The record-union., 1899-02-09

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WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The Senate
confined itself largely to transaction of
routine to-day. The Indian appropria-
tion bill, which has been pending for
several weeks, has been completed and
passed. The legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill was taken
up, but after twenty-four pages of it
had been disposed of it was laid aside
for the day. A few measures of minor
Importance were passed.
A bill granting tract of 16O acres
of land to the Mayor of Victor, Ell Paso
County, Col, at $1.25 per acre, for city
purposes, was passed at the opening of
to-day's session of the Senate.
Lodge reported from the Committee
on Printing joint resolution appropri-
ating $4 200 for the publication of maps
ard texts of the surveys made last
summer in Alaska by the Government
Survey, and asked for immediate con-
sideration. The request precipitated
lively discussion, in which Wolcott of
Colorado criticised the appropriation.
The resolution was adopted
Ross of Vermont gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to pay its tribute
to the late Senator Morrill, on Febru-
ary 22d, Immediately after reading
Washington's farewell address.
A bill was passed to restore pensions
to soldiers who had forfeited them by
enlistment in the war with Spain.
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the three vacancies on the Census Com
mittee made by the absence of Sena-
tors Turpie White and Cannon were
filled by the temporary appointment of
Senator's Turley, Tillman and Rawlins.
A bill to change and fix the time of
holding the terms of the District and
Circuit courts of Batesville, Ark, was
passed.
Consideration of the Indian appropri-
alton bill was then resumed.
Pettigrew of South Dakota presented
as an amendment to the bill his meas
ure for the restoration to the Sisseton
and Wahpeton bands of Sioux In
dians of their annuities. This question
has been before the Senate for several
years
Allison made a point of order against
the amendment that it was new legis-
lation, and had no place in the appro-
priation bill.
In discussing the point of order Pet
tigrew made a strong appeal to the
Senate to carry out it's agreement with
the Indians. He declared that if an
equal number of white citizens had been
treated as cruelty and heartlessly as
these Indians have been by Congress,
it would have aroused the Indignation
of the world.
Allen advocated the amendment.
Davis urged the acceptance of the
amendment. He had not the slightest
doubt, after careful investigation, of its
entire justice.
Allison said that while he was will
ing at any time to debate the question
it was clearly a matter of new legisla-
ton, and he must insist upon the point
of order.
The point of order was sustained. The
bill was then passed.
Cullom called up the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill,
and it's consideration was begun. The
bill as reported to the Senate carries
appropriations of $23, 100000, an in
crease of 171,O40 over the amount as
it passed the House.
After completing twenty-four pages
of the bill, except the paragraph relat-
ing to the right of copyright, the bill
was laid aside
In the course Of the debate upon the
Indian bill yesterday Pettigrew made
some serious reflection upon the Indi-
ana member of the Flathead Indian
Commission.
Fairbanks of Indiana was absent at
the time. He took occasion to-day to
refute the charges SIT is no slight
matter" said he, for a United States
Senator to stand here and strike down
the character of a man, however hum
BILE he may be. His reputation is as
dear to him as is that of a Senator
l cannot omit this opportunity to de-
nounce the statements of the Senator
from South Dakota as unfounded in
fact
In substantially reiterating the
charges, Pettigrew said he disliked to
strike at the character of any man,
but as he was absolutely convinced that
he was right he would let his state
ments stand If he would be- convinced
of their injustice, however, he would
make amends
The Senate then, at 4:O5 o. M. on
motion of Pritchard of North Carolina.
went into executive session, and at
5:25 p. M. adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.@The net re-
suits of the work during the two days
allotted for the consideration of public
building bills in the House was the
subject of a single bill providing for the
erection of a building at Newport News,
Va, at a cost of $4,000 Sixty-five
bills, in all carrying or authorizing the
expenditure of about $4,000 900, were
favorably considered in committee of
the whole when the committee rose to-
day, but because seventeen other bills
reported had not been acted upon in
committee, filibustering tactics were
resorted to, and all efforts to advance
the bills favorably acted upon in COM
mittee were blocked The second bill,
appropriating $47, ,OcO for a building at
Blair City, Neb., got as far as the
third reading, when demand for the
production of the engrossed bill pre-