Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-02-06
SlGNlFl CAN'T OF A VETO.
A Presidential Message That Is Said to 3,
the Fate of the Oklahoma Bill,

Presidential Message That Il Said to Seal
the Fate of the Oklahoma Bill.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb 6-The president
yesterday sent to congress a message trans
uniting an agree nent with the Creek Indians
In Indian territory, by which, for s., go, S57
in cash and 81, 00J,0O0 placed at interest at s
per cent. in the United States treasury the
interest to be use1 to educate and civilize the
lndiansl, the Creeks cede to the United States
the western half of their reservation The
Indians took the initiative in the matter and
the land comprises part of Oklahoma A bill
to carry out the agreement accompanied the
message and con ,ress is urged to ratify the
business
The position taken by the president in his
message has caused renewal Of the gossip
that the Oklahoma bill will not receive exec
utive approval It is stated in political cir
cles-largely made up, however, of those who
opposed the Okla homa bill-that the action
of the president conclusively argues that be
will veto it. The vote in the senate referring
the bill to the committee on territories indi-
Gates that its passage there is assured
Called Missouri n Benighted State
WASHINGTON CITY, Feb 6-Rhode Island
and Missouri had a little tiff in the senate
yesterday while the reference of the Okla
homa bill was und or discussion Dawes led
the opposition, who wanted the bill referred
to the committee on Indian affairs, and said
that with the exception of the little strip called
mo Mans Land" the whole of the proposed
territory is now held by the Indians
Chace of Rhode Island said that the idea of
raising No Mans Land to the dignity of a
territory was belittling the whole question.
Cockrell-It is larger than the state of
Rhode Island
Chace-It is not larger in the number of in
habitants or the interests involved
Cockrell took exception to Cbace's allusion
TO Missouri as "banighted state" He said
that every foot of Rhode Island soil had teen
relentessly and IN lrderously wrested from
the Indians
It's About a Stand-off, Gentlemen.
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 6.-An amend
ment to the legislative, executive, and judi
cial appropriation bin, offered by Hawley in
the senate yesterday, provoked little discus
sion, in which honors were about even, the
Democrat having the last word. The amend
ment proposed to increase the clerical force
OF the civil service commission, and Plumb
referred, in opposinl, it, to the recent extern
sion of civil service -ules to postal employees
as an attempt to EN- oarraSs the incoming adj
ministration, and sa that Hawley's amend
ment was contribu ton TO that attempt; but
German reminded Plumb that Arthur's ad-
ministration had within twenty days of
leaving Office extended civil service rules to
the agricultural department.
Whitney's Dinner to the President.
WASHINGTON CnY, Feb. 6-Secretary
Whitney gave Il dinner last night to the pres
ident and his cabine5 Covers were laid for
twenty six persons. The party included the
president and Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary Bay
ard and Miss Bayard, Secretary Endicott and
Mrs Endicott, Secretary Fairchild and Mrs
Fairchld, Secretary Villas ann Mrs Villas,
Postmaster General Dickinson and Mrs Dick
inson, Secretary Whitney and Mrs Whitney,
Governor Hill and Mrs Folsom, Speaker Car
Isle and Mrs. Carlisle, Senator Blackburn
and Mrs. Blackburn, Mr.. d. Willis James
and Mrs. James (of New York;, Hon w. L.
Russell and Mrs. Russell (of Boston,, Mr..
Smith Weed tof New York, and Mrs Henry