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FRIDAY IN CONGRESS.
An Erroneous Impression About tho
Oklahoma BIll.

WAsuiSOroS, March 1i.-Representa
tive Perkins, OF Kansas, stated that an
erroneous impression had gone out that,
according to the provisions of the Okla.
homa bill, passed yesterday, the Cher
okcc Outlet had beon declared open to
settlement under tho homestead laws.
The Cherokee outlet was not open to
settlement and tho statement should
have been that the public land strip. and
not the Cherokee Quiet, was embraced
witiiiG the limits of tho new territory,
but was not open to settlement under
the homestead law.
Tho house then went into committee
of I he whole on the private calendar.
Tho bill authorizing the president to
retire General Fremont with the rank
of major general was taken up, and an
amendment was Offered tor tho retire
mont of General Fremont with the rank
OF brigadior general.
Mr.. Vandever said that the country
owed General Fremont a debt of graft
tude. There was not q hardy toilcr
throughout the length and breadth OF
tho land who did not cherish the name
of Fremont, and associate IL with the
ueatest al. ~ and renown OF tho coun-
try.
MIR. Banks reviewed In eulogistic Ian
MI aye the career OF General Fremont, and
dwcIt with enthusiasm upon his ser
vices IN preserving the Pacific coast TO
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SENATE PRoCEEDINGs.
The Blair Educational Bill aud tho
Race Problem.

The senate spent most of the day
considering the District of Columbia bill.
After the consideration Of number of
public building and other measures,
Mr.. Hale, from the committee OF appro-
prlations, reported the urgency defc-
ioncy bill. and said that he would call it
up for action next Monday
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up as unfinished business, and Mr..
Teller addressed the senate In support
OF 1t. Speaking Ot the race problem, he
said, that If the Southern people and the
ncgrocS could not live together in a
state Of political equality and political
harmony there was an end
to republican government in one
third vt least Of the area of the United
states. lie had no key to the solution,
but lie believed that education might in
some respect hel p to solve It, 1t tho col
orcd people were educated the chances
would be better that the races would
live together on better terms. lghur-
ance and vice went hand In hand. II
the South alone was able and willing to
try to educate the colored race, the
people of the North would not complain: !:
but IL the South lacked either the desire
or the ability, II was right and proper
thAt the North should come to its aid.
MIR. George said that If the senators on
both sides of the chamber would bring
TO the solution Of the question, IL q solu-
tion were possible, tho charity and
Kindness and good feeling exhibited by
the senator from Colorado n good deal
oftrouble would DO removed.
The hill then went over without action.
Mr.. Gail gave written notice that he
would on MONDAY move To modify Ger
tain rules as to the oxectiyo sessions, the
object OF the motion being to alter the
nominations Of Swaysc and Stripping as
judge and district attorney Tor the
northern district OF Florida, to be CON
sidered In open executive session.
Mr.. Cullom presented resolutions rcla.
tive TO the death OF ex-Rcpresentntiye
Townshcnd, Of Illinois, declaring that
the senate shared with the house in the
expressions of sorrow. and directing that
copies OF the resolutions he forwarded to
the family OF the deceased. lie then
pronounced oulogy on the dead mem
bCr.
After appropriate remarks by Messrs.
Vest, Hale and Jones, of Arkansas, the
senate, rs a further mark of respect ad.
journed until Monday
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the United States. Had II not been for
Fremont, who could say that to day the
Hug of tho American republic would
iioat over the states ON the Pacific coast
Congress would honor itself In r7cog.
niling the services of General Fremont.
Mr. Mnnsur spoke In the same vein.
MI. kilgore's amendment was re-
jected and the bill was laid aside, with
a favorable recon- mendation.
The bill was subsequently reported to
the house, but no final action was taken,
and the house took recess.
The evening session was for the con-
sideration of private pension bills.
The usual Friday evening routine in
the house was enliycned tonight by the
discussion Of the bill granting pension
Of siOa month to Francis Deming, of
Michigan, on the ground OF blindness.
This is one Of the bills vetoed by Presi-
dent Cleveland,
Finally this bill and one other were
reported from tho committee of the
whole to the house, but before action
wastaken Mr. Mr.lireckonridgc, of Kentucky,
moved adjournment.
MIR. Perkins protested vigorously, but
the hour of 1880 having arrived tue
house adjourned.
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senate to-day Tho resolution offered
by MIR. Norhccs Monday a. to the agri-
cultural depression was taken up, and
Mr.. Voorhees, addressed the senate. Ho
said that II was nearly thirty years
since the close of tho war had given To
ayarico nn opportunity TO prey upon tho
self-sacrltlcing patriots OF tho country
The measures resorted to for the taNn-
ton of ono class OF citizens and the en-
richmont of another had been tho logis.
lation by which the burden Of
public debt had been doubled,
silver demonotiaed, and high protec.
tive tariff established, lie characterized
protective tariff as the curse of tho farm
ors of the United States to-day. Thoy
did not receive, on an average, more
than 10 cents bushcl for corn, 80 cents
for wheat and 2 to 3 cents pound for
hogs Every protonso Of a home market
Tor the farmer was u fraud, ana every
pretonso OF taxing wheat and oats ana
potatoes for his benoit was n cheat and
sham at Is a notorious truth" lie
continued, THAT the tariil, as II now
stands, has increased the farmers eG-
pcnse accounts from 70 to 100 por cent.
on every implement of industry with
which he tolls
Tho Ohio farmers werc now under
mortgage to the amount of $500, O,OOO,OJO.
In Illinois % per cent. of the whole face
of tho state was under mortgage, they
amounting to Si02, OOOOO. Forty-scyen
per cent of the state Of Michigan was
under mortgage. In Indiana, Ken.
tucky, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and
the whole Northwest from 20 to 90 por
cent. of the farm lands were under
mortgage, at such rate OF interest as the
iarlnurs could never pay out of their
crops, to say nothing OF the principal.
They were brought face to face with
ruin. Nor were tho farmers OF New
England different In that respect from
those Of the Western states. The rem
edies to be applied were First, tariff
rciOrmi second a iull supply Of legal
tender money; third, the free coinugu Of
silver fourth tho suppression by law OF
gambling in futures iiiIh, liberal pol
icy OF pensions.
MIR Wilson, of Iowa, said that he do
sired TO read u letter from the farmers Of
Iowa, wfru knew by practical experience
moro about the condition OF the farming
class than the senator from Indiana had
learned IN his readings. lie then read n
letter, which has already been pub
lished, showing tho comparatively low
price OF farm produce aud tho high
prices OF manufactured goods before tho
var.
The Blair educational bill was tllon
taken up, and Mr.. Pierce spoke in oppo-
sition to II.
Nlcssrs. Eyarts and Call advocated 1t.
Mr. Allison, from the finance conf
mittec, reported with amendments the
house bill with relation TO the collections
of revenue placed OIL the calendar.
The senate then adjourned.
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THE ADMISSION BILLS.
Work OF the Senate Terrific
rial Committee.
VIEWS OF THE REPUBLICANS.
The Majority Adopt a Resolution
on the Consideration OF tho
Measure.

