The Globe-republican., 1892-05-16
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS
Tho senate took up Senator Jones resolution
iSi payment to the eh 20 ,SS Ch AND
enne and Arapahoe reservation tabOut $4,000 oO).
Dawes. chairman OF the committee on Indian
resolution. He spoke until o'clock without
finishing his argument.
Tho work in committee of the whole house on
the river and harbor bill develops that the river
and harbor committee has for its bill ponder
oue majority. which seemingly intends that the
bill shall not be changed by amendments. Chair
man Blanchard has only to intimate his disap-
prevail of amendments offered to have them
promptly squelched.
Representative Crosby reported to the house.
that all mail matter heretofore included in tho
third and fourth classes shall in future be trans
ported a. third class matter, postage on which
two ounces OF fractions thereof The passage Of
tho bill. the committee thinks, viii benefit every
person who hae occasion to use the mails for the
particular advantage to people in the rural dis
tricts, who have no means of sending or RECEIVE
ing packages BY express or by other private con-
An important BILL designed to prevent the en-
ployment on public works OF prison or convict
labor or the product Of such labor, was reported
to the house from the labor committee BY Davis.
The house concluded action on the river and
harbor bill. amending it in several particulars !;
possibly the most important amendment being an
additional section offered by Chairman Blanch-
ard, of the river and harbor committee. 1t Is q
provisO that in cases where authority had been
granted to the secretary OF war to make con-
tracts for the completion of certain works OF
river and harbor improvements. if NO bids be re-
ceived which were deemed to be advantageous
to the government or If the secretary deem 1t
best for the public interest, then materials may
be purchased and the work done otherwise than
by contract.
This Was vigorously assailed as a movement to
start in motion a vast political machine having
In its control the expenditure OF millions OF
money. a. it opened the door to great abuse of
discretion.
This amendment was agreed to in the house by
separate vote: yeas 121, NAYS 81.
Filibuster1ng prevented vote at that time
upon the passage of the pill.
The senate passed the house bill to encourage
The senate took up tie resolution for payment
70 the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations for their
ton (about $4,000 O0O). After the debate the res
olution was agreed to-yeas - nays Is. 1t de-
clares it to be the opinion Of the senate that for
on Indian affairs on the presidents message OF
February II last az to the appropriation In the
bill Of March 3, 1891, for payment to the Choctaw
Cheyenne and Arapahoe reservation, there Is no
sufficient reason for interference IN the due exc
cution of that law.
harbor bill, it reconsidered its vote on the
amendment giving the secretary of war authority
to reject all bids contracts and to do the work
otherwise than by contract. in certain cases and
then rejected the amendment. The bill was then
passed.
bill was reported to the senate as q substi-
tie certain accounts between the United States
and the state of Mississippi apply to other states,
e that Hi4nessta, Oregon, ksn.a; Nebraska
Montana, idaho and Wyoming. shall receive
Per cent Of the net proceeds OF sales Of public
lands in their respective territories
boundaries of the Yellowstone Park. In refer
epoe to a remsrk made BY Berry to the effect
that the park was maintained for the benefit OF
e9sfs spept $50 900 600 yearly in European trav-
81, and Il the Yellowstone Park was among the
abroad would visit It, and would cross the
ocean for that purpose, but as it was an Ameri-
c3n wonder, Americans went away from it. Peo-
Of moderate means, who could not afford the
trip TO Europe. After further discussion the
bill was passed.
preparation bill. It carries appropriations for
the expenses of the government for the year
1899. In the discussion the extravagance OF the
pres9nt house was CRITICIZED. notably the river
and harbOr bill. The bill was opposed because
it cuts down appropriations in cases which will
necessarily cause deficiencies to be provided by
the Aext session of congress among the items so
cut down Is the amount for the public land
survey.
Senator Sherman. from the committee on for
elgn relations, reported two amendments to be
Offered to the consular and diplomatic approo
priation bill, one being to increase from S2',O0O
to so 600 the item for national bureau of Amer
lean republics. and the other to insert an Item
of SIS 600 for payment OF the United States share
Of the expense of the preliminary survey for the
Continental railway, recommended by the Inter-
national American conference.
bill for the adjustment of the SALES OF land
on the reservation of the Confederate Otoe and
and Missouri tribe OF Indians IN NEBRASKA ana
Kansas, was reported and paced on tho cal
endar.
The house struck from the sundry civil Dill an
appropriation OF S62OOOO for the purchase OF a
ioS heW unL ~ q InuoueiHu.A' s,,., -. <h;s
mint now and when there 10 1t ought to oe ouiis
u the west, where the ou!nOn was prcUuceo anu