The record-union., 1891-01-11
CONGRESSIONAL.
TIE FINANCIAL BILL DISCUSSED
IN THE SENATE.
Tho Army Appropriation Bill Unani-
mously Reported by the House
Committee.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-In the Senate
the Vice President laid before the Senate
protest of twenty-three members of the
Idaho Legislature against allowing Du-
| bolS to take his seat. 1t was referred to
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions.
| Dolph, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported the Senate bill to amend
the railroad land forfeiture bill of last
session so as to make the period six
months for the assertion of the rights of
settlers to run not from the time of the
passage of the Act, but from the date OF
the restoration OF such lands to settle
! nent and sale, and after explanation was
| passed.
Sherman, from the Committee on For
eign Relations, reported the bill to
amend the Act of February, 1889, incor-
porating the Nicaragua Canal Company,
authorizing the issue of bonds guaranteed
| by the United States. 1t was placed on
the calendar, and with the accompanying
report ordered to be printed.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the finance bill, and Morgan continued
the speech begun by him yesterday in
He soon yielded the floor temporarily,
and Dawes presented conference report
on the bill to carry out in part the pro-
visions of the Act to divide the Sioux In
dian reservation, and in response to a
question by Edmunds, made an explana-
ton. he said the commission, of which
General Crook was the head, promised
the Sioux Indians, in the course of nego-
tiations, to use it's influence at Washing
ton for redress of certain grievances.
The commission subsequently met
Forty representatives of the Sioux In
dians were present, to see that those out
side assurances We're carried out. The
Indian Committees of both houses were
also present, and, all being to-
gether, bill had been prepared to
carry out exactly the assurances as
the Indians understood them. The bill
passed the Senate in April last, but from
the difficulties in the other branch of
Congress, it had not passed the House
until last month, and that it contained
duplicate appropriation of 100000.
She Senate struck out that duplicate
appropriation; and hence the necessity of
a conference. AS the bill now stood that
duplicate appropriation was struck out.
The bill carried out to the letter, not only
the assurances of the Commission as the
Commission understood them, but also
precisely as the Indians themselves
understood them. With the original bill
and the pending bill all the stipulations
OF agreement, and all the assurances of
the commission would be fulfilled, and
| there would be no ground ON which the
ment in any matter out of which the
| existing disturbances had arisen.
The conference report was agreed to.
The pension appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar.
Morgan then concluded his speech,
tr11 1ntf .fo,, al,
| the late Senator Beck.
| The financial bill was then laid aside,
and message from the President was
read, forwarding memorial of the Legis-
lative Assembly of Oklahoma for an ap-
preparation fof the relief of destitute
people in that Territory. Referred to
the Committee on Appropriations.
Adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lO.-In the House
Butterworth, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported the legislative ap-
preparation bill, and it was placed on the
| calendar.
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole on the army appropriation
| bill
Cutcheon of Michigan. Chairman of the
Committee on Military Affairs, explained
that the bill was purely an appropriation
measure and contained no general legis-
lation whatever. The amount carried
was S400, 400 more than the appropriation
for the current year.
Lanhan of Texas took occasion, in
speaking OF the unanimous action Of the
committee, to depreciate sectionalism.
Kerr, replying. spoke of the future of
the colored people of the South, and paid
his respects to Missouri asa State refus-
ing to honor Union soldiers by electing
| them to public offices.
Tarsney of Missouri entered a vigor-
Gus denial.
Pending further debate the committee
rose, and eulogistic addresses were made
to the memory of the late Joseph ?.
Walker of Missouri
The House then adjourned.