The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-21
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL. LAW
MAKERS.
A Week's Proceedings in the Halls Of
Cohgress-Inp portant Measures Dis
cussed and Acted Upon-An Iu,par-
tial Resume of the Business.
The National So1one.

The National So1ona.
On Monday Senator Pettigrew Of South
Dakota, at the head of the Senate con-
ferees on the Indian appropriation bill,
announced his intention to present the
report of the conferees about o'clock;
but Mr. Morgan's Cuban debate held the
floor until after 8 and then the Senate
went into executive session and adjourn
ed. The amendment to the Indian appro-
priation bill as proposed by Mr.. Allen
lPop) from Nebraska and adopted by the
Senate was as follows: THAT the Secre-
tary of the Interior shall, within sixty
days after the passage of this act, estab-
lish and thereafter maintain at the city
of Omaha, in the State of Nebraska,
warehouse for Indian supplies, from
which distribution shall be made to such
Indian tribes of the West and Northwest
as the Secretary of the Interior may di-
rect" The House nonconcurred in this
proposition and appointed Sherman of
New York, Curtis of Kansas, and Allen
OF Mississippi confereas. They after
comforting with Mr.. Pettigrew and his
Senate associates, agreed upon an amend
ment to the amendment which extended
from sixty days to one year the time
within which the Secretary of the Inte-
rlor was to transfer the Indian distrib-
uting warehouse from Chicago to Omaha,
and adding proviso that the city of Oma-
ha should furnish suitable building for
the purpose, free of cost, to the United
States.
The Morgan resolution favoring recog-
milton of Cuba was up in the Senate Tues
day. Senators Morrill, and Caffery spoke
IN opposition. Senators Lodge and For
aker advocated deferring the question
until further information could be secured
from the State Department., and Sena-
tors Mills and Allen urged the immedi-
ate passage of the resolutions. The de-
bate went over. During the day Senator
Kyle, rising to a question of privilege,
disclaimed having sought committee
places from Republican Senators. A par.
tial conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill was agreed to. The con-
sideration of the Senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill was fin
ished by the House and the bill sent to a
conference. President Cleveland's forest
reservation order was the subject of much
debate, and the House voted not to con-
cur in the Senate amendment to annuI
the order with the understanding that the
conferees should arrange an amendment
which would have the same effect.
In the Senate Wednesday the sugar in
vestigation of 1894 was recalled by the
introduction of q resolution by Mr.. Allen
of Nebraska reciting the circumstances of
the investigation, the refusal of Elverton
Il. Chapman to testify, his conviction in
the courts as contumacious witness and
the present efforts toward his pardon
Ihe resolution proposes that Chapman be
brought to the bar Of the Senate to purge
himself of contumacy as prerequisite
to pardon. Mr.. Allen sought to secure
immediate action on the resolution but it
weat over on objections from Mr. Gal
hnSer of New Hampshire and Mr., Hoar
of Massachusetts. Mr.. Morgan of Ala
bama made statement relative to his
resolution on Cuba. He said the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations had considered
the question of referring the resolution
to the committee and had not reached an
agreement The committee desired, how
ever, that the resolution go over, with a
view to having a statement cf facts laid
before the Senate; the resolution went
over A resolution by Mr.. Butler of
North Carolina requesting the President
for information relative to the sale of the
Union Pacific Railroad was presented
and went over. The Senate bills for a
public building at Deadwood, S. D., to
cost $2O0,OOO and one at Indianapolis.
Ind, to cost 81 100000 were passed. The
immigration and the kinetoscope bills
were reached, but went over on objection.
The House did nothing.
The Indian appropriation bill was dis
posed of by the House Thursday, with
the exception Of the provision for opening
the Utah gilsonite lands. The conference
report, which establishes an Indian ware
house at Omaha. ratiies the lease of the
Seneca oil lands and adds one judge to the
Indian territory courts, was adopted by
a vote of o4 to At. After long period of
calm the Senate was agitated, first by
discussion of the Senate sugar investiga-
ton and then by preliminary skirmish
| on the tariff bill. But nothing definite
was accomplished. A lot of postoffice
nominations We're confirmed.