The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-09-27
several Bills We're Passed in
Both Houses Yes
terday.
GOA the SCENE OF RIOT ANo MURDER.
Troops Committing the Widest Ex-
cesses and Killing People
Unfortunately.
Two Cadets at Lexington, Va, Fight
Sixteen Desperate Rounds and
one is Killed.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 25.-The followin,
bills, (among others) were passed by thu
senate today: Senate bill for the relic
of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians IL
Wisconsin; senate bill to authorize &C
quisition of land sfor coke ovens and othe,
improvements ana for the right OF way
for wagon roads, railroads and tramways
in connection with coal mines; senat,
bill requiring the United States to ament
the title of homssteaders under the law.
of the United States in all suits where
land is claimed to be mineral because OF
phosphate deposits.
The senate resumed consideration Of
the senate bill to establish United State.
land courts and to provide for the settle
ment of private land claims. With out
disposing of the bill the senate went into
executive session and soon adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
In the house today Payson submitted 9
report on the bill authorizing the entry
of public lands by incorporated cities and
towns for cemetery and park purposes
Adopted
Morrill, of Kansas submitted, and the
house agreed to, a conference report on
the bill granting q pension the widow OF
Gen. Hartranft. The amount granted il
$1O0a month.
Payson presented, and the house adopt
ed, a conference report On the bill for the
relief of settlers on the Northern Pacific
indemnity lsnds.
Enloe brought up a resolution reciting
that the alleged postmaster of the house,
]. l.. Wheat, whose duty it was to let
contracts for carrying of mails, let con-
tracts to Samuel Culbertson for $4,000
year on condition that Culbertson should
pay to him (Wheat) $3.50 a month out of
the money received from the government
for his services, and that Wheat did re-
ceive that sum for five months; and
directing the committee on ac-
counts to investigate these charges
and such other matters as pertain
to Wheat's administration of the post
office of the house of representatives.
Hopkins of Illinois suggested that the
resolution be made broad enough to IN.
clude this investigation of the action of
the last postmaster in regard to the same
matter. Enloe remarked that if any gen
tleman had evidence that there was any
thing wrong in the action of the late
postmaster, he would have no objections.
Hopkins remarked that he understood
this contract which the gentlemen claim
ed was unlawful, had come down from
the postmaster of last congress. lie
offered an amendment to investigate also
the 49th and 5Oth congresses, and the
resolution as amended was accepted.
Payne Of New York, chairman of the
special committee appointed to investi.
gate the Silcott d~efalcation called up the
bill defining the duties of the s%ergeant-at-
arms. The accompanying report ex-
plains its provisions in substance as fol
lows: 1t enables the sergeant-at-arms to
make a requisitlon directly upon the
treasury for pay and mileage of the mem
bers and constitutes him in explicit
terms a distributing officer, limiting his
compensation to his present salary. A
bond in the sum of $4,000 is required.
The bill was passed.
committee on naval affairs, reported a
bill a%pproprlating $1,OOO,O0O to enable
the secretary of the navy to purchase
nickel ore or nickel matter for the manu-
factule of nickel-steel armor and asking
for the unanimous consent for its con
sideration. After an explanation by
Boutelle the bill was passed.
On motion of Dickinson OF, Kentucky
the bill was passed authorizing the con.
%struction of railway bridges across Ken
lucky river.