Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1890-06-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
soon after assembling ON the 17th the SEN
ate resumed consideration OF the silver bin
and senator Wolcott (Coll made an argu
ment In favor Of silver The Senate finally
proceeded TO vote on the amendments to the
House bill. The amendment to strike out
the clause that the treasury notes Issued for
the purchase OF silver shall DO legal ten,
der for all debts was lost Tho bullion re.
demption clause was stricken out by vote
of 81 TO 7, and the amendment TO strike out
tho free coinage section was lost The
amendment limiting the net to ten
years was defeated and nm amendment by
senator Blair, limiting the coinage to 5000
600 monthly, failed After long debate and
several amendments the bill was reported
20 the Senate and passod--ayes. a.; nays. rs.
=. The House had under consideration
most OF the day, In Committee OF the Whole,
the sundry Civll Appropriation bill, which
was finally reported to the House aud
passed, and then the Indian Appropriation
bin was considered until adjournment
WHEN the Senate met on the 18th Mr..
Morrill, from the Finance Committee, re.
ported back the Tariff bill, and 1t was placed
on the calendar. After an executive session
the Senate took up the Legislative, Execu'
tive and judicial Appropriation. bill. An
amendment was agreed TO increasing the
salary OF twenty six committee clerks
from $500 20 $500, and the salary OF
clerks to Senators from $1,000 10 $1,000
Adjourned. Soon after the House met a
message was received from the Senate an
nouncing the passage OF the FREQ Coinage
Silver bill, which was received with applause
on the part OF the Democrats, The House
being In Committee Of the Whole on the In
dian Appropriation bill, MIR. Bland (Mo)
moved that the committee rise In order to
take action on the silver bill, which motion
IL. NN4s
bill was completed and passed. Adjourned
AFTER committees reported In the senate
on the 10th the House bill extending for one
year the time for commencing and con
structng a bridge across the Missouri river
at or near Kansas City passed. The Legisla-
tive, Executive and judicial Appropriation
bill was considered for a time and laid aside.
message was received from the President
In relation to reciprocal commercial treaties
with the Latin American nations, In con
nection with which Senator Hale presented
an amendment TO be offered to the Tariff
bill authorizing the President to de-
clare the ports of this country open
and free to all products of tho American
hemisphere upon which no export duty Is
imposed so long as such nations shall ad-
NIT free the products OF this country. After
eulogies on Messrs. Nuttlng and wilber, Of
New York. the Senate adjourned. After
the Journal had been read in the House Mr..
Mills (Texas) objected to Its approval on tic
ground that II had not been read In fulL
The objection was that the reference OF the
Senate Free Coinage bill was surreptitious
and was by the Speaker and not or
dered by the House. Tho speaker
refused to recognize Mr.. Mills but
recognized ME Mckinley, who showed tie
approval of the Journal and demanded the
previous question. This brought on long
wrangle and Mr. McKinley's motion was
finally defeated by a small majority. A mo
tion to reconsider was lost PemTiug mo.
tion to approve the Journal ~ corrected,
striking out the clause by which, the fySer
bill was referred to the Comm ttee on si'n-
age, Weights and Measures, the House. ad-
iourned-
soon after the senate met on flie 2oth
Senator Stewart rose 10 question Of prlyi-
lege and denied the special sent ont from
Washington as to conflict between himself
and Senator Reagan In tho marble room
and senator Reagan said that thesr never
had been any controversy or III feeling be
tween himself and Senator Stewart and th1t
the dispatch was false, The Legislative
Executive and Diplomatic bill was then
completed and passed. Adjourned. The
controversy was renewed In the House over
the approval Of the Journal of "Wednesday
as to the reference OF the Free Coinage biz,
the question being on Mr.. Mills motion for
the previous question upon the approval OF
the Journal as amended. The previous
question was ordered by vote OF 1913 10 l22
and the journal as amended, approved by
a vote OF I31 to l2a long wrangle was then
induldged in, and without finally disposlng
of the question as 20 the status OF the bill
the House adjourned
WHEN the Senate met on the 2ist Mr. I'd
munds resolution for committee to take
into consideration the Administrative ser
vice of the Senate was adopted The House
bin suppleme ntary TO the act Of March, 1884,
In relation to polygamy, providing that all
funds lately belonging TO the MormonChurch
I'm Utah should be devoted to the common
schools OF that Territory, was taken up and
after some debate passed. After disposlng
Of matters of little general Interest the Sen
ate went into executive session. The sill
yer bill controversy was resumed in the
House and the day consumed In the efforts
of the friends OF Tree coinage to get tho Sen
ate bill before the House, but after a long
tight they were defeated and the bill sent to
the Coinage Committee. After sending the
Senate amendments TO the Fortlfications bill
to a conference the House adjourned.