Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-02
WORK OF CONGRESS-.
A ILargc Amount ~ Business Trans.
acted by the Legislative As.
sembly, Saturday.
ANNOUNCEMENT orrHC DEATH or
SENATOR HEARST.
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ny Teesfaph 10 tho Srwsi
TnE NATIONAL LEoisLATrRC.
The Two Houses In sssaiep siii AMER
uid.ixht.
WASHINGTON, Feb. gs.--fn the Sem
ate n motion 10 reconsider the vote
passing the bill establishing national
prisons was made aud entered.
The Nice.Presidcnt laid before the
Senate q communication from the
family OF the late General Sherman,
eHprcssing profound gratitude and mp
probation of the honor bestowed 10y
tue Senate upon tho memory Of
their father In It's testimonial Of con-
dolencc.
The privilege Of the floor was given
Clagctt, claiming 10 be the senator
elect from Idaho, pending n decision
OF his claim.
Various resolutions heretofore offered
were agreed 10, including the follow
Ing
InStructlng the committee on Terri.
tories 10 visit Alaska during the recess
aud Inquire Into Its r,sourccs and Into
all matters relating b. its welfare; in-
stuciing the committee on privilege
and elections 10 inquircsan report at
what time the comprnsatyop Of senators
from the newly admitted siatcs ought
10 begin.
Tho House amendment 10
THE DIRECT TAX nu.L
was taken up aud agreed 10. The bill
now goes TO the President.
The House bill giving pension u
$1,000 TO tho widow Of Admiral Porter
was passed.
The House bill TO provide for reor.
f,anizillon cf the artillery force Of the
army was passed, with Senate sub.
stltutc. The substitute provides for the
reorganization 81 the artillery and in-
faniry forces Of the army.
Tur INDIAN AUTHORIZATION bill
was taken up, the pending question
being ON Poitlgrcw'r amendment 10
section -, making the settlement price
for the 5isscton md Wahprton landa
sl.2j, Instead Of $3.50 an acre. Agreed
10.
The question then was as stated by
Dawes, Ia strike out all prOvlslons Of
tho House bill from pagv Gs 10 pal 9 1875,
nni from page ~ TO pigo Is trelating
" six agreements with the Indian
tribcs) ani Insert u substitute covering
pages las TO .i3, the cnd 81 the bill.
Dawer declared tho House PROPOSE
tiOn WINS nonentlty, began nowhere
aud ended nowhere, ~ not n word In
II confirmed any ono Of the agreements
with the Indians. and the Senate sub
stituto had been prepared with care.
German said for the iirst time Ia the
history Of legislation eight or ten
treaties were tackled on an npproprlR-
ton bill ~ DO ratified. All That WINS
known OF the House proposition was
that II ratified all Of thoac Indian
treaties, appropriated about six million
dollars aud made provision for the dis
position Of between i've aud six million
acres Of public domain In q way which
he tGorman) could not explain.
While the question was being dis.
cusscd, Jones (Ark.) moved 10 add TO
the Senate substitute provision 10 ray
the ChOctawa and GhickaHaws s., gHl =
80 In exchange for lands In Indian
Territory. now occupied by the Chey.
ennes aud Armpahoes, under executive
order. Agreed To.
Allison moved 10 strike out " the
5enatr Substitute the portion relating
to the agreement with the Cheyenncs
and Arapahoes.
Conference committees were ap-
pointed on the sundry civil bill and the
legislative appropriation bill.
The conference report on the bill 10
repeal
THE TIMER CULTURE LAWS
WINS presented and agreed TO.
This substitute for the Senate bill for
the inspection OF vessels carrying ex-
port cattle from the United States TO
foreign countries was agreed TO. The
title was amended to read: 10 pro-
vide for the safe transportation and
humane treatment Of export cattle
from the United States TO foreign coun.
triea."
The Senate bill granting to the Mis-.
soula aud Northern Railroad right OF
way through tho Flathead Indian res
ervation, Montana, was passed.
This Indian Appropriation bill hav.
Ing been resumed, Alllson's amend-
ment was disagreed 10. The following
amendments were adopted: BY Plumb,
that school lands reserved In Okla.
homa may be leased for not exceeding
three years for the benefit Of the school
fund Of the Territory; by Dawes, TO
strike out the House provisions In con-
nection with the six agreements with
Indian tribes and substitute the Senate
provisions therefor; by Reagan, TO pay
$500, 900 TO the friendly Sioux Indians
during the late trouble for property lost
or destroyed by obedience TO the orders
OF the Government; by Carey, provid.
ing for commission 20 negotiate with
the 5hoshone Indians Of Wyoming for
u cession OF their reservation.
Finally, nj & O'Clock, the Indian APP
preparation bill was passed and CON
terence committee appointed.
On motion OF Mcdonnell, the Senate
bill hppropriating 81 Co., 900 for u public
building ut Boise City, Ida, was
passed.
THE rosToFfiCE APPROPRIATION MIL
was taken up aud Temporarily laid aside
In oricr TO pass theHOuse bill on the ca
lendar. A number u House bills were
passed.
The House bill for the erection Of
United States prisons, otc., with Sem
ate amendments, which lnoed n few
days ago, waB rec0nsiderod, and again
passed, without amendments.
The postoilice appropriation bill was
taken up and several committee amends
ments agreed 10. Also, one by Plumb,
increasing tbs number " inspectors to
twelve anu allowing $50, 900 TO be used
TO pay the necessary travelling expenses
OF chief clerka and railway postal clerks