The record-union., 1896-06-02
Report Of the Conference Committee Dis.
CuSSed in the Senate,
After Which the Measure Goes Over
Without Action.
Prohibitory Bond Bill Also Taken Up,
But Does Not Reach VOte-The
House Disposes of the Johnson
Stokes Contested Election Case by
Declaring That No Legal Election
Had Been Had.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The confer
ence report on the Indian appropria-
tiOn bill was discussed for a couple of
hours in the Senate this morning, but
went over without action. The ques-
tiOn that has caused so much discussion
for the past week is the proposition ito
impose the duties and rights of citizen
ship upon the Indians of the FIVE civil
lied tribes-it being claimed by the
Senators opposed to it that it is a vio-
1ation of the treaty with those Indians.
The report itself is only a partial one,
the conference not having agreed upon
the proposed temporary continuance of
contract schools for Indian children.
A joint resolution appropriating
$4,000 for the completion of the histor-
ical frieze painting in the rotunda of
the Capitol provoked a discussion in
which Hawley of Connecticut criticised
the painting both for what it repre-
sented and for what it failed to repre-
sent-President Cleveland being in the
first class and the surrender of Apo
mattox in the other. Further objection
was made by Wilson of Washington to
without action.
The conference report on the foFtifi-
cation bill was presented and went
over.
The private pension bill which was
vetoed by the President last week be-
cause of the misdescription 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. 1t was the case
of a renewal of a pension to a widow
OF a soldier in the Mexican War, after
she had married a second time thirty
five years ago and forfeited her pension
The message and bill were referred to
5be Committee ON Pensions.
The bill to prohibit the further issu-
ence of interest bearing bonds without
the consent of Congress was taken up
al O'Clock.
CullOm of Illinois spoke against it, and
declared that the consequences of its
passage would be 50 far reaching as to
be simply appalling, hut there was no
danger of its passage by the House.
The bill was advocated by Brown Of
Utah in connection with a resolution
offered by himself to-day declaring that
lin the opinion of the Senate the Sec
retary of the Treasury has no authority
under the Act Of January A. 1865, TO
issue any further bonds in addition to
those already issued, and that any such
bonds that may hereafter be issued by
him would be without the authority of
law and void
The bill went over without action,
and at 5:55 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The House
to-day disposed of the contested cleo
7ion cases of Johnston VS.. Stokes from
the Seventh District of South Carolina
by adopting the view of Chairman Nc
Call (Rep) Of Massachusetts of the
Elections Committee No. 3, which con-
sidered the case. By a vote Of 130 to
125. it was decided that no legal cleo
ton had been had in this Congressional
District for Representative. and the
seat was declared vacant The Re
publicans divided upon this PROPOSE
1ion, and it was supported by the unan-
imous Democratic vote. The major
ity reported in favor of Stokes and the
minority in favor of Johnston.
This being suspension day, the rules
were suspended and the following bills
were passed: House bill validating the
recent refunding of railroad bonds is
sued by the Territory of New Mexico of
Santa Fe and Grant Counties and Sill
yer City: the bill authorizing the ap-
pointment Of a labor commission of
twenty members to investigate the re-
lations of labor and capital, and to re
port to Congress desirable legislation
in relation thereto: Senate bill extend
ing until January l. 1897, the provis-
ions of the Acts Of June -, 1890, and of
August 3, 1894, so as to authorize the
refunding Of all the obligations Of the
Territory OF Arizona and of its polit-
ical subdivisions
The House bill extending the juris-
diction Of the United States Courts in
Indian Territory, and providing for the
laying out of towns and the leasing OF
coal and other mineral, timber, farm
ing and grazing lands in the Territory
was taken up. but the vote on its pass
age disclosed the lack of a quorum
and at 5:20 O'Clock, on motion by Sher-
man CRep) of New York the House ad-
journed.
Presidential vetoes Of the bills tc
pay W H Mahoney $500 for an Ore
gon war bond of 1856 ION the ground
that it had been paid; to pension Mrs
Amanda Woodcock, and to restore Jon
athan Scott to the pension rolls were
read and referred.
supplemental conference report OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill
showing an agreement upon all items
save the appropriations for certain
nublic buildings was made by Cannon
(Rep) Of Illinois and agreed to.
AN INDIANA TRAGEDY.