The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1896-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL

senting and re ding in full tho charges ,nads
| by Senator Chandler against tho friopds OF
Mckinley that a levy Of money was bein,.
made on protected industries in behalf OF
MI Mckinlcy's ciBd idacy for tho pros jdcncy
As iurthcr evidence of tho preyal,ncc of
the charges. Mr.. Hill spoke Of tho sugar in.
vestigation wiefe, he said, one Senator, refer
ring to Mr. Quay. had frankly admitted That no
oought sugar stock aud had n right to buy IL.
aud to-day that Senator was tho fayorite .oo nj
mo reading Republican state as a candidate
Tor mo Prcsidcncy In the course OF his spe,,cL
Mr. iiiii disclaimed that he had authority 10
| speak Tor the Administrative In opposing this
investigation. Ths speech will bc continued
tomorrow. The early part Of tho day was
given 10 Mr. GraY's speech on tho Dap ont ca.e
Mr. Blues fight Ia the House against the
reapp ointment of General W b. Fr,nkli, a. n
member OF the bo,rl Of managers Of tho Ma
tinnal Homes for Disabled Volunteers termi-
nate succe 'sful " when hi, amendment To sub.
shtutc tho nam, VI Gensral o. o. Howard for
that OF q ner VI franklin was rejected, i-Ilq
Ihc Kansas delegation stood solidly for Col
onei Blue aga inst General Franklin, AZ did all
the Missouri delegation excepting Connre,s-
men Dockery, Clark and Cobb, who voted for
tho reappontment of Franklin
April 1.-THE net result Of hve hours work
| ON the private calendar in the House was tho
passage OF Tour pension bills. ono to pcpsio,
tho widow OF Rear Admiral Foote at $50 mar
month, inc rejsction OF n bill to retire a hos
ih'a' steward as second lieutenant Of cavalry
and tho passage of war claim Of Iess than
Spl The latter was the first war claim brouph,
oe'ore th' House Tor consideration and natur-
ally provoked general dcbat, on the poll " Of
paying war claims. II drcw from
DIR Mahon, Republican, Of PcnpsyIvania
cha rman of the War Claims conmitteo. Mr.
Walker, Republican, Of Massachusetts; Mr.
McCali, Republican, of Tcn,cssee and Mr.
Evans, Republican, of kcntucky cIonuon,
~ mn ,fna ~ 20
court OF claims. Mr. Mahon argued tn tb ,.e
9. aims should be pal or the court abolished.
Earring tho cotton claims he ass ,rtcd s. ,Oo).
oJ) would pay th,m. Will, Mr. Ray Repuh
an oil New York, thought 1910, 000O would
not pay them
In tho Senate III, d,batc on tho bond rcso-
luton proceeded. Mr. Hill continuing his
speech In opposition which Is not vet com
pie CT MIR. lioar supper ted tho propo.cd
bond investigation An cxcitng episode oc.
cure late in th, day concerning Pacific rail.
road affairs. Mr.. Gear, chairman OF the Pa.
cific railroad committee prcs,ntci a b n pro-
posing an adjustment of tho railroad
debt This led Mr. Allen ~
Nebraska to critics, tho committee
FOR alleged impartiality u "Coilis p Hunt
,ns,on u, ami his libby A bitter personal
alteration b,twcen Mr. Gctr and Mr. Allen
followed, during which Mr. Allen declared
u'at Mr. G,ar had uttered a "filsehood" con.
cerning Gcnerrl Weaver of Iowa. Mr. Ho,r
called Mr. Allcn To order and demanded that
ms woris be taken down Mr. Allen was
oo ,eu 10 rake ms seat but on motto, of Mr.
Faulkner was allowed o proce ed in order
April 1S-The House Committee on Appro.
priations reported to tho House the "a ,e,aI
deficiency bill, tn, last Of tho regular snnro-
priation bills for this EOS .ions The total
amount carried by the bill is $40 ,3il The
ioiloAing is a list of the regular approximation
oliis as they pissed the House with their
amonn,s; am Agriculture si,2ia,3I2; army
w y ,o2; dipl,mati, and consult ar
| si,%',os; District of Columbi,, s. IS.
""; fortiic1tions, SLsl.sy,: indi,ns
shi. t5; legislative. etc SCI $50 755 militarv
academy, shs,ii7; navy. 81 6H29 pen lions.
s'S' 3H's.o; postofiice, 9i,siaS I river and
naroor, sio, so; sundry civil, seJ.s3,99.
