Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1892-02-25
CONGRESS ssioNAL.
Epitome Of the Proceedings OF Both
Houses the Past Week.

Itouses the Past Week.
WuEN the senate meton the 10Th the creden-
tials 81 fSepater sherman for his new term (tho
sixth we're prs scntcd ana filed Mr. Vance re-
ported adversely the bill 70 provide an income
tax 10 pay pensions The urgency deficiency
bill was then taken up ana after some debate
passed The bills were then passed approprl.
atiug 100000 for constructing q military store
house at Omaha, and 100000 for public build
ing az salt Lake City. Pending consideration
Of the Idaho contested case the senate went in
70 executive session and soon adjourned In
The house Mr. Brown und1 submitted q report
on the Craig Stewart election case from Penn
sylwania The committee reported In favor Of
the contestant After hlilhnstering for flve
hours By tie opponents Of free coinage in order
to side-traeS iha free coinage bill, the house
nnaliy reached o vote on the senate resolution
90 furnish free transportation 70 a cargo Of re-
lcf goods TO Russian sufferers, defeated II and
adiourned
WHEN the senate mot on the 18th Mr- sher-
man reported the resolution for the return to
Mexico of twanty-one battle iiags captured dur
ing the war with that country ana II was
passed After passing a number Of public
building bills. among them the bill increasing
The appropriation for the Omaha building TO
$4,000 the senate took up the Idaho contested
election case but adjourned before disposing OF
it After the introduction Of bills IN the
house The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up IA committee OF the whole Pending consid-
Grafton lively tilt took place between Messr2
Watson (Ga ana Funston qian) in regard to
The government loaning its credit 20 national
banks and not farmers Without disposing Of
the bill the committee rose and the house ad-
jourued
WHEN the senate disposed Of routine bust
ness on the 18TH Mr. Palmer addressed the
senate In favor of his resolution for the elcc-
tion 81 United States senators by the people.
An the close cf Senator Palmcr's remarks Sen
Fl ~
Of Senator Plumb and spoke at some length IN
cnlogy OF his late colleague. senators Perkins,
Cockrrn, Morrill,, Allison, Hale Daniel, Dolph and
Turpie also delivered eulogtes and the senate
adjourned IN the house Speaker Crisp called
Mr. Richardson tTenn1 to the chair and "a mes
sage was received from the president relating
10 the ChieBataw and choctaw claims. Tho
message was ordered printed, Several protests
against free coinage were presented A bill
from the foreign affairs committee for the ex-
clusiau Of the Chinese was reported and re.
ftrred The house then considered the Indian
appropriation bill in committee Of the whole
until adjournment
WHMS the senate met on the 10Th there was
q light attendance owing to the fact that the
congressional excursion 70 Chicago was 70 start
az an carly hour A motion Was carried that at
adjournment 1t ba TO Tuesday, the 23d On
motion OF Mr., nolph the bill to con inue in
force ten years all existing laws prohibiting ana
regulating thu coming iato this country of
Chinese WIS taken up nnd passed Several bills
on the calendar were passed and q lengthy dis
cusslen induiged ia on the District Of Columbia
BIN in regard tohieAways and the issue Of bonds
Adjourned until Tuesday The house was
called to order BY the chief clerk who read a
note from the speaker designating Mr., Me
Militia as speaker pro tenn. for the day. On
motion Of Mr.. Funston lNanl resolution was
adopted setting aside SATURDAY., March 10, for
the delivery Of eulogles upon the late Senator
PMu4n 4 resolution was presented by Mr.
Bland providing for printing 1000 additional
copies OF the majority and minority report on
The silver bill Air Tracy a. Y.) suggested
that the number DO increased 10 10000, and, 50
amended, the resolution was adopted The
house then went into committee Of the whole on
the private caiendar Tho first bill was that
for the relief Of A. j. Duncan, which gave rise
10 long debate, mainly upon free silver and
the tariff, which only had the effect Of creating
merrlment and consuming time. Without
action the committee rose and the house ad-
iourned until Iucsduy.