Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16

senator Morrill, Makes Speech Against
the Measure.
SENATE,

SENATE.
House bill granting to the town Of Kittery,
Me-, for school purposes portion Of the mill
tsry reservation Of Fort McClary, Me-, was re-
ported and passed.
The resolution offered on Saturday by Mr..
Wolcott (Col.) instructing the committee on
foreign relations to inquire as to the expendi-
lures and about the construction of the Nicara-
qua canal since the accounts of expenditure
rendered two years since was taken up and
agreed to.
Senate bill to authorize the court Of claim
TO hear and determine the claims of certain
New York Indians against the United States
was, on motion Of Mr.. Hiscock On. Y. }
taken from the calendar, explained BY Mr.. Plat
Conn and passed. The claim, involv-
Ing to about $4,000, 900, arose out of taking OF
lands in Kansas belonging to these Indians,
which had been given to them in exchange for
their lands in New York.
The McGarrahan bill was then taken up.
and Mr.. Morrill, (vt) read an argument
against it, promising his argument with the re-
mark that the question was too important to be
shirked.
In his review Of the history of the case
Mr.. Morrill, mentioned the fact that an adj
verse report had been made on the clxim by
Mr.. John Randolph Tucker, and said that that
fact was interesting. it was understood that
Mr.. Tucker would be selected BY the incoming
administration as the best-qualified gentleman
In Virginia for the position of Attorney General.
All who knew Mr.. Tucker Che added hoped that
the report would prove true.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morrill's argument
against the McGarrahan bill, the bill went over
without action, and Mr.. PETER (Kan.
addressed the Senate in support Of his joint
resolution to limit the presidential Office to one
term.
The anti-option bill was taken up and Mr..
Call (Fla) made an argument in support
OF 1t.
A demand for the Irregular order" made by
Mr.. Kilgore (Tex. prevented the consideration
OF several private bills which members desired
to call up.
Mr.. Beltzhoover pa. }, from the committee
on war claims, reported back the Burrows res
olution calling on the various departments for
information relative to the amount of war
claims allowed by them and the Court of
Claims
Mr.. Enloe Glenn. }, while not Directing to the
resolution, criticised the message Of the Presi-
dent as far az it referred to war claims and also
the speeches Of Mr.. Reed of Maine and
Mr.. Henderson of Iowa. which we're
circulated during the campaign, in which it
had been asserted that the majority of the war
were the claims Of persons who had been denied
a hearing on account of disloyalty.
Mr.. Burrows spoke in favor of his resolution,
the purpose of which was that Congress might
have data on which to act upon the claims now
pending before it.
Mr.. Beltzhoover criticised the statements
made by Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Henderson Iowa)
at the last session (for campaign purr oses }
that the bills reported by the committee on war
claims at that session involved an ap-
preparation Of between 10000. 600 and
Sl00. 900. This he Indignantly denied and
asserted that the appropriations involved would
not exceed $4,000, 900, two-thirds of which
would 60 to citizens of the northern states. And
Of the bills favorably reported nineteen
twentieths had been reported favorably by n
republican committee.
The resolution was adopted.
Coming over from the former suspension day
was bill to settle and adjus. the claims of
Arkansas and other swamp land grants.