Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-02
NATIONS CAPITAL.
The Direct Tax Bill in The
Presidents Hands.
Sana.s Passed tho Indian appropriation
Blu.
By facit Agreement Bills Sent fscm
Hcuss TO ConfsEsucs.

WASHINGTON. March IA motion to
reconsider the vote passing some days since
the bill foc the establi, hmsnt of national
prisons was made by Hoar 10 the Senate
aud entered.
The House amendment to the direct tax
bill having been taken up, Berry, who had
objected to il, said that be had since Z, y,
i. and considered 1t unot scsionsble. l'e
had no objection to its being agreed 10
The House amendment Was agreed TO with
out division, and the bill nov goes to the
President.
The House bill giving pension Of s2500
. year to the widow Of Admiral Porter,
with an amendment reported by the pensions
committee reducing the amount 10 $1,000
was taken up.
McI4herson argued agAiost the amend
menf, and it was disagreed TO. The bill was
then passed Just as it came from the House.
On motion Of Hawley, Hou.e bill to pro-
vide for the reorganization of the artillery
force of the army was taken from the calen-
Oar and psssed with Senate substitute.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. the pending question being on an
amendment offered Friday night by Petsi.
grew to sec. &c. The amendment makes
the settlement prics Of the Sisseton and
Wahbeton lands $l.25 an acre, instead Of
$3.50. II was agreed to-
This question was then, as stated by
Dawes. TO strike out all the provisions Of
the House bill from page 6s to page l25,
the six agreements with Indian tribes for
the csssion Of their reservations covering
pages I48 to 2l3 (the end Of the biil)
". a &ko
position was nonenti'y; that it
began nowhere and ended nowhere !;
that there was not . word in it cop pffming
any one of the agreements with thu Indians
and thst the Senate substitute had been
prepared with care.
Mr.. German indorsed what Mr.. Dawes
had said about the House proposition. but
he also characterized the Senate Substitute
"a monsirosity on An appropriation bill.
He wanted division of the motion, be-
cause, while he would vote to strike out the
House proposition, he did not wish 10 vote
on the Senate substitute.
Mr.. Dawes declined, however, to divide
his motion because that would lead to par
lame ntary embarrassment.
While the question was still undisposed
of. Mr.. Jones of Arkansas moved to add to
the Senate substitute . provision to pay to
the Choctsw and Chckasaw natioos of
Indians 1891 $50. in exchange for the
lands in the Indian territory now occupied
by the Cheyenne and Arapahoe IndiA ans
under executive order.
Mr.. Allison made the point Of order that
the amendment was new legislation, and
WAS not in order.
Mr.. Jones argued against the point of
order and in support of his amendment.
A long discussion ensued, participated in
by numerous senators.
The House substi,ute for the Senate tom
mage bill was laid before the Senate and
read in full. after which Mr.. Frye moved
for the appointment OF = conference COM
mittee. He sfterwsrd withdrew his motion,
and asked that the bill be priuted and lie
over ill tomorrow, when he would renew
the motion to sgree to the conference asked
by the House. 1t was so ordered.
The Indian appropriation bill WAS again
taken up and The amendment offered by
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas having been ruled
to be in order, was sgreed :o-yeas, 2G;
nays, 20.
Conference committees were appointed on
the sundry civil and the legislative sppro-
p'is,ion bills,
The conference report on the bill to re-
heal the timber culture laws wss presented
snd syree ed to.
a substitute for the Senate bill for The
inspection OF vessels carrying export cattle
from the Upitsd S.ates to foreign countries
was reported from the committee on sgri-
culture sad agreed to. The title was
smended go as to read "to provide for the
slate transportation and humane treatment
Il export cattle from the United States to
foreign countries
Plumb moved to insert provision that
the school lands reserved in Oklahoma
may be leased for term not exceeding
Ihree yesrs.. for the beoeft Of the school
fund of the territory. Agreed to.
Dawes motion to strike out the House
provisions in connection with the Fix agree
ments with Indian tribes and to subsliiu,e
he Senate proceedings therefor was
agreed to.
Jones Of Arkansas advocated the pres
srvstion of the Indian contract schools,
v xhich, he ssii, were being decreased BY
he commissioner of Iadian aft iirs.
Reagan opposed the whole system of
contract schools. a. giving to one religions
denomination more of the public funds
than aroiher. He offered an amendment,
q hch was adopted, 20 pay 5000, 900 to the
friendly Sioux Indians during the late
trouble fer property Lost or destroyed by
obedience to the orders Of the government.
lie believed in rewardipg the good Indians
snd said there vas no question but that
there was dissfeetion among the friendlies
due to lack of attention paid them when
Ihey came to Wssbinaton.
Hosr created some amusement by asking
hat the appropriation bill be laid aside
ard the Conger lard bill be passed without
il bate.
Carey of Wyoming offered sn amend
ment, which was adopted, providing for a
to negotiate with the Sh ,shoae
Indians of Wyoming f1r cessation Of
their reservation.
Finally at 8 p. NJ the vote was taken on
the passage Of the Indian appropriation bill.
a n il wSs ma sapt " ithnut "a ,iiyisiOn.