Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.



WHga The senate met on the e1th Mr. Stewart
tNev) gave notice that he would on Monday call
up the senate free coinage bill The resolution
Of Mr.. Woleott requesting the pre- ddent 70 re-
frain from allotting lands 70 Ute Indians pend.
ing further legislation on the subject was agreed
| to 7 he senate then went into executive SOS
sion AMI finally by unanimous vote ratified
the Behrng sea treaty, ana then adjourned
| When the house met the attendance WAS light,
the silver excitement seemed 10 have subsidized
and the tarin debate was resumed with but
I little interest manifested Mr. Hartor (O) ad-
I vocatcd the free wool bill; 10 did Mr. McCrary
, fhy.l, and Mr. Dalton ia spoke against H..
! The house passed the senate bill for port OF
/ delivery NJ Des Moincs, and the resignation Of
/ Mr. Mills (Tcx) was presented TO the house
! Adjourned
THE feature Of tho proceedings Of the senate
on the oih was the swearing in Of Senator
/ Mills, Of Texas, Many members Of the house
we're present The new senator's desk was
handsomely decorated with bouquets. After
! being sworn in Senator Mills held quite rcrep-
| tion In the rear Of the chamber. After the usual
morning business senator stanford spoke In
support of his bills 70 determine the value OF a
| legal tender dollar. The army appropriation
bill was then considered until adjournment j.
! The free wool bin further debated ia the
house, J. ID. Taylor fOl speaking vigorously In
opposition 10 the bill. who denounced Il
AK a scheme OF the cotton raisers OF
the south and the wool manufacturers OF
the north TO enrich themselves al the ex.
pense Of the nation Mr. Butler dal spoke In
favor OF the bill a resolution was adopted that
general debate close on Saturday and that
vote be taken on Monday
THE attendance In the senate was not large
on the Jlst. In reply 20 question Mr. Shcr
man, chairman Of the foreign relations com.
mlttee stated that work on the Nicaragua
canal was progressing favoraby under pri.
yaie corporation chartered by congress, and
that congress had done nothing TO aid it Mr.
Morgan offered a series Of resolutions instruct
ing the committee OH finance 10 inquire and re-
port as 10 the effect OF the act OF 1880 on tho
price OF silver bullion and requiring prompt
report Mr.. sherman opposed the resolutions
and Mr. Morgan said be wished senators TO
place themselves on record for or against free
coinage The resolutions went over and the In
dian appropriation bill Was debated untfl ad
journment In the house Mr. Watson tGa)
attempted TO call up his anti Pinkerton resoiu-
ton, but failed 10 get recognition. and the
house resumed debate on the free wool bill.
GOV Mckinley, Of Ohio was on the floor and
took much interest in the discussion The de-
bate continued until eight o'clock when a re-
cess was taken But little was done at the
evening session
MANY petitions we're presented in the senate
on the LIST for closing the worlds fair on Sun
days Mr.. Morgan's resolution on the silver
question was permitted 10 20 over until Mon
day. The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up. After various amendments had been agreed
TO in committee Of the whole the bill was re-
ported 70 the senate. After an executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned until Monday . AZ
ter considerable hlibusterng on unimportant
motions the house finally went into committee
Of the whole on the free wool bill 1t wns
finally agreed that debate should close Satur-
dav tho 2dl and the house took a recess, the
evening session 10 be for the consideration Of
private pension bills
THE senate was not in session on the I'd and
debate on the free wool bill continued In the /
house Messrs Mckinney ~. IL. Wilson (Mol /
and Cummings spoke IN favor Of the bill and
Mr. Burrows Mich spoke IN opposition The |
debate was closed by Mcssrs Bryan (Net.l and f,
D'Armond Mo in favor OF the bill and the /
house adjourned
WHEN the senate met on the ith there was a |
feeble attempt TO head on the silver debate by /
getting other matters before the senatc but IL |
failed. Mr.. sherman attempted TO call up the /
bill FOR the classification Of grain but failed, |
anl the appropriation bill got In the way but /
Mr. Dawes withheld the matter temporarily. /
Mr. Morgan then proceeded 10 address, the |
senate in favor OF silver and m the course OF his
said the matter would be speedily ad- /
lustcd but Ter the number of presidential aspir /
ants who h I'd friends among senators To test /
the natter senator Sherman then moved 10 /
table the resolution, which brought out some
remarks from senator Teller Mr.. Stewart I
spoke in favor Of free coinage. The matter
then went over and the senate adjourned. In
the house. after about thirty minutes consider
alton, the Chinese exclusion bin passed
by vote of i5s yeas 20 40 nays ft prohibits
any subject OF China, except diploma ic and con
sular officers and servants from entering this
country and those leaving the country are not
so return. Visitors are permitted
under certain rules. The senate resolution 10
print 5000 copies Of the euogies on senator
Plumb was concurred in The debate on free
wool was then resumed under the limits and
Mr. Springer closed the debate by submitting
some remarks which he had Mr. Bryan tNebl
read for him as he had not sudicicnily recovered
Io speak In person Mr. Springer was warmly
received by the members when he appcarcd.iu
he house Pending consideration OF the bili.
amid much confusion tho house adjourned.