WAsutEGroS, March i5.-rhe senate
committee on territories adopted a rc,o-
luton by party vote to-day that tho
committee on territories approves the
presentation Of the bill for the admis.
sion of Wyoming for immediate oonspi-
Grafton by tho house. It Is tho deslro OF
tho committee that tho consideration Of
said bill be continued without DELAY un.
til the final action thereon and that tho
same course DO taken as 10 the Idaho
bill as soon as the Wyoming bill shall
bc concluded.
Further consideration OF tho wyo.
ming bill will not bo moved until
March %.
Tho committee further desires that as
soon as the Idaho bill is Disposed OF the
house shall then take UP all the other
bills for the admission Of states previous.
ly reported by the committee on terri
tories, and cndeayor TO have the con-
sideratiOn thereof continued with a. IN.
tie interruption as possible by die other
business OF tho house. and that the com
mitteo proceed TO consider tho bills for
enabling acts for Arizona aud Now Mexi.
co, to be reported fayorably or adversely
~ hil tAIlI uhNs
Tho democratic members OF the com
mittce did not regard this resolution as
sufficiently binding ON the republicans
to take up the New Mexico and Arizona
bills, and MIR. Springer offered resolti-
tlon, which was lost by party vote,
that ON Tuesday March % next, the
house Will take up and consider the
special bills providing tor the ad-
mission of Wyoming, Idaho, New
Mexico and Arizona as states In
the union In the order named
aud that the order shall continue nom
day 20 day thereafter until all
such bills have boon considered
and hnal action taken. This
order, however, shall not Interfere
with tho revenue or appropriation bills,
but, whom entered upon, they shall not
be interfered with by other busincss
until all such bills are finally 6!sposed Of
by the house. aud at least one day shall
be allowed for the consideration OF each.
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HOUSE PRoCEEDINGs.
Passage OF the Biii for the Euumera-
tion Of Chinese.