TOTAL, Sj'',Sl3ltt In addition TO these bilI,
the two deficiency bills, miscel laneous act,
carryicg S1l0li. aud regular annual appronrl.
ations amounting TO Slp,04,i i6J have been
passed by the House. max ng the total appr !.
p,iat:ons by the House during this session
| so .02dts.
April .0-The Indian appropriation bill wn.
| taken up IN ths Sena e and an amendment Of
| Tered by Mr.. Peifcr direct ng tho Secretary OF
the Interior to psovidc temporary schools for
Indian children cut of from school fac ilities
by the closing OF sectarian schools was atlopt-
ed Mr. Cockreli. Democrat Of Missouri, then
| offered substitute for tn, entire promo |. ion
The substitute provides for contracts with OK.
i-ting schools for 1891 to tho extent of so nor
cent or the contracts for 1891 IL adds
the following: "And it l. hereby do
clarad TO be the settled policy Of the gov.
| ernhent TO mako no appropriations what.
| ever for the education of Indian cbildran IN
any sectariaa schools just as soon as II il
possible for provision to b. mad, for their ed.
ucation otherwise, and the secretary of he in.
terror is hereby directed to max, su IA pro.
! v, Ion at the earliest practicable day not later
than July !. 1893 The further consi leratjou
OF tho sectarian school amendments WAS ;hen
! deferred, owing to tho ab,en ,e of Mr. Carter
| ihe iton appropriatiny various amounts to
~ 'herok,, Indian lawytrI in ssttlem ,nt
| with the Cherokee, Indians was sh,rply crit.
icised as a fraud. The matter went over The
oon investigation resolution was laid aside
temporarily at the urgent roque.t of the An.
propriations committes
The house devot I'd the day to tn, consider,.
| tion of the gene raj deficiency appropriation
| bill, but did not finish it.
April 2i.-The sosatc spent the tiay on tho
indian appropriation bill, bat did not com.
pictc IT, The sc,tarian school question was
uk,n up late Ia tho day, AMI brought ou ami.
ma.el debate. Son ,tors Gall inger, Thur ton
ana Teller oppo ing, AMI Senators Gray and
fetiisrew supporting tho amendment offered
by MT Cockreli, extending for two year, the
| time for the entire abandonment OF scctarian
Indian schools. Final action on the quest ON
''' ""' ''"'"'s "oSt of tns udy was given to
tho conte-t against legal claims In CONNIE ion
with the Western Cherok o set lem mt and tl,e
claims were finally ayfcol to-
Tho House unseaed James f. Cobb D,,oo.
crat' rep cssntng the Fifth Alabama district
anh votel-l2l to t5--to sent "A be =. W.(;ooi,
win Populist, bu. tho point Of no auo-um
being made tho House adjourned with the final
VOC still pending.
April 2,.-Th, Senate disp,scd Of tbe .ec.
tartan school question by adopting a co q n ro
misc framet by Senator Cockrell Z Missouri
ih> Indian bill as it cams from the House.
providsd that no mone7 herein appropria ted
shan b, paid for cducstion in scctarlan
schools This provision IL struck out by tn,
'ockrell amen mont and ID is d cared to
be the settled policy Of the government to m X,
no appropriations for sectarian school, after
July L. ls)', thus giving tw, years for the
abln ionment ot sectarian schools, instead OF
an i'm neiiate ablnionment The amendment
was adopte by tn, decisive vote OF 3sto2L
Ths detailed vote is as follow: Yo,s-R,.
publicons; Carter, Chandler, Elki1s. Hans
brough, Hawloy, Mcmillan, Mantle. Nell
sou, Pettigraw, Sewsll and Sherman-Ii
Democrats; Bacon, hate, blackburn. Brice.
Gallery, Chil.on, Cockrei, Daniel, Faulk.
ner iibion, GorIon, Gray Hill. Jopo,
~ Arkansas. Martin. Mills Mitchell
OF Wisconsin. Palmer, Ro ,ch, Smith.
Turpie, Vest, Villas Walthal white-es Pom.
nlists: Mln Kyle. Nays Republicans,
Allison, Brown, burrows, Canno, Clark, chi.
lon, Davis, Dubois, Frye. Galiingcr Gear.
Lods,, Mcbride, Mitchell Of Oregon, Per< ins.
fiatt shoup, Squire. Teller Warren. Woicott
II. Democrats; Georse--i. Populists:
Pctfer, Stowart--l
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