The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-02-25
THE COMING CENSUS
The Senate Discusses the Bill Pro-
viding for the Twelfth Census.
SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
A Sweeping Reduction Made In the Measure
Monument to tho Maine Victims
Indian Territory Reorganizs-
tion-Pure Flour Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. In the senate
yesterday a resolution offered by Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska, directing the COM
mittee on naval affairs to make an in
vestigation of the disaster to the bat
tleship Maine was adopted without de-
bate The joint resolution providing
for the recovery of the bodies of Off
GERS and men from the wrecked battle
ship Maine and for the recovery of
valuable property on the ship, which
was passed by the house of representa-
tives last week, was presented to the
senate and passed IL. II carries an ap.
preparation of 100000. AS no other
business was pressing, the senate, at
the suggestion of Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
began to consider nobjected bills on
the calendar
At two o'clock consideration of the
bills on the calendar was discontinued
and the measure providing for the 13th
and subsequent censuses was laid be.
fore the senate. Mr.. Allison thought
the census bureau ought not to be
made an independent bureau, but be
placed under the department of the
interior, under the general supervision
Of the secretary Of the Interior and he
proposed an amendment to that effect
Mr.. Teller, of Colorado, offered an
amendment to Mr.. Allison's amend
ment providing that the census bu-
reau be placed under the department
of labor and that the commissioner of
labor have general supervision Of the
work. The amendment to the amend
ment was lost, 81 to 30. The question
reverted to the amendment offered by
Mr.. Allison. 1t was adopted, 80 to s.
The bill was discussed until $40 p. M,
when, without action, the senate, on
motion OF Mr.. Carter, OF Montana,
went into executive session and short
ly afterwards adjourned.
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-This was
private bill day in the house, but little
was accomplished, owing to the fact
that most of the time was consumed
in the passage of private pension bills
coming over from the Friday night ses-
sion three weeks ago. The feature of
the day was the spirited contest over
the bill to pay Newberry college, a
Lutheran institution in South Car
DINA, $4,000 for damages by federal
troops. II was finally passed. On
motion OF Mr.. Bailey the house voted
SIS to 35-to observe Washington's
birthday by adjournment over to-day,
but Mr.. Dingley raised the point OF no
quorum. and before further action
could be taken the house recessed
under the rule until eight o'clock.
The republicans desired to go ahead
with the suudry civil appropriation
bill to-day.
A sweeping reducing of over IS, 0OO,-
900 from the amount carried by the
current law is made in the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which was reported
TO the house, the aggregate appropria-
ton carried being s44, TAO, sos. The
total Is Sl3 234, 54l less than the regu-
lar and supplemental official estimates
made for the fiscal year 1890, and IS,
S6l, 500 less than the appropriations
made for the current fiscal year
Mr.. Cummings, of New York, intro
duced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the sum OF $1,000 be- ana
the same IL hereby appropriated out OF any
money in the treasury not otherwise apprOpri-
ated to be expended under the direction OF the
secretary OF the navy. for the erection OF a
harbor, in honor OF the Officers, sailors and
marines Of the United States war vessel, the
Maine who lost their lives In the harbor OF
Havana on the night OF Tuesday, February IS,
1898
INDIAN TERRITORY REoRoANIZATIoN.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-The Curtis
bill for the reorganization Of the In
dian territory, was completed yester-
day by the committee on Indian af-
fairs, and a report authorized TO be
made. Several amendments are made,
one Of the principal ones being the in
sertion OF provision giving all per-
sons who have made improvements on
their property until December 81 to
dispose of their improvements TO
members of the tribe owning the
land. Parties who claim rights
under the acts of congress
are authorized to bring suit
to determine their legal rights, but II
is stipulated that the provision shall
not be construed to prevent allotment,
and the courts given jurisdiction are
prevented from exercising by injunc-
ton any authority to prevent the oper-
alton of the act. The coal lease sec.
tion has been rewritten, but the only
material change made in 1t is clause
that the bill should take effect, so far
as coal leases are concerned, within
nine months. While the laws of Ar.
kansas are extended over the territory
1t is provided that only the United
States law shall prevail as regards the
sale of Intoxicating liquor.
THE PEARcE PURE FLOUR BILL.
WAsHINeToN, Feb 22.-The hearing
on the Pearce wheat -four adulteratior
bill was closed yesterday by the ways
and means committee of the house. NJ
II. Davis, of Shelby, o., president Of
the Winter Wheat Millers' league, anG
chairman of the executive committee
of the Millers' National association
made an urgent plea for the bill as
having the approval of the organized
milling interests OF the country. II
5. Kennedy, of Minneapolis, secretary
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