Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-28
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IN the senate on the 18th the bill TO amend
The act approving tho funding act OF Arizona
was taken up nnd motion 70 strike out the
provision that honds shall be payable IN gold
coin and amended TO read I'm lawful money Of
The United States olieited o warm debate, but
was finally adopted by a vote OF 2s yeas 70 p
nays Messrs Dubois, Hansbrough Iones
tNev.), Kyle, Mitchell, PETER, Stewart, Teller
and Wocott voting with the democrats IN the
/ Affirmative and Messrs. Gray and Palmer yot-
| ing with he republicans IN the negative After
further discussion the bin passed as amended.
| Senator Hill N Y voted with the silver men.
The senate IN executive session. ratified the
new treaty with Great Britain on the Behrlug
/ sea scaling question In the house Mr.. Me
| Milin, from the committee on rules, reported o
resolution setting aside all the orders hereto
! fore made granting leave 10 print in the Record,
which was adopted A resolution also
adopted for an nyeSiigation as 10 whether Ger
tain officials IN Baltimore had violated the
civil,seryice law. The Noyes Rockwell con
tested election case from New York was then
called up and argued until adjournment The
report Of the committee was IN favor OF unseat
tug Rockwell dem and seating Noyes (repl.
AFTER the usual morning business in the sen
ate on the Goth Mr. sherman reported that the
Chinese exclusion legislation would not ev piro
In 1921 and there was no necessity for immedl-
ate action. but he would give senators an OPP
portunity % speak upon the subject Mr.. Nor
gan's silver resolution taken up and Mr..
Teller made vigorous speech In favor Of free
silver. Mr. Teller, during his speech referred
To talk about his action on the elections bill last
session and said that he had since examined
that bill carefully and declared thnt he was
satisfied with his vote against IT, as IL was the
most Infamous measure that ever passed the
threshold OF the doors OF the senate Az the
conclusion OF Mr.. Teer's remarks the senate
went into executive session -. The house spent
the entire day debating the Noyes Rockwell
election contest aud adjourned before reaching
o vote.
IN the senate on the elst bills passed to create
q third division Of the district OF Kansas for
judicial purposes for the appointment OF con-
suls to The Congo Free State; for the relief Of
ST. Charles college in Missouri, providing for
sundry light houses, and number Of private
bills. The house Chinese exclusion bill was
then taken up and senators Dolph Chandler
and FELTON, spoke n favor OF IT, Senator Shcr-
man denounced Il as against the spirit OF civil
ization, unehristian contrary 10 the rights Of
man and violation OF the treaty with China.
~. Tho house was occupied the whole day in
debate upon the Noyes- Rockwell contested
case and adjourned pending It's consideration.
AFTER routine business IN the senate on the
2ed Mr.. Hoar introduced bill from the judiciary
committee 10 amend the revised statutes au-
thorizng the appeal 70 circuit courts In cases
whore persons convicted claimed to have acted
under authority of any United States statute or
OF any foreign power. The urgency deficiency
bin was further debated and passed. Tho
Chinese hin was then considered until the close
OF the session Tho house further debated the
report Of the elections committee on the Noyes-
Rockwell contested case from New York the
report being almost unanimous IN favor OF un-
seating Rockwell fdcm and awarding the seat
% Noycs, couiosting republican vote was
finally reached ana the majority report was re-
ffafN fN1n nrlrt l Ia
bis seat by lss yeas to 100 nays. At the evening
session pension bills were considered
~ the senate on the 23d Mr. Teller offered a
resolution requesting the president 10 inform
the senate what steps it any, have been taken
toward securing an International conference on
free coinage OF silver The resolution was
adopted. and the Chinese bin taken up and Mr
Teller addressed the senate in support Of IT,
Pending further debate the senate adjourned.
In the house conference was ordered on
The District Of Columbia bill and motion 10
eypungc from the Record certain unparliameni
AIRY remarks Of Mr. Walker Mass developed
no quorum and the house adjourned
THE senate on the 25th resumed consideration
Of the Chinese exclusion bin and thc debate |
continued until O'Clock when q vote was taken |
on the substitute 10 the house hil reported by |
the foreign relations committee and IL was |
adopted boy vote Of % to Il and The bill as |
amended pa sod and q conference asked The /
bin continues ten years all laws prohibiting |
Chinese coming 10 this country All Chinese or /
descendants OF Chinese Illegally found ia this |
country are 90 he returned 20 China or TO the /
countries OF which thcy are citizens .. when |
The house met the resolution lpendiug at ad-
.uument Saturday, cNpunging certain re
marks OF Mr. walker Mass from the record !
was taken up, the pending question being the 4
motion OF Mr. Reed Me- 10 table the resolu-
.lun No quorum appeared as the republican,
-cfraiucd from voting Tho motion TO table
Nas finally rejected and in attempting TO pass
.hr resolution the quorum again disappeared by
members declining to vote and the house ad-
burned