New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-01


august body desire To express their appreciation
Of tho exalted honor bestowed by the senate OF Che
United states upon tho memory Of their father by your
famiiy, THOMAS EWING SHERMAN.
i. T. SHERMAN.
Among the bills reported from committees and placed
on the calendar. were the following:
senate bill to allow the Falls Church and Potomac
Railway Company 10 construct and operate railroad
across Government lands at Arlington.
senate bill authorizing the construction OF railway
on the Government reservation at Fort Monroe. Va.
On motion of Mr. sanders. the privilege of the floor
was given Mr. Ciaggett claiming TO be senatorelect
from Idaho. pend.1g the decision OF his claim.
Various resolutions heretofore offered were taken up
and agreed TO- including the following:
by Mr. Notwithstanding the Committee Terri
tories to visit Alaska during The and inquire into
its resources its needs Of more efficient system Of
government the character Of legislation for
its development and into all matters relating to its
welfare.
by Mr.. Notwithstanding the Committee on Privi.
eges and Elections TO inquire and report at what time
the compensation of senators from newly admitted
States oaght TO begin.
By Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the Committee on
Printing with two members OF the House Committee,
reelected to the next House, 10 examine into the num-
bers now printed of the various documents bills and
other papers Including The Congressional Record D,
and to report bill making such reductions and changes
as TO distribution will reduce the cost OF public
printing
BY Mr. Chandler-To pay to ex-senator spencer Oh
Alabama, his salary from the beginning OF his tern on
March 4. 1867, until he paid.
The Housc bill giving pension Of $500 year
to the widow Of Admiral Porter, with an amendment,
reported by the Pension Committee, reducing the
amount to 5000, was taken mp. Mr.. Mcpherson
argued against the amendment and IL was disagreed TO-
The bill passed Just rs IL came from the House
The Senate bill granting TO the Missoula ana
Northern Railroad Company the right Of way through
the Flathead Indian Reservation In Montana was
taken from the calendar and passed. Also the House
bill granting TO the Fort Gibson, Tahequah and Great
Northeastern Railroad Company authority to construct
and operate railway through the Indian Territory
The Indian Appropriation bin was then taken up,
the pending question being on an amendment offered
last night by Mr.. Pettigrcw to Section 20. ITO
amendment makes the settlement prize Of the sisseton
and wahpeton lands al a5 acre instead Of 81 90.
IL agreed 10.
The question then was, as stated by Mr.. Dawes, to
strike out all the provisions Of the House bill from
page 6s TO page les and from page 1877 TO page las
Crelating 10 tho ak agreements with Indian tribes
for the cessioa OF their feservatons and to insert III
lieu OF them the substitute covering pages las 10
2l3-thc end OF the bill. sir. Dawes declared that
the House proposition was nonenity; that 1t began
nowhere and ended nowhere; that there not
word in ii confirming any Of the agreements with
the Indians, and that tho Senate substitute had been
prepared with care.
Mr.. German indorscd what Mr.. Dawes had said
about the House proposition: but he also character
lied the Senate substitute moastrosi;y on an ap
preparation bill. lie wanted division Of the notion
Mr.. Dawes declined. however. to divide his motion
because that would lead TO parliamentary embarrsss
ments
NJ Henderson asked Mr.. German TO state the diff.
ernce between the House proposition and the Senate
substitute.
Mr. German replied that. for the first time In the
history Of legislation. eight treaties
tackled on appropriation bills 10 be ratified That bill
had reached the senate at late day that no
Der Of the Committee Appropriations. except, per
haps. the Senator from Massachusetts, could tell what
was In them Believing. as he did. that the oonsdera
ton of such great proposition was all wrong al
appropriation bill. he wanted 10 have the opportunity
to vote striking 1t all ont
Mr. Dawes made a further answer 10 Mr. Mander.
sons question. The House proposition he said failed
first put In words OF ratification second II provided
rule ior the disposal Of the lands IN one case
other rule In another case and rule AZ all IN other
cases. The senate Committee. having put all the
agreements together they scattered throughout
the House BILL. had put In proper wOds Of ratification
and proper words Tor the disposition Of the public
lands That the difference between tbs two.
OF Arrangement
Mr. Dawcs-Tastc in arrangement IS one thing: but
another thing IS that If you want 10 ray an agree.
ment. Il Is quite essential 10 say So
Willie the question was still undisposed Of, Mr.
Jones' Of Arkansas. moved 10 add 10 tire senate sub
sttuc a provision u pay q the Choctaw and Chick.
their lands in the indian rcTiory now occupied oy he
Cheyenne and Ardpah0e Indians. under Executive
order.
ment was new Legislation aud was not in order. \
long discussion followed. Pending action the
amendment conference reports were made and agreed
10 tho bills 70 define and regulate the jurisdiction
Of courts Of the tned states 70 define the jurisdiction
IN nd land
for judicial investigation and settlement OF private
land claims; In reeTepce 70 The latter blu Mr.
ference committee wer- few and simple IL increased
the number Of judges from three 10 i've, made three
sSsrs OF land WHITTIER in one tract or in several
tracts should be entitled 10 the provisions Of the bill
ard the amendnent offered by Mr. Jones' Of Arkansas
having been ued to be In order, was agreed to-yeas
a resolution requesting the secretary Of the In,
tefor 20 rcgoiistt Win tie ~, Paul, minneapolis ana
land, in lien OF lands occupied By settlers was re
The Indian Appropriation bill was again taken up.
Mr. Allison moved II strike out Of the Senate sub.
stuto the portion relating 10 the agreement with the
Mr. Dawes favored the motion and declared HIS CON
io oc % c ne chocaw and @ would
defeat the biz and make en- . eT session Inevitable ela
bill The House had loaded It. and there was ten
times more danger Of an extra session from striking
agreement than from leaving 1t In
conferences committees were appointed the Sundry
Civil aud the Legislative Appropriation bills
The conference report on the bill TO repeal Timber
Culture laws was presented and agreed TO- ..,,..
suicsitle for the Senate bill for the inspection
~ vessels carrying export cattle from the United state
to foreign countries was reported from the Committee
on Agriculture and agreed 10. -
'A The consideration Of the Indian Appropriation. bin
having been resumed, Mr.. Allison's amendment To
strike out the provision relating to the Cheyenne ana
Arlp,hOe agreement was dsagWod 10.
Mr.. Dawes's motion 10 strike out the House pro
Visions IN connection with the SIX agreements Win
Indian tribes and 20 substitute the senate provisions
therefor agreed to.
Mr. Reagan opposed the whole system OF contract
schools as diving rcll gsus denomination more
OF the public funds than another and he called atten
ton 10 the fact that the Catholic Church. By It's ag
grrssye Dollcy had ObfaBed considerably more tian
one-llaf Of che money paid 10 religious denominaols
for tho education OF the Indian, with one mana, au
cramned him with SertaTisn doctrines with the otfr
hand lie offered an amendment, which was adopIeil
10 pay 100000 t. the friendly sioux indians CUTIE
obedience IN thc orders ~ the Government.