The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-31
OF LONG STANDING
0ld Accounts Between Arkansas and
the United States Squared.
BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT
An Effort to Recommit the Bill Is
Defeated-Hnl objects to an In
vestlga;ion of the Eond sales
of the Past Three Years.

ing capltal punishment in certain cases,
out the bill went over until tomorrow.
me Dill passed authorizing the secre-
tary OF war to prepare a roll of tele-
/ graph operators who served in the mill
itary telegraph not less than 90 days.
ana present each with certificate of
honorable discharge. Mitchell of ore
/ gon gave notice that he would go on
with the Dupont contest tomorrow.
Ihe senate then took up the bill to
approve compromise and settlement
between the United States and the
state OF Arkansas. The debt due from
the state of Arkansas to the United
states and the claims of the state
against the United States are of long
standing and much complicated and
confused. Frequent attempts have been
made from time to time to bring about
an adjustment and settlement, but
without success. In order that all the
clalms might be equitably adjusted and
nnally settled, congress passed the law
or Aug. 4, 1894, comforting authority up-
on the secretary of the treasury and
secretary of the interior to compromise
anu anu settle these claims with the gov
ernor OF Arkansas. Thereupon Secreta-
rles Carlisle and Smith effected a COM
promise with Governor Clark, provid-
ing that, upon the payment by the
state of Arkansas to the United States
the sum of $572 in money and the pay
ment of 160 $1,000 bonds of the state
held by the United States, the state to
pay In all the sum of $3.50, ,572, all claims
between the United States and Arkan-
sas be closed.
In supporting the bill Perry denounc-
cd the author of anonymous pamphlets
circulated about congress, and express
ed the belief that the attacks emanated
from lobby maintained by the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad. The senator an
nealo0 fO his aCCnofo fac to 1. n
up by powerful corporation. Gear
opposed the settlement on the ground
that 1t was unfair to the United States.
The state had not come before the sem
ate with clean hands," he asserted.
The senator closed with a motion to re-
commit the bill to the committee on
public lands for further investigation.
PETER spoke against, and Jones. demo-
crat, Arkansas, for the settlement The
motion to recommit was yeas IA noes
2S-2 short of a quorum. After securing
a quorum the motion to recommit was
defeated, is to 81, and the bill passed,
SO to IA.
Proctor asked that the bill appropri-
atlng $lOO.OOO,0O0 for sea coast defenses
be made a special order for Thursday
afternoon next. Mills interposed an OBJ
lection and the special order was not
fixed.
The calendar was then taken up and
the following bills and resolutions pass
ed: Appropriating $15,S45 for the relief
of persons who sustained damage by
the explosion of an ammunition chest
OF battery of the United States artil-
lery at Chicago; providing for the loca-
tion and purchase Of public lands for
reservoir sites; providing for a commits
sion to negotiate with the Crow Indians
Tor the cession OF portions of their re-
servation in Montana.
An nnnXnpPtPH
over the next measure on the calendar, !
which was the resolution providing for !
committee of five senators to investi- !
gate and report all the material facts !
and circumstances connected with the |
sale of United States bonds by the sec |
retary of the treasury in the years 1894. |
1898 and 1886. Hill suggested that this I
and the two following measures (the
Dupont case and the Lodge immigra-
ton bid go over, as the senate was
proceeding under the fve-minute rule. .
PETER, the author of the resolution. /
insisted on going on and was rein /
forced in his demand by Senators VOL \
colt and Teller. Wolcott said it was
time something was done with this
resolution. If not acted on now, let
agree when they would act
upon it,
Teller insisted that there should be
no further delays. He was willing to
walt until Wednesday at 2:30 p. m. for
taking up the resolution. but Platt cut
Off an agreement by an objection.
Then / serve notice on the senator
from Connecticut" said Teller, warm
ly, that we will take up the resolution
and take ii up very soon"
Wolcott also added: Yes, and we
will take II up now unless the senate is
too thin for a quorum"
1t looked as though a vote would be
taken, but Cockrell temporized. He
said there was no hurry, plenty OF
votes would be available to take UP
the resolution at the proper time.
Wolcott went on to declare that the
objections were not casual. The sena-
tor from New York had persistently
showed over this resolution from day
10 day. There was evidently no pur-
pose to inquire into the bond sales
PETER finally gave notice that he would
move tomorrow to take up the bond
resolution at the conclusion OF the
speech of George on the Dupont case.
Bills were passed appropriating
100000 for a public building at In
amending the act author
zing the Interoceanic Railway com
Dany TO construct a railroad in the In
iian territory. At 5:15 o'clock the SEN
ate went into executive session and
hen adjourned