Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-14
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
WHAT CONGRESS is DOING
An UnintereSting Day in Both Houses.
THE DAKOTA BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Senate.
VETOED PENSION BILLS.

out his approval bills granting pensions to
Frank d. Worcester and Michael Shawn. were
presented, read, and referred to the committee
on pensions. In the first case the soldier was
discharged (after eleven months service) for
manifest mental disability" which had origi
mated prior to enlistment, and the President
says there is no claim for pension in that
case, ''unless the government is held liable for
every disability that may affiict those who
served in the Union army" In the second case
the disease of the leg (Which necessltated am
putatiOn) was contracted after the soldier had
been discharged from the service, and the claim
Is described by the President without
merit"
IRRIGATION OF ARID LANDS.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Stewart for select committee of seven Sem
ators on irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands with clerk at sc per day. was agreed to.
The Senate bills granting right of way to the
Cherokee Central railroad company through
the Indian territory, and to the jamestown and
Northern railroad company through the Devils
Lake Indian reservation were reported and
placed on the calendar.
The Senate bill for the allotment of land in
severalty to the Indians on the Oneida reserva-
ton, in Wisconsin, was reported back, ad-
versely, and placed ON the calendar.
AsAcO
LUTON.
Mr.. Morgan offered an amendment to the
resolution, reported from the committee on
privileges and elections, which was laid ON the
table and ordered printed 1t instructs the
committee so to frame legislation on the sub
ject of elections that it shall not apply
to any state whose constitution and laws
provide ample security for the honest
exercise of the right to vote, for the
just and impartial counting and return Of the
votes, and for the just, impartial, and true
ascertainment and certifcaton of the results,
and in which state these requirements have
been honestly complied with.
Mr.. Hoar offered a resolution (Which was
agreed to) directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to transmit to the Senate forthwith
certified copies of all the sworn testimony in
regard to alleged
FRAUDS AND UNDERvALUATIoNs
in the New York custom-house, tax en- by Special
Agent Byrne. He stated lin explanation of the
resolution) that a violent attack had been
made in the New York Euening Post on the
Secretary of the Treasury and on Special Agent
Byrne. That attack, he said, had been sup
ported by some affidavits of certain discharged
public officers and those affdavits were said to
be in conflict with the afidavits presented by
Special Agent Byrne, and acted on by the Sec
retary. He had not investigated the question
80 as to touch bottom omit.
COMPILATION OF DISTRICT LAWS.
The House bill to secure compilation of
the laws Of the District of Columbia was taken
from the calendar and passed with amend
ments, and a conference asked.
ss-4r- IMPORTED LIQUORS.
Mr.. Wilson Qowa) addressed the Senate in
support of the bill relating to imported liquors,
introduced by Mr. Frye, ON December q, 1887,
reported back, adversely, from the judiciary
committe on March 19, 1888. and then placed
on the calendar. The bill reads:
"The consent of Congress is hereby given
that the laws of the several states relating to
the sale of distilled and fermented liquors
within the limits of each state may apply to
such liquors when they have been imported,
in the same manner as when they have been
manufactured in the United States"
House of Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Rogers (Ark.) the Senate
bill was passed providing for writs of error to
the United States Supreme Court in all cases
involving the question of the jurisdiction of
court below.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
On motion of Mr.. Forney (Ala.,) the Senate
amendments were non-concurred in to the leg
islative, executive and judiciary appropriation
bill. and Messrs. Forney, Randall and Cannon
were appointed conferees
THE SIOUX RESERVATION IN DAKOTA.
Mr.. Peele, of Arkansas, called up the bill to
divide a portion of the Sioux reservation in
Dakota into separate reservations, and to Sc
cure REIMBURSEMENT of the Indian title to the
remainder.
The first vote was then taken upon an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Breckinbridge (ky.)
opening the land to free entry under the
homestead law, and it was rejected.
The next vote was amendment offered by
Mr.. Payson CIll.) providing tor free entry by
honorably discharged soldiers and sailors.
was passed.
THE FORTIFICATION BILL.
Mr.. Sayers CTex.) }, from the committee on ap-
preparations. reported back the fortification
appropriation bill with Senate amendments,
and asked for its present consideration. but on
"a point of order raised by hlr. Townshend of
Illinois it was referred to the committee of the
whole.
Mr. Springer CIlI called up the conference
report on the Senate bill for the admission of
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.
The report, which reports a total disagreement,
was agreed to. Mr.. Springer moved that the
House insist on its amendments and ask for
another conference.
This motion having been agreed to, Mr..
Baker, of New York, offered a resolution giving
the House conferees the following instructions:
First, to exclude the Territory ofNew Mexico
from the bill.
Second, to amend the bill SO as
to provide for the admission of South Dakota
by proclamation OF the President under the
Sioux Falls constitution to be resubmitted to
the people OF south Dakota with provision for
new election Of state and federal officers and
without new vote on the question OF diyi-
sion.
Third, that the proposed states of North Da-
kota, Montana and Washington shall be ad-
mitted cn the same basis, either ali by procla-
nation OF the President or all by formal acts of
admission
Mr.. Cox IN. Y. eoffered substitute for the
resolution, differing only from Mr.. Bakers
proposition in that it provides for the admis-
sion of North Dakota. Montana and Washington
by proclamation of the president. He earnestly
favored the immediate admission OF these ter
ritories.
THE BLACK CLOUD
which has hovered over Hayti, the black cloud
which had covered the House yesterday had
rolled away. Tho prospect of war with
Germany had smoothed its wrinkled front. the
fisheries trouble was as cold as the arctic sea-
The time was rine for clothing the territories
With the panoply of statehood. 1t was clear
the Senate would not agree to the admission of
New Mexico. Notwithstanding that it was
IN his opinion republican territory Theiad-
mission of New Mexico should no be made de-
pendent on the admission of South Dakota
Every territory should stand nm ifs own merif