Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-10
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY,
THE NEW CODE OF RULES.
The House Gets to Work on it at Last.
OKLAHOMA BILL IN THE SENATE.
THE SENATE.

Among the petitions presented and referred
was one from the Indianapolis board Of trade
asking for the total repeal of the interstate
commerce act. Also petitions from Mississippi
and Georgia praying for the passage of ma
tional law to secure the right of suffrage and
for the enforcement of the fifteenth amend
ment to the Constitution.
PUBLIC BUILDING BILLS REPORTED.
Bills making appropriations for public
buildings were reported and placed on the
calendar as follows: Sterling, ILL.,, $50, 900; Oak
land. Cal, $500. 900; Cheyenne. Wyo. S15O, 900;
Chester. Pa, 100000; Helena, Mon, $50, 900;
Salt Lake City, Utah. S5OO0OO; Stockton, CAL
$S5.OOO; Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
national park, $4,000; Pawtucket, RI,
SlOO, 600; Woonsocket. RI, 100000; Portland,
City, Nev., $4,000; Hasting, Neb., Sl50,0OO;
Dailes, Ore, $IOO, 900; Salem, Ore, S1O0.OOOi
Saltwater, Minn., $1OO,OOO; Reno, New,
$4,000; San Diego, CAL, 100000.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were reported and passed
Providing the time and place for holding the
United States district court in South Dakota.
In relation to the arrest of offenders against
the United States escaping from one district or
state to another,
Mr.. Sherman offered an amendment (Which
Woo itlOlEtu W 1uulCldTy COmmlIteeD aD-
propriating Ss,745 for the widow of Chief
Justice Waite. being equal to the balance of
his salary for one year.
SOLDIERS HOME BILL PASSED.
On motion of Mr. Voorhees, the House bill
appropriating $4,000 for the Marion Qnd J
branch Of the National soldiers home Ito be
Immediately available) for the current fiscal
year was taken up and passed.
VICE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPoRE
MIR. Evarts, from the committee on privi-
leges and elections, reported a resolution
(Which was laid over) that it is competent for
the Senate to elect President pro tempore,
who shall hold Office during the pleasure of
the Senate and until another is elected, and
who shall execute the duties thereof when the
Vice President is absent.
On motion of Mr.. Gibson Senate bill appro-
prlatng $500, 900 for a site for public build
ing at New Orleans was taken from the caIen-
dar and passed.
OKLAHOMA.
The Senate resumed consideration of the bill
to provide a temporary government for the ter
ritory Of Oklahoma.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment to include
within the boundaries Of the territory all that
tract of land bounded on the east by the Tooth
meridian, on the south by the state of Texas,
on the west by the territory Of New Mexico,
anu Oh tHe nCrtn Dy the states OF COLORADO and
Kansas, and known as the public land strip.
MIR. ingalls, inquired of his colleague whether
that was the region known as
NO MANS LAND.
Mr.. Plumb-It is
Mr.. Ingalls, believe that it ia not contigu-
ous to the territory provided for in the bill.
Mr.. Platt-It is a tract OF land l25 miles from
Oklahoma territory.
Mr.. Plumb admitted that that was one of the
difficulties OF the situations; but he argued,
nevertheless, that the jurisdiction Of the terri
tory OF Oklahoma should be extended over No
Mans Land
Mr.. Platt argued against the amendment,
stating that it would be just as mcongruous as
1t would be to unite county in eastern Kansas
to county In western Kansas. The organiza-
ton of No Mans Land should be left until the
Cherokee outlet (Which intervenes) shall be
open to settlement and shall be attached to
Oklahoma. Then he might be disposed to have
the public land strip attached to the territory
OF Oklahoma although some people favored its
annexation to the state Of TeYas