tith W
On motion of Mr.. Mckennn, of Cali
fornIa, the senate public building bill
was passed with an amendment striking
out the appropriation clause increasing
from Sl50OOO to $4,000 the limit OF the
cost of the public building at Sacrmon.
to, Cal.
Mr. Mckennn. of California, under in
siruci ions from tho committee Oh the
eleventh census, moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill authorizing the
superintendent Of the census to onumor-
ate the Chinese population In such man
nor as to enable him to make q complete
and accurate descriptive list of all tho
Chinese in the United States at the timc
OF taking the census, ana to give each
person SO enumerated certificate con
tanning the particulars necessary to fully
identify him, such certificates to be the
sole evidence of the right OF such per
sons to be and remain in tho United
States. The bill further provides for the
punishment OF Chinese who shall sell,
transfer or dispose of such certificates.
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated to
carry out the provisions Of the act. The
bill was passed without division.
ndcr suspension of the rules the
following bills and resolutions were
passed A joint resolution requesting
the president to invite the king of tho
Hawaiian islands TO select delegates to
represent his kingdom in the Pan
American congress.
A bill to transfer the revenue cutter
service from the treasury department
to the navy department.
A bill creating the offices of assistant
general superintendent and chief clerk
OF the railway mail service.
The house then adjourned.
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Washington has drawn sites for four
public buildings, - far as the senate is
concerned, The bills winch Senator
Squire and the committee agreed upon
came up this afternoon and were passed.
Senator spooner called up the Spokane
Falls bill and IL was passed. Then
Senator Squire called up the one for
Tacoma and 1t went Senator Allen fol-
lowed with tho one for Seattle, and
Senator Cullom brought in the last one
for Walla walln. The first three cities
got 10000 each for sites and Walla
Walla gets $4,000. Senator Squire is
hopeful that the house will favor the
iour bills, and has some assurance that
IL will do SO.
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democratic ticket. but this feeling of
the injustice done prevails In the North,
that, while you are dcpriying the col
orei people OF their votes, you are eN-
crossing undue power In the govern
mont. The North denies hatred, but dc.
mands Justice, and NOW say that be-
yond and above this educational bill, or
any other pending measure, Is an act of
congress that will secure to every man
In the United States entitled TO vote his
right 10 cast his vote and have IL
counted. Whenever congress rises to
the dignity Of passing such q law that
VIII be uniform throughout the United
States, affecting Massachusetts and
ohio Us we'll as South Caro-
that IL Is Just aud fair law, and there
will be no further ground of complaint.
Congress can not exercise any control
In the local aiiairs of the Southern states,
but what we insist upon Is that there
shall be law that will protect the right
Of suffrage, and that that law be exc.
cu,ed with such power that no man dare
expose himself to its penalties.
Nh BUTLER CLOSES THE DEBATE.
Mr. Butler followed Mr.. sherman. lie
spoke OF the exclusion of the colored
men in the Northern states from all po-
litical offices, and said, on the contrary,
that there was no such dis
elimination In the South. TINS very
day, and for tho past week, the news
papers had been teeming with
accounts OF the white man in Oklahoma
and the republicans among them an
nOtlnCing to the world Vi the cOlored
people dared to uphold their right TO
control the territory by superiority of
members they would drive them out at
the point of the bHyonut He had seen
accounts of outrages on the colorcd
people In Ohio and Indiana, ami yet
had heard not one syllable of protest
Tie would tell the senator from Ohio
that whenever he attempted TO carry out
his threat Of another crusade upon the
South through supervisors and United
States marshals for tho purpose OF
dominating the elections there, lac would
lave Tire In his rear from tho men in tho
North who had carried their money and
their Industry in the South. Whenever
Tue attempted TO re-establish In tho
south those rcConstruCtiou measures,
which had left in their train o black
mark OF spoliaiion, disgrace and huniili.
alton, protest would bo made In his
own state and county that would cause
him tO hesitate before he carried 1t out.
He Uiutcr) would not exchange ono
hour of gooi order in the South for all
the political power that the negro sui.
frage had given the South. He appealed
20 the senators and people OF the North
10 believe the Southern men when they
said that they were far more interested
IN an orderly, humane and honest set
tlencnt of the question than the people
OF the Nortl, coulu possibly be.
Adjourned.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Lieutenant Colonel William Smith, to
4. 4.
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RAvisnED ny rEAsrrs.
A Young Missouri 0irs Terribly Out
ruaed

