The sun., 1890-05-11
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
INDIANS PROTEST AGAINST GTTTNG
THEIR LANDS TO RAILROADS.

Tho Senate Adopts the Amendment TO the
Ars,v BnI ProhIbitIng the Sale of
Liquors and Beer at Army Posta-It
Also Passes 1875 Pension BuIs In 20
MInutes-Tho TRrIG Debate Drags On.
WAsH1NGToN, May 1O.-In the Senate to-
day, Mr.. Dawes rep, Mass.) presented a COM
municaion from the delegations OF the five In
dian nations demonstrating against the numer
Gus grants OF right Of way for railroads through
the Indian Territory, stating that in many
OF the cases the grant is sought and obtained
merely for speculative purposes, ana asking
that no more such grants be made. at least
until there is great change In existing condi-
tions. Mr. Dawes admitted that there was
good reason Tor the remonstrance and said
that 1t had come to tho knowledge Of tho Com
mittee on Indian Affairs that great many APP
plications had been made for such right
of way, either for the purpose Of selling
them to railroad companies already built
through the Territory, or for the purpose
Of holding them in terrorem over companies
intending to build railroads there. There
we're now more than n dozen such bills pend
ing and unacted uron in the committee. and
he was quite confident that as many more had
been reported and had passed. the Senate this
session. Tho Indian Territory, he said, was
fast developing into State. Although by
treaty stipulation tho white man was excluded
IRON the Territory 1t was believed that there
were now $4,000 white people in that part OF it
east of the Tooth meridian. He saw that
1t would be but year or two before 1t would
cease to bo an Indian Territory and would be
under tho control OF whte people. The re-
monstrance was referred to the Committee on
Indian Affairs.
The Army Appropriation bill was then taken
up, the pending questions being Mr.. Hales
hnt nhNli in
beer. or wine shall be sold and supplied to
enlisted mon in any canteon or building in a
garrison or military post: and Mr.. COckrclls
amendment to it. striking out the words beer
or wine" Tho latter amendment was disagreed
to-yeas. Ii nays 2S "a party vote, except that
Mr. Haio's amendment was then agreed to
yeas. 3U nays. ia strict party vote, Mr..
Sherman stating that In order to mako quo
rum, and with some doubts, he voted aye. The
bill was then passed.
make the thing complete there should now
be IL provision inserted in the bill to supply
nursing bottles. .intauts food. catnip tea, and
such things for the use of the officers and SOL
The calendar was then taken up and a num-
ber OF bills were passed The senate M to
change the route OF the Rock Creek hallway
Company. in the District OF Columbia. gave
rise to much discussion. several amendments
having been offered.
The senate then took up the individual pen-
sion bills on the calendar and passed. all of
them llS5l IN an hour and half. Among them
were bills increasing tho pensions Of the wld-
ows of Rear AdmraIs Davis and Nicholson to
500 month OF the widows OF Rear Admiral
WUrden and Capt. Thornton 10 $50: of the Wild
ows OF Gen. W. 4. Ward ana Gen. Alex Schm-
melfenninG TO $50: giving tensions to two
StepmotherS and two foster mothers to three
widows OF soldiers Of tho war Of 1912. and to
several army nurses <l2l: and one'granting
pension Of $50 a month TO John Swearer, Il
Mason who had volunteered TO assist III the de-
fence of Fort Sumter. and who was the first
man wounded there and the first wounded in
the war OF the rebellion.
After short executive session the Senate
adjourned until Monday.