Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-07-31
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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| CONGRESS.
| IN the Senate on the 22d bill was re
| ported aud placed on the calendar givlni
the widow OF General Fremont pension o
5000 year. The Indian Appropriation bill
was then considered at length, about half o
| IL being disposed OF, aud after passing tn,
! bill for the disposal OF the Fort Ellis mill
/ tary reservation and another local bill th'
Senate adjourned Immediately after th,
! journal was read IN the House voting began
| on the Original Package bill The Adam'
substitute defining original packages
was lost by vote OF 50 yeas 10 li5 nays
When a vote was taken on tho House sub
stitute for the Senate COR WILSON, biz IL wai
very close having but one majority on the
| first call, but changes were made and tht
| hnal vote was lls yeas TO 80 nays, and the bill
as amended passed by vote OF l76 yeas tC
3s nays party lines being enntlrely ignored
A conference was asked, and the House con
sldered the bankruptcy bill until aGSourn
ment The Original Package bili as passed
provides that whenever any article OF com
mefce IA imported into any State from any
other State. Territory or foreign nation. and
there held or offered fer sale, the same shall
then be subject 10 the laws OF such State
Provided. that no discrimination shalt be
made by any State In favor its citizens
against those OF other States and Territories
IN re pect TO ine sala OF any article ol com
merce, nor In favor ~ its own products
against those Of like character produced In
other States or Territories Nor shall the
transportation Of commerce through any
State be obstructed. except for the neces.
sary enforcement OF the health laws of such
state
THE session OF the Senate on the 23d was
devoted entirely to further consideration ol
the Indian Appropriation bill The Bank.
ruptey bill occupied the attention OF the
House and II was not completed at adjourn
ment
WHEN the Senate met on tho oath Senator
Morgan introduced bill 10 fix the limit OF
value and to provide for the free coinage Of
silver, which was referred, 1t provides that
tho unit of value in the United States shall
be the dollar Of ll2t7 grains Of standard sil
yer or rs $40 gains OF gold. which shall be
a legal tender for all debts and that any
owner OF gold or silver bullion may deposit
II at any mint to be coined
for his benefit free of charge.
Tho Indian Appropriation bill was further
debated and finally passed. Senator Voor
hees introduced bill by request of the La
Dor Alliance, TO secure freedom Of trade.
speech and the press and asked that II be
printed In the Record, TO which Senator
sherman objected as being unusual The
Tariff bill then came up as unfinished busi-
ness and The Senate adjourned The House
spent the day In further considering the
Bankruptcy bill when a vote was reached
the substitute known as the Voluntary Bank
ruptcy bill was rejected and the Torrey BIN
passed by III yeas TO 81 nays, and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the 25th petitions
were presented. fromayarious par t. Of ths,
country protesting against the passage Of
Me Federal Election bill senator Blair pre-
sented memorial from n G. A Il post ex.
1Kfrs ~ thn Of
gress in allowing agents fee OF $40 under
the Dependent Pension bill. motion to
proceed with the Tariff bill was antag on iEed
with motion to proceed with the Marine
bill. which prevailed, and that bili was con
sidered until one o'clock when the Tariff bill
was taken up and debated until adjourn
ment. In the House the sundry Civil bill
with Senate amendments was reported un
after some sparring was taken up and de
bated until adjournment
in the Senate on the 26th Mr.. Cullom Of
fered q resolution, which was agreed To- re-
questipg the President to furnish all CORE
spondence on file in the State Department
tepehiaay the anprts Of thls 9uNefnmunt -
obtain modification or repeal of the decree
of the French Government prohibiting the
Importation of American pork. Mr. Mitchell
offered IA resolution that this Government
would hail with appreciation any arrange
ment looking to reciprocity with Central
and south America. Referred. The
Senate refused 70 concur In the House
to tho Original Package
bill and appointed a conference. Bills
were passed giving 5000 per year
pension to the widows OF Generals George
Crook, John G. Fremont and George B Nc.
Ciellan, and the Tariff bill was debated un-
I'll adjournment. In the House resolu-
ton was adopted for a committee OF five
to investigate charges against Pension Com
missioner Raum, and the House. N Commit
tcc OF the Whole, considered the Senate
amendments to the sundry Civil bin Ad