Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-19
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The Senate Ratifes the British
EItradition Treaty.
Pndons hR the IeIt Fiscal YeaP VII
Cost SsS, S,I27, ,M.
Temporary Oklahoma oovssnmsct-
Blati's -Eduestional Bill-

Petitions from ~ or more Stateo In fAvol
Of the Sunday rest Law vAs presented, and
referred to the committee on education and
labor.
Among the bills reported and placed on
the calendar we're the following -
To improve the marine hospital as Vine
yard Haven, Mas.
To provide for the admission Of the State
Of Idaho into the Union.
At the close Of the morning business the
Senate proceeded to the consideration of
executive business.
II 10 understood the Senate has under
considersti IN the British extradition treaty
and il 10 said has refused to adopt Gray's
motion TO suike out the sections making
M nslAughter and obtaining money oa
goois under false pretenees extraditable
crimes.
After the executive session. st half past
three. the educational bill came up - ''sn-
flushed business" and Blair proceeded
with his opening.
At Eve O'Clock Cullom suggested that it
was about time for adjournment.
Blair replied, plsyfally, he had . good
deal Of matter still to lay before the Sen
ate which senators appeared most anxious
10 hear. He also Inquired whether the
presiding ofices would ASCERTAIN if there
~ss quorum present. He did. however,
yield the hoOr.
Hale. from the conference committee on
the bill to require the superinteu lent Of
the census to ascertain the number of peo-
pie who own farms and homes, AID the
amount of mortgage Indebtedness thereon.
made . report. recommending that the
House agreement be agreed to
PiAtt inquired whether the bill made al
the farmers and others, who were called
upon to answer the questions as to debts
subject to fine and imprisonment il they
refused to answer.
Hale answered that all the census ques-
tions were placed IN the same category
nd the penalty only extended to fine of
$1,000 The conference committee did not
think it wise to make discrimination be-
tween the different classes of question:.
Platt remarked that it seemed harsh to
extend the provisions of the census law to
the interrog.,ions under the provisions Of
the bill.
The conference report was agreed to.
On motion of Dawes, the House bill for
the relief of the Sioux Indians at Devils
Lake Agency, North Dakota, (exactly sim
liar to the Senate bill passed a few days
ago. was passed. and the Senate bill was
recalled from the House.
After brief executive session the doors
were re opened and the Senate At g. 05
adjourned till tomorrow.
The Customary Objection to Approx
Ing the Journal Omitted.
There was no objection from the minority
si1e Of the House this morning to the ap-
proval of the journal of yesterday's pro-
ceediDgs.
Morrow of California, from the appro-
pristions committee, reported the pension
appropriation bill. Referred to the com
mittee of the whole.
The Speaker laid before the House q
esssge from the President. transmitting
without comment = communication from
the Interior Department proposing An
amendment Of the act providing for sllot.
ments Of lands in severalty to the Indians
Oklahoma Bill Discussed in the House
The Senate bill providing for the appoint
men, Of an Assistant Secretary of War was
laid before the House AMI ~ it was sub
stantislly the same as the House bill already
favorsbly reported from the military com
mittee. the Speaker held under the ru es II
vas entitled to immediate consideration.
The House went into q committee Of the
whole. Burrows of Michigan in the chair
A discussion follo~ei until | 80. at ~hich
hour the comm tee rose and the House
proceeded to consider by special order tn.
bill TO provide a temporary government for
Oklshoms. Pending that Perkins asked
,lar f,~ tha h,1t f4e tha
-eief of the Sioux Indians in the Devils
Lake sgency, N. ID.
McM'llin of Tennessee objected, and the
House went into a committee of the whole
on the Oklahoma bill with Psyson of Iii
nois in the chair The general debate was
limited to 81 hours despite the appeal OF
Barnes of Georgia and others for FIVE
hours time In retaliation for the enforced
imitation they called for the reading of
the original Senate hill and the House su)-
stitu,e, altogether 50 printed pages. An
hour and twenty minutes vas occupied in
the reading and it was after before Stru
bic of Iowa took the nJor in support of the
bill. He critic Esd the Senate bill because
it failed to include all the Creek and Sem
mote lands purchased under the last ad-
ministration. The House bill embraced
all the territory not occupied by the Ave
civilized tribes.
This tract wss in the heart Of the coun-
try well watered, with 800 miles of rail
roads. business enterprises, coal lands.
agricultural industries, and population OF
90, 600 people. Not q single line Of law to
assist carrying on business, or conserve
properly rights. The II ,use bill proposed
to organize it into = territory. The rights
of Indians were properly guarded. The
first part of the bill related TO territorial
ficers, similar to the Senate bill. Six
counties to be established.
Provisions could be msie for the ele ction
of the leg slaiure sstab 'ishment Of a
supreme court. and the trial of cases
Nsional banks could be establ shed; no
ma = land to be cpened to settlement,
and town sites 20 be reserved Section of
bill provided for speedy settlement of thv
controversy between the United States and
Texas respe citing the Ownership Of breer
county. The second division of the bill
related solely to Iodiau Territory. exciu-
sive Of Oklahoma. and created . supreme
court, and three district courts, to sdmiuis
ter the law of Arkansas, a. far a. appii-
cable. to the territory.
After further debate, while still In pro-
gress, the com m'nittee rose.
Dunnell of Minnesota presented the con
ference report on the bill directing the su-
perinte ndent Of census to collect statistics
of farm mortgages and indie ebtedness. AZ a
result Of the conference the Senate acce pied
the House amendment