The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-13

a small attendance in the Senate today
when called to order.
On motion of Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska,
the Senate passed an amendment to the
House bill amending section of the
act of March 8, 1889. Withdrawing pub
lie lands from private entry. He ex-
planned that the bill was important at
this time on account of the large num-
Der Of persons in the northwest driven
from their homes on account of the
drouth.
At o. m. Senator Gray moved to
take up the sugar bill. The motion
was lost-23 to q.
Mr.. Vest then moved to take up his
cloture resolution.
Mr.. Vests motion was loSt-A to 81.
| Indian Frauds.
! Mr.. Platt Republican,, of Connecti-
cut, then addressed the Senate briefly
on the bill introduced by Mr.. Berry to
establish the territory Of Indianola
from the territory now occupied by the
five civilized tribes.
He said that something must be done
to change the government Of Indians
in Indian territory. The Indians theEa
selves request that the Indian govern3
ment should be abolished, as we'll as
the interests of 100000 white people who
had been allowed and encouraged to
go on the Indian country
He did not Overstate the matter when
he saI1 Lnat legis.auon was openly and
unblushingly bought in the Indian
legislatures, nor did he overstate it
when he said that the administration
of justice was bought and sold for the
benefit of the white Indian"
At the conclusion of LII. Platt's
speech the bill was referred to the COM
mittee on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Pugh Democrat, of Alabama,
John T. Morgan, elected by the Ala
bama legislature for term of six
years from March, 1895.
The resolution of Mr.. Higgins call
ing for corresp ondence relating to Of
fers of mediation by the United States
in the war between China and Japan,
was then passed.
On motion Oh Mr.. Call, the Senate
took up the resolution heretofore Of
fered by him, authorizing the appoint
ment of a committee TO inquire and re-
port whether the Louisiana or Hon
LdtFras Lottery company had been e5tabk
lished and now in operation in Flo1E
ida. 4
AFTER a statement by Mr.. Cal. the
resolution was referred to a. committee
ON contingent expenses. j
I L LG GGiloylS lICD pIOCCtQGQ 10 the CeOt%
sidera'tion of pension bills on the ca11
endar. Among those passed were bills
granting pensions of 800 per month to
Mary Palmer Banks widow of Major
General Nathaniel P. Banks; Mrs.
Katherine Todd Crittenden, and to
Major General ]. A. McClernand
a Senate bill was passed to authorize
the construction of a bridge across the
| Red river of the North at Drayton. ".
D.
In Favor of Sugar.
AT 2 o'clock, Mr.. Gray Democrat Of
De-aware), stated he had no desire to
delay consideration of the canal bill.
but he considered the tariff bills Of
greater Importance, and he thought the
Senate should have an opportunity to
say whether these bills Should be con-
sidered. 1t was the duty of the Senate
to meet the challenge implied in these
bills. He did not think the discussion
of the bills would occasion any great
. delay. He, therefore, moved to displace
the canal bill with the sugar bill.
Senator Morgan stated that while he
: favored the sugar bill, he should be
compelled to vote against its consider
: alton at the present time, owing to the
fact that he had been placed in charge
. of the Nicara qua. canal bill.
The bill. as it came from the House,
and as it was amended by the Senate
f finance committee, was then read, af-
5 ter which Senator Berry, Democrat OF
Ala,bana), demanded the ayes and
2 nays ON the question of consideration.
: There vas much shifting of chairs while
the vote was proceeding. and no little de-
lay in the announcement of the result.
When the announcement did come. II
showed the defeat of Mr.. Gray's motion
by vote of % to q, the vote being as
e Yeas-Bate. Berry. Blackburn. Caffrey.
Cockrell, Coke. Faulkner. George. Gray,
Harris, Hill, Hunton, Jarvis. McLaurizs
Mcpherson. Mills. Palmer. Pasco, Pugh.
: Vest, Villas. Voorhees, and Walsh.-29.
4 Hale. Hansbrough, .HawIey- Higgins,
Foar Kyle. Lodge, Mcmillan Henderson
Martin. Mitchell (Orel, Morrill,, PETER,
/ Mr.. Vest DenocraO. of Missouri. Their
d, took the floor to move to take up his
u resolution for an amendment of the Sen
ate rules, with a modification instructive
the committee on rules to report by the
18th inst He asked for the yeas. and
s ravs on the motion. The motion was
L Mr.. Harris said he had voted against the
, clOture resolution, first because the com
u rnittee on rules would meet tomorrow fol
= mo tier of the resolution. and in view Of
d this he Gould not see the necessity o.
e passing it. AS member OF the COMMITTEES
L ON rules he announced he favored ar
It amendment that would give the majority
e under a careful and well prepared rule
2, the power to close debate upon appro
# priation bills as we'll as revenue, the
g passage of which was absolutely neceS
le sary.
= The Nicaraguan Bill.
/ The Senate then resumed the consid
Grafton of the Nicaragua canal bill am
s. Mr. Morgan CDernocrat), of Alabama, ad