Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-03-24
CONGRESSIONAL.


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| Hauses the Fast Week.
| IN the senate on the 18th Mr. Berry intro
duccd bill for the adjustment Of the rights Of
! Indians IN the Indian territory with the
view Of admitting II as a Htate Mr. Morgan
introduced bin increasing the facilities Of the
post office department for obtaining buildings
| BY interesting capitalists ia erecting building
on long lease. 1.-THE post Office bill passed the
day before authorizes the postmastergenerai,
In bis discretion 70 cause buildings to be erect
| ed IN cities and towns where the receipts are
1900 and not exceeding so 0J0 annualyl The
conference report on tho urgency deficiency bill
was agreed TO- and Mr. PETER introduced bill
70 regulate the value OF certain coins The
military academy bill was passed and after
long executive session the senate adjourned .
In the house the senate joint resolution passed
authorizing the libFarien Of congress 70 exhibit
certain documents af the worlds fair. The
conference report onThe urgency deficiency bill
was agreed to. II carries an appropriation Of
si7964l. Tho house then went into committee
Of the whole on the free wool bill and the tariff
debate was continued until adjournment
THE senate on the 10Th passed the house bill
ratifying the act OF the Arizona legislature ap.
propriating s300)l In aid Of the worlds fair
Mr. Pettigrew reported an amendment 10 the
snndry civil bill appropriating 100000 for ex
penses OF the worlds fDir Mr.. Halo reported a
bin for the construction of three battle ships
two coast defense vessels five gunboats and
eight torpedo boats. Mr.. PETER introduced
bin creating fund for the payment Of pen
sions The fund is 70 be furnished by a gradu
aied tax on incomes, After an executive ses
sion tho senate adjourned +. In the house Mr.
Joseph reported bill for the admission Of
New Mexico Mr. Smith Of Arizona reported
bill for the admission Of Arizona. Mr.. Good
night from the committee on judiciary, reported
back adversely resolution preferring charges
against Andrew p Mccormick, United States
district Judge for the northern district Of Tex
as The report was agreed TO and the rcsolu-
ton laid on the table The house then went
into committee Of the whole on the free wool
bill and was addressed bg Messrs Sayers, OF
Texas, and Bryan, OF Nebraska. The latter
spoke over three hours against the Mckinley
tarin. When the committee rose the house ad'
journed
IN the senate on the 18th Mr. Frye reported
the bill making Council Bluffs port Of deliy.
cry and II passed. A bill passed amending the
statute relative 10 Ger incates OF merit TO en-.
listed men Of tho army Mr. PETER introduced
bill for investigating the practieability Of
applying electricity 10 farm machinery The
senate then went into executive session and
after o long discussion conf rmed all judicial
nominations, Judge Woods being among the
number. Adjourned . After routine business
in the house the tariff debate was resumed in
committee Of the whole. Mr Payne IN W
spoke against the free wool bill and defended
the Mckinley bill. Mr., Payne was followed by
Mr. Raynor Md and Mr.. Ellis (Ky), who ad
yoeated The pending measure
TIRE attendance IN the senate was very light
on the sth A petition was presented from the /
Philadelphia conference OF tho Methodist I
church against opening the worlds fair on sun |
day. Several free coinage petitions were pre- /
sentcd and bill was reported from the agricult |
urul committee 10 establish q uniform standard I
OF grain A bin making Des Moines la port i
Of delivery passed Several bills Of minor i'm.
portauco passed and after an executive session
the senate adjourned until Monday. In the |
house resolution was adopted calling for in /
formation in relation to government dams in
the upper Mississippi river Mr. Williams
Mass ; moved to have stricken from the Record /
that portionof the speech Of Mr. Walker Mass I
that had not been delivered hy him and which
he regarded as unmrliamentary. a long
wrangle cnsued aud the matter was referred. /
Al the evening session private pension bills
were considered
THE senate was not In session on the 10Th.
The house passed bill amending the Arizona
funding act and then took up the res utions Of
respect on the death Of Senator Plumb, Eulo'
giles were delivered by Messrs. Funston Brod.
erick, J D. Taylor Otis, Davis Bartine, Cate,
Baker Post and others and the house adjourned
until Monday,
ON the 2ist communication was presented
TO the senate from the president IN regard to
the purchase OF the unpublished manuscripts
Of President Monroe. Several other commu-
ncatious were also presented over half an
hour was occupied in the presentation Of
on a variety OF subjects Several
bnls passed and several were introduced, all OF
A local nature Senate bill 10 amend the stat
utcs so as to prohibit the Introduction and sale
n Intoxicating liquors into the Indian coun ry
was taken up, amended aud passed. The cal
,ndar was then taken up aud many bills dis
posed Of Among the bills passed one ap
oroprlatiag s5l 90 for public building at Jop-
in Mo. After an executive session the sen
lte adjourned . In the house the com
nittee on printing reported IN The matter u
MIR williams Mass printing speech. unpar
iamentary in It's nature, in the Record. The
.cport was made the special order for the next
iay The free wool bill was debated in com
nittec OF the whole until adjournment