Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-08-04
CONGRESSIONAL.


uhe Ncokh Proceedings Condensed To
Convenience OF the Reader.
THE senate p9s1cd most Of the day on th'
Goth DISCUSSING tho tariff Mr. Aldnch, whosl
committee has been investigating the effect O
the Mckinley bill, made a lengthy speech n
| favor OF protection and Mr. Vest spoke IN reply
| The conference report on the deficiency nil
was agreed 10. The senate then adjourned. j.,
Tho house passed bills setting apart lands II
| Oklahoma Tor school purposesi fOrbidding rail-
roads 20 charge more than three cents o milo
on passenger fare In Indian territory and okla
homa and permitting the people Of the terri
tory Of Utah 20 exhibit OF the worlds fair
| The conference report upon the deficiency blu
was agreed 20. The appropriation for the
| French spOlation claims. amounting 70 sT5T7s5,
was omitted The appropriations IN the bill
! amounted 70 sA9O1 $40, being 1921 ,s9) less than
as passed by tho senate, Ond si,Osl,087 more
than as passed by the house The conference
| report on the sundry civll bin was offered by
| Mr. Holman and debated untA adjournment
! IN the senate on the 9th Messrs Blackburn
| dky) aud Ilscock (N Y engaged in On inter
esting dialogue over bridge bill Ia tho state Of
| New York which the Kentucky senator favored
and the New York senator opposed. Three
speeches were made on the anu-option bill, the
leading ones being by Senator Coke In opposi-
tion and Senator Mitchell In favor Of H. To
senate bill 10 create national highway com
mission and tho senate bill TO IN cilitate the en-
labor laws were passed Il. The house had q long
debate on the worlds fair amendment 10 the
sundry civil bin The proposition 10 reduce the
worlds fnir appropriation from E5000,000 to Is
was voted down, and the house voted 10 recede
from It's amendment, but a motion by Mr. Hol-
man to reconsider brought Alibustering
which continued until adjournment.
THE senate met on the 2sth with barely
quorum present and declined 10 take any decid-
ed action either on the antoption bill or the
house resolution 10 adjourn Saturday The
motion 10 lay the anti-option bin aside until De
cember was lost by the unexpectedly large vote
OF IL 70 - An almost equally frigid reception
was given TO the adjournment resolution Con
siderable miscellaneous legislation by unani-
nous consent was accomplished, including the
passage OF an eight hour law, 10 apply TO all
eontracts on government works Then the
quorum disappeared and for the first time dur
Ing the session an adjournment was forced for
want Of quorum. .... The proceedings ia the
house were intensely stupid and dlibusterng
motions on tho worlds fair appropriation pre-
vailed al day This continued until adjourn
mCnt
THE senate had field day on the tariff on
the 29th. Mr.. Aldrich spoke for the republic
an side and Mr. Carlisle for the democratic
view. Other speakers followed untll adjourn
ment q. Continuation OF the worlds fair
struggle was delayed In the house by question
OF privilege raised BY Mr. Wheeler, Of Ala
bama, relative TO certain statements contained
in a campaign book recently published by Mr.
Watson, OF Georgia, reviewing the action OF
the present congress and the positions taken
by its members in the past Mr.. Watson rct-
Grated his charges and deGed the house. Mr.
Boaner (Ln.) introduced resolution calling
for committee 10 Investigate the truth OF Mr.
Watsons charges relative to drunkenness Of
members OF the house and 10 recommend what
course should be taken with respect to the
member (Mr. Waisonl If the charge should be
found TO be untrue. The resolution wns adopted
and the speaker appointed Messrs. Boatner,
Wolverton, buchanan OF Virginia, Grout and
Simpson as the special committee The rest OF
the day was devoted to flibustering on the
worlds fair appropriation Pensions we're
considered az the evening session
TIE senate held q session OF three hours on
the 30th. The anti-option btu was postponed
until noxt session and a resolution further ex
tending appropriations passed Mr. Perkins
called attention 10 a letter published IN regard
TO cattle IN the Cherokee strip and certain
charges made that money had been paid for
certain privileges In the strip and Mr. Vest
offered a resolution which was agreed 10 ap-
pointing committee 70 inquire into and report
the facts 20 The next session .... The house dH
nothing but further nlibustor on the worlds
fair appropriation
FHE senate did practically nothing on August
! but await the action Of the house on the sun.
dry civil bill IL ssscnted readily 10 the house
20 continue existing appropriations /
for four dsye longer, and Mr. HAwley, OF Con- |
nec'icut and Mr. HIscock, Of New York spoke !
on the question OF tari1 with the thermometer |
ranging Ia the ninetes 80. The deadlocl. on the I
worlds fnir appropriation continued in the /
house nothing being done