Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-07
House.

House.
WAsmNGToN, Feb. Reconsideration of
the conference report on the Nicaraguan
canal bill resumed in the house, it being
agreed that the debate should be closed at
3 o'clock.
Mr.. Nelson of Minneapolis opposed the
conference report.
MIR. Chapman of Michigan said he favored
the bill rs it came from the senate. He mad
not favored it as it had passed tho house,
the amendments which had been placed
upon it having served TO emasculate it.
They nad been Incorporated on the idea that
the United States should be free from en-
tangling alliances, and that it should isolate
itself. The day for isolation had passed.
Voices from all parts of the world were
warning the United States of this-voices
from the Isthmus, from Canada, from
Samoa, from wherever foreign nations
had planted their flags. The at
tempt to make it impractcable
for American enterprise to plant itself in for.
eign countries was too late. "We are carry
ing the flag into that region of Central Amer
lea, he said. 1--WE are carrying it with the
endorsement of this government. We have
put ourselves where, though we may not be
pecunIarily liable, we shall be morally re.
sponsible for the safety and protection of
a great American enterprise which will help
to spread the fame of our country over the
world l. for one, hope this step is only
low, and we as people will plant our feet on
these regions, and when our flag shall wave
over the state of Nicaragua as state of the
United States of America" Applause.
Mr.. Dngley of Name favored the report.
Mr.. O'Neill of Missouri said that he was
In receipt of many kilograms from promi-
neut men in ST.. Louis in favor of the bill.
He had no extreme sensitivcness concerning
bondholders. The trouble with the American
people was lack of selfasserton. They were
continually quibbling, and afraid to do this
Or that-afraid of the consequences. The
greatest nation on the earth should be the
first to lead in grand enterprises, and con-
serva,ive, moss back statesmen need not be
alarmed.
Mr.. Scott of Pennsylvania said that the
gentleman from Alabama Cobb had sup
plemented his constitutional argument by an
expression of the interest he took in the
lambs of Europe and of the fear that con-
gress would do something by which
those those lambs lambs would be unveigled
money. If the lambs of Europe, as repre-
sentcd by the Rothschllds, Barings and other
great banking houses, were not able to take
take care of themselves and look out for
their own Investments, he did not think the
congress of the United States could help
them.
Mr.. Clardy of Missouri closed the debate
In support of the conference report, and it
was agreed to-yeas III, nays GO.
the house then took q recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of bills re-
ported from tho committee on Indian affairs.
AT the evening session Mr.. Peel of Ar
kansas called up the house bill to divide a
portion OF the reservation of the Sioux In
dams in Dakota in scperate reservations,
and to secure REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian
title to the remainder
On motion of Mr.. Morrill, of Kansas
amendments were adopted, making slight
changes in the boundary lines of the pro-
posed reservation, striking out the alot-
ments to the Santee Sioux tribe in Ne
braska, increasing from so cents to 81 per
acre, the amount TO be paid the
Flandreau Sioux Indians in lieu of allot-
ments, requiring patents to Indian lands dis
posed OF to settlers to be placed in custody
of the proper person upon the reservation,
subject to inspection, and increasing allot-
ments 10 Indians in severalty from one-quar-
ter section to 800 acres.
Mr. l'ayson of Illinois made strong argu-
ment in favor Of exempting honorably dis |
charged union soldiers and sailors from pay
ment of the sums required to be paid by |
settlers upon lands surrendered by the In |
dians, and offered an amendment to carry
out that view.
Mr.. Breckenridge of Kentucky moved to |
further amend the bill so as to relieve all |
settlers from payment upon their entries. |
Upon Mr. Payson's suggestion, these two
amendments were held to be pending, with
the understanding that vote be taken on
them tomorrow. Mr.. Payson also secured |
the adoption of an amendment relating 10 |
the selection of town sites similar in terms to |
that added to the Oklahoma bill |
After q few other unimportant changes
had been made, the previous question was |
ordered and the bill laid aside until tenor !
row.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing:
Substitute for the senate bill in relation to
dead and fallen timber on Indian lands;
granting 10 the ST. Paul, Manitoba & Mime |
sofa railroad company right-of-way through |
the White Earth reservation. Minnesota;
for the disposition of agricultural lands in
the Pipestone reservation, Minnesota;
granting to the Yan<ton & Missouri Valley
railroad company rightof,way through the
Hankton reservation, Dakota.
The house at 10 80 p. m adjourned.