The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-24
1T PASSED THE SENATE
sI50,000 Appropriated for a Long Needed
Public Building al Portsmouth.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED.
The Principal Items OF increase Were
for Surveying Lands, for the Sup.
port of Day and Industrial Schools
and for school Buildings aud Sites
Business of The House.

Washington, D. c.. April 23-Senate:
Unanimous consent was asked by Mr..
Call to have the joint resolution hereto
fore offered by him, requesting the
President to send ships of war to Cuba
for the protection of American citizens,
taken up for consideration and action;
but on the appeal Of Mr.. Platt not to
press the request at this time and not
to interfere with the Indian Appropria-
tion bill. Mr.. Call said he would with
hold his request for the present, but he
gave notice that as soon as the Indian
bill shall be disposed of. he will move
to have his joint resolution taken up
and acted on. The Indian Appropriation
bill was taken up.
The question was on an amendment by
Mr.. Platt appropriatng $50. 900 for the
Cherokee (the Dawes) Commission, and
instructing the Commission with refer
ence to the breaking up OF the tribal re-
lations of the Indians and to the distrl-
button of their lands in severalty. A
point of order against the amendment
Gas being general legislation on an ap-
preparation bilD was made and argued
by Mr.. George.
After Mr.. George had spoken for an
hour on his point of order his argument
was criticised by Mr.. Vest, who said
that during his 90 years service in the
Senate he must have heard 500 deflni-
tions of general legislation" but he had
only known one of those definitions to
be crystallized In the practice of the
Senate. and that one was that the SEN
ate always finds what 1t does not want
10 do to be general legislation" and
vice versa as to what 1t does to do.
The debate was continued at much
length. Mr.. Jones (Ark) denouncing the
rule Of crime and outrages In the Indian
Territory; Mr.. Bate placing all the re-
sponsibilty for that state of things on
I'm shttY lan 4 -
thieves who seek to rob the Indians:
and Mr.. Platt declaring that more bru-
tai and savage conditions existed in
the Indian territory than in Russia Ar
menia or Cuba. Finally the whole ques-
tion was disposed of by the vice-presi-
dent sustaining the point of order and
ruling Mr.. Platts amendment to be out
of order.
The bill was then passed and a con-
ference with the House ordered
AS reported by the Senate Committee
on Appropriate the bill carried $7,4l3,-
sos. the great item of reduction being
one of 81 .660, 900 for payment on the Cher
okee Outlet purchase. This item. how
ever, was restored by the Senate The
principal items of increase were 5000. 600
for surveying lands in the Indian Ter
ritory. 100000 for the support of day
and industrial schools and $4,000 for
school buildings and sites. The bill for
lne icAt year. as passed the Senate to-
day. approprates over $1,000, ,0OO
The sundry civil appropriate bill was
taken up and went over till tomorrow
Senate bills were passed as follows:
Appropriatlng 100000 for public
building at Nashua. N H.: $500 600 for
public building at Salt Lake City
Utah. and sl50.000 for a public building
at Portsmouth. Va.
After short executive session the
Senate. al p. m, adjourned.
There are five other general aDpro-
priatons TO be acted on-the naval, river
and harbor. District of Columbia, forti-
fcation and the deficiency
House.-Beyond passing a few private
bills the House to-day transacted no
business. Four hours were devoted to
the discussion In committee of the whole
OF the general pension bill. IT was op-
posed as whole by Messrs. Mcclellan
(Dem), OF New York. and Ta,hart, of
South Carolina, and in part by Mr.
Wood. OF Illinois. Messrs. Smith (Rep3,
of Michigan, and Kirkpatrick (Rep). Of
Kansas supported the bill but criticised
the committee for not going further in
the interests Of the old soldiers Messrs
Mahoney. Of New York: Mahon (Rep),
of Pennsylvania. and Stewart spoke for
the passage of the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Talpert Il resolution
was agreed to calling on the Secretary
of State to transmit TO the House any
information respecting the arrest of
Rev. A. J. Daz. in Cuba.
AT O'clock the House adjourned
Strike Declared OF.