Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-25
MANY BILLS PASSED.
Senate Takes Action on a Number of
Miscellaneous Measures.

When the Senate yesterday afternoon re-
sumed consideration of the bill to ratfy
an agreement with the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians Mr.. Bailey withdrew his
pending amendment 10 section 30, and Mr..
Stewart, in charge of the BILL offered an
amendment, which was adopted to strike
out section 30 of the measure. This section
provided that the citizenship court shall
have appellate jurisdiction over all judg-
nents of the courts in Indian territory rem
dered under the act of June TO- 1896 admit
ting persons to citizenship in the Indian
nations. The right of appeal may be ex-
ercised by the nations Jointly.
After an extended discussion of the
measure, Mr.. Stewart offered an amend
lnent striking out of the bill the appropria-
ton of $4,000 to pay the expenses of re-
Iuoval to the Indi3n territory of ull-blood
Mississippi Choctaws and other Mississippi
ChoctaWs identified under the pending
agreement. The amendment was agreed to
"a to 16. Some other amendments of
minor character We're adopted.
The bill then was passed. The Senate in
sisted upon its amendments, and Messrs.
Stewart, Platt Comm and Jones (Arkt
were named as conferees
The following bills We're passed: To grant
certain lands to the South Platte Canal and
Reservoir Company, which supplies water
to the city of Denver; authorizing the
President TO reserve public lands and build
1ngS in the Island of Porto Rico for public
uses, and granting other public lands and
buildings to the government of Porto Rico.
the provision giving the resident commits
sioner from Porto Rico to the United States
seat in the House of Representatives be-
ing eliminated authorizing the President
to appoint Lieut.. Commander William p
Randall a commander on the retired list
OF the navy; to raise the rank of Chief En-
gineer David Smith on the retired list of
the navy to the next higher grade; appro-
priating net to exceed $4,000 for the pur-
chase of real estate for the customs service
at Wilmington, n. c.; for the suppression
of train robbery in the territories of the
United States and elsewhere; authorizing
the Pensacola, Alabama and Tennessee
Railway Company to construct a bridge
across the Alabama river in Wilcox county
Ala; to amend the act of March 2, 1893 SO
as to provide that all locomotives and ten
derS shall be euipped with train or power
brakes and automatic couplers; to relieve
Frank j. Burrows, former postmaster of
Mnlamsp2rt, "a, from payment of $4,0222.
Of which his Office was robbed; authorizing
the Secretary of War to loan arms to the
institutions having companies in the bows
brigade connected Herewith.
Mr.. Quay, who for some time had been
waiting an opportunity to call I'D his mo-
ton to discharge the committee on terri
tories from further consideration of the ON
nibus statehood bill, said he had been un-
able to get his motion under consideration
on account Of the obstructive tactics
which had been employed against it. He
therefore would let it go over another day
He gave notice that hereafter he would oh
ject to any further business being tram
sacted by unanimous consent until his mo-
ton was disposed Of
Mr.. Quay gave notice that Immediately
after the routine business today he would
ask the Senate to proceed to the consjdera
ton of his motion to discharge the com
mittee on territories from further consider
alton of the territorial statehood BILL