Morris tribune., 1892-05-11
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS,

TUESDAY.
WASHINGTON, May BY vote of 80 t
Is the senate adopted the conference re
port on the Chinese exclusion bill. Messrs
Sherman, Dawes, Frye and Palmer spok
in opposition to the report and Mr.. Yes
in favor. Mr.. Kyle of South Dakota mad
a free silver speech of great length.
In the house Mr.. Breckenridge of Ken
lucky reported the fortifcation appropria
ton bill from the committee on appro
priations. The house then went into com
mittee of the whole (Mr. Cakes in tn
chair on the diplomatic and consular ap
preparation bill.
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-The house, afte
considerable debate, agreed to the confer
ence report on the Geary Chinese exclu
sion bill by a vote of 1875 to %.
The senate passed the following bills
Senate bill to convey to the state of Kan
sas portion of the Fort Hayes militar,
reservation (about $500 acres) for home!
for old soldieas and their families and Il
open the rest of the reservation to home
stead settlement by old soldiers. Senate
bill! creating two additional land districts
in the state of Montana. Senate bill te
DTlORS
across the Red river of the North al
Quincy, N. D. House bill for the dispos
ition and sale of lands of the Klamath
River Indian reservation. California.
Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May Sin the senate the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Indian appropri
alton of 81, 991 900 made in 1891 and held up
by the president, was taken up, and Mr..
Platt addressed the senate in opposition
to the views OF the majority Of the com.
mittee on Indian affairs, who had reported
that there was no good reason why the aD-
preparations should be longer withheld.
The house bill appropriating S15O,O00 for
the expenses of the Behring sea arbitra-
ton in Paris was passed.
After some important routine business
the house went into committee of the
whole Hatch in the chair on the river
and harbor appropriation bill, general de-
bate limited to two hours. Mr.. Holman,
Democrat, of Indiana, spoke against the
bill.
Friday.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Mr. Dawes, chair
man of the committee on Indian affairs,
replied to Mr. Platt on the Choctaw and
Chickasaw Indian appropriation and oc-
cupied the time till p M, when the SEN
ate listened to eulogies on the late Senator
Wilson, of Maryland, until adjournment.
In the house, on motion of Mr. Sayer,
of Texas, the conferees on the urgent de-
fciency bill were authorized to insert an
item in the bill for payment of witness
fees in United States courts. The house
then went into committee of the whole on
the river and harbor bill An amendment
making Minneapolis head of navigation
was defeated.
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, May THE house trans
acted q small amount of business and
then went into committee of the whole on
the river and harbor bill. The house
voted d6,..n amendment to make the
500 ship canal twenty instead of twenty
one feet deep. Several minor amendments
were adopted.
The senate was not in session.
Monday.
WASHINGTON, May s.-The house ship.
ping bill, giving American registry to the
Inman ships City Of Paris and City of
New York, was sailed up in the senate,
and passed by a vote Of Al yeas to 10 nays.
Mr.. Chandler offered resolution for an
into the Boston Maverick
bank failure, which, on objection was laid
over.
The house resumed discussion of the
river and harbor bill Mr.. Holman at
tempted to have the clause stricken out
which provided for contract work to the
sxtent of $26, 747. 600 in excess of the appro-
priation carried by the bill.
After long discussion of amendments,
which were rejected when brought to q
vote, the vote on the passage of the meas
ure was taken. The bill passed by vete
Of yeas 1876, nays 6k