St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-11
BLAIR KNOWS NO LIMIT. ~
Important Measures Sidetracked
for His Ancient Education RiII

for His Ancient Education Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-In the sem
ate to-day the Oklahoma bill and the
educational bill were further consid-
cred without final action being take
on either, and number of bills were
taken from the calendar and passed.
Mr.. Evarts, from the committee on priv
II ges and elections, reported resolu-
ton (Which went over declaring it com
petent for the senate to elect president
pro tempore, who shall hold office dur
Ing the pleasure of the senate and until
another is elected: and who shall exc
cute the duties thereof when the vice
president is absent. The senate passed
the house bill appropriating $4,000
Ito be Immediately available)
for the Marion branch of the
national home for volunteer soldiers for
the current year, and the senate bill
appropriating 100000 for a site for
public building at New Orleans. The
senate resumed consideration of the
Dill to provide temporary government
for the territory of Oklahoma. Mr..
Plumb offered an amendment to include
within the boundaries Of the territory
all that tract of land bounded on the
east by the Tooth meridian, on the south
by the state Of Texas, on the west by
the territory of New Mexico, and on the
north by the states of Colorado and
Kansas, and known as
THE PUBLIC LAND STRIP.
MIR. ingalls, suggested that this land
was 125 miles from Oklahoma. Mr..
Platt argued against taking this action
before the Cherokee strip, which inter-
venes between OkiOhOma and No Mans
Land, shall have been opened to settle
mani and QndQh N nt-Iahnnao rho
proposed amendment was discussed at
some length, and vote being taken,
resulted in yeas IA, nays Is. No quo
rum having voted, a call of the
senate was ordered. and then, without
taking further action ON the Oklahoma
bill the senate, took up the educational
bill, and Mr.. Blair resumed his argu.
ment in favor Of its passage. Mr.. Blair
read reports of school commissioners in
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island
and other states, showing that the con-
dltion OF education in the North Gas he
clalmed) was most dangerous. When
Mr.. Blair had spoken two hours he
yielded the floor to Mr.. Allison, who de-
sired to call up other business, and the
following bills were passed: Appro-
priating S500,00 for public building at
Sioux City, 10. Appropriating 100000
Tor public building at Cedar Rapids,
10. TO amend and alter the act of July
16. 1888, authorizing the construction of
railroad, wagon and foot passenger
bridge across the Mississippi river
at Clinton, To-. lextending for two
years the time for beginning and
finishing the work.; amending the act
authorizing the construction of wagon
and foot passenger bridge across the
Mississippi river at Lyons, 10. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Morrill, the following senate
bills were passed: Appropriating s45,-
600 for freproofing the roof of the Smith
senian building; for the organization of
the national geological park. The fol-
lowing senate bills were also passed:
For the issue of ordnance and ordnance
stores to the state of Washington Ito
the amount of $4,000 in lieu of ord
nance and ordnance stores borrowed by
the state of Oregon during the Nez
Perces Indian war of 1877 and 1878; the
house bill to constitute Albany port
of immediate transportation. The sem
ate then proceeded to the consideration
of executive business and at 4:45 adj
journed.