Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-16
THEFIFTY.FIRsr CoNGRRss.

THE FIFTY.RIRST CONGRESS-.
| Resolution introduced in the SEN
ate Inquiring Into the Condition
| OF the Indians-The Elections Bill
Discussed by Mr.. Evarts.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Mr. Dawes re
ported resolution (which was referred te
the committee on contingent expenses,
directing an inquiry into tine condition OF
Indians in North and South Dakota, Mon.
tana and elsewhere; the causes leading to
the occupation of Indian reservations by
the troops, whether treaties with the In
dams have been fulfilled; concerning arms
and munitions of war in possession of the
Indians; what steps are needed to disarm
them and whether the care and control of
Indians living in tribal relations should be
transferred to any other department of the
government.
Mr.. Morgan offered preamble and con-
current resolution on the subject of recent
information or suggestion for a writ of
prohibition in the supreme court in con-
nection with the Behring sea dispute with
Great Britain. The recent decision de-
clares such proceedings to be without pre-
cedent, to be prejudicial to the comfy of
nations, and to the usual and amicable
conduct of international relations, and not
to be in consonance with the dignity of
the government with the respect due the
president of the United States.
Referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
At Q o'clock the election bill was laid be-
fore the senate, and Mr.. Evarts, who re-
opened the debate, said that the bill had
been introduced in the committee on priv
ileges and elections and taken the course
of all other bills.
Mr.. Evarts was asked many questions
during his address, and finished after hav-
ing spoken three hours and three-quarters.
Mr.. Pasco obtained the floor and the bill
was laid aside informally.
Mr.. Hear gave notice that tomorrow he
should ask the senate to remain in session
until the bill was finished.
After short executive session the SEN
ate adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
After the approval of yesterdays jour
nal the house proceeded to the considera-
ton of conference reports on public build
ings. The conference report on the st.
Adams, VT, public bill was an object of
controversy.
Mr.. Sayers of Texas made the same
point as had previously been made by Mr..
Dockery that this congress had appropri-
ated "a per cent of the amount of its liabil-
tiles on account of public buildings. The
committee on public buildings had involved
the course of liabilities and contracts for
what it had hesitated to appropriate.
Mr.. Milliken of Maine said that the
committee had followed the example set by
its eminent democratic predecessors.
Mr.. Dockery of Missouri was upon the
floor in criticism of the policy of the re-
publicans in mourning liabilities which a
democratic house would be obliged to meet
when message from the senate arrived
announcing the passage of the financial
bill with free coinage substitute. The
reception of this message by the democrat
ic side was cordial and ELUSIVE and Mr..
Bland expressed the hope that early action
would be had upon the same.
Mr.. Dockery stated that his earnest will
ingness to yield the floor if the bill could
be brought up at once, but as this was i'm
possible he continued his remarks. The
silver bill therefore went upon the speak
er's table.
The report was adopted-yeas 149, nays
"a.
The speaker announced the appointment
of the following committee to investigate
the silver pool question: Messrs. Dingley,
Payne, Rowall, Oates and Peel, the latter
having been assigned the place of Mr..
Dockery, who asked to be excused.
After other unimportant business the
house adjourned.
THE BASE BALL MIDDLE.
The situation still Unchanged
Startling Developments Promised
at To-day's Meeting of the Players,
League.
NEW York, Jan. 15.-The delegates
from the National league and American
association were marshaled in force again
to-day at the Fifth Avenue hotel The
difficulty in freezing out the Toledo, SYRIA
cuse and Rochester clubs seems to have
been bridged over. The two latter dropped
out and have been bought in. The Toledo
club may be bought by the Association to-
day.
The differences in the National league
are still serious, as the Boston magnates
are still obdurate in their demands that
they be allowed the whole field to them
selves. They are fighting their best to
keep out the Association franchise.
1hc aooOSioliOh Sot hbSVehoi
o'clock and adjourned until 3 o'clock after
five minute session.
The meeting of the National league was
resumed at 1:30 o'clock. The latest in
formation that can be CLEANED about the
hotel corridors is that Boston md Chicago
will probably be left out of the circuit
and that Milwaukee will be the western
club admitted and Buffalo the eastern one.
The League delegates remained in ses-
sion all afternoon, and adjourned for the
day at o'clock this evening. Nothing
was accomplished, the discussion of the
conference report having been continued
without action. The American association
met for five minutes and adjourned until
to- morrow. The latter body is evidently
waiting for the League to map out its des-
tiny. There were plenty of rumors re-
garding the situation and outcome of the
meeting, but these reports were contra
dicted.
The Players league will hold meeting
tomorrow and representatives from all the
clubs comprising last years circuit are in
the city and will attend. Several of the
delegates said that the Players league had
no intention of dissolving and that later
developments might astonish somebody.