Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-19
Colonel Fred. Crocker.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, February 1Sth.-In the House
to-day Congressman Morrow. from the Appro-
priatlons Committee, reported the Pension APP
preparation bill 1t was referred to the Com
mitJee of the Whole.
The Speaker laid before the House the mes
sage from the President transmitting, without
comment, the communication from the Interior
Department proposing the amendment of the
Act providing for the allotment of lands in
severalty in Indiana.
The Senate bill providing for the appointment
of an Assistant Secretary of War wss laid before
the House 1t is substantially the same as the
House bill, already favorably reported from the
Military Committee. The Speaker held that
it was, under the rules, entitled to immediate
consideration, and the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole thereon. The discus
sion continued until halfpast l o'clock, when
the committee rose without action, and the
House resumed the consideration of the bill
which provides temporary government for
Oklahoma.
The general debate was limited to three
and half hours, despite the appeal of
Barnes and others for five hours time, and in
retaliation for the enforced limitation they
called for the reading of the original Senate bill
and the House substitute together ffty-nine
printed pages. One hour and twenty minutes
was consumed in reading, and it was after
o. clock before StIuhle of Iowa took the floor in
Senate bill because it failed to include
all the Greek and Seminole lands purchased
under the last Administration. The House bill
embraced all of the territory not occupied by
the FIVE civilized tribes of this tract in the
It compared favorably with the surrounding
States. 1t was in the heart of country we'll
watered, with 1860 miles of railroads, with bust
ness enterprises coal lands, agricultural indus
tries, and a population of $4,000 people. The
House bill proposed to organize it into terri
tory. The first part of the bill related to Terri
torial officers and similar to that to tue Senate
bill. For convenience six counties were to be
established. Provisions were made for the es-
Enlistment of a Supreme Court, and for the
trial of cases. National banks could be estab
lished. mo Mans Land" was to be opened to
settlement, and town-sites TO be reserved.
A section of the bill provided for the speedy
settlement of the controversy between the
United States end the State of Texas respecting
the ownership Of Greer County. What might be
called a second division of the bill related solely
to the Indian Territory, exclusive OF Oklahoma,
and created a Supreme Court and three District
Courts to administer the law of Arkansas SO far
as applicable to that Territory.
Barnes advocated the Senate bill in preference
to the House substitute.
Springer said Barnes unintentionally tried to
misrepresent the scope of the bill. Under the
treaties the United States had much right to
legislate respecting the lands OF the Cherokee
outlet as it had 10 legislate on any subject.
Hare had read, as part of his remarks, pro-
test from Governor Bird of the Choetaw nation
against the passage of the bill, as violation OF
the treaty made at Dancing Water in 1880.
Mansur and Perkins both insisted they had
communications from Governor Bird asking TO
have Courts established at certain points.
The committee rose before the debate had
concluded, and the House adjourned.
N TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 1S.h.-It is understood
that the Senate is considering the British extra
dition treaty.
1t is stated that Gray's motion to strike out the
sections making granddaughter and obtaining
money under false pretenses extraditable crimes
has been defeated.
The doors were re-opened at $3.50, and the
educational bill came up as unfinished business
and Blair proceeded with his address. Alter
speaking for over two hours he yielded the IGOR,
| and Sale, from the Conference Committee on
the bill to require the Superintendents OF Cen
sus to ascertain the numoer of people who own
| their farms and the amount of Indebtedness
| thereon, made a report recommending the
House amendment be agreed to-
Plat inquired whether the bill made all farm
| ers and others who should be called upon to an
| swer the questions IS to their debts subject to
| fine and imprisonment if they refused to an
| swer.
| Hale answered that all census questions were
placed in the same category, but the penalty
| did not include imprisonment; it only extended
| to a fine of Slo0.
The Conference Committee did net think it
| wise to make a discrimination between the diff
| terent classes Of questions.
The conference report was agreed to,
The House bill for the relief of the Sioux In
| dams at the Devils Lake Agency, North Da-
kota (exactly similar tothe Senate bill passed q
few days since), Yves passed, and the Senate Dill
| recalled from the House.
After brief executive session the doors re-
| opened and the Senate adjourned.