Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-01
The Direct Tax Bill Goes to
the President.
A Pension Voted the Widow of
Admiral Porter.
The Indian Appropriations Bill Passes
the Senate.
The Hawaiian Cable Proposition Given
an Emphatic Knockout in
the House.
Associated Press Dispatches.

AnsOC1ateO PreSS DlSpatcneS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The vice-presi-
dent laid before the senate, this morning,
a communication from the family of the
late General Sherman, expressing pro-
found gratitude and appreciation of the
honor bestowed by the senate upon the
memory of their father, in its testimo-
NAL of coincidence.
The privilege of the floor was given to
Claggett, claiming to be senator-elect
from Idaho, pending the decision of his
claim.
Various resolutions heretofore offered
were agreed to, including the following !:
Instructing the committee on territories
to visit Alaska during recess, and in
auire into its resources and into all mat
ters relating to it's welfare; instructing
the committee on privileges and cleo
tions to inquire and report at what time
the compensation of the senators from
the newly admitted states ought to
begin.
The house amendment to the direct
tax bill was taken up, and agreed to.
The house bill giving pension of
$25OO a year to the widow of Admiral
Porter, was passed.
The house bill to provide for the reor-
ganization of the artillery force of the
army was passed with the senate sub
stitute. The substitute provides for the
reorganization OF the artillery and in
fantry forces of the army.
Tho Indian apnr0r1riQtInn hill was
taken up, the pending question being
on Pettigrew's amendment to section 26,
making the settlement price of the Sis
seton and Wahpeton lands $1.25, in
stead of $3.50 an acre. Agreed to.
The question then was, as stated by
Dawes, to strike out all the provisions OF
the house bill relating to six agree
ments with Indian tribes, and insert a
substitute. Dawes declared that the
house proposition was nonentity; it
began nowhere and ended nowhere !;
there was not word in it confirming
any one OF the agreements with the In
dians, and the senate substitute had
been prepared with care.
German said for the first time in the
history of legislation seven or eight
treaties were tackled on an appropria-
ton bill to be ratified. All that was
known of the house proposition was
that it ratified all those Indian treaties,
appropriated about 100000 and made
a provision for the disposition of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 acres of the
public domain in way in which he
(Gorman) could not explain.
While the question was being dis
cussed, Jones, oi Arkansas, moved to
add to the senate substitute provision
to pay the Chocktaws and Chickasaws
81, 99l ,450. In exchange for lands in the
Indian territory, now occupied by the
Cheyennes and Arapahoes under execu-
tive order. Agreed to.
Allison moved to strike out of the
senate substitute, the portion relating to
the agreement with the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes.
Conference committees were ap-.
pointed on the sundry civil bill and
the legislative appropriation bills.
The conference report on the bill to
repeal the timber culture laws, was pre-
sented and agreed to.
The substitute for the senate bill for
the inspection of vessels carrying export
cattle from the United States to foreign
countries, was agreed to. Its title was
amended to read: "To provide for the
safe transportation and humane treat
ment of export cattle from the United
States to foreign countries"
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 Oaklahoma may be leased
for not exceeding three years, for the
benefit of the school fund CT the terri
tory.
By Dawes-To strike out the house
provisions in connection with six agree
nents with Indian tribes, and substi-
tute the senate provisions therefor.
By Carey-Providing for commits
sion to negotiate with the Shoshone In
dians, of Wyoming, for the cession OF
their reservation.
Finally at O'Clock the Indian appro-
priation bill was passed, and a confer
ence committee appointed.
On motion of McConnelly the senate
bill appropriating 100000 for public
building at Boise City, Idaho, was
passed.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
taken up, and temporarily laid aside in
order to pass the house bills on the cal
endar.