Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tuesday. March II

iNfHdff.-Sen. Mitchell introduced Il
JOINT resolution proposing in amendment
to the constitution providing for the
election of senators by the votes Of quail
fed electors III the states. and said that he
would at an early day address the senate
on the subject. Sen. Morrill, offered Il
resolution, which was agreed to. directing
the secretary of the in+eror to report any
information in the possession of the de
partment in relation to Iegalizing any lot
terry company by the Indian territorial
government of the Creek nation. Sen.
Dawes offered a resolution, which
was agreed to. calling on the sec
retary Of war for copies of the cor
respondence between Lieutenant General
Sheridan and General Cook, in regard to
the Apache Indians in 1856 Sen. HOar
called up the resolution reported by him
yesterday for exclusion from the Record of
the sentences interpOIated by Call III the
report of his remarks i'll the discussion
with Chandler some weeks ago. Nothing
more was accomplished and the senate ad-
journed
HoWse.-BiIls were passed providing
for the erection of public buiidingz ut the
following places among others: Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and Fremont, Neb. Mr.
Enloe as a matter of privilege moved the
discharge of the committee on in
valid pensions from 5urther consideration
of the resolution calling ON the secretary
of the interior for evidence taken and re-
ported to him by the committee appointed
to investigate the management of the pen
sion office under Commissioner Tanner
Commissioner Tanner kept in good faith
the promises he made on the
stump and the country wanted to
know the reason why he had been kicked
out. The entire administration of the
pension office should be thoroughly in
vestigated and overhauled by a committee
of the house. The day for shaking a
bloody shirt as an excuse for robbing the
public treasury ought to pass. If there
has been robbery and corruption let the
men who were concerned in it be con-
signed to enternaI infamy The usual
amount of bandiage was INDUCED in,
when the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,. March u.
SeHate.-The senate concurrent resolu-
ton for an investigation into immigration
matters was laid before the senate, with
two house amendments. extending the
investigation to the purchase OLA merican
industries by foreign capital and to the
use of Bedloe'S island as an immigrant
depot. The house amendments were con
Cured in. The senate then proceeded to
vote on the resolution to exclude from the
Congressional Record the interpretations
made by Mr.. Call The resolution was
agreed to yeas, 36; nays, IA. The dem
Ocrats voting IN the affirmative were
Messrs. Payne, Pugh, CocbreII and Vance
H0usc.-After the transaction of bust
ness of minor importance a senate bill was
passed appropriating $1,000 fl- the re-
moval of the sand bars at the entrance to
the harbor at Milwaukee, Wis. The
house passed the bill granting the right OF
way through the SiSsetOn and Wahpeton
Indian reservation in Dakota to the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul railroad.
The bill was passed extending the time of
payment to purchasers of land from the
Oklahoma tribe of Indians in Nebraska.
THURSDAY, March Is.
Sepdte..-Fhe house bill for bridges
across. the Missouri river at South Pierre.
s. D.. ana across the Columbia river. be-
tween Washington and Oregon. were pas
Sed. Sen. Frye, from the committee on COM
merce. reported bill TO repeal the law of
the last congress requiring steamships to
carry rockets and guns for casting lines in
case of distress. Among the bills passed
| for public buildings was one appropria-
| tAAlE Citt.Ibt lOl 1AtSilllEN. ANGh. ~ A'itl
was also passed appropriating $4,000
| for II building ut Saltwater. MINI.
HoUSe.-A bill was passed grant
ing the right Of way through the
| Mile Lac Indian reservation, in Min
nesota. to the Little Falls, Mile Lac Il
! Lake Superior railroad company. The
! house went into committee of the whole
and on motion of Mr.. Tarsney the amend
| ment was adopted for the establishment
| Of a land office in No Mans Land. On
| motion of Mr. Holman the amendment
was adopted providing that no person
| having Il tee simple to loo acres in anv
state or territory shall be entitled to enter
! land covered by this act. The committee
| arose and reported the bill to the house
! The amendment providing that section
! 2029 of the revised statutes prohibiting
| the introduction of intoxicating liquor into
| the Indian territory be inforced in
! Oklahoma until after the adjournment Of
| the first session of the Legislature, agreed
to, l34 to l03 The bill was then passed.
| 100 TO p. Ii Is a substitute for the senate
bill on the same subject. The bill contains
| provisions, which in substance fix the
| boundaries of the new territory to include
| the Cherokee outlet with a provision that
no lands occupied by Indians under treaty or
law be included without their consent ex-
cept for judicial purposes. They extend
over the new territory the constitution and
the laws of the United States and the code
of Nebraska. without interference with the
| local Indian governments. acting under
their treaty rights. Seven counties are
established. The cou nty seats are Guthrie.
! Oklahoma City. Norman. Lisbon or King
| fisher Beaver, Saltwater. and one more to
/ be fixed by the secretary of the IN
/ terror The Cherokee outlet Is declared
public land and open TO settlement under
the homestead laws and bona fde settlers
and occupants are given preference to
right. The sections after twenty-four are
devoted to the establishment of the Iudic-
ial system in Indian territory which Is to
be divided into three districts and that
courts be held in Muscogee and Write,
otoka and Ardmore and Purcell. The
house adjourned.