The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-02
LITTLE ELSE BUT TALK
Senate Discusses the Indiana Question.
Bond Bill and the FrIeze In the Rotunda.
CLEVELAND vEI0ES PENSION BILLS
n Anbor Commission Crenscd by the
House to Consist Of Twenty Mem.
bors to Investigate the Relations
of Lnbor mud TO Report 70 Con.
gross Desirable Labor Liquidation.

Washington. June 1.-The conference
report on the Indian appropriation bin
was discussed for coupl. of hours In
lhe Senate to-day, but again went over
withouj action. The question that has
been so much debated In the Senate for
nearly week past Is the propositlon In
tnat report TO impose the duties and
rights of citizenship on the Indians of
tne FIVE Civilized Tribes. tt being ella i'm
eu pS the Senators opposed to il that III
IS a violation OF TIN treaty with those
INDIANS The report Itself Is only
oarIal one, tine conference not having
agreed upon the proposed temporary
GO Etinuance of cont: act schools for In
dian children.
Tor the completion of the Historical
treize In the rotunda in the Capital
provoked discussion, In which Mr.
tawley (Rop), of Connecticut, criticised
ehe painting both for what 1t represent
ed and for what is failed to PRESENT
President Cleveland being In the first
class and the surrender at Appomaatox
in the other Finally objection was made
TO the consideration of the resolution by
Mr. Wilson CRepD, of Washington and
II went over without action.
The conference report on THE fortifi-
cations bill was presented and agreed
TO-
The private r'nsion bill. which was
cause of wrong description of the SOL
diers' regiment, was reported to-day
with that mistake corrected, and was
passed.
Another veto of a private pension bill
was presented to-day. lit was the ca sa
of the renewal OF a pension to the widow
OF a soldier in the Mexican war after she
mad married a second time thlrty-nye
years ago, and forfeited her pension.
The message and bill were referred to the
Committee on Pensions.
Two other pension retoes were also
| presented. The intended benefic.aries
We're wrongly located and described, and
| consequently the object of the bills was
defeated.
The bill TO prohibit THE further is
suance of interest bearing bonds with
| out the consent Of Congress was taken
| up at O'clock
An argument was made against II by
Mr.. Cullom (Rep). of Illinois. who de-
| clared that the consequences OF Its pas
s@ge would be 50 far reaching as to
simply be appalling. but that there was
| no danger of Its passing the House of
Representatives. The bill was advocat-
| ed by Mr.. Brown (Rep). of Utah. IN
connection with resolution offered by
himself to-day declaring THAT in the
opinion OF the Senate the Secretary of
the Treasury has no authority under the
&C; OF January IA. 1875. to issue any fur
tAer or other bonds in addition TO those
already issued and that any such bonds
that may hereafter he Issued by him
would be without authority of law and
void" The bill wen; over without ac-
ton.
Mr.. Morgan, from the Committee on
Foreign Relations reported a bill amend
atory of the Nicaragua Canal act, stat
ing. however, that he did not expect
ACTON upon IL by the Senate at the pres
ent session.
Al 5;55 the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow a; ii a. M
The House to-day disposed of the
| contested election case of Johnston
| tR pD W. Stokes Dem.), from the Sew
enth District Of South Carolina by
adopting the visw of Chairman Mccall
tRepD, OF Massachusetts, chairman of
Elections Committee No. g. which consid-
| cred the case. BY vote of l30 to l25 Il
was decided shat no legal el.otion in :Se
Congress had been held In the district
and the seat was declared vacant The
Republicans divided upon :hts PROPOSE
ton and II was supported by ths unani-
nous Democratic vote. The ma jority of
the committee reported in favor OF
Stokes and the minority in favor of
Johnston. This being suspension day
| the rules were giv5n suspension, a num-
Der OF bills were passed, among them
House bill authorizing the appointment
OF n lahGr comm. sSion of twenty mem
bers to investigate tbs relations of labor
and capital and 10 report TO Congress
desirable legisatio in relation thereto
House bin extending the Jurisdiction OF
the United Stats Cou:ts in Indian Ter
ri;ory. providing for the laying out of
towns and the leasing Of coal and other
mineral, timber farming and grazing
lands in the Territory. was taken up, but
the vote on i.s passage disclosed the
lack of quorum. and at $40 o'clock
on motion by Mr.. Sherman( Rsp), of
New York the HOnSp a1iOurDad
supplemental conference report on
the sundry civil bSll showing an agree
ment upon all items save ths appropria-
tions for cei:airi public buildings, was
made by Mr.. Cannon (Rep), of Illinois,
and agreed TO.
Naval News.