Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL.


Houses the Past Week.
WIEN nc senate mcton the ION the crodcn.
tinla uf Senator sherman Tor his new term (tho
fixth) we're presented and filed. Mr Vance re-
ported adversely the bill 70 provide m income
TAX 10 pay pensions The urgency deficiency
Bill was then inkcn up and after some debate
passed The bills were then passed appropri.
atlng f9ot9s ior constructing a military store
house at Omaha, and Noo0Oo for public build
ing % salt Lake City. Pending consideration
of the fahho contested case the senate went in
10 executive session and soon adjourned In
he house Mr. Brown undl submitted n report
on thc.t trair-Stewart election case from Penn
syivnnia Tho committee reported IN favor OF
The contestant After nnibustering for nve
hours bs the opponents OF free coinage in order
20 sidoatrack the free coinage bill. the house
finally rcichcd n vote or the senate resolution
70 furnish free transportation TO a cargo Of re-
lief goods to Russian sufferers, defeated Il and
adjourned
WHY the senate met on the i7ih Mr. shor-
man reported the resolution for the return 10
Mexico Of twcnty-onc battle flags captured dur
ing the war with that country and u was
passed After passing q number OF public
building bills, among them the bill Increasing
the appropriation for the Omaha building 10
gs0,OOo chc senate took up the idaho contested
election case but adjourned before disposing Of
a. After the Introduction OF bills I'm tho
house the Indian appropriation bill was taken
up IN committee OF the whole. Pending consid-
Watson ga and Funston dlan) In regard 10
the government ioaning It's credit 10 national
banks and not farmers Without disposing OF
the bill the committee rose and the house ad-
journcd
WHEN the senate disposed OF routine busl-
ness on the 18th Mr.. Palmer addressed the
senate iu favor a. his resolution for the elcc-
iion Of United States senators by the people
At tho close OF Senator palmer's remarks Sen
ator PETER offered resolutions upon the death
Of senator Plumb and spoke at some length In
enlogy Of his late colleague. Senators Perkins,
Cocl0rcil, Morrill,. Allison Hat. Daniel Dolph and
Turpie also delivered euiogies and the senate
adjourned In the house Speaker Crisp called
Mr. Richardson (Tcnn) 10 the chair and a mes
sage was received from the president relating
90 the Chickataw and Choctaw claims. Tho
message was order "A printed. Several protests
against free coinage were presented. A bill
from the foreign affairs committee for the ex-
ciusion Of the Chinese was reported and re-
fsrrcd Tho house then considered the Indian
appropriation bill In committee OF the whole
until adjournment
WHEN the senate met on the 18th there was
a light attendance owing 20 the fact that the
congrts ssionai excursion 20 Chicago was 20 start
at an early hour. motion was carried that at
adjournment it be 10 Tuesday the 23d On
motion Of Mr. Dolph the bill TO continue In
force ten years all existing laws prohibiting and
regulating tho coming into this country Of
1uhttnt WIS tAhtil UP Atisl pAruttA 0tNtfh unls
on me calendar were passed and lengthy dis
cussion indulged IN on the District Of Columbia
bill IN regard tohiFhways and the issue Of bonds.
Adjourned untn Tuesday o.. The house was
called to order by the chief clerk who read
note from the speaker designating Mr.. Nc
Miliin as speaker pro tenn. for the day. On
motion Of Mr.. Funston (Ikan.) resolution was
adopted setting aside SATURDAY., March 10, for
tho delivery OF culogios upon the late Senator
Plumb A resolution was presented by Mr..
Bland providing for printing 500 additional
copies Of the majority and minority report on
the silver bin Mr.. Tracy ~. " suggested
that the number be increased 70 1000. and, so
amended, the resolution was adopted The
house then went into committee OF the whole on
the private calendar. The first bill was that
for The relief Of A. J. Duncan, which gave rise
20 a long debate, mainly upon free silver and
the tariff which only had the effect Of creating
merrimcnt and consuming time. Without
action the ccu!mittee rose and the house ad-
jOurned until Tucsduy.