The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1890-02-13
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Amer n short discussion on the question OF
providing more rooms for the committees
the Senate Wednesday, took up the bill to
provide a temporary government for the
Territory of Oklahoma. he clerk com
menced 20 read the bill, but lie had not com
pletcd the reading when, at O'Clock, the
bill To aid in the estao ishment and tempor-
ary support of common schools was taken
up as the unfinished business, and Mr.. Blair
proceeded to address the Senate in advocacy
oft.
liter speaking few minutes Mr.. Blair
temporarily yielded tue floor to Mr. Sher-
man. who, from the Committee on Foreign
Relations, reported the following Joint rcsO-
luton, which was placed on tue calendar;
ReSoir,d, That the United states of Amer
lea cong;atulates the people of Brazil ON
their just and peaceful assumption of the
powers, duties and responsibilities of self
government. based upon the free consent OF
the governed and on their recent adoption OF
republican form of government.
There being a tao understanding between
the Republicans and Democrats of the house
that no effort wOuli he made for the trans
action Of business Wednesday, a large num-
ber of members having gone to attend the
funerals of Mrs and Miss Tracy, the clerk
was permitted to read the journal in its
abridged form. The Democrats did not wish
to 20 on record Us approving the journal, and
I
and nays Oh that motion.
The journal was approyed-yeas,
10 nays U: The constitutional quorum beng
counted by the speaker. The Gouse then, at
12:i5 o'clock, on motion Of Mr.. Mckinley OF
Ohio. adjourned.
A Republican caucus was announced to be
held immediately and n Democratic caucus
to be held IN the evening at 7:3 O'Clock.
The purpose Of he Republican house can.
| Gus was To consider the new code of rifles
which was completed by the committee on
| rules. The caucus was called together inn
mediately by Mr.. Henderson, OF Illinois
Thursday in the Serdte bills for the erec
ton of public buildngat Lewiston Maine,
and for the construction of bridge at Bur
lington, Iowa, were passed. The Oklahoma
bill was then taken up for further consid>
cred.
When the House met Thursday the jour
nal was read aud declared approved by a
vote of 3 TO none. the Speaker declaring u
quorum present. Mr.. Common, from
the Committee on Rules re-
which was ordered printed and recommitted,
and resolution was adopted providing for
printing | 900 copies of the n " code The
Senate Direct Tax bill was laid before the
House and referred to the Committee on
Judiciary. The call of States for intrJduc-
ton of bills and resolutions was then pro-
cecded with, and an attack was made on the
immense mass of executive documents and
communications that have accumulated on
the Speakers table during the past week
In the House, after PRAYER Friday morn.
| ing, the Speaker stated that the journal
| Clerk had been busy IN preparing the new
| code of rules for publication and tnat cOnse-
Qucntly the Journal of THURSDAYS proceed
| lngs was not ready to be presented 10 the
| House. but would be ready subsequently.
| Therefore the usual contest over the approval
I OF the journal did not take place.
Among the petitions presented and re
| ferred in the Senate Monday was one from
| the Indianapolis Board of rade asking for
| the total repeal of the Interstate Commerce
act. Also petitions from Mississippi and
Georgia praying for the passage of Satio :,
| nal law to secure the right OF suffrage and
| for tho enforcement ofthe Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution. The Senate re-
| sumed consideration of the bill to provide a
| temporary government for the Territory OF
oklahoma. Mr.. Plumb offered an amends
ment to include within the boundaries of the
! Territory all that tract of land known as
| No Mans Land
Mr.. Ingalls, believe that it is not contig.
| uous TO the territory to provide for in the
| bill.
| Mr. Platt--It is tract of land l?5 miles
| from the Oklahoma Territory.
Mr.. Plumb admitted that that was one of
| the difficulties of the situation; but he ar
gued, nevertheless that II should be foun led
| ON No van Land.
| Mr., Pratt argued against the amendment.
The organization of NoMan' s.Land should
| be left until the Cherokee outlet (Which in
tervenes) should be open to settlement and
| should be attached to Oklahoma. Finally
| the question was taken ON MIR. Plumb y
amendment and the vote WAS: Yeas IL,
nays lS-no quorum. After call OF the rOl
| and the asceTlainment of the presence OF a
quorum the bill was laid aside without final
action on MIR Plumb's amendment,
| he bill 10 aid in the establishment and
temporary support of common schools was
taken up as unfinished business. Mr.. lar
resumed his argument in favor of the bill.
| After Mr.. Blar had been speaking two
hours the bill was laid aside till uesday and
the Vice Presnent laid before the Senate "A
message from the President on the subject OF
the recent negotiations with the Sioux In
dians and recommending an imme iiate APP
propriation to carry out the recommends
lions of the commission, Referred.
| The Journal of Thursdays proceedings
| of the House was read Monday and although
the Democrats did not demand "A detailed
reading OF that account, they insisted upon
| u yea and nay vote upon It's approval, IL
was approved Yeas, l59 nays, Mr. Buck
alew); the Speaker counting quorum. The
Journal on Fridays proceedings, containing
no ruling by the Speaker on the point OF
counting quorum was approved without
demur. Mr.. Cannon. Of Illinois, from the
Committee on Rules, reported back the new
code of rules and the House proceeded u
considerit. Pending discussion the House
Adjourned,