National Republican., 1882-12-20
THE SENATE,

The senate was dlVlueu on Une WHISKY
question yesterday, and some of the most staid
and sedate in that body came as near to losing
their temper as they could possibly do over
the tariff or civil service reform. At one
time it seemed like demanding the extension
for whisky in bond or denying an extension
of the debate on civil service reform, but late
in the afternoon whisky was voted down and
civil service reform at once came up.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Petitions were presented for the passage
of the bill giving increased pensions to one
armed and one-legged soldiers.
Mr. sherman presented the memorial of the
Western Tract society of Cincinnati, asking
that certain monthly publications may be
carried by mails at the same rate as weeklies.
BILLS.
Mr.. Platt from the committee on PENSIONS
reported bill dcclaratOry of the act to amend
section 1902 of the revised statutes, passed at
the last session, and it was placed upon the
calendar.
Bill were introduced and referred as fol-
lows:
by Mr. Harris To repeal the tenth section of
the act to prevent the introduction of contagious
diseases into the United States. Referred to the
committee on epidemic diseases.
By MIR Logan: For the regulation Of tclegraphic
aud cable companies. Referred to the committee
on the judiciary.
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS.
The president appointed Mr.. Barrow to fill
a vacancy on the committee on claims, and
Mr. Harris to fill one on the committee on
rules.
AT the close of the morning hour
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
was laid before the senate.
Mr. Sherman asked Mr.. Dawes lin charge OF
the bill to consent that it should be laid
aside, in order that the bill reported by him
yesterday from the committee on finance, re-
lating to the entry of distilled spirits in bonded
warehouses, might be taken up.
Mr.. Dawes was willing, but Mr.. Plumb OBJ
iected, and the senate resumed the cOnsdera-
tion of the Indian bill.
An amendment offered Monday by Mr.
Edmunds was adopted, requiring that the Sec.
retary of the interior shall have the approval
of the President in setting aside bids q con
tanning conditions detrimental to the interests
of the government"
A section was added requiring that all bids
proposals, and awards shall be preserved and
filed, and that detailed and tabular state
ment of them shall be embodied in the annual
report of the commissioner of Indian affairs.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment providing
that the appropriation for the education of In.
dians at Carlisle shall cover also the cost of their
transportation. In his remarks upon the
amendment he expressed the opinion that the
government was educating these Indians
upon wrong plan, and that the education
| given does not materially increase their ca
pacity for self support. The true plan would
be to teach them the arts and employments OF
! civilized life, and then let them go out and be
absorbed in the community instead of send.
ing them back to the reservations where there
is no useful occupation for them, and where
their common school education is useless
Mr.. Dawes cOntended that the education
give at Carlisle and Hampton is of a prac
ticaI character, and said that every Indiar
| educated in those schools and sent back among
his people is a silent teacher eff civilized way
and II pledge of peace.
Mr. Logan did not believe in sending teach
ers to the Indian tribes, but he was in favol
of teaching the young Indians useful trades
and then sending them out to be absorbed
into the community as citizens. He woulC
also have them enter the army, for he thought
they would be good soldiers As to the tribes
he would give them sheep and cattle so tina
they might lead pastoral life, learn to liv,
in houses, and gradually become civilized. HI
had visited some of the agencies last summe
and had become convinced that the attemp
to maintain schools there was waste o
money, At one agency where Il was sal,
. there had been "a school for four wears, IN
could not tiny an Indian man, woman or chill,
who could speak English. At another agenc,
there was a large school house of hewn stone
amply furnished, but the chief told him tina
the schools did harm by spelling tne childreI