Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-21
WHERE WILL 1T BE?
Washington, New York, Chi
cago, st. Louis or Texas?
WORLDS FAIR DEBATE TODAY.
Oklahoma Town Sites Bill in the
Senate.
THE SENATE.

after an explanation to the effect that, under
the act Of 1880, it had been provided that
totally disabled pensioners then drawing $50 a
month should receive $72 that the increase did
| not apply to those who were pensioned there
after; that the bill. as it passed the Senate,
| intended to correct that omission; that the
House had amended it SO as to allow arrears of
pensions In such cases; that the conference was
| on that point, and that the result was practi-
cally the adoption of the Senate bill as origin
| ally passed-no arrears being allowed.
| BILLS REPORTED.
| Among the bills reported and placed on the
calendar were the following:
For the establishment of a pure food division
in the Department of Agriculture.
! To authorize the building of railroad bridge
across the Mississippi river at Redwood, Miss
| To provide for Notifications and other sea-
coast defenses.
| To provide for the establishment of a gun
| foundry for the finishing and assembling of
| heavy ordnance on the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Edmunds introduced a bill to. punish
| crimes against officers of the United States
while In discharge of their duties, and (by re-
| quest) bill to reorganize the rank and pay of
| the personnel Of the navy. Referred
TOWN SITE ENTRIES IN OKLAHOMA
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.. Plumb,
proceeded to the consideration of the House
bill to provide for town site entries of lands in
Oklahoma
Mr.. Plumb moved to substitute the Senate
bill on the same subject for the House bill.
MIR. Berry opposed the substitution and
| argued against it. He sent to the clerks desk
and had read the report of Messrs. Pickler and
Mcbride (sent there as officials Of the Interior
department) showing the manner in which the
law and proclamation has been disregarded by
| men who had been appointed deputy
marshals, and under that pretence,
had gone into the territory in advance
OF the time and had made entries of some LOO
acres OF land in and around the town of Guth-
| rie. This had been done, he said. by the con-
nivance OF Land Receiver Barnes and of Mar
| shal Needles. Among the names of deputy
marshals who had acted thus he mentioned that
| of VIM. H. Clayton Of Arkansas and said that
MIR. Clayton had since that time been nominated
as district attorney and that his nomination
was now pending before the Senate Mr.
Berry had also read the report in the New
York World OF an interview with MIR. Mcbride
giving details of
THE FRAUDS PERPETRATED
in the entry of lands IN Oklahoma, and said
that the passage Of the Senate bill
would give effect to these frauds. If
the Senate bill should become law
Congress would make itself party
to these frauds and would become the pro-
tector and defender Of those who had openly
violated the law
MIR. Plumb said that no one would take ex-
ception to the statement made by the Senator
from Arkansas in condemnation of those who had
entered the territory in violation Of the law,
but the Senate amendment, he said, conferred
no rights on any person in any form whatever.
On the contrary, by very carefully
guarded guarded ,., proyiso T1so prepared by the
OF that kind was remitted to the decision of
the proper authorities-the courts, The Secre-
tary OF the Interior and the land office.
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. E. B. Taylor (Ohio), from the judiciary
committee, presented resolution calling upon
the Attorney General for information respect
ing the number of murders and assaults in the
District of Columbia during the past six years.
Also the number of convictions of persons for
carrying concealed weapons. Adopted.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
Mr.. Lee Va) offered his resolution calling
upon the same officer for information as to
what steps, if any, have been taken to protect
the interests Of the United States in the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal company.
MIR. McComas (Md.) suggested as an amend
ment an inquiry as to what is necessary to pre-
serve the canal as waterway. and as Mr.. Lee
refused to accept the amendment he objected
to the consideration of the resolution and it
was referred to the judiciary committee. Upon
motion Of Mr.. Burrows Mich it was resolved
that when the House adjourn today it be to
meet on Monday.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
The regular order being demanded Mr..
Hooker (Miss.) proceeded to address the
House upon the worlds fair bill.
He spoke of the vast importance to the world
OF Columbus discovery, which marked the
greatest era in history. 1t deserved commem-
oratiOn. We celebrated the centennial in sight
OF the hall where the Declaration of Independ-
ence had been made. 1t was appropriate that
it should be celebrated there. It would bank
rupt the multiplication table to calculate the
advantages Of that celebration to the United
States. He was for the centennial celebration
of the discovery Of America. Always in the |
old world The seat of government had been the |
place where their celebrations were held He !
had nothing but kind feeling and regard for |
New York, and should it be selected he would !
hail 1t at least as celebration in great metro
polltan city. And 30 with Chicago and ST. |
Louis.
SHOULD THE CAPITAL BE SELECTED, !
so ultimately identified with the history of the |
people, presenting an invested capital of over |
fifty million dollars in magnificent public build
ings just above the home of Washington, |
with ample room for all of the buildings and |
purposes OF the fair, it would be proper Sec
ton. The capital was near the gateway and |
near the interior OF this country. Because it |
was the seat OF government because it was |
non-partisan, because there was here no bicker-
ing-the national capital, where all sections
stood upon equality, should be the site of the |
far. 1t was the people Of the District of Co.
lumbia who. long before any other people |
thought of it. had organized a board Of pro-
motion, and for four long years had worked |
earnestly to procure it.
Mr.. MILLS STATES RIGHTS SPEECH.
Mr.. Mills (Tex.) said that the American
people excelled all other people in wealth; they
were the most inventive; they had outstripped |
all competitors. Why had this young people |
outstripped all others? 1t was the same cause
that resulted in the British people outstrip- /
ping the people of Europe. It was because |
they had shaken of the shackles of govern |
mental domination in their private and /
business affairs. Formerly the government |
interfered in the most arbitrary manner
with individual rights, but after the revolution |
OF 1858 the people were free to choose their
own vocations. When this government Was |
organize the fathers realized the CANCERS Of /
governmental interference with the peoples
rights and they divided and distributed tho
powers between states and municipalities
and 30 on down until the in
dividual was allowed the full measure
OF liberty. But for the last twenty-five years
We had seen little by little the encroachments
OF the general goyernment unop xha r,Cht. - |