Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-12
SUGAR AND CLOTURE
Senator Gray's Motion to Take Up
the Sugar Bill Lost.
VESTS ON HIS CLOFURE RESOLUTION
The Urgent Deficiency Bill Called
in the House.
OTHER ROUTINE MATTERS

There was but small attendance in the
Senate today when called to order by the
president pro tenn. CMr. Harris).
On motion Of Mr.. Allen (Neb.) the Senate
passed with an amendment, House bill
emending section 8 of the act of March 2,
1889, Withdrawing certain public lands from
private entry. Mr.. Allen explained that
the bill was important at this time in view
Of the large number Of persons in the
northwest who had been driven from their
homes by reason Of drouth.
Mr.. Quay Pa.) reported from the COM
mittee on commerce, with an amendment,
the bill granting an American register to
the foreign built steamer Empress, owned
In Philadelphia, and the bill was passed.
The Territory Of IndinnoIa.
Mr.. Platt Comm then addressed the
Senate briefly on the bill introduced by
Mr.. Berry to establish the territory of In
dianola from the lands now occupied by
the five civilized tribes. He said that some
thing must be done to change the govern
mental conditions in the Indian territory.
The Indians themselves require that the
Indian government should be abolished as
well as the interests of 800, 600 white peo-
PIE who had been allowed and encouraged
to go into the Indian country.
The Indians themselves had entirely
changed the reasons under which condi.
tions the treaties were made. They no
or nothing to say in their government. In.
stead Of being Indian republics they are
white olgarchs. He did not overstate the
matter when he said that legislation was
openly and unblushingly bought in the
indian legislatures, nor did he overstats
1t when he said that the administration
OF justice was bought and sold for the
benefit of the white Indian"
There must be in that country a govern
ment that would defend the real Indians
from the encroachments of the white In
At the conclusion o. Mr.. PIatt's speech
the bill was referred to the committee on
Indian affairs.
Mr.. Pugh Ala.) presented the credentials
Alabama legislature for a term of sil
years from March A, 1885,
Resolutions Considered.
Mr.. Call asked that his resolution regard
ing the independence of Cuba lie over un-
til tomorrow without losing its place on
| the calendar. 1t was ordered.
The resolution of Mr.. Higgins, calling for
the correspondence relating to offers Of
mediation by this government between
China and Japan was then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Lodge, the Senate pass
ed the resolution authorizing Rear Admiral
S. B. Luce to accept a decoration from the
King of Spain.
On motion of Mr. Call, the Senate took
up the resolution, heretofore offered ty
him, authorizing the appointment of a COM
mittee to inquire and report whether the
Louisiana or Honduras Lottery Company
has been established and is now operating
in Florida.
After statement by Mr.. Call, the reso-
luton was referred to the committee on
contingent expenses.
Pension BILLS Taken Up.
The Senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of pension bills on the calendar.
Among those passed We're bills granting
pensions of 500 per month to Mary Palmer
Banks, widow of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel p.
Banks; Mrs. Katharine Todd Crittenden
and to Maj. Gen. John A. McClernan.
A Senate bill was passed to authorize the
construction of bridge across the Red
River OF the North at Drayton, n. ID.
Refusal to Take Up the Sugar Bill.
At 2O6 pm. Senator Gray moved to take
up the sugar bill in the Senate. This was
lost by the following:
Ayes-Bate, Berry, Blackburn. Caffery,
Cockrell, Coke, Faulkner. George, Gray.
Harris, Hill, Hunton, Jarvis, McLaurin,
Mcpherson, Mills, Palmer, Pasco, Pugh.
Vest, Villas, voorhees, and Walsh. Total.
%.
Nays-Aldrich, Allen, Allison, Blanchard.
Cullom. Dolph, Dubois. Gallinger, Hale.
Hansbrough Hawley, Higgins, Hoar. Kyle.
Lodge, Mcmillan, Manderson, Martin.
Mitchell of oregon, Morrill,, PETER, Perkins.
| Platt, Power, Quay, Roach and Teller.
| Total "a.
Cloturc Resolution Lost.
Senator Vest then moved to take up his
| clotlre resolution. This was lost by
| vote OF "A to "a.
THE HOUSE.
In the House today Mr. Baker IN. H.)
| asked unanimous consent for the consid-
| Grafton of resolution fixing Thursday.
| December 20, the day for the exercises
| connected with the erection of statues Of
| Daniel Webster and John Stark in statuary
| hall in the Capitol.
Mr.. English IN. j. objected.
The Urgent Deficiency Bill.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge Ky) the
| House then went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of the urgent
| deficiency appropriation bill. The bill car
| ried S2,VO6, 595, but there were only two
| disputed items-the appropriation Of S2i5,-
| 90 for the collection of the income tax, and
s25O,OOO for the expenses of special ex-
| aminers of the pension office. An attempt
| to secure an agreement fixing the limit OF
| general debate failed, owing to the objec-
| tions of Mr.. Bartlett IN. W, who was at
| the head of the opposition to the income
| tax, and Mr.. Henderson Qowa), who led
| the opposition to the appropriation for the
| special examiners of the pension office.
The latter took the floor and vigorously
cal examiners, criticising severely the con-
| duct of the pension office. The number OF
| examiners, he said, had been greatly in
| creased under the present administration
| in order to spy out and cut off deserving
| pensioners The commissioner of pensions
| had boasted that $3,OO0,0O0 of pension money
had been saved TO the government last
year.
| The mission of these examiners was to
| secure evidence against. not in favor OF
pensioners and claimants. He favored an
| amendment that would cut of this auxil-
/ iary form of examiners and keep in the
| field only the regular number Q50.
| Mr. Sickles On. ", amid a roar of repub-
| lican applause, repudiated the charge Of
| wholesale fraud made against pensioners,
| and declared his unalterable opposition I'd
| the appropriation unless Ii could be
| thcritatively shown that the pension OK.
| aminers provided for by II were employed
| in aiding instead Of embarrassing, deservs
| ing claimants.
| The Income Tax Opposed.
| After some further debate on the subject
| of this appropriation by Messrs. Coombi
and Daniels IN. W, Morse Niass.), Bing-
ham Pa.), Tracey (N.YD and GrosvenoI
(Ohio) Mr.. Bartlett IN. Y) got the foot
| and opened the discussion of the incomt