The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1904-03-03
! THE FIFTy.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
House Calls Tor Reports Of Indian Ter
rIiofy investigations.
57TB DAY,

57TH DAY.
Consideration by the senate Of the agricul
tural appropriation bill was practically con
cluded.
The senate passed the bill authorizing the
Kiowa, Chickasaw g Fort Smith railway tt
sell Its road in Indian Territory.
The senate passed the house bill permitting
those who make entry under the land laws tC
file proofs In courts OF record at the county
seats Of the county in which they reside
Senator Daniels resolution directing the
committee on judiciary to inquire into the ex.
pediency Of enacting o law providing against
the acceptance, holding or receipt Of the pay
allowance or emolument OF any executive
office, agency or commission by a senator or
representative in congress- while serving as
such senator or representative, was adopted.
The house was again at work on naval ap.
preparations. The Great Lakes training sta.
tion was eliminated from the bill on point Of
the provision for the one battleship authorized.
He Justified his position by comparing the bat.
tleship construction this year with other ma
tions. In naval expenses the United States, he
said, was, with the exception Of Great Britain,
80 per cent ahead Of any other nation. Mr..
Grosvenor endorsed the naval program on the
ground that peace on earth and good will to
men depended on good ships and good men,
| The bill was passed to extend the provisions
Of the act Of Jan. u, 1885, to the Usage reserva-
ton in Oklahoma. II concerns the sale Of rock
and gravel to railroads.
Mr.. Randall Texas introduced bill to ap.
propriate 100000 for federal building at
| South McAlester, l. T.
| Mr.. Stephens introduced bill confirming
the rolls made by the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Indians and requiring them to be approved by
the secretary Of the interior. within ninety
days.
18Th DAY.
Senator Longs bill to authorize the absentee
Wyandotte Indians to select from the public
domain 50 acres Of agricultural lands where.
ever located and subject to entry, was passed
Senator Elkins introduced oil to regulate
the issuance Of receipts and bills Of lading by
common carriers engaged In Interstate COM
merce.
The senate passed both the agricultural and
the legislative. executive and judicial appro-
pration bills,
The building program Of the navy az con.
tanned in the pending naval bill, occupied the
The amendment made to strike out the one
hoattleship made by Mr.. Burton, Of Ohio, was
defeated.
A proposition for preferential Of per cent
in favor Of bids from the Pacific coast was de.
feated.
b0TH DAY.
The house passed the naval appropriation
bill after having had it under consideration for
Q week, There was o party contest on q num-
Der Of proposals, and especially on an effort of
Inherent minority members to secure All
amendment to fix the price Of armor plate.
Mr., Dalzell offered a substitute amendment
providing that the secretary be authorized to |
procure contract for armor at price which |
in his Judgment Is Just and reasonable. Bya
party division Of l33 to lU1 the substitute |
amendment was adopted.
An Intellectual attempt was made to have the
eight hour law applied to all ship reconstruction,
Mr.. Curtis introduced bill to add to the
100000 acre segregation Of mineral lands Of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw nations the improved
strip OF Nj acres Immediately to the south Of
this segregation which was not included in the
last segregation.
GOTH DAY.
The senate further considered the bill re
curing the use of American vessels in trans.
porting government supplies and roll call
was ordered on Mr.. Carmack's motion to re-
commit. The motion was lost on to 80.
A demonstration, approaching a filibuster
against requiring the use Of American ships
Tor the shipment of government supplies, and
amendment after amendment was offered,
only to be laid on the table On motion of Mr..
Hale, in charge Of the bill The numerous
7otes were interspersed with debate. Most Of
The votes were divided on party lines. A final
7ote was deferred.
Mr.. Van Dusen. lNev introduceda bill for
ne free and unlimited coinage of silver
+, Ihe house passed 2f9 private pension bills
lr Adams Pa,) and MI. slayden (Texas) com
'lained Of neglect Of their pension bills. A
lumber Of local bills were passed.
A resolution was passed cllling on the secre-
ary. OF the interior for information as to tho
ecelpts from sales Of town lots in Lawton,
hobart and Anadarko, O. IT,; for copy Of the
eportt OF any inspector or person employed to
Investigate, charges against any official in
nd TOR other information pertaining to Indians
\ Indian Territory.
6lsT DAY.
Senator Platt's Conn., bill would provide
loney in the treasury to the credit of the
hoctaws and Chickasaws derived from the
ale OF town lots be paid to members of the
ribes, per capita, save that freedmen be ex-
epted
Senator Patterson introduceda bill providing
rebate Of per cent on all articles imported
'om foreign countries in vessels Of the United
tates where the spe life and ad valorum
uties amount to less than rs per cent Of the
alue Of the articles, and rebate Of IL per
mt where such duties amount to more than '
per cent Of the value; and that for three ,
ears, foreign vessels may be admitted to
merican register on the payment Of tonnage
TX.
Mr.. McGuire's bill would authorize the
vichita & Gulf railroad company to bridge 4
lie Red river on the boundary line between
exas and Oklahoma,
Mr., Cooper Wis., introduced bill prepared
' Secretary Taft which provides that all
,nds issued by the government of the Philip
ne islands shall be exempt from taxation
ther by the government Of the United States
the government Of the Philippines. Five q
n cent bonds to the amount Of $1,000 900 are n
lthorized for public improvements
A resolution offered by Mr., stephens lTexas) v
ID adopted on motion Of Mr.. Curtis Kansas n
reefs the interior department to send to the y
use any papers and all renorts which are
injected with the allotment OF lands and n
her government business in Indian Terri b
ry. a