PLEAshsr HiLi, No., March i3.-Yes-
terday afternoon tramps waylaid Hattie
Atkins, tho iS-year-old daughter OF =
wealthy farmer Tho brutos ravished
her and then bound and gagged her.
They cut off her hair and cut her clothes
from her body, iniiioting several severe
wounds In doing 80. Vlen she re-
covered consciousness. she dragged her
selfhome and told her story. An alarm
was at once given and the whole country
turned out with dogs and guns to hunt
the scoundrels down. A tramp named
Collins was arrested al Greenwood this
morning and is awaiting Identification.
a mob OF q thousand men surrounded
tho house In which he was being held.
Mias Atkins, when confronted with
Collins, declared that ha was not her
assailant Collins was then released.
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THE FEDERAL ELECTION BILL.
Tho Australian System Applied tn
the General EiectIop..


WAsniSGToS, March 10. Representa-.
tive Lodge introduced his federal eloc-
tion bill In the house to-day. The bill is
n combination Of the Australian system
with federal control of elections. The
Australian system, as In force in Massa-
chusctts, is applied to the whole country
in all congressional and presidential
elections.
Voters who can not read and write.
md consequently can not mako their
own, tickets may have the ticket,
marked for them by one of the super
visors In the presence OF another repre-.
senting the opposite political party.
Primary elections shall be under tho
control OF the states, but upon the ne
tition OF 800 voters Of any district, tho
federal government assumes all tine
functions OF the state, and takes abso-
solute control Of the polls Inder the
regulations which apply TO state CON
troll.
Any voter who purposciy allows any
one TO know how he Is about to vote. or
any person who endeavors TO induce a
voter TO show his marked ballot shall be
subject to fine of from $50 to $500. and
larger fines and penalties are to be i'm
posed for She destruction OF election
posters or supplies, or for filling false
certificates or nominations, or for the
failure OF the election officers In their
duties. Challenges aro not to lie enter
tanned for the purpose Of delaying vot-
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the SUGAR TARifP.
An Agreement Reached by the
ways and Means Committee.

WAsuiNGros. March 1.-THE repub-
hcau members OF tho ways and means
committee have finally reached an agree
mont upon tho sugar schedule. They
agreed to make raw sugar. from 10
Dutch standard down, dutiable at 20
per cent. ad yalorem, and refined sugar
above 10 Dutch standard, dutiable at 30
per cent. ad yalorcm. Thisls equivalent
TO q 10 per cent. reductions on many
grades.of sugar, sand 90 more than % per
cent and will reduce the revenue nom
so. OOO. 600 80 $50 10000
There IS no provision made Tor the
payment of any bounty whatever, but
the sugar duty which VIII be made is
more than two and n half times that
proposed by the sNlills bill and the duty
Will bo collected upon the value, anu
not upon the pound, as here toiore. Inc
duty given To the reiners IS only per
cent, mOrc than that given 10 raw sugar,
as III or below viii admit two grades OF
merchantable sugar flt for domestic use,
IL Is hoped and believed that this viii
take away from the rohnefs the power
to raise the price Of sugar.
The republicans regard this heavy re
ductlon Of tho sugar duties as Q most
generous concession TO the western
sentiment. The rate liked "a lower than
the rate fixed by the senate tariii ball.
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HOUSE rnoCERpIsGs.
A Prolonged Discussion ON the sub
lect of Pensions.

ictt VI fcnaions.
A resolution was adopted calling on
the secretaries of war and the interior
for In formation as to whether a saving
in tho public expenditure could bo made
by transferring the bureau of pensions
from the interior to the war department.
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the secretary of the interior for data
relative to the payment Of pensions and
estimates Of the amount of money which
will be required for tho payment of ar.
rears Ia case the Limitation of arrears act
is repealed.
Mr.. Morrow, of California, in charge
of the bill, which appropriates sos, ,427, =
600, explained the provisions in detail.
In reference to tho general subject Of
pensions he said II might be safely
assumed that the number OF pensions
would reach the maximum about July
1, 1891, when the expenditure would be
$ii0, Ooo,Ooo On that date. under tho
existing Law, tho number Of pensioners
on the roll would be 10000.
MIR, Stone, Of Missouri, introduced for
reference a bill to abolish the Utah COM
.,,ission and devoiyc It's duties upon a
b,ard, consisting OF the governor, the
territorial STretary and the president of
the council Of the legislative assembly.
A bill was passed authorizing aflida-
Wits and depositions under the public
land laws 10 be made before commits.
sionors OF unit,d States courts or the
clerk of the court OF record III the county
In which the land is situated.
The billto repeal tho timber culture
law was then taken up. The bill further
provides that any person WHO made an
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THE CUSTOMS DISTRICT.


