Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-03
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Male Proves Toe msck fos MIL

isliza Aepsssris:ies ard Dsaeissey e'iis-
Male Proves Toe Msck for Mil.
w.safx.stos, March z.--In the Senate.
/ the indian appropriation bill vas taxsn up.
The lss, amendment ia The bill vas orc re-
Iasinz 20 tie Cherokee hGsiss ami Dawes
made a stafengns in sSPisnztssn- The
amendment. b., .sLl, ssose osl Ut negoiis
tons for the surrender b. tfiies in fsiiaB
Territory. II anseeapssi lsn.;s, 10 be allied
20 the territory Of ttsisiao'pa. Svvr $50 go
I acres in extent The Iats.i STATES agreed
to pay 81 " per aerR, ia CASH. The asnsEd-
uaenf male es,angs ia she agreement. that
sser, ,foJ be pail ssipsn. AMI The remainder
i'm I've ANIMAL payments at tosr pr cent.
: interest.
I After some debate, Butler offered an
Amendment To tfss s8ena;men. providing
/ the amount TO BE- paid for Improvements
vas not 20 exceed s2-jst .osD. The commit
/ tee amendment a. thus afaeBdesi Wa agreed
to. 1, appropriate . no ,f~H) to pay the
I Cherokees for the laFsis IN question. Nun
! efous amendments ser. offered at various
points Of the hill sad aiost of them we're
+ agreed To- Finally fho bill vas reported
( back 70 the Senate from the committee o!
| the rh0is and all The amendments were
+ agreed To, IN bgiks excerpt one which re-
qniscs officers Of The army detailed as ins
I tiaB agents 70 ziss the ssn,e bonds as civ
( iiiaa agents which sas rejected. The bill
/ being passed, Hale immediately moved 10
7 proceed 10 ttsc consideration Of tie defie-
lsncy bail IIili inquired snen the bill was
/ reported.
[ Hals--Tbis morning
I fiilt--rhea object 20 IL. consideration
at ti3- time
{ iial. sad he lad nssrr known an attempt
20 he made 10 the senate TO delay ti4. con
/ alteration Of appropriation bills. He hal
never known rub, anIer wbich an obies-
ton carried over report 10 tine next day to
ue interpreted at So late stage Of the .es-
SION. II tbe senator from New York. IN
the face of eTery precedent, insisted on his
point Of order aud if the chais sustained il,
he Hale would appeal from III" decision
Of the char AMI lid NOT doubt the senate
wOah spstar the appeal.
Hill said he had enleayored 10 bring be-
fore the Senate bill in Which his eoHsii'u-
ents we're Interested and which aift-.-;ssi the
interests 81 the whole country Twice the
senate had voted to take II up, and twice
appropriation bills had iuierpo-ed to pres ent
It's consideration All hc desired was fair
play for hI4 people and himself. Hale OH
jected to The iultmation that technicalities
wrrc res0rted 10 to prevent the bridge bill
being considered. Hill commented upon
Hates statement that the Senate would on
his appeal oyerruie point of order lie
said the rules were framed fOr the prDtec-
ton Of the rights Of every senator His
colleague Mr. lliseock had for purpose
objected time after time tp thu considcrA-
D & II &. T.. 1T
the justice and fairness of the senate
Harris appraIrd To ilill To Withdraw hi-
objection and let the appropriation bill be
proceeded with. II objection was not with
drawn and sustained by the Chair he hoped
Hall would not ask the Senate 10 violate
the plain liberalism Of the rule.
Ililt said hc had no doubt about his luty
ia this matter The deficiency bill had TO
b. passed tonight SO it could be printed and
20 to q conference tomorrow. lie proposed
that th, session should run mp To six, then
recess comld he ordered aud the hill finished
tonight, Rather than to be nj the mercy of
one man. he Hale would be obliged n
.clf-lefencr 10 insist thar the Senate over
rule the point OF order ard allow him To 90
on with the hill.
Hill sad he was not influenced by the
senators suggestion. or intimation. or
threat He had great respect for the. son
ator from Tennessee, and at the latter,
suggestion would withdraw his objection
and let the amendment proceed. The Son
NE considered the Deficiency bill aud At &
T. VI took a recess till :. Hale expressing
! Iie hote' that the bill Wuul pas tonight
The Senate resumed the session at :, the
reading of the deficiency bill being pro.
ctrded with. Al the amendments reported
from the committee on appropriation were
agreed to without question except one To
pay assignee Of John Roach SIS loo for
labor and material furnished in completing
the dispatch boat Dolphin. IvtIon ON which
was reserved The last - pages of the bill
contained items for the French spolh-
ttnu claims, amounting 20 Seh2 1872
Hale IN reply to question. sad
the committee on appropriation reported
only the claims recommended by til" com
mittce ON claims, to which committee all
iinllngs of the court of claims werr r.
fvrred Mitchell chairman of the commit
| tee On claims. sail no Insurance claims was
included The bill was open to general
amendments. many being agreed to, most
of theW nuimportant and for small amounts.
i'ascoe offered au amendment for settle
~, nj of accounts betweeu the nttd States
aud Florida for expenses incurred in the
Florida Indian var. sherman said such
large claim involving $500 900. should
com7 from the committee AMI made point
ct order against H. After discussion the
point of order was ovrrrulei and the
amendment was agreed 10. In relation To
the amendment offered by Voorhees,. to pay
cpmpositors at the gUysrnu eut printing
office tor 'tm"" whilr waiting for work.
llair remarked that 1t was pare claim
and he would make no motion
"Well, said corkercll. why not let all
these cinim~ IN
# propose 10 no 80. Hale replied in u
dcspsirIng tone.
Cary offered an amenlmen, chan ling the
boundary Of the national Yellowstone
Park
The amendment was ruled out of order
On II point made by kylf. W0lcott offered
an amendment intended to restrict the pub
licaion of useless public documents. He
spoke of the response by the postmaster
general to the ~euAte resolution, calling
tor information ~ 20 the rural free delivery
system. The response was accompanied by
Io4 pages of printed matter published III
~ new spapcrs commenting fasorably on
the rural free delivery system,
Many articles were eulogistie of the post
master general. Hale came to the de fence
of the postmaster-geuerai, and after some
discussion the Amendment was excluded on
the point of or Ter The reserved amend
meni to pay the assignces nf John Roach
81 100. on account of the despatch boat
! Dolphin, after discussion was excluded on
A point If order The bill was then passed.
/ At T.. NJ memorial services vera held
in respect to the memory Of the late Repre-
sentative Craig OF pcnuss lvania AMI war
wick of Ohio. Several senators delivered
culogics.
| Eulogics were also delivered on late
/ Representative Kendall of Kentucky. The
I Senate at 80 \. NJ. adjourned
IN TUE EOiISC