Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-03-05

met al v;JO TINS morning ana lmnedl
ately went into executive session.
AT T:l5 the doors OF the senate wers
opened again, when the general def
cheney appropriation bill was taken up
and all the amendments that were
agreed TO In committee Of the whole
last night were agreed 10 In bulk, ex
cept four that were reserved, Including
/ the French spoliation claims and the
Pacific railroad claims.
Mr. Plumb offered un amendment ap
propriating 800, 900 for the relief Of the
citizens OF Oklahoma who had been ren
dered destitute by the unexamplec
drouth OF the past season. Agreed TO
Mr. Plumb desired TO have an amend
ment offered and agreed to TO distribute
among the various departments Of the
government number Of census Office
clerks, whose employment IS about 10
cease, but Mr.. Edmunds objected on the
ground that 1t was a purely Legislative
subject and that II interfered with the
operation OF the civil service rules
those clerks not having had to &c
through the forms Of civil service ex-
animation.
The first OF the reserved amendment
as to the payment to the Pacific rail
roads was agreed TO without division.
The next reserved amendment was that
for the payment OF the French spolia.
tion claims After very heated dis
cussion the amendment was agreed to-
yeas Al nays a..
The last reserved amendment was
that striking out OF the house bin a
paragraph giving months extra pay
10 officers and employees OF the senate
and house borne on the annual or on the
session rolls. The amendment was dis
agreed to and the paragraph was re-
tanned.
Mr.. Faulkner moved 20 add TO the
paragraph the words, "And the official
reporters OF the senate and house y
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment TO
reimburse to the states OF California, Or
egon and Nevada monies expended by
them in suppression Of the rebellion,
~, 45l 1863 to California, 1924, 526 10 Ore
gon, and $404, ,0I0 to Nevada The
amendment was agreed to without a di-
vision.
Mr.. Carlisle offered an amendment 10
the extra months pay paragraph so as
ment OF the congressional library.
Agreed TO.
Mr. Daniels moved TO insert a para
graph directing the secretary OF the
treasury to resettle and pay the claims
of New York, Pennsylvania Virginia,
and South Carolina and the city OF Bal
timore on account OF the advances made
In the war Of 1872, and appropriating
ts1
motion was agreed to.
The conference report on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
was presented and agreed TO. On the
pensions appropriation bill the confer
ence reported that an agreement had
been reached. The report was rejected
and further conference was carried.
The conference report on sundry civil
appropriation bill last night was agreed
to.
The conference report on the copy
right bill was presented and explained
hv. Nr a Rlatt and agreed to.
the Sherman ana hafg gRffsn alFeHdlhdrRn1
and Mr. Platt moved that the senate
recede from them.
The conferees' reports on the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bin
was presented and agreed TO-
On the pensions appropriation bill the
conferees reported that no agreement
had been reached.
Mr.. Allison explained that the dis
agreement was over an amendment
adopted by the senate concerning the
provision limiting fees OF pension attor-
neys to 81, should not apply 10 existing
valid contracts, and that the senate re-
ceded from the amendment. twas re-
jected, and the senate asked for
father conferences.
The conferees report on the copyright
bill was presented by Mr.. Platt and was
agreed to. No agreement had been
reached in the Sherman-lngalls amend
ments.
Mr.. Platt moved that the senate re-
cede from them.
After long discussion the vote was
taken first on receding from the Sher-
man amendment. The motion was de- |
%, nays 80. SO the Sher- !
man amendment was retained. The In |
gals amendment was retained without |
a division and a further conference was I
The senate then proceeded TO the con |
sideration OF house pension bills on the |
calendar. After passing about sixty |
such bills, that business was laid aside
A resolution WAS reported, and agreed
10, directing the committee on finance
10 ascertain in every practical way, and
10 report from time 10 time the effect OF
The tariff laws upon the imports and ex-
ports, the growth, development and
and prices OF agricultural
md manufactured articles at home and
abroad; and upon wages, domestic and
oreign, with authority to sit at such
lines and places as the committee may
leem advisable.
Mr.. Manderson was placed on the COM
nittee on rules in place Of Mr.. ingalls,,
Mr. Casey a member Of the
on agriculture, in case OF Mr..
Blair, resigned.
a resolution 10 pay ex-senator Nc :
Donald Of Arkansas, his pay as senator ]
rom March 1, 1867, till he was paid was
eported and agreed 10.
A resolution similar to the one in the
ase OF ex-senator Mcdonald OF Arkan-
as was reported from the committee on
ontingent expenses. in the case Of eX-
enator Warner OF Alabama Objec-
ion was made TO the resolution. and il
'as placed on the calendar, and a mo-
Ion was made 10 reconsider the Nc |
,onald resolution.
The senate then went into executive
sssion and at q p. m. took a recess till
o'clock.
Evening Session-When the senate !
let at o'clock the passage Of the Y
ouse pension bills on the calendar was :
The senate insisted on the Hawaiian q
land cable amendment to the diplomat p
and consular appropriation bill. and 1
greed 10 a further conference, Mr. a
ale stating, in reply to a question by l
Ir. Cockerell, that It was the only mat
4 In dispute between the house. r
The house bills on tO-day's calendar
ere passed with those disposed Of be-
re the recess and those disposed after,
lie recess, there were in all sixteen OF e
lem passed, their passage not occupy D
e much more than one hour. Ip
House. :
Washington. March 3.-When the p
1use met after the recess il was found @