National Republican., 1884-05-10
The Senate Considers the Bill to Support the
Nations Wards.
A Little Debate as to the Amount for
Education in Alaska.
Senator Van wyck'S RESOLUTION TO Withhold Land
Patents from tho Northern Pacific Railroad.
Tho House Engaged Upon BILLS on the
Private Calendar.
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III " SEN Albs
IL was expected that action wonld BIO taken on
MIR. Beck's appel from the decision of the chair
regarding the motion for committee of confer
enoe ON the shipping bill, but Mr.. Harris stated
that Mr. Frye was necessarily absent from the
city and the n,httor went over until Monday
The Indian appropriation bill was taken up, and
MIR. Dawes briehy reCapitulated its provisions
The estimates for the year, he said, had been
tsi6G, 0i. The amount of the bill as 1t came
from the house had been 2j4j6,S893l. The
Amendments proposed by the senate increased the
amount by 1851. .4l3.66, making the total amount
reported ~ the senate for the Indian service ior
the coming year &C. 3,S02.0l. This amount eS-
Goods the Indian bill OF last year by $50 l47, the
chief element OF which increase, Mr.. Dawes said,
was the amount for Indian schools. the amount
expended for such schools in the fiscal year end-
ing june 30, 1sSi. had been 339, while the
amount reported to the senate for those schools in
this bill was Sl,1l6,56l being an increase OF $685.
P22.
The bill was considered by sections, and con-
siderable progress was made without debate,
eXcepi upon the appropriation for education in
Alaska. The senate committee had reduced the
amount from the $4,000 allowed BY the house 10
$1,000.
as 10 the propriety of the reduction -..
Mr. llawley moved TO make the amount go 600.
M Mf rum0 Opposed SS aiS taS SsS Sns cosn I'M @rsn
deal too much. IL was merely spending money
without any practical result. The churches were
doing the work at much less than the goyornment
was paying. The education of the Indian should
b. Of a practical character. 1t was of 10 use try
ing to educate an Indianyup to the idea that ne
was prince of the blood. Mr.. Plumb ridiculod
the efforts Of interested parties to influence con
gress to appropriate money for schools In Alaska
Mr. Conger defended the Indians and the work
OF their education. II was u work. he said, IN
which many noble philanthropic men and women
were engaged, and should be encouraged. Ho IA
vored liberal appropriations for II.
Pending debate on the amendment the senate
went into executive session.
TO WITHHOLD LAND PATENTS
The chair laid before the senate the resolution
offered Thursday by Mr.. Van Wyck directing the
secretary of the treasury to withhold patents fol
lands on the Puyall. up branch of the Northern
Pacific railroad until congress decides at this
sion the question of the forfeiture of such lands
Mr.. Couger moved to refer the resolution TO the
committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Van Wyck objected 10 this, saying the COM
mittee was oyercrowded; that the lands were val
liable, and the question whether the company wa:
entitled to them was one pending before congress
Mr.. Slater hoped the resolution would pas
without reference. Statutes granting railroad
lands on condition were contracts as well al
grants. The road not having been built within
the time fixed by the act. the company was mo-
entitled to the lands, and Mr. Sla.er would like tc
know by VIII at authority the executive depart
ments OF the government should grant patents In
any of these cases.
The resolution finally went on the calendar.
UNIVERSITY OF ORIGINAL RESEARCH.
Mr.. Call made an able speech in favor of hi
versity of original research, including mediciu 0
as part of the Smithsonian Institution" Mr.
Call read the opinions of leading English physi-
clss to the effect that they could not encourage The
following of original research by anybody ou
those who could be contented with II fare OF 18th,
most modest bread and cheese" Hence, he AT
gued, 1t became necessary for governments to un
dertake the promotion ofths class of study. Othe
governments had done something in this respec
aud the results had been wonderful. The United
States should not be behind other nations.