Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-20

offered a resolution, which was agreed
to. directing the secretary Of the
interior 10 report any information in
the possession of the department in rea-
ton to legalizlng any lottery company by
The Indian territorial government of the
Greek nation. Sen. Dawes offered a
resolution which was agreed to, calling
on the secretary Of war for copies of the
correspondence between Lieutenant Cen
eral Sheridan and General Crook in re-
gard 10 the Apache Indians in 1856
Sen. Hoar called up the resolution re-
ported by him yesterday for exclusion
from the Record of the sentences Interpo-
lated by Call in the report of his remarks
in the discussion with Chandler some
weeks ago. Nothing more was accomplish
ed and the senate adjourned.
House. Bills were passed providing
for the erection of public buildings
at the following places among
others: Cedar Rapids. Iowa. and Ere
mont, Neb Mr.. Enloe as a matter of
privilege moved the discharge Of the COM
mittee on invalid pensions from further
consideration of the resolution calling on
the secretary of the interior. for evidence
taken and reported TO hun by the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the man
agement OF the pension office under Conn
missioner Tanner Commissioner Tanner
kept in good faith the promises he made
on the stump and the country wanted to
know the reason why he had
been kicked out. The entire
administration Of the pension office
should be thoroughly Investigated and
oyerhaued by a COMMITTEES Of the house.
The day for shaking ,loody shirt as an
excuse for robbing the public treasury
ought to pass If there has been robbery
and corruption let the men who We're con-
cerned in it he consigned to eternal IN
fanny The usual amount Of bandiage was
INDUCED On, when the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. March II.
Seaafe.-Ihe senate concurrent resOlu-
ton for an investigation into inn
migration matters, was laid before
the senate, with two house amendments,
exten ling the investigation 10 the pur-
chase of American industries 10y foreign
capital and to the use of Bedloe's island as
an immigrant depot The house amend
ments were concurred in The senate
then proceeded to vote on the resolution
to exclude from the Congressional Rec
ord the interpretations made by Mr. Call.
The resolution was agreed to-yeas, 36;
nays. a. The democrats voting in the
affirmative were Messrs. Payne, Pugh
Cockrell and Vance.
House.. Aftel the transaction Of
business OF minor importance senate
bill was passed appropriating So. 100 for
the removal of the sand bars at the en-
trance to the harbor at Milwaukee, Wis.
The house passed the bill granting the
right of way through the Sisseton and
Wahpeton Indian reservation in Dakota
to the Chicago. Milwaukee IL st. Paul
railroad The bill was passed ex-
tending the time Of payment to pur-
chaser, of land from the Oklahoma tribe
of Indian, in Nebraska.
THURSDAY, March H.
Senate The house bill for bridges
across inc Missouri river at South Pierre,
s. d., and across the Columbia river. be-
tween Washington and Oregon, were pass
ed Sen. Frye, from the committee ON
commerce, reported a bill to repeal the law
of the last congress requiring steamships
to carry rockets and guns for casting lines
in case of distress Among the bills pas
sed for public buildings was one appro-
priating 5l50.000 for Hasting, Neb A
for a building at Saltwater. MIMI.
Housc-A bill was passed granting The
right of way through the. Mile Lac In
dian reservation, in Minnesota to the Lit
tie Falls Mile Lac a Lake Superior rail-
road company, The house went into COM
mittee of the whole and ON motion of Mr.. |
Iarsney the amendment was adopted for
the establishment of a land office in No
Mans Land On motion of Mr.. Holman
the amendment was adopted providing
thatno person having fee simple to 100
acres in any state or territory shall be en-
titled to enter land covered by this act. |
The committee arose and reported the bill
to the house Tue amendment rOgiding
that section 2039 of the revised statutes
prohibiting the introduction of intoXi-
eating liquors into the Indian territory
be inf0rced in Oklahoma until after the
adjournment of the first session of the egis-
hture, agreed to, 134 to l03 The bill
was then passed 100 TO 25 It is sub
stitute for he senate bill on the same
subject. The bill contains provisions,
which in substmc. tN the boundries of
the new territory to include the Cherokee
outlet with provision thatno lands oc-
cupied by Indians under treaty or law be
included without their consent except for
judicial purposes. They extend over the
new territory the constitution and the laws
of the United States and the code OF
Nebraska. without interference with the
local Indian governments, acting under
their treaty rights, Seven counties are
established The country seats are Guthrie. /
Oklahoma City, Norman, Lisbon or King F.!
fisher Beaver. Saltwater, and one more to /