Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-07-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS.

AONNAEa16s
THE Senate on the Gath agreed TO tho con
ference report on tho Naval Appropriation
bill and considered the Post ofilco Appro-
priAtion bill at some length and u finally
passed. The Diplomatic bill was then taken
up and among tho amendments agreed 60
we're those increasing the salary OF Minis
ters 10 the Argentine Republic and United
States OF Colombia from $500 to $4,000
and tho Minister TO Denmark from
5000 TO s7,bOO aud the bill passed.
The Conference report on the Pension Ap.
proprlatlon bill was agreed 20 and the Senate
adjourned. After routine business In the
House tho Committee on Rules presented a
resolution for the immediate consideration
OF the silver bill. which was adopted. The
Chairman of tho Coinage Committee (Mr.
Conger), then presented the report of the
committee recommending that the House
non concur in the Senate amendments and
ask for a conference. Mr.. Bland mo moved
that the House concur, and pending debate,
which was OF considerable length, the
House adjourned.
AFTER minor business in the Senate on the
25th MIR. Call rose TO address the Senate on
the subject OF resolutions, heretofore offered
by him, one In relation to tho establishment
OF a Republic in Cuba and the other as TO the
German ownership of a large proportion OF
the bonded debt OF Cuba, but Mr.. Call was
cut of by a motion prevailing to go into Sc
cret session. The Senate then took up the
House bill for the admission OF wyoming.
lengthy discussion followed, Mr. Vest OPP
posing the bill and Messrs. Edmunds and
Platt favoring It. No vote was reached. In
the House the conference report on the
Naval Appropriation bill was agreed to and
the Silver bill taken up. After debate the
House refused to concur in the Senate
amendments by a vote of 1875 yeas to 1852
nays, 23 Republicans voting with the Demo
Gratis for free coinage aud 20 Democrats vot-
Ing with the Republicans. A conference
was ordered. A resolution was reported
from the Committee on Rules TO take up the
Election bill debate 10 be limited to six
days. when the previous question shall be
ordered. After a squabble tho resolution
was adopted and the House adjourned
AFTER disposing OF unimportant routine
business the senate on the 26th proceeded
with the Wyoming Admission bill which
was debated at length. The bill went over
and a number OF bills only of local interest
passed and the Senate. after an executive
session. adjourned. The House resumed
consideration OF the Election bill, Mr.. Lodge
(Mass.) arguing In favor OF and Mr.. Hemp
hill Is O. against It. The House got into
some confusion during debate on the bill
Mr.. Lehlbach (Republlcan, n. j. also argued
against the bill Pending debate the House
adjourned
THE Senate on the 2Tth further debated
the bill for the admission of Wyoming and
finally the bill passed by a strict party
vote The bill for the admission OF Idaho
was then taken up and went over until
Monday. Adjourned. The entire day In
the House was taken up in debate upon the
Election bill with the exceprIoH OF receiving
one or two conference reports. The evening
session was devoted to the consideration of
pension bills
THE day In the Senate on the 2sth was
quiet and of little interest A message from
the House was received, asking a confer
ence on the silver bin The Senate took up
the calendar and passed a number of bills.
Among the bills passed was one TO re class
lfy and fix the salaries of railway postal
clerks by increasing the classes from five
to seven and fixing the salaries at $500,
1900. $1,000, sl.2O), sl,lO0, $500 and $500,
and the bill to amend the Census
act by providing penalty for giving a fee
or bonus TO a census cnumerator or super
visor, or receiving the same The House
continued the debate ON the Election bill.
the most sensational feature of the debate
being the speech of Mr.. Ewart, OF North Car
olina, Republican, fercely denounclng the
bill. At a late hour at night the House ad
iOurned.