The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-03-22
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
House..

an amendment which provides that
, section 2139 revised statutes shall re-
. main in effect in the new territory until
after the adjournment of the first legis-
lative assembly. The bill was taken up
rs special order on a resolution
| from the committee on rules setting
aside to-day and tomorrow for the con.
sideration of the bill, and fixing
| O'Clock tomorrow as the time Tor the
final vote. The main debate was on
the question Of admitting the sale of in
toxlcants in the new territory. Num-
| erous amendments were taken up, but
nothing definite had been accomplished
when the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, March l3.-The House
! passed the Oklahoma bill, snbstit ute
tor the Senate bill on the same subject
100 to %. Amendments for the es-
tablishment OF a land-otice in No Mans
Land, providing that no person having
| a fee-slmple to 100 acres IN any state or
territory shall be entitled to enter any
land covered by the act, and the one
in reference to the prohibition OF
the sale of liquor agreed to IL COM
mittee of the whole, yesterday,
were adopted. The bill contains pro-
visions which in substance fix the boun-
darles of the new territory 80 as to IN
| clude the Cherokee outlet, with pro-
viso that no lands which the Indians oc-
| cupy, under treaty or law, shall be in
cluded without their consent, except
for judicial purposes. They extend over
the new territory the constitution and
laws of the l'nited States and the code
| of Nebraska, without inter erence with
the local Indian governments acting un-
counties are established. The county
seats are to be at Guthrie, Okla
| hOma City, Norman, Lisbon or King
fisher, Beaver and Saltwater, and one
more to be fixed by the secretrry OF
the interior The Cherokee outlet is
declared to be public land ana open TO
settlement under the homestead laws,
and bona fde settlers and occupants are
given preference right. The sections
after No. "a are devoted to the estab-
lishment of judicial system in the
Indian Territory, which is to be avid
ed into three districts, and courts are to
be neld at Muscogee and Ninita, otoka,
! and Ardmore and Purcell.
FRIDAY, March l4-In the House NJ.
| kerkins (kas. stated that an erroneous
| impression had gone out that according
to the provisions of the Oklahoma bill,
passed yesterday, the Cherokee outlet
had been declared open to settlement
under tine homestead laws. The state
ment should have been made
that the public land strip, not
the Cherokee outlet, had been
opened. The bill authorizing the
| President to retire Gen. j. c. Fremont
with the rank of major-general was laid
aside for favorable recommendation.
after the defeat of an amendment for
the retirement of Gen. Fremont with
the rank of brigadier-general. 1t was
subsequently reported to the House, but
no final action was taken, and the
House took recess. the evening session
to be for the consideration of private
pension bills.
SATURDAY, March 15.-The House lis
tened to eulogies on the life of the late
Representative Kelley, of Pennsylvania
after which an adjournment was taken.
MONDAY, March l1.-Bills were passed
appropriating$ $4,000 for a public build
ing at Paris, Tex; transferring the
revenue cutter service from the Treas
ury Department to the Navy Depart
ment; creating the offices of assistant
| general superintendent and chief clerk
of the railway mail service, and joint
resolution requesting the President to
invite the King of the Hawaiian Islands
to senu delegates to represent his king
| dom in the Pan American Congress.
TUESDAY, March lS.-The House, in
committee of the whole to-day, consid
cred the pension appropriation bill.
Mr. Morrow (Cal. J, in charge OF the bill,
| which appropriates 1913 1927 ,46l, ex-
| planned its provisions in detail. In ref
erence to the general subject of pen
sions he said it might safely be assumed
that the number of pensioners would
reach its maximum about July ], 1894,
when the expenditure would be $l12,-
! I'm tot ,,nlor
| listing laws the number of pensioners on
the rolls would be 10000. When the
committee rose, on motion of Mr.. Nor
| rill (kas. resolution was adopted call
ing upon the secretary of the interior
for data relative to the payment of pen
sions, and for an estimate as to the
amount of money which will be re-
qnired for the payment of arrearages in
case the limitation of the arrears act is
repealed. Mr.. Payson (Ill.), called up
the bill to repeal the timber-culture
any person who has made entry
of any public lands of the United
States under the timber-culture laws,
and who has for period of four years
| in good faith complied with the proyis
ions of eaid laws, shall be entitled to
make final proof thereto, and acquire
title to the same, by the payment of
Sl.25 per acre for such tract, under such
rules and regulations as shall be pre-
scrlbed by the secretary of the interior
that no land acquired under the provis-
ions Of this act shall in any event be-
come liable to the satisfaction of any
debt or debts contracted prior to the ls-
suing OF the patent thereof. Pending
| discussion the House adjourned.
/ Senate.
WEDNESDAY, March 12.-An agree
ment was reached by which vote will
be taken on the Blair educational bill
on Thursday of next week. The con-
current resolution for the investigation
of immigration matters WAS brought up
with the two House amendments, eI-
| tending the investigation to the pur-
| chase of American industries by foreign
capital aud the use Of Bedloe's Island
| in New Gork hsrbor as an immigrant
| depot. The Senate concurred in the
| exclude from the Congressional record
he interpretations made by Mr.. Call in
| the report of the discussion with Mr..
Chandler, February 20, was agreed to-.
Yeas, So: nays, IA.
THURSDAY. March IS.-In the Senate,
| TO-DAY, the educational bill was taken
up as unfinished business, and Mr..
Blair replied to certain structures on
the bill. A warm political debate fol-
lowed, which took up the time till ad-
| journment.
FRIDAY, March 1.-THE Blair bill was
again up for debate. Mr.. Cullom pre-
sented resolutions relative to the death
of Representative Townshend, OF Hi
nois, and pronounced an eulogIum on
the dead member. After appropriate
remarks by Senators Vest, Hale and
Jones Ark, the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
MONDAY, March 17.-Senator ingalls,
introduced bill providing that sol
dier who bas los. both eyes, or one arm
and one leg. may get married, at any
| time he may so desire. to some one 10
take care of him, and at his death the
soldiers widow shall receive sl2 month