Connecticut western news., 1892-05-05
THE FIFTY-sEcoNo CONGRESS.
A Digest of the Proceedings in the Sen
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 WASHINGTON, April 29-The old story of government injustice to the Indians was discussed all day in the senate by Mir. Jones, of Arkansas, ill connection with the suspended appropriation of nearly 6, COG, 900 Tor an area of land variously estimated at rom 5,o0o, GOO to zoo. .OO0 acres, taken from she Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. MT. Jones conteuded that great injustice had been done by the president in holding up the appropriation, and the contrary view Has taken by Messrs. Allison and Platt.
 Mir. Teller, of Colorado. and Mir. Perkins, of Kansas, criticised the action of the presi- aent in setting aside an appropriation passed by congress and approved by him> self
 Mir. Jones resolution, which declared that khere was not sufficient ground for with holding the appropriation, was still unaoted on when the senate adjourned.
 WASHINGTON, April SO.-The severe rains and the consequent reduction of attractions at the race course were the prevailing causes for the presence of quorum in the house The sergeant at arms submitted & report upon the order of the house to arrest members absent Thursday without leave. Twelve members were brought before the bar of the house and compelled to give ex- cuses for their absence. Two hours were thus consumed in personal explanations, which were ludicrous in many instances, and finally all delinquents were excused. During the proceedings Mir. Bailey, of Texas, introduced the following resolution: Amend rule 1. at the end of clause I. by add mg the following: And the sergeant at arms Is hereby directed to withhold and retain the pay of a member at the end of each month until there is filed with him & statement in writing by such member and over the members sigma ture that he has not been absent from the house during the month next preceding, and if be has been absent during the next preceding month and such absence was not necessary on account of the sickness of himself or some member of his family. by the statement shall set forth the exact number of days of absence of the member occasioned by other than the above causes, and the sergeant at arms shall deduct the salary for such absence. as provided Tor by the statutes. Any violation of the rule by the sergeant at arms shall make him liable pm his bond for all payments made contrary to the provisions of the statutes
 Mir. Vest, of Missouri, presented peti - tion which he characterized as a blackmail- ing one. It stated that the signers would vote against any congressman who failed 10 vote for shutting up the Worlds fslr on Sundays. He stated that a more important question was what had Chicago done with the s5,OO0, 900 which Chicago had received and squandered. He said the committee found that of the B, 0O0, 900 expended by the city of Chicago SeO,0o0 had been expended Tor the location of the fair. He wanted to know why this expenditure had been made, and who got the money.
 Mir. Call, of Florida, offered remarkable financial resolution, which provided that s special committee of nine shoud be ap- pointed to consider and report some legisla- tion to accomplish thase three important points:
 First-To relieve the scarcity of money among farmers; to reduce the rate of interest and to enable them to obtain money upon the | security of their lands and crops
 Second-To establish some depository, sub treasury banking system in which, by the aid of the government money should be kept within the reach of every community, in sums sufficient for their needs, to be loaned to them at low rates of interest.
 Third-To devise some system by which the | perpetual flow of money to the centers of com merce could be limited and restrained, as to enable & sufficient sum of money for the needs | of the people of all sections of the country to | be kept in their respective communities