OCR Text |
Show coxuituss. hi virt WAHiil.Naixi.N, 1). C, I"eb. 2. The Bensto today, shortly after assembling, ou motion of Mr. burrman, went Into executive station for tho purpjia of dltcuulng the French aiu Hwedlah extradition ttrttle. The Heuatn rati, lied thu French treaty, but thu ratlflca Hon wan not mado public. The com miller on foreign relations recommond-od recommond-od expunging from tho Iruaty small crimes and mlidemeanorr. Tho embezzlement clause, It Is understood, was imiilllej to atund. ThoBenate olio devoted part of Its lltuo to thu Ilusilan treaty, tho proiwsod amendments amend-ments beln; read at length, but no action was taken. Inctlentally tho Ilswiflliin matter was debated. Tluro Is almost unanimous unani-mous feeling lu favor of Amirloan Interference, but there is n dllloronco of opinion as to whether auuexatlon or h protectorate la bett. lu open let ilou -Mr. Challli' Hauallan ritolutlon, of. fired soma ua sago, was referred to the committer ou foirlgn relations. The district appropriations bill was taken up, cousldcroi aud paaaeJ. A concur rent resolution from tho ltglsla turu of Oregon, ruestlni tho senators Irom that tutu to Utu nil honorable means to securo the nuuexalluu of the Hawaiian Ittande to thu United Blatts, Has prtteiited and referred. Benator Kelton from tho commlttco ou reservations in California sub rallied u reort on the resolution appointing ap-pointing thu committee to ascertain what action ihoull he taken by Con-ureas Con-ureas to protect the rettlers knouu at Kawiah oolunltui, who mado home-atcad home-atcad and pro enintlon of certain landa lu Marlpoeaand Tularu oouutlet, Ctl., which alterwards wero set atldo ai great reservations known aa Yotemlto and Btquola NntloLal pakrs, and the settlers ordered to vacate. Tho committee com-mittee recommends that tho secretary of tho Interior bo ieiucite I lo appoint a commission of threo persons, one lo be named by the secretary of the Ka. weah ooloultts, who shall oxaniluo Into the rights and equities, Including lands and liuprovelnul.lt held by each resident, tettler, land owner or lawful filer uiion lauds within tho bounda ol tho reservation, and atcertsln what contlderatlou anddamageamay boduo tho settlers and api ralie the same. Tho report shall be mado to tho secretary secre-tary of tho Interior, who shall Include Ibo amount duo these settlers In the next annual stlmato of appropriations for tho departmeaU Tho report fur ther recomiuenda that all lauds patented paten-ted to Individuals on the reservation lo which Ingress or egrets Is denied, shall bo ap raited and purchased b) tho government. The Benato then ad. Journed. hum:. Washington, Feb. 2 In the Houio tho anil option bill with thu senate ameiidinoulas laid before that boiy. Hatch moved that tho IIouso nonconcur non-concur In the amendments, aud agreed to the request foracoufereuoe. Hynum sf ludlaua mado a point of order that the amendment mutt bo conaldered In committee of the whole. After dla-cuaalon dla-cuaalon tho Bpo.ker reserved declalou till tomorrow. The rulea committee rcportod, giving notice that It would tall up tho An. drews silver repeal bill t ebruary Oil). Cummlngaof Minnesota lutroduiud n bill to provide commercial and political polit-ical union butweeu tho United Ulatet and Canada. Tho consideration of tho sundryclvll appropriation bill waa then resumed, Tno House agreed lu commltteo to tho amendmeut tu thu suudry civil bill limiting tho fees of tho United Btutes commissioners, etc., In Federal eltu-Hon eltu-Hon caeta to prosecutions, where warrants war-rants wero Issued ou sworn complaints. Tho bill wan then passed, Little, a Democrat from New York, member of the lluuiu luveatlgatlng committee, Introducud a bill to revise tho pension list. Its pur.so Is to dlscoverall un eaervlng wlitlouert and hove their names eiateid Irani the rolls. The Ilcusu then ndjouruod. |