Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-19
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
THE NATIONS LAWMAKERS,
What Was Done By Con-
gress Yesterday !
SIXTEEN PEOPLE DROWNED.
A, Cronin Suspect Arrested
In St. Louis.
THE EXTRADITI0N TREATY.
A Big Fire In Newark, New
Jersey.
THE FIFrY-FlRsT CONGRESS.

HOUSEs
The senate bill providing for the appoint
ment of an assistant secretary of war was
laid before the house and it was substantial
ly the same as the house bill already favora-
bly, reported from the military committee,
the speaker held that it was under the rules
entitled to immediate consideration. So the
house went into committee of the whole, Mr..
Burrows Of Michigan in the chair, and Mr..
Cutcheon of Michigan made brief explana-
ton of the necessity for the appointment for
an assistant secretary for war.
A discussion followed until 1.3O, at which
hour the committee rose and the house pro-
coed to consider the special order, being the
bill to provide temporary government for
Oklahoma. Pending that Mr.. Perkins asked
consideration for the senate bill for the relief
of the Sioux Indians at DEVILS Lake agency,
North Dakota, but Mr.. McMillin of Tennes-
see objected, and the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the Oklahoma bill,
Mr.. Payson of Illinois in the chair. The
general debate was limited to three and one
half hours, despite the appeal of Mr.. Barnes
of Georgia and others for Ave hours time,
and in retaliation for the enforced limitation
they called for the reading of the original
senate bill and the house substite-altogethe
fiifty.nine printed pages. One hour and
twenty minutes was consumed in the reading
and It was after O'Clock before Mr.. Strubel
of Iowa took the floor in support of the bill
He criticises the senate bill because it failed
to include all of the Creek and Seminole
lands purchased under the last ADMINISTERS
ton.
The house bill embraced all of the territory
not occupied by the five civilized tribes.
This tract in area compared favorably with
surrounding states. It was in the heart of
the country, we'll watered, with 300 miles
Of railroads. With busines enterprises, coal
lands, agricultural industries and popula-
ton of $4,000 people. Yet there was not
single law to assist in carrying on business or
conserve property rights.
The house bill proposed to organise it into
territory. The rights of the Indians were
properly guarded. The frst part of the bill
related to the territorial officers and was
similar in that to the senate bill. For con-
venience six counties were to be established.
Provisions were made for the election of q
legislature, for the establishment of supreme
court and for the trial Of cases: National
banks could be established. No Mans Land
was to be opened to settlement and town
sites were to be reserved.
A section of the bill provided for q speedy
settlement of the controversy between the
United States and the state of Texas respect
ing the ownership of Greer county. What
might be called the second division of the
bill relating solely to the Indian territory,
exclusive Of Oklahoma, and created supreme
court and three district courts to administer
the law of Arkansas 30 far as applicable to
the territory.
After further debate and while It was still
in progress the committee rose.
Mr.. Dunnell Of Minnesota then presented
the conference report on the bill directing
the superintendent of the census to collect
| statistics ct farm mortgages and indebted
ness.
As result of the conference the senate &C.
| cepted the house amendment.
The report wss accepted and the house at
| $50 adjourned.
In the senate yesterday at half past three
the educational bill came up as the unfin.
ished business and Mr. Blair proceeded with
his opening
1t was about time for adjournment, but Mr..
Blair replied, playfully, that he had good
deal of matter still to lay before the senate
and which senators appeared to be most
anxious to hear. He also inquired, In the
same tone of banter, whether the presiding
officer would ascertain If there wss a quorom
present. He did. however. yield the door.
| Mr.. Hale from the conference committee
on the bill to require the superintendent of
the census to ascertain the number of people
who own their farms and homes aud the
amount of mortgage Indebtedness thereon,
made report recommending that the house
amendment be agreed to.
Mr.. Plat inquired whether the bill made
all the farmers and others who should be
called upon to answer questions a. to their
debts subject to fine and imprisonment If
they refused to answer.
Mr.. Hale answered that all the census Ques-
lions we're placed in the same category, but
the penalty did not include imprisonment.
1t only extended to . fine of 81 ,00O The
conference committee did not think it wise
to make discrimination between different
Glasses of questions.
Mr.. Platt remarked that TO him 1t seemed
harsh to extend the provisions of the census
law to the interrogations under the pro-
visions of the bill.
The conference report was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Halves the house hill for
! the relief of the Sioux Indians at DEVILS
Lake agency, N. D., exactly similar to the
senate bill was recalled from the house.
After brief executive session the doors
were reopsned and the senate at 5:05 p. m.
adjourned till to. morrow, MIR. Blair mention
ing that he would occupy two days more in
presenting his facts to the senate