Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1894-07-05
CONGRESS.


Condensed Proceedings OF the Senate and
House for the Past Week.
The senate entered upon the thirteenth weeh
OF tho tarin drag on the goth. Mr.. Hin contln-
ued his opposition TO the income tax by ofer-
Ing various amendments. Several committee
amendments were accepted but Mr.. Hillswew
rejected. Al 6:i0 o'clock the senate adjourned
The house passed the bill making labor day
a legal holiday and the elections committee
made two reports on the Moore. Funston con-
test from the Second Kansas district The
majority report favors the seating OF Moore
The minority report, signed only by republic
cans, favored Funston The house then fur.
ther considered the deficiency bill ana ad-
iourned at b.i0 o'clock.
The senate continued to grind on the incoms
tax provision Of the tarin bill on the e7th The
debate was uninteresting and continued until
0:eO o'clock The house got into squabble
on the New Mexico admission bill and did not
finally dispose OF II. cablegram from the
French government acknowledging the action
Of congress on the death OF President carnot
was received and two or three unlmportani
local matters disposed OF.
Mr. HoAR did some nlibusterina when the
senate met on the 2sth. but az the regular hour
the tarif bill was taken up and rapid progress
made. A motion by Senator Hin to strike out
the income tax provision was defeated by "a TO
90 Three democrats voted for II and six repub-
licans against striking but. The last section
of the bill was reached att o'clock when the
senate adjourned b.. . After the disposal OF
routine business and passing several local bills
the house took up and passed the bill for the
admission Of New Mexico as state. Pending
consideration Of District OF Columbia bill
quorum disappeared and the house adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 2oth the Joint
resolution appointing Charles NJ. Anderson, OF
Ohio, Sidney J. Cook, OF Kansas, and A. L.
Pearson, of Pennsylvania. members OF the
board Of managers Of the national home for dis
N.N.N
continuing the annual appropriations thirty
days after June 50 also passed The tariff bill
was then taken up and completed In committee
Of the whole II was formally reported 20 the
senate and after an executive session the sem
ute adjourned until Monday 60, The house en-
gagged In ilibusterine over the Watson Black
contested Ease from Georgia. but finally adopt
ed the report OF the elections committee which
dcclased Black elected few minor bills
passed and pension bills were considered at the
evening session.
THE senate was not In session on the 30th ....
Tue house held a short session and cleared the
calendar OF all pension cases which had been
agreed 10 in committee OF the whole at Friday
night sessions.
TnE senate held on exciting session on the
Cd on the tarin bill Senators Coke. George
and Pugh broke from their democratic col
leagues and the result was the carrying OF an
amendment which the finance committee op-
fN'--e' ~ vs. .Nu"''A AAhAA ehANhNAathN h"h-
Ing the repeal OF the sugar bounty take effect
upon the passage OF the bill instead Of January
next The popullsts voted for II also and IL
was adopted by three majority. As a re-
suit OF the vote the committee agreed 10 have
the entire sugar schedule take eject upon the
passage Of the bill. Mr.. Call offered resolu-
tion for the appointment Of joint committee
to inquire into the cause Of the great Pullman
strike, and Mr. Kyle offered his resolution for
the protection OF strikers from federal Inter-
ference. Both went over. The house held
brief session and nothing OF importance was
done beyond the passage OF the senate bill cx-
tending the time within which the Oregon &
Washington Bridge Co. may construct bridge
across the Columbian river: house bill to
amend section OF the act to regulate liens
arising out q United States court decisions,
and a resolution directing the commissioner
OF labor to investigate the question Of the work
and wages OF women and children.