The Delta independent., 1890-06-24

A free coinage amer jment offered by Mr.
Plumb was accepted, and alter Il lengthy
debate the b.ll passed. to o.
HOUSE. - After routine business tn
House went into committee of the whol
on the sundry civil appropriation bill, bLi
soon rose. Au amendment adopted il
committee of the whole making specific ii
lieu of indefinite the app o )riation for the
payment of back pay and tounties, was
rejected. The bill passed.
The House then went into committee on
the Indian appropriation bill.
THURSDAY. JUNE 1S.
ported back the tariff bill and that it was
not expected to be considered earlier than
week from Monday next
The committee on commerce reported
back the river and harbor appropriation
bill and it went on the calendar.
The Senate then proceeded to executive
business. Tne doors were re-opened at
80 p m, and the conference reports on
the anti trust bill was presented and
agreed to. Both houses recede from
their respective amendments and the bill
remains exactly as it passed the Senate.
The motion Of Mr.. Teller that the Senate
bill granting the Rio Grande Southern
railroad the right Of way through the Fort
Lewis military reservation, in La Plata
County, Colorado, was. taken from the cal
endar and passed.
HousE.-The House went into commit
tee of the whole on the Indian appropria'
tion bill, but in few minutes rose inform
ally to allow the House to receive mes
sage from the Senate. As the secretary
announced the passage of the silver btl!
with amendments the Democratic side OF
the House broke into loud applause which
continued for a minute.
The consideration of the Indian bill be-
ing resumed on points of order raised by
MIR. Cannon, the appropriation OF Sl2, 2oo
for tie Creek Indians, Sis,sOO for the Pot
tawatomie Indians and 81, ,0OO for the Mex
ican Pottawatomie Indians were stricken
from the bill
The committee rose, the bill passed and
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10.
SENATE.-The Senate resumed consider
alton OF the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. After snort
discussion the bill was laid aside.
The message Of the President vetoing
the bill to change the boundaries Of the
Uncompahgre Indian Reservation was
presented, read aud referred to the COM
mittee on indian affairs.
Also the message of the President in re-
lation to reciprocal commercial treaties
with the Pan n-American nations. Laid on
the table.
In connection with the last mentioned
subject, MIR. Hale presented an amenu-
ment to be offered to the tariff bill to the
effect that the President of the United
States is hereby authorized, without fur
ther legislation, to declare the ports OF the
United States free and open to all the
products of any nation of the American
hemisphere upon which more export duty
is imposed whenever and so long as such
nation shall admit American products and
manufactures free Of duty.
HousE.-With the opening Of the session
. struggle over the silver bill commenced
which lasted all day. 1t had been referred
to the con- mittee on coinage, and Mr..
Mills moved to have the journal corrected
by striking out this reference. Upon this
motion the House expended several hours
in debate. The object of the silver men
was to have the silver bill, a amended by
the Senate, taken up without being re-
ferred to any committee. The Speaker
stated that he had believed to be proper
that the bill should be referred, hence his
action.
The votes on various minor motions
were very close, and Mr.. Mills motion
was finally carried by l2l to Iii. Mr.. Nc
kinley moved to reconsider, and pending
action on this motion the House adjourned