Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
PenSicn Appropriation Fill Presented ana
Placed o. the Senate Calendar.
FOR DIVISION or THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
The Conference Report Agreed TO by
the senate The Army Appro.
priation Bill Cons sidcrcu
by the House.

WAsuINGToN, Jan. THE vice president
laid before the senate today protest from
twcnty-thrcc membcrs of tho Idaho legisla-
laturc against allowing Dubois to take his
scat Referred to the committee on privi-
lcEcs and elections.
Mr.. Dolph, from the committee on public
lands reported the senate bill to amend the
railroad land forfeiture bill of last session so
rs to make the period of six months for the
assertion Of the rights Of settlers begin to run
not from the time II the passage of the act,
but from the date TO the restoration Of such
lands to settlement and sales, and after the
explanation it was passed.
Mr., Sherman, from the committee on for
eign relations, reported the bill to amend tho
act of February, 1850, Incorporating the
Nicaragua canal company, authorizing the
issue of bonds guaranteed by the United
States. ltwas placed on the calendar, and
with the accompanying report ordered to be
printed.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the finance BILL and Mr. Morgan continued
the speech began by him yesterday in sup
port of the free coinage amendment. He
soon yielded the flood temporarily aud Mr..
Dawes presented the conference report on
the bill to carry out in part the provisions
of the act to divide the Sioux Indian
reservation, and IN response to u question
by MIR. Edmunds made an explanation. He
SAID the commission, of Which General Crook
was the head, promised the Sioux Indians in
the course of the negotiations to use its inilu-
encc at Washington for Il redress of certain
grievances. The commission subsequently
met forty representatives of the Sioux Ind-
ans from the reservation where the present
outbreak occurred to see to it that those out
SIDE assurances were carried out. The In
dian committees of both houses were also
present, and all being together, bill had
been prepared to carry out exactly the ass ur-
ances as the Indians understood them. That
bill passed the senate in April last. but from
difficulties in the other branch Of congress it
had not passed the house till last month"; and
that it contained a duplicate appropriation Of
100000 The senate struck out that dupi-
cate appropriation, and hence the necessity
OF conference. As the bill now
stood with the duplicate appropriation
to the letter not only the assurances of the
commission the commission undcrs TODD
them but also precisely rs the Indians
themselves understood them. 50 with
the original bill and the pending bill all
the stipulations of the agreement and all the
assurances of the commission would be full
filed and there could be no ground on which
the Indians could complain to the govern
ment in any matter out of which the exist
ing disturbance had arisen. The conference
report was agreed to.
The pension appropriation bill was reported
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Morgan then concluded his speech,
quoting extensively by one made by the late
Senator Beck
The fnanolal bill was then laid aside and
message from the president was read, for
warding memorial of the legislative assem-
nly OF Oklahoma for an appropriation for the
relief of the destitute people in that terri
tory. Referred to the committee or appro-
priations. Adjourned.