The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-17
4 WAS REFERRED.
Hawaiian Annexation Bill
Sent to the Senate.
,o1IoS SENT TO A COMMITTEE.
I...ot Had On the Payment OF
Indian Annuities.
INTERNATIONAL BANK BILL
D, vote Expected Todny-Tcst
\. showed n Majority of the
s..ators in Favor of 1t.

..A,,rtou. June 16.--,After devotlng an
today to the discussion of a bill re-
\, ,be annuities TO the Sisseton and
,.on bands OF Sioux Indians. the sem
'.nmed the consideration Of the bill
.soporate the international American
test vote on an amendment clear
Ia,c,ed that majority of the senate
! the measure. A final vote on 1t is
lied tomorrow.
!. minutes after the opening of the
Ia session today the message clerk OF
Aause OF representatives delivered to
,,u,te the Hawaiian annexation reso-
i passed By the house yesterday even
me suggestion Of Mr. Davis (Minn.)
,s.olution was laid before the senate
xas referred to the committee on for
relations.
brl TO authorize the Missouri, Kansas
reras railroad to restore the Channel Of
soutb Canadian river at the point CT
,osds cros;ing in Indian Territory was
nbly reported and passed.
Id we're passed as follows:
extend the time for the constructing
/. railway of the St. Louis, Oklahoma
Southern Railway company through
IN and Oklahoma Territories; to eX,
The time for the construction OF the
ray Of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Id Railroad company through Indian
hlcry, TO grant lands TO the State OF
ama for the use of the Agricultural
Mechanical college of Alabama for ne
aud the State Normal college at
ecce, Ala.
o'clock the special order. bill for
ktstcration of annuitiss to the Sisseton
wahpeton bands of Sioux Indians was
before the senate.
yment OF the annuitieS was stopped by
ress In 1863 on account of the S oux
acre In Minnesota. By the terms of
bll the annuities are restored until
xhen the treaty will terminate, but
Indian who participated in the Mime
massacre and no descendant OF such
in, shall receive any part Of the
H
Allison (Rep., Iowa. strongly OPP
the bill, declaring 1t to ho a mere
dty, which would cost the government
mt 5000, 900.
o'clock MIR. Alitson had not con-
u bis remarks. The Indian bill then
way 10 the unfinished business, the
10 Incorporate the international Amer
bank
Daniel Val offered an amendment
fike out the entire seventh section OF
bill, which confers power on the bank
ss the financial agent of any nation
municipality, corporation or pers N
'oact as trustee OF any such. lie then
Nd upon the general discussion Of the
lure. which. he said, was far-reach
hi.
Cahery Qa.l delivered an extended
10 the legal and constitutional oh
ons raised by Mr.. Daniel TO the pending
Foraker (Ohiol. in charge Of thu
pure, replied, citing numerous authori
10 support Of his position.
+ vote upon Mr.. Daniels amendmen
pike out the seventh section of the bill
then taken, the amendment being re-
MS to II.
Teller tcolo.) briefly discussed tn,
maintaining that the proposed banl
unnecessary and was an enterprise
which the United States government
70 have nothing to do.
Sevell IN. .l.) said the establishment
Y proposed bank would certainly en-
trade with South American coun
II would be one of the first acts OF
an Of this country looking TO the de
nent Of our Southern trade. He wa
no the steamships line would folloy
corporation of the bank. As bust
man be heartily commended the meas
so o'clock p. m. the bill was lai
'ne senate went into executive ses
sna al Sis p. m. adjourned.