The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-02-07
THE NATIONAL SOLONS.
WORK OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Samoan Islands. Transferring the con
sulate at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, from
class 5 $4,000 to class $50 500, and providing
for consulate of the same class at Paso Del
Norte The army nurses pension bill was
amended and passed. 1t allows a pension of
so month to all women nurses during the.
appointed by Miss Dix, superintendent
OF Women Nurses, or her authorized agent or
who were specially appointed bv the SURGEON
General or other proper United States authority
who performed six months service. or who
were disabled and honorably discharged Those
who are now receiving O. less pension under
special acts are to be entitled 10 The benefits of
this act. The Senate bill was passed by the
House increasing the pension of soldiers or
sailors who have lost both hands TO 800 per
month. bill was passed granting the Mount
Carmel ill., Development Company the privi-
lege of drawing water from the Wabash River.
The Senate's concurrent resolution was agreed
to- providing for the joint meeting OF the,
two houses of Congress on Wednesday Feb
Ii, for the purpose of counting the electoral
vote. The House went into committee of the,
whole on the sundry civil approximation bill
An amendment appropriating $4,000 for the,
education OF children of school age in Alaska
without reference to race, was agreed to-
Inc appropriation for the Rock Island Ar
senal was increased SIS. 500 Reprentative
Springer introduced his omnibus bill providing
Tor an enabling act Tor the admission of the
Territories of Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming as
States of the Union. Delegate Clifford, of
Dakota. introduced bill providing for opening
for settlement all that portion of the Fort Ran
dali military reservation in Dakota living east
of the Missouri River.
THE Senate, after adopting Mr. Gibson's
amendment to the diplomatic appropriation
bill on the 29th ult., providing that United
states states Ministers to France, Germany;
Ambassadors, went into secret session
on the Samoan amendments. On motion of Mr.
Sherman it was voted-yeas, 26; nays, 24-tO
consider the amendments in open session and
the doors were opened. Mr. Sherman then pro-
ceeded to address the Senate at length giving q
clear statement of the whole question, after
Which that body adjourned. The following reso-
luton was introduced in the House for refer
ence: "ReSOG0ed, That the present condition of
affairs at Samoa requires that this Governments
should aid the people of those islands in secur-
ing ON independent native government
Tree from the claims of territorial juris-
diction of any European power and to
the end that this purpose may be speedily and
effe ctualIy accomplished the President of the
United States is hereby requested to insist on
the restoration of affairs in said island as the
same existed at the time of the convention be-
tween the representatives OF the Governments of
Germany, Great Britain, and the United states,
keld IN the city of Washington in June and july.
1887. That he further aid in securing settle
ment OF the pending difficulties at Samoa on a,
satisfactory and solid foundation, and in the
restoration of peace and good order under q
responsible native independent government with
court of competent jurisdiction to determine
land titles and such other claims end controyer-
sizes OF foreign residents as NAV be PROPERLY
cognizable by such court, and thai he take such
further steps as may be necessary to protect
the rights Of this Government ana its citizens
III said islands In the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr. Burrows, OF Michigan. pre-.
sented a petition of 1900 citizens of Utah
against the admission of that Terri DRY as
Sta'e. Tne House went into COMM tee OF the.
Whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee, offered an amendment
authorizing the secret service forcs of the
Treasury Department to be used in de Getting
Agreed TO. The committee rose and the bill
was passed. Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas from the
COMMITTEES on Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
reported q bill to provide for the better protec-
ton OF the fur, seal, and salmon fisheries Of
Alaska. Printed and recommitted with leave to
report at any time.
AMONG the nominations of postmasters con-
firmed by the Senate on the Both ult were the.
following Charles H Manning, Grand Cross
ing, ILL.,; Celestine Gibbons Keokuk Iowa:
Mollie G. Moffitt, Upton, Iowa; Frank
Mcmahon, Au Sable Mich John NJ. Hib-
bard Stoughton. Wis; Henry C. Miller,
the Senate calling on the Secretary of the Treas
ury for statement of the amounts i'll the sink
ing fund to the credit of the Union and Central
Pacific under the Thurman act. A lengthy dis
cnssion occurred on the Samoan amendments
to the consular bill. Mr.. Springer managed to
get the Oklahoma bill before the House. and
it's consideration completed in commit
tee of the whole. Among the amendments
adopted were those of Mr.. PaySCn of Illinois
to protect the homestead ri hts of honor
ably discharged Union soldiers and sailors,
providing that no homestead entries shall be
allowed except to actual settlers and substi-
tute for the town-site section. The latter aII-
thorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reserve
town sites of not exceeding $40 acres Oh anv
public lands in the Territory and until the legal
Incorporation to sell the lots for the
benefit of the scnOOl fund of said town, less the
amounts paid to Indians After the town is
incorporated the title to unsold lots shall
vest in the municipality. Other amendments
adopted provide for the protection OF Indian
titles forfeit lands and rights granted to the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad fer the Canadian
River Branch, and eliminate the clause subject
ing lands to taxation after the first instalment
or purchase money is made. After the bill
reported to the House, Mr.. Payson's soldiers
homestead amendment was agreed to and the
House adjourned.
IN the Senate after the passage of G few pri-
vate bills, on the 31st ult, the Senate resumed
consideration of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill, the pending question
being on the amendment. referring. to
Samoa. These were agreed to without
division. The credentials of Edward o. VOL
colt, Senat elect from Colorado, were pre-
sented, and placed on file The Presidents mes
sages in relation to the Samoan islands and to
Corea (the same that presented in the
Housed were referred to the Committee on For
eign Relations The House amendments to the
lost both hands were reported back favorably
and concur red in. The Senate then proceeded
to executive business, the British eXtradition
treaty, and spent four hours in the consideration
of the treaty. but adjourned leaving it
still pending. When the House resumed,
consideration of the Oklahoma bill,
the vote by which Mr.. Payson's soldiers
homestead" amendment was passed was recon
sidered. The proposition then divided and
the first clause which provides that no home
stead rights of honorably discha:sed Union SOL
diers and sailors shall be impaired by the bill,
was agree to- The second section, which was
rejected, extended to homestead rights of ex-
soldiers and sailors TO all lands opened for set
tlement under the bill. Mr.. Payson's town
site" amendment was agreed to without divi-
sion. MIR. U'terrall (Va.) moved reconsidera-
ton, and Mr. Springer moved to table the lat
iourned
IN the Senate message from the President
yetoing bill granting pension to Mrs. Ellen
Hand was presented on the lst inst, read, and
on motion laid on the table. The ground of dis
approval is that "the soldiers death was in no
way related to any incident of military service. !"
The House amendments to the Senate bill
for the admission of South Dakota as a State
were non-concurred in upon report of the Com
mittee on Territories aud conference asked
Senators Platt. Cullom and Butler were ap-
pointed conferrees on the part of the Senate. The
Senate went into executive session on the
British extradition treaty, which, after three
hours debate was rejected by vote of SO to Is.
The House agreed to the conference report on
Agriculture Cabinet officer, and then took up
the Oklahoma bill. The House by II vote of 14S
to 102 passed the bill creating the Territory Of
Oklahoma. The conference report on the
bill was presented.
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