, 1889-03-03
CLOSING HOURS.
All Night Sessions of Both
Houses of Congress.
Many Committees Yet to be
Heard From.
The Direct Tax Bill Passed Over
the Presidents Veto.

WASHINGTON, March 2,-Tbe senate
was in session till 3 O'Clock this morning
and then adjourned till II o'clock. When
it reasscmbled the resolution reported yes.
terday for a continuance of the Pacific
railroad select committee until the indebt.
edness of the companies to the govern.
ment shall be adjusted was taken up.
Sherman objected to the consideration.
The senate then proceeded to the con
slderation of the Indian appropriation
bill.
Vest offered an amendment looking to
the purchase of Cherokee title to lands In
Indian Territory (the Cherokee outlet, J
but on objection by Butler it was ruled
out Of order. Vest, however, proceeded
to speak on the subject. 1t was known
to everybody, he said, hat some solution
OF the question was necessary to the in
terest of peace, Justice and civilization.
The amendment which he offered pro.
posed to send commissioners to treat with
the Indians and pay them a Just and fair
price for their land.
Cullom said he had two weeks ago re-
ported from the committee on territories
the Okalahama bill, and desired every
day since to call it up for action, but wa
prevented by other business before the
senate. He believed that unless some
such bill was passed there would be trou-
BILE in that region and great difficulty in
protecting the rights of Indians as well as
white people. The discussion WAS inter
rupted while the conference report on the
naval appropriation bill was presented and
agreed TO, and hen resumed.
Plumb said the whole trouble about
Oklahoma had been gotten up for Interior
purposes. 1t had been a contest against
settlers by persons who wanted to specu-
late In townsites. His belief was that the
land would be got quicker, easier AMI
more In accordance with national honor by
negotiating 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 witt the Cher
okees for the cession of the Cherokee
outlet and to substitute for it the para
graph reported from the committee on
appropriations also providing for negotia-
tons, but recurring the result to be re-
ported to congress for its ratification.
The amendment was agreed to. All
Other amendments reported by the com
mittee were also agreed to and the bill
passed, and conference was requested.
The senate then took a recess until
$50.
At the evening session the presidents
veto OF the direct tax bill was presented
and read and after a short debate the bill
was passed over the presidents veto
yeas As. nays 9.
At midnight the differences existing be.
tween the senate and house on the appro-
priation bills had been all accommodated
IN conference committee, excepting those
arising out of conflicting opinions on the
Indian, sundry civil and deficiency appro
priation bills. The committee on con
ference on the first named measure has
made no report and the radical points of
difference are not known.
The resolution for the continuance of
the select committee on Pacific railroads
until their Indebtedness to the government
was adjusted, was taken up and agreed
to. 1t was soon alter | o clock Sunday
morning when the conference report ON
the deficiency bill was presented and
agreed to, leaving three items, one being
the appropriation for the French spoila-
ton awards, m which there has been no
agreement, and On these further confer
ence was asked, and then at l:l5 the sen
ate proceeded to the consideration Of
executive business.
The senate in executive session this
morning confirmed the nomination OF
Thomas Nj. Vance of North Carolina to
be receiver of public money at Tacoma,
w. 7.