The record-union., 1898-02-03
The Senate Transacts No Important
Business in Open Session.
Agricultural Appropriation Bill Read and
Some Amendments Agreed To.
The House Passes the District Of
Columbia Bill and Then Takes
Up for Consideration the Bill to
Provide Eortifications and Coast
Defenses for the Country.


WASHINGTON, Feb beyond the
reading of the agricultural bill, and
| agreeing to the amendment proposed
by the committee, the Senate transact
ed 40 business of Importance in open
session to-day. The greater part of
the afternoon was passed in executive
session, the discussion being upon the
Hawaiian annexation treaty.
When the Senate convened HaWley
of Connecticut secured the adoption
of a resolution directing the Secretary
of the Interior to furnish the Senate
the total per capita cost of educating
Indian children at certain Indian
schools, the total cost of transporting
pupils to and from the schools, includ-
ing the number transported, approx
| mately what proportion of children eG-
ucated in the schools return to the
blanket and camp condition. and what
can De done to prevent such retrogres-
sion and continue the children in the
lines OF progress on which they have
entered, and what is the relative value
| of influence of the educated youth at
home and those educated away from
home in favor of ending tribal reserva-
| ton life of the Indian, his becoming
citizen and entering the great mass
of the population as shown by the pu-
pills going into the employments of CIV
ilized life.
Jones of Arkansas called attention 10
the reply of the Department of JUS
tice 10 his resolution calling for inter
nation as to the removal of deputies
nv limited
Arkansas. He said the reply was not
satisfactory. as it did not assign rea-
sons for the removal of the deputies
of Mr.. Cooper's predecessors If hey
We're removed for political reasons.
Jones said he wanted the department
so to state. He, therefore, offered an
other resolution directing the Depart
ment Of Justice to supply the inforrna-
ton.
Hale thought this matter with
Whlch Congress had nothing to do.
The resolution was agreed to.
At I'D p. IN. the Vice President laid
before the Senate the resolution of Pet
tgreW OF South Dakota, declaring it
TO De opposed to the policy of the
united States to acquire territory 10
deIehd winch navy would be required,
winch was idlu over yesterday.
Hale of Maine being satisfied the re-
marks OF the Senator from South Da-
kota proposed to make upon the resolu-
ton would infringe upon subject I'M
DER discussion in executive session. said
he Would move that the Senate under
rule 80, go into executive session.
Pettigrew remarked that he could as
We'll offer his remarks in executive SEES
sion as in open session, and IF the
friends of the Hawaiian treaty are so
tender about the matter" he was will
ing 10 go into executive session.
Hale's motion prevailed. and at 12:4D
p. m. the Senate went into executive
session.
The executive session was concluded
at 400 p. M
The Senate then proceeded to rhe
consideration of open session business
Davis OF Minnesota presented The
joint resolution by the House, provid-
ing Tor representation at the Interim
tlonal Fisheries Exposition at Bergen
Norway. and accepting the invitation
| extended to the United States to rnal.a
such representation. The appropriation
carried by the resolution is SD oOo 1T
was passed.
Spooner of Wisconsin called uD a bill
amending the law which authorized Tho
commissioners appointed by the Pres
| ident to codify the criminal laws of 4La
| United States to act as a commission
and TO enable the commission RI r,,-n
Its accounts passed by the ComntroIlar
OF the Treasury. The bill was paesae,
Cnllom Of Illinois of the Appropria
| ton Committee called up the agricult
ural ball. As it passed the House tho
measure carries $500, 902. AS renort-
ed TO the Senate the bill carries s3
ol2,202. an increase over the House hin
of S151 300.
Warren Of Wyoming offered an
amendment to establish a division of
| irrigation and reclamation or arid lands
at cost of $500, and providing for
! investigations Of the methods of b,,;ld-
ing and operating irrigation canals and
of method Of storing and distributing
water in the reclamation of arid lands
at aA cost not exceeding $1,000. No
| action was taken on the amendment
| After the reading of the bill. the SEN
ate adjourned until tomorrow.
| HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
| WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-The House.
after three days spent on the District
| Of Columbia appropriation bill. most
| in political discussion, passed the meas
ure to-day, and then took up the bill
to provide Notifications and coast de-
| fenses for the country Several of the
Democrats. notably Mcclellan of New
York. criticised the measure because
it cut down appropriations for these
works below what had been appropri-
atpd in recent wears
! AT the opening of the session of the
| House. Grow tR) of Pennsylvania
asked unanimous consent for the con-
sideration of a resolution directing the
Secretary of War to issue medals To
| $50 Pennsylvania soldiers who be-
longed to the command which passed
through the mob at Baltimore April
Is, 1861 and who received the thanks
Of Congress July ID, 1862
Hull. Chairman of the Military At
fairs Committee, objected
Several other requests fer unanimous
consent met a similar fate.
The army appropriation bill was sent
to conference. Messrs. Hull R) OF
Iowa, Marsh (R) CT Illinois and Cox
CD of Tennessee being appointed con-
ferrees.
The House then went into committee