The Delta independent., 1890-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY, APRIL 26.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26.
SENATE-The Senate bill to carry out in
part the terms of the agreement with the
Sioux Indians of Dakota for the sale of
portion of their reservation and appropri-
ating 81, 500, 600 for the purpose was re
ported and passed.
The Senate then proceeded to the calen-
dar and passed the following:
Senate bill to validate pre-emption filings
aud presumption proofs made within the
States of North and South Dakota Mon
tana and Washington. House bill APPROX
ing with amendments the funding act of
Arizona; Senate bill to amend the inter
state commerce act 'sas to the mode of
procedure Adjourned.
HoCsE-The House went into committee
OF the whole on the legislative appropria-
ton bill.
An amendment was adopted requiring
the heads of departments to report to Con
gress the number of persons in their de-
partment inefficient. The committee then
rose and reported the bill to the House.
MIR. Bynum demanded teilers and the
yeas and nays were ordered on the pre-
vious question. The vote resulted yeas.
l4l: nays, 20-the speaker counting several
Democrats to make a quorum, and the
previons question was declared ordered.
The House at II O'Clock adjourned.
MONDAY, APRIL 2S.
SENATE-There was an extended discuss
y
TEN. or the outlet system, or a combination
of the two was best fitted to protect the
people of the Mississippi Valley from
floods. Various opinions We're expressed
as to the relative merits of the Two sys-
TENS, as means of preventing overfows of
the river.
The land forfeiture bill was then taken
up, and after some discussion went over
without action.
The Senate bill incorporating the society
e AZ ~f 1I,,.- -.z,a
was read. Mr.. Plumb made some satirical
remarks about the bill No quorum being
presentthe Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Thc legislative, executive aud
judiciary appropriation bill passed without
division.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on bills relating to the District
of Columbia.
The House committee on public lands
directed a favorable report on the Senate
bill to provide for the acquisition of land
for town sites and commercial purposes in
Alaska
The bill for the establishment of Rock
Park was taken up. After some debate it
was defeated
MONDAY. APRIL %.
SENATE-After the transaction of rou-
tine business the House amendment of the
Senate concurrent resolution concerning
the irrigation of the arid land in the valley
Va Nut fslO W DIS COuCuTTtu
The consideration Of the land forfeiture
bill. was resumed.
Mr.. Moody offered an amendment which
was agreed to, declaring the act not to be
construed to confer any right on any State
corporations or person to lands excepted
In the grants. The bill then passed with
out division.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Mckinley administrative
customs bill. The bill was read and the
amendments recommended by the com
mittee agreed to. Several others were
submitted and went over without action.
1t having been discovered by the Presi-
dent that there is a serious mistake in the
phraseology of the Oklahoma bill, a reso-
luton was passed by the Senate recalling
that measure, that it might be corrected.
HoUsE-The postotfice appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar.
The Senate bill passed for the disposal
OF the Fort Sedgwick, military reservation
in Colorado and Nebraska.
The House went into committee of the
whole on the bill providing for the classi-
tication of worsted cloths as woolens.
Mr.. Dingley said the object OF the bill
was to make clear the question which has
arisen in regard to the classification of
and to correct all doubt and misapprehen-
sion.
The committee then rose and reported
the bill to the House. On the passage of
the bill no quorum voted, and there being
no quorum present Mr.. Dingley, in view
of the fact that a Republican caucus was
called for this evening at $50, moved an
adjournment, which carried.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL so.
SENArE-The Senate resumed the con-
sideration of the customs administrative
bill. MIR. Gray moved to amend the bill
by inserting the provision giving an I'm
porter who is dissatisfied the right 10 be-
gin in common lawsuit in the United
States circuit court. This was discussed
at length and the bill was finally laid aside
without action.
MIR. Platt's resolution for the correction
of the Oklahoma bill passed and the Sen
ate adjourned
HoU.EaThe committee on rules reported
q resolution for the immediate. considera-
ton of the Senate service pension bill to
which the Morrill, service pension bill may
be ordered us substitute and the previous
question to be considered is ordered at
four o'clock.
The resolution was adopted and after n
long debate the'bill passed.
- The bill authorizes the secretary of the
treasury 20 place on the pension roll the
name of any officer or enlisted man, sixty
years or over, who served ninety days or
more in the war and shall have received
an honorable discharge, the said pension
TO commence from date of application and
continue during life at s. per month. The
bill also provides a pension for the widow
of any soldier when she shall arrive at the
age of sixty years, or be without other
support than their daily labor.
The bill for this classification of worsteds
and woolen cloths passed-yeas lSS, nays
none; speaker counting quorum.
-s't THuRsDAY. MAY l.
y S.SNrE.-Bills Were reported 10 provide
for inspection of cattle TO be exported and
a bill 10 prevent tho discrimination which
now exists on all railroads running from
Chicago east, under which no mileage is
given to any of the improved cattle cars
carrying live. cattle from the West to the
East
The customs administrative bill was
then taken up, the pending question being
on Mr.. Gray's amendment securing 10 an
aggrieved importer the right TO bring
conmou lawsuit aga inst a collector.
After long discussion MIR. Gray's
amendment was laid on the table by u
party vote. The bill went over until to-
morrow with an agreement that the Sen
alto pfoccod to vote on the bill and pending
amendments at o'clock tomorrow after
noon without further debate
HousE-The House adopted a resolution
for the immediate consideration of bills
from the judiciary committee in the fol-
lowing order; Senate bill relating to
trusts, House bill relating to copyrights; /;
House bill relating to bankruptcy, and
&aeh other bills as the committee may call
up to day and tomorrow.
Mr.. Adams of Illinois called up his in
ternational copyright bill and explained its
provisions. During tho debate MIR. Cam
non announced that tho tariff discussion