The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-20
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT MEASURES CONSIDERED
AND ACTED UPON.

At the Nations CapitOl-What Is Being
Done by the Senate and House OLD
Matters Disposed OF and New Ones Com
! sidered.
IN the Senate, on the 18th inst, the creden-
tials Of Mr.. Allison for his new tenn. COM
mencing March 4, 1891, were pres ed and
ordered to be placed on fls Mr.. Mitchell in
troduced a resolution opposing an amendment
to the Constitution providing for the election OF
Senators by the votes OF qualified electors in
the States. MIR. morrill, offered a resolution
(which was agreed tor directing the Secretary of
the interior to report any information in pos
session of his departing NJ in relation author
izing any lottery company ty the Indian Terri
torial Government of the Greek Nation.
Mr.. Dawes offered a resolution (which was
agleed toy calling on the Secretary of War for
copies of correspondence between Lieutenant
General Sheridan and General Crook in regard
to the Apache Indians in 1885, The House
bill for the appointme of q surveyor of GUS
toms for Columbus, Ohio, at salary OF $500,
with the usual fees and commissions, and to eX-
tend TO that city the privileges OF port of de-
livery was taken up and passed. IN the House
bills for public buildings at the following places
were passed Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Atchison,
Kan. Alexandria, La. Lafayette, Ind.
for an increase in the limit of cost OF
the buildings at Scranton, Pa, Dallas, Tex,
expenditure of 1,S45 900, Mr.. Baker called up
the resolution providing for the q Emission OF
Wyoming into the Union as a State. Mr..
Springer asked to be heard for a few minutes
b,fore the bill was read, but Mr.. Baker OBJ
iected. Mr.. Springer then said to Mr.. Baker
lhas his course would not facilitate the DISPOSE
ton Cf business, and when the bill was read
rsised the question OF consideration and by
otner dflatory motions wasted the most OF the
afternoon, SO that no6hin had been accom-
plisntd on the bill when the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 18th inst, the concur
rent resolution for the investigation of imnoi-
grafton matters was laid before the Senate with
the House amendments extending the inves-
tlgat1on to the purchase OF American industries
by foreign capital and to the use of Bedl0e's
Island, in New York harbor, as al immigration
depot. Mr.. Chandler moved concurrence III the
House amendments The motion agreed
TO, and so the concurrent resolution has passed
both houses. A resolution was then passed de-
claring the right of the Senate to elect a Presi-
dent pro tenn who shall act in that capacity at
any time the presiding officer may be absent. and
until further action by the Senate The Blair
bill was then taken up ard resolution adopted
liking the date for a final vote at D.. no. March
70, atGer " Mich tle S9na5e spent the afternoon
inadIS 2ussing the bill, the d 5bate running into
sectional issues and enatoi Hear and George
occupying most OF the time In he House the
Senate bill was passed appropriating $6, 100 for
the removal of sand-bars ut toe entrance of the
harbor at Milwaukee, Wis. also a bill granting
the right of way through the Sissaton and
Wahpeton Indian reservation In Dakota TO the
C1icago Milwaukee and ST. Paul Ra lroad The
House spent tie afternoon cons dering a bill to
provide Cove nment for the Territory OF
Oklahoma. The proposition to ms 'rt a Prohi-
bition clause called forth q spirited debate.
The House then adjourned without action
THE Senate on the 18th passed bills for public
buildings as follows: Stockton, Cal, $50. 600;
Mammoth Hot Springs, in the Yellowstone
National Park, $4,000; Virginia City, Nav,
Ore, 800, 900; Salem Ore, 700; Saltwater,
Mimi, 100000 Reno, New, $75.0n0 All the
foregoing were Senate bills. The a rnOOn
spent in the consideration of the Blair bill.
Inc House passed q bill granting right of way
through the Indian Territory to the ATena,
Guthrie 81 Western Railroad Company. The
House then went into committee OF the whole
fer the further consideration of the Oklahoma
bill On motion of Ms. Holman of Indiana
amendment was elopted providing that no
person having a fee simple to 16J acres of land
in any State or Territory shall be entitled to
enter the land covered by this act. The COM
mitteei then rose and reported the bill to the
House. The.amen4ment adopted in committee
of the whole providing that section 2139 +. S,
prohibiting the introduction of intoxicating
liquors into the Indian Territory shall be in
force in Oklahoma until after the adjournment
of the first session of the Legislative Assembly,
agreed to-yeas, 1874 nays, 103 The bill
was then passed-160 to rs. It is substitute
for the Senate bill on the same subject. The
bill contains provisions which in substance
TX the boundaries OF the new Territory
80 as to include the Cherokee outlet, with "a
provisO that no lands which the Indians occu-
Ply, under treaty of law, shall be included with
out their consent, except for judicial purposes.
They extend over the new territory the Const1-
tuition and laws of the United States and the
code of Nebraska, witOOut interference with the
local Indian governments acting under then
treaty rights. The Cherokee outlet is declared
TO be puD1c lana ana open TO S0UCleIneQU unQ6f
the homestead laws, and bona fde settlers and
occupants are given preference right. The
House then adjourned
IN the Sena.e, on the 18th inst. among the
bills reported from committees and placed on
the calendar were the following: Appropriat-
ing 1875 900 for public building at Aurora, Ill.
for railroad bridge the Mississippi
River at South st. Paul authorizing the coun-
ties of Hennepin and Dakota MINI, to build
two bridges across the Mississippi River; to
amend the act fer q bridge Grail Creek
Michigan City, Ind authorizing the con-
struction of a bridge the ST.
Louis River, between Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin. After brief argument by Senator Teller
on the Blair bill, the Senate took up the reso-
luton of respect to the Inory of ex Congress
mum Townshend OF Illinti is, and after a num-
Der OF addresses adourne d ill Monday. The
House went into committee of the whole and
resumed consid, ration of the Emery bill, which
was finally reported favorabIy after cuGtiLg
down the amount of the compensation 10 S5J-
O00 The committee also repo ted to the House
in favor of the bill authorizing the President to
appoint and retire ohm c. Fremont as Major
General in the United Stntes army. Arecess
was then taken until ) O'Clock and the evening
sessioA was devoted to pension bills.