WAsHIsGroS, March IS. Senator Al
len to-day introduced q hill to rcorgan-
ize and establish the customs district Of
Port Townsend. The bill makes the
state OF Washington an entire district,
with Port Townsend the principal port,
Seattle and Tacoma arc TO bc made sub
ports Of entry and delivery, each with a
deputy collector, With tho privilege of
immediate transportation. This Is de-
sired to do away with the delays to
which vessels leaving those places have
heretofore been subject, by reason of
having TO pass inspection at Port Town
send. The bill also provides that Port
Angeles and some point on Bollingham
bay and Grays harbor shall also be des-
ignated as supports Of entry. The col
hector of the port Is to have salary OF
1900 per year and the deputies $1,000 n
year each.
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The Government May Bniid 1--WE
Fast steam Launches.

WAsHINoroS, d. C., March i7.-sona-
tor Squire to-day introduced bill ap-
propriatlng SO, ,O0O to bo expended an
nually for the maintenance and equip
mont OF two fast steam lauuches for sery.
ice ON Puget sound. The object OF the
bill Is 10 prevent small cruft In the
sound from landing Chinese and oonta-
traband goods. II has the approval OF
tho treasury officers.
Collector bradshaw has written a let
ter, in which he estimates that the two
launches will save to tho country about
$1,000
When Mr.. Squire was governor he
wrote to Secretary Manning on these
subjects, and recommended that some
thing be done 10 prevent the small craft
from ovading the customs officers.
II is contemplated that the launches
shall be swift enough to overhaul apy OF
the small smuggling crafts on the sound.
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entry on tho public lands under the
timber culture law. who has for four
years complied with the provisions OF
said law, shall be- entitled to mako final
proof and acquire title by tho payment
oiSt2 25 per acre.
Pending action on this bill, tho house
went into committee of the whole on
the pension appropriation bill.
Mr.. Sayers discussed tho pension sys-
tenn, as affected by both acts of congress,
and the administration of the service.
Ile cited statistic, to show that from
January |, lsG0, to January |, 1880, the
expenditures of the government for pen
sions were 81, 100. 3l6 Oi7; that the OK
pendttures for pensions for tho past
fiscal year were $50 i3i, ,00S; that the ex-
pcnditures for pensions from March 4,
l7sD, to June, 1861, throughout q period
OF sevcnty-two and one-half years were
$50, 73s, ,327; and that the excess OF the
pension disbursements for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1850, over the pensions
rom lis0 to 1851, q period of seventy
two and one-halt years, was SS3D3UIl.
He severely criticised tho administra-
ton of the pension office, and cited
many instances where as he claimed,
the decisions OF the bureau had been
| incorrect and improper. ie wished to
call attention to tho manner in
which the pension system was be-
! ing administered. lie thought there
should be q thorough investigation OF
the system, In order that complete
Justice might be done to the men who
had fought for their country, and that
the bounty Jumpers might DO stricken
from the roll.
Mr. Peters said that for tho first time
in the history OF the country the house
had before It careful and concise csti-
mate of what the expenditures OF the
pension bureau would be during the
next fiscal year. lie defended tho ad-
had not defended all the acts of Com
missioner Tanner he could only say
that that officer had followed In the
wake of his predecessor, General Black.
Pending further debate, the committee
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THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
Reasons Given for the Protest Pre-
sented by MIR. CoclSrelI,

WAsuiSGToS, March H. The protest
against the ratification Of the Russian
treaty, which the senate, over President
Pro Tom Ingalls, adverse ruling, permit
ting Mr.. CockFell TO present In open ses-
sion to-day. was from the Wood Work
ing Machine Hands Union, of 81. Louis.
The reasons given for the protest are that
the signers consider that the ratification
OF the pending treaty would be mistake,
because u state without any regular sys-
TEN of justice. and state In which eXiles
are without the least judicial process, is
a governmental institution which can
offer no guarantee for the honest use of
an cXtradition treaty.