Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-10
CONGRESS.
The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience Of the Reader.

| The Weeks Proceedings Condensed For
Convenience Of the Reader.
AFTER routine business the senate on March
again took up the Idaho contested election
case and Mr. Sanders spoke At lonRth IN favor
OF Claggetts right 70 the seat Mr.. Morgan
made legal argument against the election OF
| Dubois Adjourned without reaching vote e....
| The house had lively debate on the Indian
appropriation bill the section making an APP
| preparation for the Carlisle school being under
| consideration The alleged remark OF Capt.
! Pratt OF the army, superintendent Of tho
/ school, that tho Catholic church had lobby at
! Washington under pay TO attack national
schools In order 20 promote the interests OF
| Catholic schools brought forth small storm
/ ana resulted ia the defeat Of the item making
au appropriation OF q, 900 as an extra allowance
| for Capt Pratt The amendment that Yacan-
| cies In Indian agencies should hereafter be
| hlled By appointments from the army was
1 adopted and the bill passed. bill for free
| wool WAS reported from committee. Also bills
for the free entry OF binding twine and cotton
haggng and ties, which were referred ana the
| house adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the "a, Mr. Dol ph
presented petition from his state In favor OF
| government aid 70 the Nicaragua canal and
| spoke In favor OF the project The Idaho elec
tion case was then taken up, and Mr.. George
I gave the reasons which would control his own
action IN casting his vote for the contestant
! MT y liaA argued tnat the hlNtNR Wfilbtf1 AT.
| Dubois, was legally elected and entitled 10 his
seat After agreeing to take the vote next day
the senate adjourned The session OF the
house was unnteres ting and confined strictly to
the consideration OF the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill. On only one occasion did
party politics nnd place In the discussion and
that was when Mr. Hemphiil proposed an
amendment reducing the ~ 900 Or si2 900 salary
which the recorder Of deeds OF the District OF
Columbia receives In the way OF fees 20 a xed
salary OF $500 per annum All fees are to be
turned into the public treasury after deductions
for necessary clerk hire The amendment was
finally adopted and pending further oonsidera-
tion OF the bill the house adjourned.
THE senate on the 81 passed the house bill for
the relief Of Aduilla Jones' late postmaster OF
indianapolis Ind The senate then resumed
consideration Of the Idaho election contest,
being addressed by several senator's. At three
o'clock the vote was finally taken and Mr. Du-
bois confirmed In HIS seat by vote OF IS 10 :.
The pure food bill was then taken up and sever
al amendments agreed 10 but final action
taken. Several committees reported on bills
and the senate adjourned, When the house
met there Was lively scene when Mr.. Watson
tGa) rose toa question of privilege and In
severe manner denounced correspondent Of
Inc Atlanta Constitution for letter lately pub
lshed. critlcising his tWatson's) vote on the
Craig gStcwnrt election contest lie asserted
THAT the correspondent the clerk OF the
speaker who attacked him on personal grounds
The house then, 10 the committee Of the whole
considered the District Of Columbia bill. The
bin was finally passed. and the bill allowing
railroads 10 give special rates TO commercial
travellers considered until adjournment
WHEN the senate met on the 4th the vice
president presented q communicative from the
secretary OF the interior IN regard TO the Yosem
Ste park tn California. Mr.. Stanford intro
duccd blll directing the purchase Of silver
a \ 1.
came up and MI. Vest addressed the senate In
favor oi proper inspection but by the states.
He deprecated the drifting Of public sentiment
towards patornalism and the rush 10 congress
for every thing that could just rs well be regu-
lated by the states. Mr. Paddock spoke IN
favor of the bill Eulogies were then delivered
upon the late Representative Lee OF Virginia,
and the senate adjourned In the house Mr..
Mutchlcr CPa) reported the pension appropria-
tion bill itapprOpriates si3i s15, ,0dS MS compared
with estimates aggregating tli7 ,06ib $50 and
an appropriation for the current year OF tib,-
2i4.7s5. The house then went INTO the commit.
tee Of the whole on the private calendar, and
the entire day was consumed IN the dcsultorY
consideration OF unimportant private bills.
motion 20 take recess until eight o'clock re-
suited IN vote Of ~ 70 IS and the point Of no
quorum was raised. The speaker decided that
under the present government Of the house,
gentlemen were not present unless they voted.
This led 10 TIT between the speaker and eX-
Speaker Reed. The house then took recess
untl eight O'Clock, the evening session being for
the consideration Of private pension bills.
No business WAS transacted IN the senate on
the 5ih In the house On motion OF Mr.. OTIS
(kanl o resolution was adopted directing the
committee on private land claims 10 investigate
the Maxwell hand grant in New Mexico. Mr.
Tucker (Na) reported resolution proposing
constitutional amendment changing the date
for commencing OF the terms " senators and
representatives from March 10 Deccm- /
ber 81, and the term of onice OF the
president from March TO April % The
urgency dohency bill was then passed Mr.
Hatch called up the bin appropriating $4,000
for carrying on the work OF the bureau OF animal
industry. After an extended debate the bill
passed and the house went into committee Of
the whole on the invalid pension hill Before
disposing Of the bin the house adjourned.
PETITIONS were presented IN the senate on
the 1th for the closing of the worlds fair on |
Sunday Mr.. Sawyer introduced bill author |
izng the establishment OF postal telegraph /
service Mr. Morgan moved 10 reconsider the 1
vote on the Dubois contest In order that south /
ern senators who were excluded under the act 1
OF 1850 might have the right 10 say something /
on the proper construction Of the constitution. |
Laid aside. Mr Can addressed the senate on /
his resolution in relation 10 railroads in Flor
ida Tho pure food bill was then discussed un- /
IN adjournment . In the house the silver Ques-
tion came 10 the front on motion 20 set apart /
three days for debate ON the Bland free-coinage /
bill March -, e3 q motion by Mr Tracey /
10 postpone 20 December ~ brought on a long 4
discussion IN which the frcc-coinage men won 1
at every point The resolution setting apart 4
three days for consideration Of the bland bin 4
was finally adopted by vote Of ls0 TO 81, and 4
after passing the pension appropriation bill the I
house adjourned.