Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
OKLAHOMA in SENATE.
THE TERRITORIAL COMMITTEES fO
. REPORT THE SPRINGER BILL.
A Minority Report Also to be. Presented,
Authorizing the Government to Treat
With the ..Indians-The Union Pacific
Funding Bin-Election Frauds North

I
Funding Bil-Election Frauds Mort
and South.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-In the Ser
ate the committee on territories decided t.
report iavorably the Springer bill to OF
ganize the territory of Oklahoma.
Butler dissents, and will repnrt a substi
tute, authorizing the government to trea
with the Indians for the extiuguishment o
their titles to lands, preparatory to the or
ganization of the territory.
Vest moved to reconsider the vote b,
which the conference report on the direc
tax bill was agreed to, Saturday, and sale
his object was to give his reason for oppos
ing the bill. After discussion the matter
went over, and a message was sent to th'
House requesting the return OF the bill.
THE OKLAHOMA MATTER.
Chandler and Morgan followed Morrill, ir
brief remarks. On motion OF Stockbridge
the resolution was adopted unanimously
Cullum, from the committee on Terrific.
ries reported back the House bill to organ
placed on the calendar, Cullum giving no tice
that he would call it up for action as soon
as possible.
Butler, Ia member of that committee)
presented substitute as representing the
views OF the minority.
Platt, another member, ssid he did not
agree with the majority of the committee,
but would support the resolution presented
by Butler.
Sherman gave notice that he would to-
move to proceed to the cOnsidera.
tion and disposition of the conference re-
port on the direct tax bill.
Frye asked the presiding officer what
was the position OF
THE UNION PACIFIC FUNDING BILL,
and was told that by a vote to take up the
pending resolution reported from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, it had
been displaced from it's order before the
Senate. -
Hoar said that he was quite sure that
every member OF the committee on privi.
eges and elections will be willing 1.-THE Sena-
tor from Maine having been absent on ac-
count OF dom estic affliction), to have his
bill restored to all it's rights and that it
shall lose nothing whatever by the elec-
tions. The resolution having been taken
up, Frye then said there would be a meet
ing OF the Pacific railroad committee to.
morrow morning, and it would be then de-
termined whether or not he will ask for the
of the funding bill to it's place.
lhe Senate then resumed consideration
Of the Texas outrages resolution, and Coke
began his fourth days argument against
It. He declared there was no excuse or
palliation or justification for
THE RAIDING OF BALLOT BOXES
n Washington County, but he did not con-
lemn it more strongly or regret it more
sincerely than did the people OF that coun-
Try. He did not say the ballot boxes were
aided in every section of the United States,
put he did say that bribery, bold and un-
,lushing, did prevail in every section OF the
country except in the south where they did
lot have the money to buy each other
With, and vet he heard OF no Congressional
Investigation into bribery in the last
election. To the Indictment, which, he
vas tol /, had been found in Indiana for
bribery, nine-tenths OF those indicted were
but no Senator had risen
md they asked for an investigation there.
Coke referred to the alleged use OF millions
III uOlldTS III luuldud, INcW 1OTh du(l huOuc
sland last election. Who would not charge
,eople Of any OF those states with COM
,licity in those crimes. and why should the
,eople of Texas and the whole OF the South
'e held responsible for a single county in
he South? There was more muscle than
money, and there was no bribery there;
While in the North there was more money
han muscle and there was no violence
here. 1t was force in the South, it was
FRAUD AND BRIBERY IN THE NORTH.
OF the two crimes, bribery was the most
dangerous and most difficult to provide
,gainst.
AS to the hanging of three negroes at Bren-
am, Coke declared it had been the work OF
ould not oe settled by statutes. The
eopIe of the South should be let alone.
he had to say how the race question is
o be settled, he would repeat what sena-
or from Ohio, (Sherman) was represented
i a newspaper, few days ago, to have
aid, and that was to let the people of each |
tate attend to the matter themselves.
If the people OF the South were let alone, |
he race question would be settled quicker |
han was supposed.
At the close OF Coke's speech, the resoIu- |
ion was laid aside, and Allison, from the |
ommittee on appropriations, reported |
ack the sundry civil appropriation bill,
18th amendments, and gave notice that he |
'ould call it up tomorrow.
The House bill to provide for taking the |
1 tn and subsequent censuses, was passed |
nd the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.-1n the House,
'unn, of Arkansas from the committee on |
,erchant marine and fisheries, called up
be bill to provide for the better protection
+ the seal and salmon fisheries OF Alaska.
After discussion, the bill was recommend
!, with instructions to the committee to
eport it back, with an amendment reduc-
lg from 20 to 10 years the term OF the
ase OF the seal fisheries, and authorizing
ny person to bring suit against the lessees
D recover $1O5 for every seal taken in ex-
,ss OF that fixed by law.
Crisp then called up the Sullivan-Welton
election case. The Republicans
egan fibustering against consideration OF
le case.
REPUBLICAN FILIBUsTERING.
McKenna OF California raised the ques-