dakota with pro
VISION for new election of state anC
federal officers, and vi hout a new vote
on the question of division; third, tha
the proposed states of North Dakota
Montana and Washington shall be ad
mltted TO the same basis, either all by
proclamation OF the president or ali by
formal acts of admission. Mr.. Go,
| IN. " offered substi,u e tor the reso
luton, differing only i1om Mr. Baker
proposition in that it provides io
the admission of North Dakota, Mon
tana and Washington Territories by
proclamation of the president. Mr.
Springer insisted On retaining in the
bill the provi ion for the admission O.
New Mexico. Mr.. Baker accepted Mr.
Cox's resolution, as substitute
for bis own. Mr.. Breckinridge
(ky.) demanded division of the
| instructions, and the vote was frs
taken upon that portion of the res lu.
ton instucting the conferees to eliminate
| New Mexico from the bill. 1t va,
agreed to-yeas l35, nays l05. At the
last moment Mr.. Breckenridge changed
his vote from the negative to the affirm
alive for the purpose Of moving {
reconsideration. On motion OF Mr.
Baker, the motion to reconsider
was laid upon the table. The
next clause of the resolution which
was voted upon was that instructing the
| conferees so to amend the bill as TO pro-
vide for the admission of South Dakots
by proclamation without further vote
on the question of division. The clause
Was agreed to, yeas 137, nays lt2
The motions TO reconsider and
by Mr.. Baker, and the yeas and
nays were ordered on the latter motion
| Mr.. Breckenridge interjected a motion
to adjourn, but this was voted down.
Mr.. Mcmillan Tenn then interpolated
another motion to adjourn, and
demanded the yeas and NAYS, which
| were ordered. This motion hav.
ing been voted down, yeas
50, nays 142, Mr.. Breckenridge followed
it up with a motion for a recess until
II 80 to omorrow, and raised the point ot
no quorum. Mr.. McMillin again moved
an adjournment. The motion to ad-
journ having been voted down. an ar.
| rangement was effected whereby a vote
on the resolutions shall be taken
tomorrow at 12:45 O'Clock. Mr.
1 Do al All H. 1
a portion OF the Sioux reservation
in Dakota into separate reservations
| and TO secure REIMBURSEMENT of the IN
dian title to the remainder. The first
vote was taken upon all amendment
opening the land to free entry under
the homestead law and ii was reiecte J
The next vote was on an amendment
providing for free entry bv honorably
discharged soldier and sailors. The
amendment was rejected and the bil
was passed.
FRIDAY, Feb. 15.-The House took III
the resolution instructing the House
| con!erees on the territorial bill as tC
the method they should pursue in arriv.
ing at an agreement. The pending mo-
ton was that'to table the motion to re.
consider the vote by which the House
| agreed TO that portion of the re -olution
| d rt citing the conferoc3 to so amend
the bill as to provide for the admission
of South Dakota under the Sioux Falls
| constitution by proclamation of the
| president without a new vote being
| taken on the question OF division. The
motion 10 reconsider was tabled, yeas
l44, nays l09. That portion of the
resolution instructing the con 'erees to
provide for the admission OF North
Ito.
ton by proclamation, was agreed
to without division. The instructing
| clause was agreed to, yeas 149, nays l0l.
The bill now goes back TO conference,
| the House conierees being under in
| structions as stated. The Senate amend
| ments to the fertilization appropriation
| bill were non-concurred in and a con
| ference ordered, and Messrs. Sayers,
| Randall and Butterworth we're appoint
ed conkress. The pension appropriG-
| ton bill was also sent to conference.
Sessions were ordered Tor Tuesday and
| Wednesday nights of next week for the
| consideration of business reported from
| the committee on military affairs and
| on commerce respectively. The Sen
ate bill WIS passed granting q
| pension of $50 month to the widow of
Rear dmiral Nicholson. On motion OF
1
ments were concurred IN to the House
| bill granting a right of way through the
| White Earth Indian Reser, alton,
Mimi, to the St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba Railroad Company. Mr..
| McCreary KY, from the committee on
| foreign affairs, reported back the Senate
| bill approprlating $50, 900 to enable the
| President to protect the interests of
| the United States in Panama. The
| question being on order ng the bill
y third reading, Mr.. KilgoIe TEX J
| raised the point OF no quorum. The
| yeas and nays were ordered, but subse-
uuently Mr. kilgore withdrew his point,
| and the bill was passed.
| SATURDAY, Feb. l6.-The House, in
com mittee of the whole, took up the
post-office appropriation bill again, the
pending amendment being the one in
creasing the appropriation for the COM
pensation of post-office clerks by 800,
90. 1t was defeated by a vote of So 10
| 81. The bill went over to Monday.
Mr.. Dargan IS. c. from the committee e
on civil service reform, reported a reso-
luton calling on the secretary of the in
| terror for information as to the number
of clerks appointed in his depart
| ment since the lst Of March,
1907, HiIUOut tGltibCdt-cH iEOH the
civil service commission. Adopted.
Mr.. McCreary (ky.J submitted
! the conference report on the diplomatic
| and consular appropriation bill. Agreed
| to. Mr.. McMillin (Tenn.l, from the
committee on ways and means, report
ed the bill to reduce taxation and
simplify the laws in relation TO
internal revenue. Referred to the
committee of the whole Mr..
Breckinridge tKy.) from the same com.
| mittee, reported the 'bll to reduce tax
alton and for other purposes" The bill
was referred to the committee of the
| whole. The effect OF the report of these
two measures is to place them upon the
| calendar ahead of the internal rev
enue bill reported from the committee
on appropriations, and to give them the
right of way, unless the friends of the
Cowles DILL can muster sufficient force tc
set them aside That bill was reported
| by Mr. Randall PA.
| MONDAY, Feb. IS.-Mr. Crisp called
up in the House to-day the California
contested election case Of Sullivan