Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-24
QUAY PRESENTS HIS MOTION
Asks Discharge of COMMITTEES from oOnsid-
Grafton on Territorial Omnibus Bill.
MEASURE PUT OVER UNTIL NEXT SESSION
Senate Presents Partial Report on
Naval Appropriation Bill and
Takes Up the Army APP
preparation Bill.

& WASHINGTON, June ga motion was
ormally made today by MIR. Quay of Penn
syivania to discharge the committee on
territories from further consideration OF
what is known as the omnibus territorial
bill measure to admit as states the terri
tories Of Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA.
Mr.. Quay spoke briefly but forcibly in
support Of his motion. maintaining that
political parties in national convention
had pledged themselves to the admission
to statehood OF the territories. Mr.. Bev-
eridge Of Indiana, chairman Of the COM
mittee, said the measure had been put
over until next session by the
because It was not believed there would
be time now to consider it properly. NO
action was taken on the motion.
During the greater part Of the session
the unfinished business, the bill ratifylng
a convention with the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians was under discussion. 1t
was not disposed Of.
When the senate convened a partial re-
port on the naval appropriation bill was
presented. The senate insisted upon the
amendments still in disagreement and
asked for a further conference.
The conferees appointed we're Messrs.
Hale OF Mdlnbt ftThllS VI NM
TilIman Of South Carolina. A Joint reso-
luton was adopted authorizing the secre-
tary of war to receive Arturo R.. Calvo Of
Costa RIGA at West Point military academy
for military instruction.
The army appropriation bill was laid
before the senate and Mr.. Proctor of Yer
mont moved to recede from amendment
number thirteen, relating to the construc-
tion Of barracks at permanent military
posts. After some discussion, the motion
was agreed to.
Allison Has n Word.
Mr.. Allison called attention to the fact
that the house had not agreed to the full
and free conference asked for by the senate
the effect of the action OF the house being
to eliminate entirely at least two amend
ments OF the senate. He said by the mo-
ton Of Comfy made by Mr.. Proctor the
situation would not be cleared. He thought
the senate ought to recede from amendment
No. IA increasing the appropriation for
barracks and quarters by 81 900, 900.
Mr.. Proctor moved that the senate insist
on the other amendments. After some
discussion the motion was agreed to,
amended so as to insist upon the senate
amendments, including No. IA, the senate
conferees being Messrs. Proctor Of YER
mont. Foraker Of Ohio, and Cockrell OF
Missouri. A bill was passed for the
classification OF salaries OF clerks en-
ployed in postofices for the nrst and
second classes.
Mr.. Quay OF Pennsylvania then formally
entered his motion to discharge the COM
mittee on territories from further consid-
Grafton Of the bill to admit as states the
territories Of Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona.
Mr.. Beveridge of Indiana, chairman of
the committee on territories, said the sub
iect had gone over to the next session,
when 1t was to be taken up early and fully
considered.
At 2 o'clock the unfinished business, a
house bill to ratify an agreement with
the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes of In
dams, was laid before the senate.
Numerous Bills Are Passed.
The following bills were passed: Appro-
~priating $25, 900 for the erection OF a mon
ument at fredericksburg, Va, to General
Hugh Mercer; providing for the resurvey
Of certain townships in San Diego county
California; to authorize the construction oil
a pontoon bridge across the Missouri river
In Cass county, Nebraska, and Mills county
Iowa; to provide for a record of deeds and
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writing in the Indian Territory; 10 pay
Captain J. F. McIndoe, corps of engineers,
$1,14S for personal property destroyed al
Fort Hancock in 1901; to amend existing
laws relating to the disposition of lands in
Oklahoma, so that the secretary OF the
interior may be authorized to cause to be
expended out of the proceeds of the sales
Of the town lots in Lawton, Anadako and
Hobart, okl., for the construction of water
works, school houses and other improve
ments $3.50 900 for Lawton, $4,000 for Ana
.darko and $4,000 for Hobart, and to in
crease the amount authorized to be ex'
pended for a courthouse in each Of the
places named. $1,000 to $4,000.
without completing the Indian treaty
measure, the senate at 5:55 p. m. went in
TO executive session and soon afterward ad'
journed.