Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-09-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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AFTER passing several bills of minor Inn
| portance on the 10th the Senate resumed
consideration OF the conference report on
the Land Forfeiture bill. and after some de-
bato IL was agreed to The House Antl-L Lot
terry bill was then taken up and passed with
out discussion. The bill TO repeal the tim
ber culture laws was discussed at some
length, passed with several amend
ments and conference asked.
After passing several local bills the
House proceeded TO consider 10
Enloe resolution IN regard to the speech Of
MIR Kennedy OF Ohio. In which he is charged
with using unpnrliamentary language, the
question being on point Of order raised
by MI. Grosvener against the resolution.
The Speaker oYerrnled the point of order,
and after long talk the resolution was no
ferred 90 the Judiciary Committee to exam
inc into the matter and report After pass
ing several local bills and the uppointment
OF conference on the Tariff bill tho House
adjourned
AN hour was devoted TO the passage OF
bills In the Senate on the i7th. most of the
bills being OF local nature Senator Blair
addressed the Senate on tho joint resolution
giving the District OF Columbia representa-.
tlon in Congress and the Electoral College.
After dlsposing OF unimportant business
eighty private pension bills were passed In
thlr y minutes and the Senate adjourned.
Tho House spent tho entire day on the Vlr-
glnla contested election case OF Langston
VS.. Venable and adjourned without final
action.
In tho Senate on the 18th Senator Plumb
offered a resolution calling for Information
as to the rule of the Treasury Department
In paying checks for silver bullion, which
resulted In paying out notes OF largo denoml-
nations instead OF those Intended for cir
culation. and in his remarks criticised
the action of the Department In It's
financial policy. number OF bills
passed, among them one to revive
the rank of Lieutenant General of
the army Resolutions were presented
relative to the death of Representative
Laird, of Nebraska, and tho Senate ad
iourned. The House got Into un uproar
over the Virginia Langston -venable con
tested ell ction case, and in the effort to hold
a quorum the Speaker ordered the doors
locked, whereupon Messrs kilgore (Tcxasl
and others forced the doors open, and,
pending the rumpus the House adjourned
for want of quorum
In the Senate on the 10th Senator Plumb's
resolution to rec mmit the Bankruptcy bill
to the Judiciary Committee with Instructions
10 amend by making 1t apply to voluntary
bankruptcy, was taken up and after some
debate placed on the calendar. After Il
brief ex1 cutlve session the Senate took up
the calendar and passed several bills to
which there we're no objections Adjourned
(. The House spent the entire day IN trying
to secure quorum In order to dis ose OF
the Langston Nenable contested case. but
the quorum melted away as fast as II ap-
peared. and the House adjourned without
action.
The Senate on the 20 further considered
the bin to reduce the amount of United
States bonds TO be required OF Nation2l
banks, but the bill wis not disposed Of
number OF local bills passed, and eighty five
private pension bills passed In llty minutes.
Adjourned. !. Tho House failed TO secure a
quorum and adjourned soon after the
journal was read.