Show LATEST TELEGRAMS FORTYSIXTH CONGRESS LAST SESSION SENATE Washington 81D1wes addressed the Senate on the killing of f Big Snake Ponca chief by soldiers in the agents office Indian Territory He intimated that the extraordinary delay of the interior department in answering the Senate resolution ol March llth last tvas intentional He detailed the circumstances of the killing and scathingly criticised the departments method as unAmerican and vindictive and presented a protest pro-test from twentyfive Poncas against the sale of the old reservation etc Logan replying to what he thought might be construed as a reflection upon the interior department in tbe remarks mat made euloeized the course of the head of that department depart-ment and ita general management of late years as having been as honest capable fair and just aa that of any other department ot government govern-ment V Voorhecs introduced a bill providing provid-ing pensions for the survivors of the battle of Tippecanoe and for the widows and orphans of those who were engaged therein Voorheee said the latter bill had been a necessity neces-sity by reason of the pension officer constituting the law to exclude tboco named McPherson introduced a bill appropriating ap-propriating 100000 to be applied under the direction of the secretary of the navy for the immediate preparation prepara-tion equipment and supply of a vessel ves-sel of war to be used in search for the steamer Jeannette of the Arctic exploring ex-ploring expedition Referred The Senate resumed o nsideration of the Indian land in severally bill the question being on Morgans amendment to dispense with the requirement re-quirement for the assent of twothirds of a tribe before land can be taken in severally After remarks by Morgan in favor and Saunders in opposition the amendment was rejectedayes 10 noes 10 I Plumb submitted and advocated an amendment co allow allotments to betaken be-taken by individual members of a tribe which does not consent to tcke lands and providing that in such an event tribal roiiipn ehill bo broken up After d acuasicn Plumb modified modi-fied the amendment at the suggestion of Edmunds so as to omit its latter feature The amendment then prevailed pre-vailed without objection On motion of Hoar an amendment Drohibumer the Duniahment of In diana for polygamy who at the time of the allotment were practicing the same was emended so as to make it applicable to Indians who are citizens of states The bill was laid over without ao tion and ordered printed Adjourned HOUSE Berry of California introduced a bill to create a manufacturing arsenal arse-nal at Benicia Referred Bills were introduced as follotrt By Hawley for tha prevention of adulterations of focd and drugs By Dwight to oompensato railway mail employees for injuries By OReilly providing that no telegraph company shall charge more for the delivery Bud transmission of any message than was charged by the American Union Company January Janu-ary lat for the same distance under a fine of 500 lor a violation By Springer u reproduction of Kirkwoods telegraph bill also for the appraisement of telegraph lines and to procure facts about foreign pest telegraps By Orowley for the construction and maintenance of a railway bridge across the Niagara River By Bliss providing that tbe duty on caustic ecda shall be 10 per cent By Young of Ohio granting land warrant to soldiers and sailors or their widows or orphans By Weaver proposing n constilu lionel 1 amendment providing for the election of senators by the people By Townshend of Illinois to increase in-crease the rato of pensions of those who have lost a limb and are totally disabled to 50 per month By Frost by request to reserve public lunds from sale and to chstri bute them among the people Stephens chairman of the committee com-mittee on coinage weights and measures repor tJ back the resolu non calling on the secretary c f state for any information in his f ctJsion as to the disposition of foreie V yern merits toward international nation for the restoration of silver to full use asa as-a money Adopted Sessions of the Hue will begin hereafter at 11 am The Iowa contested cases werejfinj ished Sapp and Carpenter retain their seats Cox will press the apportionment bill tomorrow The House went into committee on the District of Columbia bill appropriating appro-priating 3272000 After a brief debate the bill was read by sections for anendments The appropriation for tho renewal of old wood pavements was increased from 15000 to 30000 Various provisions of the bill while of little public interest gave rise to debate and but five of twenty three pages has been disposed of when the committee rose A bill was passed in relation to the Utah and Northern Railroad Com pany authorizes that company to construct such branches of its road in the territories of Utah Idaho and Montana with the same grants powers rights and privileges and upon the same terms and conditions as provided for its main line Covert chairman of the committee on agriculture reported the agricultural agricul-tural appropriation The bill was ordered printed and recommitted It recommends m appropriation of 288800 V Adjourned |