The Dickinson press., 1889-02-09
WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.

WORK OF CONGRESS.
The Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-I'he senate
spent almost the entire day in secret ses-
sion.
MIR. VOORHEES, reported Il Hill ap,,ro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of an
oil portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Placed
On the calendar.
MIR. Sherman presented u letter from
the secretary of the navy, with a COPY of
the concession of the harbor of Paro.
page, made to the United States bv the
Samoan government. Referred.
The credentials of Senators Morgan
n Dolph for a new term were presented
and filed. The senate at 2:lO went into
secret session on the British eNtradition
treaty.
At . o'clock the doors were opened and
the senate Il adjourned until Monday.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-The senate dis
cusseu the Sherman antitrust bill and
the Pacific railroad funding bill without
dlsIoslng of either. Mr.. Paddock pre.
sented to the senate the credentials Of
Mr.. Henderson. which were placed on
lille y conference was ordered on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
oil anu Messrs. Hale, Allison and Cock
rell We're appointed conferees on the part
OF the senate. The senate then. Mt IN
p. H.. adjourned.
"AsiilSGToS. Feb. G.-The senate
spent most Of the day in discussing the
Legislative appropriation bill. Tie Okla.
lahoma bill was, after Il strong fipht no.
ierred by an overwhelming majority. to
the committee on territories. instead of
to the committee on Indian affairs.
Inc house Joint resolution for payment
OF S30o,000 to the representatives of the
passed.
The amendments reported from the
committee on appropriations were
creasing the salary of the presidents mi
waite secretary from $3.50 to S., 900.
MAsliISGToN: Feb. THE senate con
sldered the resolution of Mr.. Chandlnr
for the investigation of naval officers
claims. and the legislative a%ppropriatinn
bill. without action. The senate passed
the bill granting the Big Horn Southern
Railway company the right of way
across the 1T. Custer military rpsa,.yi-
ton in Montana: also Il resolution OF Mr..
Chandler. calling on the secretary Of lhe
lnleriur Tor :; statement us to the author
l;y for cutting timber from the Cllippp-
wa indian reservation within the In
Pointe agency.
The House.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-ln the house
the senate amendments were coucurr,d
III to the house bill authorizing the serre-
taries OF war and the navy tn lend iaps.
etc.. to the inaugural committee.
The conference report on the bill
creating adepartment of agriculture was
agreed to.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, reported a res
olutlon providing that when the house
proceeds to the consideration of bills on
the private calendar the senate bills shall
have precedence for two legislative DAYS.
Agreed to.
The Oklahoma bill was taken ND for
Yeas, lIS: nays. l02.
Tho senate bill was passed to extend ia
the port of Sault Ste. Marie. Mich. the
privilege of inland transportation in
bond.
The house then, at 4 o'clock took q re-
cess until $50. At $50 the conference
committee on the interstate commerce
act reported a disagreement, and a new
conference was ordered.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-Thc senate bill
was passed to license as a United States
vessel the Canadian steam Yacht Nan
titus, now owned by a citizen of New
York.
The house insisted on its amendment
to the senate bill for the admission of
South Dakota. and a committee of con-
ference was appointed.
The agricultural bill was reported and
placed on the calendar.
Owing to the incorrectness of thn CON.
tpIaDtn IJli,Drt nm fha N;,o,,.. -,
bill as printed in The Record, a reprint
was ordered.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the naval appropriation
ulll. Ill the discussion of which the house
incidentally took up the Samoan o,lps-
ton and debated upon it.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.-The speaker
having proceeded to call the states for
the introduction and reference of bills.
lillbusterlng was inaugurated bv MIR.
Eayson, of Illinois. His opposition was
directed to the Union Pacific funding
bill. y break in the monotonv was
made by MIR. Crisp, of Georgia, vino
called up, as a matter of the highest
privilege, the conference report on the
DILL to amend the interstate commerce
act. The amendments were lost and an
other conference ordered. The senate
amendments to the diplomatic and CON
sular appropriation bill were non-con.
Cured i'll and a conference ordered,
The conference report on the Near
lugh canal was then called up and dis
cussed. Pending discussion the house
recessed until 1880 to consider the report
Ut the committee on Indian affairs.
Most OF the evening session was con-
Sumed in the consideration of the bill to
divide a portion of the Sioux Indian res
ervatlon i'll Dokota, into separate reser-
vations and to secure the REIMBURSEMENT
of the Indian title to the remainder
about II 1000. 600 acres.
After a long debate, MIR. Peel. of Ar
kansas. who was in charge of the bill,
finding that it would be impossible to
secure final action, withdrew it.
Bills were passed for the allotment Of
lands in severalty to the Oneida indians
and Miami Indians in Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6.-TLe i.ons" con-
CURED i'll the senate amendments t. the
house bill retiring Gen. WIN. +. Saith.
1t authorizes his retirement witt, the
rank of major of engineers.
The conference report or the Nicara-
guam canal bill was then taken up and
discussed until ) o'clock. when the house
took q recess until $50.
The evening session was devoted to
tho consideration of the District of Col
umbia.
WAsHINGToN. Feb. mir. Frank B.
Posey, took the oath as representative
rom the First congressional district of
indiana, he having been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of y. p. Hovey. The consideration of
the conference report on the Nicaragua
canal was resumed. The conference re-
port was agreed upon by q vote of liz
yeas to 60 nays. At 5 O'Clock the house
took Il recess until 1870.
AT the evening session Mr.. Peel, of
Arkansas, called up the house bill to di-