Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-05-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
Ep tome OF the Proceedings OF HotI
Houses the Past Week.

HnHNeN iiAt iNhN week
AFrgn routine business IA the senate on the
2dth Mr. Coke spoke In favor Of FREQ coinage.
Mr. Morgan's resolution being before the sen.
ate Mr Daniel also spoke IN favor Of free sill
ycr Tho army appropriation bill WAS then dis
cusacd No action Was reached. a cOmmuni-
cation was received from the president IN
RESPONSE 20 Mr. Telcrs resolution as 10 an in-
tcrnatiOna silver conference. The president
stated that Il would be Incompatible with the
public interest 10 furnish the information az
present ~ was ordered printed and laid ON the
tnhle for debate After the passage Of several
private bills The house took up the regular or
der, the expunging from the Record OF remarks
not uttered but printed bY Mr. Walker lMass),
but tine house went into committee on the con.
sular ami diplomatic BIN After consideration
some time ihe committee rose a conference
was appointed on the Chinese bin and the house
adjourned
THE army appropriation bin was further con
sidcred ia the senate on the eth and after
long speech By senator Morgan the house pro
'iso which profits payment for the transporia-
tiOn of troops over any Of the unbondod lines
owned or controlled by The Union Pncinc rail-
way WAS stricken out The bill was then passed.
Adjourned When the house met the Walker
oxpunging resolution shli had the right OF way,
but by unanimous consent the house went
into committee Of the whole on the diplomatic
bin, but the absence OF quorum soon became
apparent unQ the mousse nulDurNtu
IN the senate on the 2sth the resolution TO
pay the Choctaw aud Chlckasaw indians their
interest on the lands in the Indian territory
(the Cheyenne aud Arapahoc rcscrYationl was
taken up and Mr. Allison spoke against IT, He
wanted the whole matter recOmmitted. After
considerable debate the matter went over and
the senate adjourned until Monday The
house, after doing nothing for awhile, went into
committee OF the whole on the diplomatic bill
fha Hrs 10 n
the house soon adjourned
THE senate was not ia session on the goth
and when the house met members who had
been sent for who were absent without leave
were excused The house then went into com
mittee OF the whole on the private calendar
The sibley tent bill which has been clogEing
the private calendar for two months, was laid
aside after being favorably recommended, but
without final action. The house then took re.
cess until evening for the consideration OF
private pension bills
THE senate was not in session on the S0th,
and the house was occupied In further consider
ing the diplomatic bill During the debate the
action Of the administration IN paying an In
demIity 90 Italy out OF the contingent fund was
Pending an amendment offered by
Mr Chipman (Miehl that no part OF the sum
appropriated as an emergency fund shall DE
paid to any power IN settlement Of any claim
against the United States the house adjourned
PETITIONS were presented in the senate on
the 2d against opening the wo;lds fair on sun
day petition was also presented from o
church in Now II inpshire protest
Ing against any further legislation against the
Chinese Mr. Vest made some criticism of the
extravaganza IN spending money hY the mana
gers Of the worlds fair which he considered
reckless in view OF the fact that congress was
being asked TO further MD the enterprise
Among the bills passed was that 10 fix the
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