Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-27
CONGRESS-.
Senate.

To avoid a struggle for precedence the
Senate on the 18th, on motion of Mr., Can
non (Rep., Utah, took up the resolution
directing the secretary of the interior to
open the UncOmpahgre reservation without
further delay, the understanding being that
the bond investigation resolution should
come up at O'Clock as unfinished business.
After Mr.. Brown had spoken for the reso-
luton he sought to secure vote. but Mr..
German asked that action be deferred ow
sired to be heard. This brought on a warm
colloqqy Mr. Aldrich Rep r. - said it
behind these efforts at delay and the per-
sistence in putting off of votes. At 2
O'Clock the bond resolution was taken up
and Mr.. Hill resumed his speech in oppo-
sition. The galleries were crowded in an
ticipation Of a renewal of the sensational
features developed in the first installment
of Mr.. Hills speech. He had before him
several volumes, including Senator Sher-
mans memoirs Before Mr.. Hill had
risen to his feet. Mr.. Walthall moved that
Monday. and it was carried 80 to %. Dur
ing the day Mr.. Allen of Nebraska was
called to order for asserting that Senator
Gear did not confne himself to the truth.
In the Senate on the Goth the joint reso-
luton for the appointment of Gen. Frank
lin, Representative Steele, Gen. Beale and
Gen. Henderson as members Of the board of
managers of the National Soldiers home,
was adopted without debate. The Indian
appropriation bill was taken up on motion
Of Mr.. Pettigrew Mr.. PETER, author Of
the bond resolution, was not present, but it
was stated that he was cognizant that the
Indian bill was thus to be taken up The
pending question related to sectarian
schools. Mr.. Carter Rep., MONTY had of
fered an amendment striking out the pro-
to sectarlan schools After the Indian dis
cussion had proceeded for some time Mr..
PETER asked to have the bond resolution
laid before, the Senate. Mr.. PETER finally
agreed to the postponement after an appeal
by Mr. Allison that the appropriation bills
should not be delayed.
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appropriation bill. but did not complete it,
The sectarian school question was taken
up late in the day and brought out an ami
and Teller opposing, and Senator's Gray
and Pettlgrew supporting the. amendment
offered by Mr.. Cockrell extending for two
years the time for entire abandonment Of
sectarian indian schools. Final action on
the question was not reached. Most Of
the. day was given to the contest against
legal claims in connection with the West
ern Cherokee settlement and the claims
were finally agreed to. The bill was passed
graz the abandoned Fort Marcy mill
can Invalid Aid society for the purpose
OF establishing sanitarium for the treat
ment OF pulmonary diseases 1t was at
first fl tn intended to establish the sanitarum
T., be more accessible. Nj, Pugh De-n.,
Ala) presented the minority report of his
colleague Mr.. Morgan, on the Pacific rail-
way bill. Mr.. Pugh read a note from Mr..
stating that the minority report was di-
rected against the three bills introduced for
not merely response to the substitute
bill just presented by the committee.
The Senate on the 22d disposed Of the
sectarian. school question. by adopting a
lMo) The Indian bill, as it came from the
House, provided that no money herein APP
proprated shall be paid for. education in
out by the Cockrel amendment, as adopted,
and it is declared to be the settled policy
OF the government to make no appropfia-
thus giving two years for the abandonment
OF sectarian schools, instead of an mmedi-
ate abandonment The amendment was
adopted by the decisive vote of SO to a.
The President sent to the Senate yetoes
Of two Senate pension bills. The first was
in the case of Charles q. Jones, photog-
rapher, who accompanied one of the regi-
ments of the Union army in the War of
the Rebellion. He was injured--apparently
not very seriousy-while taking photo
graphs and where no battle was in actual
progress He was not enlisted, and was in
no manner in the military service. The
other veto was in the case of the bill for
Peter Allabach, who served in both the
Mexican war and the War of the Rebellion.
Prior to taking up the Indian appropria--
ton bill in the Senate on the 23d. Mr.. Call
asked for an agreement by which the Sen
ate would take up his resolution directing
the President to dispatch a naval force to
terests there, but on appeals not to inter-
rupt the Indian bill. withdrew his request,
stating that he would call up his resolution
later. The Indian bill was then taken up.
the question being on Mr.. Platt's amend
ment, extending the services of the Dawes
commission with view to the taking roll
of the Cherokee and kindred nations. The
commission is given directions toward ter
minating the tribal relations of the Indians
and dividing their lands in seyeralty. The
debate was protracted. In the course Of it,
Mr.. Vest Dem, Mo- spoke of the condi-
lions in the Indian territory as constituting
national pesthouse and nuisance, a har-
Dor of refuge for criminals deprecating
property in adjoining states One-third. Sew
eral minor amendments were made to the
bill, the most important being the insertion
Of the item of $1,600,0O0 for payment of the
Cherokee outlet fund, which had been
struck out by the committee The Indian
appropriation bill, as thus amended. was
ton bill was then taken up with the agree
ment that it should not displace except
temporarily the bond resolution. Messrs.
Pettigrew, Teller and Cockrell were named
as conferees on the Indian bill. At clock
the Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned
House,
The net result of five hours work on
the private calendar in the House the
18th was the passage of four pension bills.
one to pension the widow of Rear Admiral
Foote at $50 month, the rejection of a bill
to retire q hospital steward as a second
war claim of less than 5000 At 5 O'Clock
the House took recess until s O'Clock the
evening session to be devoted to private
pension bills The question Of granting to
officers widows larger pensions than pri-
vate soldiers widows was discussed in the
evening for two hours in connection with a
bill 10 pension the widow of Brig. Gen
Ferdinand Vanderveer Of Ohio at the rate
of SIS month The bill was finally IA
vorably acted upon with an amendment,
making the rate $75 a month.
The House committee on appropriations
on the 18th reported to the House the
general deficiency bill, the last of the regu-
lar appropriation bills for this session. The
tota total = amount carried by the bill is ST.
deficiency act passed early in the session
carried S6,3o5, 436, making total of de-
ficences this session Of $11 ,O96, 77G. The
following is a list of the regular appro-