The record-union., 1896-04-24
The Measure to Restore Quackenbush
to His Former Rank.
The Indian Appropriation Bill, Carry
ing Over Nine Millions of Dollars,
Passes the Senate-The Sundry
Civil Bill Taken Up, But Goes Over
Until TO-Day-Several Public
Building Ellis Passed.

WASHINGTON, April 23-Beyond
passing afew private bills the House to-
Gay transacted no business. Four hours
were devoted to the discussion in the
Committee Of the Whole of the general
pension BILL 1t was opposed as whole
by Messrs. Mcclellan Oem) of New
York and Talbert Dem.) of South Caro-
lina- and in part by Wood (Rep.) Of
Illinois, a member of the Committee on
Invalid Pensions.
Messrs. Smith (Rep) 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. Mahany (Rep) of New York.
Maher (Rep) of Pennsylvania and
Stewart (Rep.) of New Jersey also spoke
i'll favor Of the passage of the bill.
a resolution was agreed to calling on
the Secretary of State to transmit to the
House any information in the depart
ment respecting the arrest Of Rev A. j..
DiaZ in Cuba.
The bill to restore John N. Quacken-
bush no his rank as Commodore in the
l.
1892 by the Secretary of the Navy upon
the strength of a clerical error made i'll
1874, on motion of Hepburn (Rep) Of
Iowa, was made the special order for
Tuesday next.
A number of private bills were passed
by unanimous consent, and at , o'clock
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 23-The In
dian appropriation bill, carrying, with
amendments, about So 100000, was
passed by the Senate to-day. after a
long discussion about the lawless condi-
tioi of affairs in the Indian Territory.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up and went over until to-
morrow. There are five other general
appropriation bills to be acted on by the
Senate--the naval, the river and harbor,
the District of Columbia, the foriificd-
tions and the deficiency. In the closing
half hour of to-day's session several
pr5lic building bills were passed
S560,0oo for Salt Lake City, Utah;
$1SS,000 for Ogden. Utah; $150,00O for
Portsmouth Va, and 100000 for
Nashua, n. H.
The Senate bill to authorize the con-
struction Of a bridge across the Mis-
souri, River at Bonneville, Mo, was re-
ported and passed. Unanimous consent
was asked by Call (Dem.) of Florida to
have the joint resolution heretofore
offered by him requiring the President
to send ships of war to Cuba for the pro-
lection of American citizens taken up
for consideration and action, but on the
appeal of Platt CRep.) of Connecticut
not to press the request at this time,
and not to interfere with the Indian ap-
preparation bill, Call said he would
withhold his request for the present.
but he gave notice that as soon as the
Indian appropriation bill shall be dis
posed of he will move to have his joint
resolution taken up and acted ork
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up The question was on
an amendment of yesterday by Platt
(Rep.) of Connecticut appropriating
$50. 900 for the Cherokee (the Dawes
Commission, and instructing the COM
mission with reference to the breaking
up of the tribal relations of the Indians,
and to the distribution Of their lands in
severalty.
A point of order against the amend
ment as being general legislation on an
appropriation bill was made and argued
by George (Dem.) Of Mississippi.
After George had spoken for an hour
on his point Of order, his argument was
criticised by Vest (Dem.) of Missouri,
who said that the Senate always finds
what it does not want to do to be gen
eral legislation and vice versa as to
what it does want TO do.
Vest spoke of the Indians being cal
lowed to constitute themselves as a
national nuisance" and he described the
Indian Territory as "a pesthouse, le-
gally and morally within the public do
main," as being "harbor of refuge for
criminals" and as having caused a de-
probation of property in the adjoining
States by one-third.
The debate was continued at some
length. Jones (Dem.) of Arkansas de-
nounced the rule of crime and outrage
in the Indian Territory; Bate (Dem.) of
Tennessee placing all the responsibility
for that state of things on the bum
mers, land -grabbers and thieves" who
seek to rob the Indians. and Platt (Rep.)
of Connecticut declared that more
brutal and savage conditions existed
in the Indian Territory than in Russia,
Armenia or Cuba.
Finally the whole question was dis
posed of by the Vice-President sustain
ing the point of order and ruling Platt's
amendment to be out of order.
The bill was then passed, and con-
ference with the House was ordered.
The bill as passed by the House carries
appropriations amounting to SS,420, 44o.
As reported by the Senate Committee
on Appropriations this amount was re-
duced to S1,413, ,S06-the great item in
this reduction being one of 81 $50 600 for
payment on the Cherokee outlet pur-
chase" This item, however was re-
stored by the Senate. The three princi-
pal items of the increase were $500 600
for surveying lands in the Indian Ter
ritory, 100000 for the support of day
and industrial schools, and $4,000 for
school buildings and school sites. The
appropriations for the Indian service for
the current fiscal year were IS. 162. 151.
The bin for the next fiscal year, as it
passed the Senate to-day, appropriates
over S9.000,000
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was taken up and went over until to-
morrow
The Senate bill to provide for the dis