Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-05-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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AFTER dIsposlng OF unimportant routine
business In the Senate on the 2ld Senator
Plumb's resolution for the increase Of this
treasury purchase and coinage of silver wal
presented and Senator Eustis offered an ad
dltion 10 II that tho free coinage OF silver Il
essential TO sound financial policy, and al
laws limiting its coinage ought to be re
pealed. The subject went over and Senator
Mitchell addressed the Senate In favor OF his
proposition for the election OF United States
Senators by the people. The District of Co
lumbia Appropriation bill was passed and
the senate adjourned. In the House the
Ways and Means toIaInittee presented bill
for tho lassiflcation OF worsted cloths af
wooden. The Senate amendments to the
Worlds Fair bill were concurred In. The
Legislative Appropriation bill was then con
sidered In Committee OF the Whole until ad-
iournment
In the Senate on the zsd a concurrent reso'
luton was adopted requesting the President
to enter into negotiat with Mexico In re-
latlon TO the irrigation OF arid lands in the
valley OF the Rio Grande. The conference
report on the Oklahoma Territory bill was
agreed to- After passing several bills
of local or private character the
Land Forfeiture bill was taken mp
and became unfinished business" and the
Senate adjourned. Soon after assembling
the House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation bin and
the debate that followed had but little refer.
ence to the bill under consideration. Ad-
iourned.
IN the Senate on the Path Senator Hoar,
from the Elections Committee, reported a
bill to supplement the election laws of the
United States. which was placed on the
calendar. Senator Pugh, In behalf of the
minority, dssented from the bill In some
vigorous remarks. The bill to transfer the
revenue cutter service from the Treasury
Department TO the Navy Department
was considered at some length. The
Land Grant bill was then considered
until adjournment oon after assembling
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the Legislative Appropriation bill. 1he
clause in the bin making appropriations for
the Civil Service Commission elected spicy
debate in which the Commission and the law
were severely attacked, and pending debate
on the motion TO strike out the appropra.
tion for the Civil Service Commission the
House adjourned.
SOON after meeting on the 2lth the Senate
took up and passed the House joint reso'u-
tion appropriating $4,000 TO be used by the
Secretary of War for the relief Of sufferers
by the Mississippi floods. The Railroad Land
Forfeiture bill was then further debated at
length. Eulogies wero then delivered upon
the late Representative Gay, of Louisiana,
and the Senate adjourned =. In the House a
business men asking the aid OF Congress
In the promotion of the building OF Ameri
can ships to trade with foreign ports, and
also one from merchants OF New York ask
Ing for the class sifca:ion OF worsted goods as
woolense Mr. Cannon I'll }, fsSm the Appro-
priations Committee, reported joint reso-
luton approprating SIS 20 0 for the sufferers
by the Miss ssippi floods. viii, h was imme
diately adopted. The House then further
cons idered the Legislative Appropriation
bill. Pension bills were considered at the
evening session.
IN the Senate on the 26th the bin to carry
out the terms Of the agreement with Sioux
Indians of Dakota for the sale of a portion
OF their reservation and appropriating
81 800 600 for the purpose, passed. The cal.
endar was then taken up and number OF
private bills passed, among them bin to
authorize the secretary OF the Treasury to
convey certain lands TO the State OF Kan
sas. Adjourned after an executive Sc sion.
When the House met MIR. Allen tAiiss.l,
rising 10 question OF privilege, cN-
planned his recent remarks in debate
In regard to Senator Quay and dis.
claimed certain personal illusions attributed
to him. The House then went into Commit.
tee OF the Whole on the Legislative Appro-
priation bill. A lively debate followed and
when the bill was finally reported TO the
House five hours were consumed in attempt.
ing TO secure quorum, and finally quorum
was counted by the Speaker, the previous
question ordered and the House adjourned.