The herald., 1894-08-02
OMAHA INDIAN LANDS BOUGHT,
Railroad Legislation for Okla
homa Territory.
The People Declared to Have Been
Orderly
Until the Railroads Violated the Law.
Salmon Fisheries to Be Protected.
6undry Civil Bnl-Russian
Thistle e'Appropriation.
By the Associated Press.

By the Annotated Press.
WAsHINeToN, Aug. 1.-The main cues.
ton before the senate today was the
sundry civil bill, which was discussed
at odd moments throughout the day,
with the result that grest many i'm
portant amendments were adopted.
Final action on the bill was not reached.
however. owing to the large number OF
amendments proposed.
number of bills were passed. among
them being house bill extending the
time for payment of purchases of land
OF the Omaha tribe of Indians in Ne
braska. Consideration OF the sundry
civil appropriation bill was resumed
and many important amendments were
adopted.
Mr.. Chandler (Rep.) offered an
amendment providing that the decision
OF the commissioners OF i'm migration n
regard to admission OF aliens should be
final, and also the commissioners of i'm
migration at the several ports should be
appointed by the president. 'bv the sd-
vice and consent of the senate" and
they should hold Office four years. The
amendment WAS adopted.
Mr.. Berry (Dem.) of Arkansas pre-
sented conference report on the house
bill requiring railroad companies ope.
rating lines in territories over rights of
way granted by the government, to To-
cate their depots, etc, at certain points
located by the interior department.
Mr.. Berry announced. after long con.
ference. that the conferees had been un-
able to agree. and moved that the sem
ate recede from it's amendments. The
provision applies to the Rock Island
railroad in Oklahoma, the towns OF
Round Pond and Enid having a special
grievance.
Platt (RepSblican, Connecticut), Teller
took part as to the lawless acts which
that the people had been law-abiding
until the railroad continually violated
the law.
A vote was then taken on 'Berry's
motion and it was agreed to-24 tn 20.
AT the request OF Mr.. Harris Demo
crat, Tennessee) the house bill to ex-
empt the articles of foreign exhibitors at
the interstate fair at Tacoma from tariff
duties WAS passed.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was then resumed OH motion OF Mr..
Power (Republican, Montana). An
amendment was incorporated in the bill
appropriating 100000 for the construc-
tion of Fort Harrison, Mont.
The committee amendment striking
out the paragraph authorizing the secre-
tary of war to designate Confederate of
the battle OF Chattanooga or Chick
amauga to assist in prerarins tho Lis
toricsl tablets to be erected on these
battle fields was rescinded. &22aaa
An appropriation of $4,000 to protect
the salmon fisheries Of Alaska was added
to the bill at the instance OF Mr. Teller.
Mr.. Dubois (Rep.) of Idaho offered an
amendment increasing the appropria-
tion for the surveying of public lands
from $277 900 to 100000, and to this
Allen (Pop.) of Nebraska sought to add
a provision for the irrigation and sur
vsy of arid and semi-arid lands and ap-
propriating 800, 900 for the purpose.
The fermer amendment was agreed to
and the latter was left, pending an ad-
journmsnt.
The report OF the conference commit
tee on the agricultural bill, in which
the conferees agreed to recede from the
amendment sppropriating 81 600, 600 ior
the determination OF the Russian
thistle, was agreed to.
The senate committee on agriculture
agreed to permit Senator Washburn to
favorably report the house anti'option
bill, the members reserving the right to
oppose when it shall come before the
senate. As reported. the bill will carry
AN amendment providing that the deliv-
cry of articles affected by the bill may
be made at any place in the United
States other than the point designated
in the contract without incurring the
measures provided in the bill.
Consideration of the Williams Settle
North Carolina election contest has been
postponed until Monday.
At s AS p. m. the senate adjourned.