Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-03-22
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
THE TERRITORIES.


and it was placed on unfinished business II
committee of the whole house.
In the debate over this matter it was
charged that Mr.. Springer desired to delay
the Wyoming bill until he could prepare an
omnibus bill for all the territories.
WHISKY IN OKLAHOMA
In the house an amendment to the Oklaho-
ma bill was voted down, which prohibited the
introduction of intoxicating liquors into the
territory until otherwise provided by law.
Then Messrs. Kelley and Funston, of Kan
sas, trieo an amendment to extend the gener-
al statutes of Kansas over the new territory,
instead of the statutes of Nebraska, as the
bill provides. They were assisted in the
effort by other temperance advocates in the
house, but were defeated.
NO LANDS FOR RAILROADS.
On motion of Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, an
amendment was adopted providing that none
of the lands embraced in the new territory
shall inure to the use or benefit of railroad
corporations except the right of way hereto
fore granted.
80 TO a.
Mr.. Peel, of Arkansas, offered an amend
ment to the Oklahoma bill, that nothing
herein contained shall in any way change the
legal or equitable title of that part of the In
dian territory known as the Cherokee outlet.
/ Lost-38 to a.
| MUST BE LANDLESS.
On motion of Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, an
amendment to the Oklahoma bill was adopted
providing that no person having fee simple
to 160 acres of land in any state or territory
shall be entitled to enter the land covered by
this act.
NO LIQUOR THERE.
The amendment adopted in the committee
of the whole providing that section 2, 139 re-
vised statutes, prohibiting the introduction
of Intoxicating liquors into the Indian terri
tory,) shall be in force in Oklahoma until
after the adjournment of the first session of
| the legislative assembly, was agree dto. Yeas,
134; nays, lob.
| THE BILL AS PASSED.
! The Oklahoma bill passed the house, 160
J to 25.
1t is substitute for the senate bill. The
bill contains provisions which in substance nix
the boundaries OF the new territory so &c tc
include the Cherokee outlet, with provision
that no lands which the Indians occupy unCer
treaty or by by law shall be included without
their consent except for judicial purposes.
They extend over the new territory the con-
stitution and laws of the United States, and
the code of Nebraska, without interference
with the local Indian governments acting
under their treaty rights. Seven counties
are established. The county seats are to be
at Guthrie, Oklahoma City, Norman, Lisbon
or Kingfsher, Beaver, Saltwater, and one
more TO be fixed by the secretary of the lnte-
rior. The country known as No Mans Land
is declared to be public land and open to set
Element under the homestead laws, and bona
fde settlers and occupants are given prefer
ence right. The sections after No. a are
devoted to the establishment of a judicial
system in the Indian territory, which is to be
divided into three districts, and courts are to
be held at Muskogee and Vinita, Atoka and
Ardmore and Purcell.
GATHERING IN ODD ENDS.
The senate committee added the following
item to the urgency deficiency bill: Court
house, Leavenworth, Kan, 81, 1856; publica-
ton of official war records. $4,000; agricul-
tural experimental stations, Arizona, New
Mexico and Utah, $4,000; surveys to locate
sites for artesian wells, $4,000.
OLD WAR CLAIMS.
Representative Thomas, from the commit
tee on war claims, reported favorably to the
house a bill authorizing the secretary of war,
upon application, to reopen the claim of any
local organization for quarternasters' stores
and subsistence supplies during the late war
which have been filed heretofore and disal-
lowed by the quartermaster general or the
commisSary general under act of July 4, 1854.
FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
Representative Lodge introduced his fed
eral election bill into the house. The bill is
a combination of the Australian system with
federal control of elections. The Australian
system as in force in Massachusetts,, is
adopted, and applied to the whole country
in all congressional and presidential cleo
tons. Each polling place is put in charge of
six judges, or supervisors, three represc nting
each political party. Voters who cannot
read nor write, and cannot mark their tick
cts, may have the tickets marked for them by
one of the supervisors in the presence of an
other representing the opposite party.
RELIEF OF FARMERS.
Senator Voorhees, offered the following
resolution and gave notice that he would
speak upon it later:
Resolved that it is the highest duty of con-
gress in the present emergency to lay aside
all discussion and consideration of mere par
ty issues, and to give prompt and immediate
attention to the preparation and adoption of
such measures are required for the relief of
the farmers and other overtaXed and under /
paid laborers of the United States.
PROTEST AGAINST RUSSIA.
A protest from st. Louis labor organiza-
ton was presented in the senate against the |
ratification of the Russian treaty. The rea- /
sons given for the protest are that the signers Z
consider that the ratification of the pending |
treaty would be mistake, because state |
without any regular system of justice, state |
in which exile without the least judicial pro- |
cess is a governmental institution, can offer I
no guarantee for an honest use for an extra
dition treaty.
TO HELP CRIPPIES TO GET WIVES.
Senator Ingalls, introduced bill providing
that soldier who has lost both eyes, or one
arm or leg may, get married at any time ne
may so desire to get some woman to take /
care of him, and at his death the soldiers
widow shall receive $12 a month as long as
she remains single. If the soldiers wife re-
fuses to live with and care for him, he may,
after her absence of six months, procure a
divorce from any county court upon payment
of SIS.
HARRISON KELLEY PLAN.
Mr.. Kelley, of Kansas, introduced a bill in
the house to provide for the election of men,
bers of the house. 1t declares that no state
law or constitution shall deprive a citizen
once duly authorized to vote for a member of
the legislature of his right to vote except upon
conviction of felony. Congress is to fix the
election districts in each state
upon the publication of the CEN
sus returns and the determination of the
basis of representation.
MoRRIIL's SERVICE PENSION BILL
Representative Morrill,, of Kansas, intro
1uced bill providing for service pension
of So per month to certain soldiers of the late
war and their widows. Its enactment into
law will place 100000 additional pensioners
on the rolls at once, and about 81, 600 each