St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-02
OKLAHOMANS ARE HAPPY.
Their Bill to Open the Territory
Passes the House.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The house to-
day passed the Oklahoma bill. Senate
amendments were concurred in to the
house bill authorizing the secretaries of
war and the navy to lend flags, etc.. to
the inaugural committee. The confer
ence report on the bill to create the de-
partment of agriculture was agreed to-.
CThe only material difference between
the two houses was upon the senate
amendment striking out the clause
transferring the weather bureau to the
new department. The house con-
ferrees finally Teceded from the op-
position to the senate amendment,
and the clause is not retained
Mr. Cannon. of Illinois, reported reSo-
luton providing that when the House
proceeds to the consideration of bills on
the private calendar, the senate bills
shall have precedence for two legisla-
tive days. Agreed to. The diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill with
senate amendments was referred. The
Oklahoma bill was taken up for con-
sideration. The pending question was
on the motion of Mr.. Springer, of Hi
nois, to table the motion of Mr.. OFerr-
all, of Virginia, tn reconsider the vote
by which the House yesterday rejected
the minority substitute, the motion to
table was carried, yeas 1872, nays Ia.
The question then required on the pass
age of the bill. Dilatory motions were
made to prevent the passage of the
bill but it was finally passed, yeas 14S,
nays 102. The conference report
on the Nicaragua canal bill was
presented. Ordered printed and
laid over, Mr.. Clardy giving
notice that he would call it up to-mor
row. The same course was followed
with the conference report on the bill to
amend the interstate commerce act.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the private calendar. The
afternoon was consumed in conSidera-
ton of bill authorizing the court of
claims to adjudicate the claim of the
legal representatives of Henry III. Sib-
ley, growing out of a contract with the
government for the use of a patented
invention in the manufacture of the
Sibley tent, but no decision was ar
rived at The senate bill was passed to
extend to the port of Sault Ste. Marie,
Mich, the privileges of inland traps
portation in bond. The house then, at
4 o'clock, took recess until T:30.
REJOICING IN KANSAS.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. 1.-There
was great rejoicing in this city to-day
when the news was received that
Springer's Oklahoma bill had passed
the lower branch of congress. Grand
preparations are being made for
parade tonight by the fambeau clubs
and bands of music. Pawnee Bill and
many of his followers are now here,
where they expect TO remain until the
L. l<1e
they will peaceably take up their march
to Oklahoma,
In advocating a bill increasing the
pension of Lou Copyright Metals, Mr..
Nelson. of Minnesota, amused the
house with eulogy Of the Uniyersalist
chaplain of the Fourth Wisconsin regi-
ment. of which he Nelson had been an
hOnored member. This chaplain, in
stead of carrying Bible around with
him, carried canteen of whisky, and
when poor fellow fell sick and weary
by the wayside, he revived him with a
drink. instead of a missionary tract.
Mr.. Cheadle, of Indiana, raised the
point of no quorum against the bill,
and it went over with the previous
question ordered. A dispute arose over
bill granting pension TO the minor
children of Joseph Sawyer, superin-
tdendent of the life-saying service of
the Tenth district, who lost his life in
the line of,duty. Mr.. Cheadle, of In
diana, and Mr.. Washington, of Tennes-
see, opposed the measure, as establish
ing dangerous precedent. Mr.. O'Neill,
of Missouri. thought that just such
precedent should be established. So
much opposition was. manifested the
bill was withdrawn. Twenty-Five pri-
yate pension bills were passed. and the
morrow.