The San Francisco call., 1897-03-04
LAST SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
migration BM Passed Over the
Presidents Veto

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 3.-The
galleries were we'll filed when the House
met at 10:30 o'clock to-day. Considering
the early hour this morning at which the
House took recess (3:l0 A. ny, the attend
ance OF mem bers on the floor was very
good.
disagreeing conference report on the
Indian appropriation bill was presented.
Flynn (R.) of Oklahoma opposed the Sem
ate amendments, which detaches the 4000,-
900 acres of land belonging to the Usage
Indian reservation and transfers it to the
Indian Territory. He made an earnest
plea against dismem bering the Territory
of Oklahoma, and read from the clerk 5
desk a strong protest against the amend.
ment which was adopted yesterday by
the Legislature of the Territory.
Mr.. Curtis (R.) OF Kansas, who de-
Tended the amendment, asserted that all
the leading chiefs of the Usage tribe
favored the transfer. They we're attached
to Oklahoma without their consent and
if made a part of the Indian Territory
would secure measure of justice that is
denied them now by tie citizens OF Okla
homa. He referred specifically to several
cases of alleged injury to the Indians and
declared with much earnestness that they
were being robbed by settlers along the
border.
Cannon (R.) OF Illinois said that if there
was an organized hell on earln 1t was
among the five civilized tribes of the
Indian Territory. He expressed his
amazement at the insertion of the amend
ment and hoped that the House conierees
would be instructed to reject it.
By vote of 81 10 100 the House rejected
| the report of the conference and further
conference was agreed 10.
Cannon moved to suspend the rules and
nonconcur in all the Senate amendments
| to the general deficiency bill.
Mahon (R.) of Pennsylvania wanted the
! House to vote on the amendment making
payment for the Bowman act judgments,
amounting TO nearly 81, 00O, 700.
Wellington (R.) of Maryland made a
! forcible plea for the payment of these
| claims, due the loyal men of the South
for their contributions to the cause of the
! Union.
! Sayers (D.) OF Texas antagonized the
payment of the claims, saying he had no
] confidence in them.
| Cannon said these claims, some of the m
| dating back before the war and some of
| them purporting to be what they are not,
were trying TO steal their way through
| Congress in the closing hours of the ses-
his motion, Mr.. Cannon said in conciu-
| sion, single point of order would throw
the bill into the com mittee of the whole
land then it will be more certainly lost
| than the vilest sinner on the day of judg-
ment." Laughter.
The rollcall resulted, ayes 1S2, noes rs.
| So the rules were suspended and the
House non-concurred in the Senate
amendments and conferees were ap-
| pointed.
| Grout (R.l of Pennsylvania presented
| the conference report on the District of
| Columbia bill. The Senate made 135
amendments, increasing the total of the
bill Sl65S, 916. Of these the conferees
| have disposed of 105 amendments, rec
ommending that the Senate recede from
amendments amounting to SIZE, $40, and
that the House agree 10 the amendments
amounting to 1878, $50, leaving thirty
anne ndments. carrying $552, 466. still un-
| settled.
| Tie report was agreed to. The House