Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
CONGRESS.


IN tho Senate on the 18th petition was
presented from Philadelphia business men
demonstrating against the Increase OF duty
on dress goods made wholly or partly from
wool. After reports of committees Sena.
tor Davis, from tho Pensions Committee
reported back the House substitute for the
Dependent Pension bill, and moved a non
concurrence and conference, which was
agreed 10. The Senate then re.
sumed consideration Of the 81 yer bill
and Senator Jones (Nev) continued his
remarks In favor OF the bill, at the conclu-
sion OF which Senator Jones lark addressed
the Senate In opposition. After the dis
position OF routine business In the House
debate on tho Tariff bill was resumed, and
Mr.. Butterworth (Ohiol created somewhat OF
a sensation by his peculiar remarks and
views on the tariff question. But little pro-
gress was made before tho House adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 18th Senator
Wilson (Iowal reported bill from the judi.
cary Committee subjeeting imported liquors
to the provisions of the laws OF the several
States. The bill IL Intended to meet the late
decision OF the Supreme Court After sew
eral Senators had expressed thoir views on
the subject the regular order was demanded,
and the silver bill was taken up and Senator
Teller spoke in its favor. Several bills, OF a
local OF private nature, passed and the Sen
ate adjourned. when tho House met, on
motion OF Mr.. morrill,, OF Kansas, the House
insisted on IFS amendments to the Depend
ent Pension bill and asked for conference.
The Tariff bin then came up as unfinished
business and was debated until adjourn
ment
AFTER the reporting OF bills in the SEN
ate on the 18th the silver bill again came
up as unfinished business and Senator
Teller continued his remarks In favor
of the free coinage OF silver. Senator
Coke also spoke In favor OF the free
and unlimited coinage of silver and against
the bill as reported. The debate occu
pied the entire session. When the House
met Mr. Mckinley, from the Committee on
Rules, reported q resolution providing for
the cons lderstion of the Tariff bin each day
until Wednesday noon, In Committee OF the
Whole, when the bill and all pending amend
ments shall be reported TO the House. This
was antagonlzed by the minority but the
previous question was ordered and the
resolution adopted. Conference Com
mittee on the Dependent Pension bill was ap-
pointed, and debate on the Tariff bill con-
tnued. Pension bills were considered at
the evening session.
The Senate on the 10th further considered
The Silver bnl, the question being on Senator
Plumb's amendment that no funds available
for the payment OF the public debt shall be
retained In the treasury In excess ofsli00o0,-
100 Senator Pl NIB in avigorous speech ad-
gocated the amendment, and Senator sher-
man opposed IT, After a long discussion the
bill went over and the senate adjourned.
after passing theSesats .bill authorizing the
registration OF census mall matter the III use
resumed the Tariff bill and lively discus
sion was kept MP during the entire sitting.
At the evening session seventy one private
pension bills passed.
THE Senate on the 1Ikh passed several
bills, among them the bills TO pay TO the
assignee OF John Roach sss, $40 for xtra work
on the monitor Puritan and S2o,27i for care
Of the monitor Roanoke. The bill appropri-
atlng slO0,OO0 for bronze equestrian statue
Of General Grant at Washington was, on
motion of Senator Edmunds, amended
30 as to provide for a statue and monu-
ment. The appropriation WAS made $500, 900
and the bin passed. Adjourned. When
the House met the Tariff bill was taken up
and after some amendments proposed by
Mr.. Mckinley had been adopted, a wild
scene was enacted when Mr.. Bayne Pa
sent TO the clerks desk and had read letter
from James Campbell, a Pennsylvania
manufacturer, denying certain statements
previously made IN the House by Messfs.
Bynum of Indiana, and Wilson. OF West
virginia, and denouncng them This
brought Mr.. Bynum to his feet who de-
clared Campbell TO be liar and PERU er,
and when the Speaker dec ded that the
letter could not be ruled out as Mr.
Bayne, who had il read, was responsible for
IL, Mr. Bynum used language that caused
Mr.. Cutcheon (Mlch) to offer resolution
censuring Mr.. Bynum for unparllamentary
language which was adopted, after bitter
fight, by party vote and the offender, at
tended by all the Democratic memters, was
called to the bar OF the House and censured
by the Sp saker amid an uproar The House
Immediately adjourned