Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-10-09
RRTToRY, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1890.

| 1868 IN tho first session OF the last Con
gress, which in this matter far exceeded all
| previous records Reports made In the
House S,7i5; in the Senate, ,sl7 no account
being taken In the senate OF other than
wrltton reports; bills passed by tho Hoese,
l'2s2 Of which the Senate has passed $40, all
except few Of which have become laws or
are awnitinR tho Presidents approval; by
the Senate, 100, OF which ss6 have been sent
60 the President, making a total number Of
about Ssi acts or laws. against 100 for the
Whole OF the last Congress OF these acts
sos House and x75 Senate bills were for pen
sions 20 individuals.
To complete the LIST Of results accom-.
pllshcd during the present session there
must be mentioned the radical changes In
tho rules Of the House made at It's very be-
ginning and It's action upon election cases.
There were eighteen contested election
cases before the House and seven Of the Re.
pnblpga contestants have been seated. The
Goodrich VS.. bullock Florida case and the
McGinnis Anderson West Virginia case, IN
which the seating Of the Il publican con.
teatants was recommended, are yet to be de-
cidcd Brceklnridge, Democrat, was mn
seated Tho other eight cases we're decided
by the committee In favor Of tho Democratic
sitting members The Senate decided its
only election contest by seating the Repub-
lican senate s from Montana.
Seven bills have been vetoed by the Presi-
dent as follows: Authorizing tho city or og-
den, Utah, TO assume an Increased Indebted
ness, for public buildings at Dallas, Tex,
Hudson, n T., and Tuscaloosa, Ala. author
lzlug the board of supervisors of Marlcopa
County, Ariz ma to issue bonds IN aid OF a
certain railroad; changing the boundaries
OF the Uncompahgre Indian reservation,
and extending the time for the payment Of
lands purchased from the Omaha tribe Of
indians;
Among the bills which have passed the
House but have not yet passed the Senate.
Hro the following (hllls in conference being
included in this category; Tho Federal
Election bill; tho National bankruptcy bill;
tho bili 60 create a court OF appeals for the
relief OF the supreme Court; the Conger
Compound Lard bill; to prevent the enlist.
ment of aliens In the United states naval
serVicci TO prevent the product OF convict
labor belug furnished TO or for the use Of
any dep lrtment or upon public buildings
or other puDlic works; the Eight Hour Back
Pay billi 70 repeal the Timber Culture law
(in conforcnce), constituting eight hours a
days work flr wofkmen employ ed by GOV.
ernmeni contractors. and to ratify tho
agreement With tho Sac and Fox and Iowa
Indians.
Among the enate bills which have not re.
cevcd final action by the House are the fol-
lowing. Tho shipping and subsiding bills;
granting authority for the removal OF tho
Apache In iian prisoners to + It sill, 1T to
promote thu efficiency OF tho enlisted forco
OF the army to grant right OF way through
public lands for irrigation purposes for the
education OF Indian children,
and 10 the inspection OF live cattle aud OF |
beef produ T. for export.
The appropriations made hy the Fifty first |
Congress for the nscal year ended June 20, |
1891 aggregated about S46I, 100. .CGl, an IN |
crease OF S65.77i.5i5 over those made BY tho |
fiftieth Congress for tho year endel |
June 30, 1880, The River and Harbor bill |
did not become a law. however. In the sec.
ond sesslon OF the FIT etu O ngrcss. Tho
largcN Increase made u appropriations by J.
Tho bifty FIRST Cnnr~, ~ iversthe ffpprCfprla.
tions w the Fiitleth Congress at lts second
session are 1s follows; Fertilization. In.
crease, 2,91 sil; pensions. including 10.
ncleacles, S4,0!o66s; POSTAL service, 1851.
50, sundry civil, i4,440.9i0; deficiencies, ex-
elusive Of pensions, H,s59llA The mlscel-
lanerus appropriations for tho session OF
The Fifty first Congress just ending we're
a. '@F9i less than similar ones made Tor the
previous year by the Ffleth Congress. The
Defl ncy bill (Which is In conference be-
weon th two houses) is tho only one OF tho
general Appropriation bills which has not
rg col ed the Presidents signature.