The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-01
Congress Stays Up Late Finish
ing Appropriation Bills.
HAWAIIAN CABLE SCHEME LOST.
House Nom -C0ncurs IN Senate Amend
ment to Copyright Bill.
Indian Appropriation Passed by the
Senate-Repeal Of the Timber Culture
Law-Provisions Of the Indian Depre-
dations Bill.

WAsHrSGros C1rr, Feb. IA motion to
reconsider the vote passing the bill estab-
fishing national prisons was made and en-
tered.
The vice president laid before the Senate
a communication f1om the family of GEN.
eral Sherman, expressing profound graft
tude and appreciation Of the honor be-
slowed by the Senate upon the memory of
their father in its testimonial of con-
dolence.
The Senate agreed to the House amend
ment to the direct tax bill. It now goes to
the president.
The privilege of the floor was given
Clagett, claiming to be senator-elect from
Idaho, pending decision of his claim
Various resolutions heretofore offered
were agreed to, including the following:
Instructing the committee on territories
to visit Alaska during the recess and in
quire into its resources, and into all mat
ters relating to its welfare; instructing the
committee on privileges and elections to
inquire and report at what time the com
admitted states ought to begin.
The House bill giving pension of s., 500
year to the widow of Admiral Porter was
passed.
The conference reports on the bills to
establish a United States land court, and
to define and regulate the jurisdiction of
courts of the United States, were agreed to.
The. House substitute for the Senate tom
mage bill was laid on the table for the
present.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, the pending question being on Petit
Crews amendment to section 296, making
the settlement price Of the Sisseton and
Wahpeton land SIS instead of $3.50 an
acre; agreed to. The question was, as
stated by Dawes, to strike out all the pro-
visions of the House bill from page 6s, and
from page 1877 to 14S (relating to six agree
ments with the Indian tribes) and insert
the substitute, covering pages 148 to 213,
the end of the bill.
Dawes declared the House proposition
was nonentity. It began nowhere and
ended nowhere, as there was not word in
it confirming any one Of the agreements
with the Indians, and the Senate substi-
tute had been prepared with care.
German said for the first time In the
history of legislation seven or eight treaties
were tackled on an appropriation bill to be
ratified. All that was known of the House
proposition was that It ratified all those
treaties, appropriated about $6, ,00O, 600, and
made provision for disposition of between
5000. 600 and 6,0O0,00o acres Of the public
domain in way which he (Gorman)
could not explain.
While the question was being discussed,
Jones Of Arkansas moved to add TO the
Senate substitute a provision to bay the
ChOctaws and Chickasaws So 901, 10 in ex-
change for lands in the Indian territory
now occupied by the Cheyennes and Arap-
ahoes under an executive order; agreed to.
Allison moved to strike out Of the Sem
ate substitute the portion relating to the
agreement with the Cheyennes and Arap-
ahoes.
A conference committee was appointed
on the sundry civil bill and the legislative
appropriation bill.
The conference report on the bill to re-
peal the timber culture laws was presented
and agreed to-
The substitute for the Senate bill for the
inspection of vessels carrying export cat
tie from the United States to foreign coun-
tries was agreed to. The title was
amended to read ito provide for the safe
transportation and humane treatment of
export cattle from the United States to
foreign countries"
through the Flathead Indian reservation,
Montana, was passed.
The Indian appropriation bill having
been resumed, Allison's amendment was
disagreed to. The following amendments
were adopted: BY Plumb, that school
lands reserved in Oklahoma may be leased
for not exceeding three years, for the ben
eft Of the school fund Of the territory; by
Davis, to strike out the House provisions
in connection with the agreement with In
dian tribes, and to substitute the Senate
provisions therefor; by Reagan, to nav
$500, 900 TO friendly Sioux Indians during
the late trouble for property lost or de-
stroyed by obedience to orders of the gov
eminent; by Carey providing for commits
ans of Wyoming for cession of their
reservation. Finally, at o'clock, the In
dian appropriation bill was passed, and a
conference committee appointed.
On motion of Mcconnell, the Senate bill
appropriating 100000 for public building
at Boise City. Idaho. was passed.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up and tentborarily laid aside in or
der TO pass House bills on the calendar. A
number of minor House bills were passed.
The House bill for the erection of United
States prisons, ETC.. with Senate amend
ments, which passed few days ago, was
reconsidered and again passed without
amendments.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up. Several committee amend
ments were agreed to- also one by Plumb
increasing the number of inspectors to
twelve and allowing $4,000 10 be used To
pay the necessary travelling expenses of
the chief clerk and railway postal clerks
travelling under direct orders from the
.postmaster-general. Frye moved to amend
the bill by insertsg provision appropri-
% fran -.r
foreign mails, and authorizing contracts
for carrying the mail on American steam
ships (belng the bill passed by the House.
with few moditicationsl
Daniel made the point of order that the
amendment was general legislation. and
not in order on an appropriation bill Pre-
siding Officer Platt overruled the point.
Daniel appealed, and he and Reagan ar
gued at length in support of the point of
order and against the decision of the
chair.
Plumb asked that unanimous consent
be given to have a vote taken on Monday.
without further debate, but Reagan OBJ
jected.
Pending action on that question an
amendment by Mitchell was agreed TO, ap-
propriating $10.0 600 for the purchase of the
postal records of the Confederate govern
memt.
Without making any progress with the
bill, the Senate at Ii 80 went into execu
tive session. When the doors reopened il
was stated by Platt that an agreement had
been made to proceed TO a consideration of
the shipping bill on Monday morning.
Stanford announced the death of Sena-
tor Hearst offered appropriate resolutions.
and after eulogistic remarks by Ransom
the Senate, as mark of respect to the
memory of Senator Hearst, adjourned at
l2::sl a m- until 9;a0 Monday morning.