Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-12-05
The New Senators From Wyoming
"Draw Lots" for Their Terms
and Are Seated.
a N.Y. of Bills for the Free Coin
"Seee of Silver introduced
in the House.
The Secretary of the Interior Orders
That the Sioux Indians
Be Supplied
With Increased Rations Sufficient to
Conform to the Agreement
of 1877,
In Session 4 gain,

In Session Again,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Representative
Cutcheon of Michigan to-day introduced
in the house a joint resolution authorizing
the secretary of wal to issue to the state of
South Dakota 1000 rifles and ammunition
81 same not to exceed fifty ball cartridges
for each arm to enable the state authori-
ties to assist the government in protecting
citizens and their property against Indian
depredations. The house was called to
order promptly at noon, and after roll call
a committee was appointed to notify the
president that congress was ready for bus
mess. Members were then sworn in.
The new members were C. R. Brecken-
ridge, second Arkansas; Willis Sweet, Ida
no.; {. W. Stone, twenty-seventh Pennsyl.
vania and Clarence D. Clark, Wyoming.
John S. Pindar from the twenty-fourth
New York district, E. R. Hayes from the
seventh Iowa district and Robert Whitelaw
from the fourteenth Missouri district quail
flied as representatives, Notwithstanding
the non-arrival of their credentials. The
speaker laid before the house the creden-
tials of David A. Harvey as delegate from
Oklahoma, and upon motion of Perkins of
Kansas. the oath OF office was administered
to him. The house chen took a recess,
after which the message was read and the
house adjourned. After a session lasting
but a few moments, the senate took a re-
cess until 1:30 o'clock to allow the Joint
committee an opportunity to notify the
president that congress was prepared to
resume business. Immediately after the
chaplain's prayer, credentials of two new
senator's elect OF the new state of Wyoming
were presented BY Hoar, and when they
were read the W senators, Carey and
Warren, were escorted to the vice-presi-
dents desk by Stanford and Hoar, and took
the oath of Office. Drawing by lot to de-
eide their respective terms took place, the
shorter term, closing March 3D.; 1893, fall
March Sd, 1896, to Carey. After recess
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
was read and the senate at 245 adjourned
until tomorrow. The republican senators
were this afternoon in caucus for an hour
and a half, engaged in the consideration of
the order of business. The main topic of
discussion was the national election bill.
After a long disc ussion the caucus agreed
that the election bill shall be taken up in
the senate tomorrow with the understand
ing it shall be kept before that body until
finally acted upon. Furthermore to guard
against expected opposition from the dem
Ocratic minority in the line of dilatory
tactics, a committee of five senators was
appointed to cooperate with the republic
can members Of the committee on rules in
the preparation of a rule to secure the clos
= rn ~ rluInf ~ 1u,I,,> Il hrs nod INV A.
The decisions were said to be unanimous.
About thirty republican representatives
got together in a room of the committee on
appropriation this AFTERNOON after adjourn
ment of the house and informally discuss
ed the reappOrtiOnment question. There
was no intention to press any proposition
TO vote, and the only conclusions reached
We're that for the present there was no
reason for holding a party caucus and that
the census committee should be left free to
deal with the matter. The probabilities of
the repu' licanS having
A QUORUM OF THEIR OWN
members entered largely into the dis
cussion, and while some expressed doubts,
the majority were Sanguine the party
could secure a full attendance OF members
if necessary. Several of those present,
when asked if it had been decided that the
a~pportionment bill should be passed, said
no decision was reached, but each one per-
sonally insisted that the bill would un-
.questionably be passed.
# SILVER BILLS INTRODUCED.
Representative Picker of South Dakota
a bill for the free coinage of
gold and silver bullion. The bill provides
for the deposit at the United States minis
of silver or gold bullion to be formed into
standard money or bars for the benefit of
the owner and without charge. Certifi-
Gates may be issued, as under the act of
1873. and they are to be full legal tender.
Representatives Townsend of Colorado,
Bland. of Missouri, Clements of Georgia,
and Wheeler of Alabama also introduced
bills tor the free coinage OF silver of a
scope.
INCREASING THEIR RATIONs.
WASHINGTON, ec.1.-The house commit
tee on appropriations to-day completed the
bill providing for the payment of pensions.
The bill carries an appropriation of $780,
O99,785 and in its details is the same as was
prepared by the subcommittee and pub
lished in the dispatches last week.
The public debt was increased $6,1SO,819
during the month.
Representative townsend OF Colorado
Will Introduce q bill in the house providing
for the free coinage OF silver.
The secretary Of the interior this morn
ing directed that the Sioux Indians be
supplied with increased rations sufficient
toscOnfOrm to the agreement made in 1877.
Appropriations for supplies for the Sioux
Indians have decreased every year upon
the superstition that the Indians were be-
more and more capable of, main
themselves. Owing, however, to
the fact of the partial failure Of crops for
the last year or two and the restlessness of
the Sioux, which is believed to be in q
measure due to reduction of ~rations, the
secretary ordered the increase.
BooDLING FOB THE SILVER BILL.
%WAsHrNeToN, Dec. lin the house to-
a9sy Representatlye Dockerey Of Missouri