Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
,,,ssussiep Of the Indian appropriation
Btli In tho seuate-An Inter.
ssting Letter.
,s. BIN to Rsv.vs the Rank of General Of
the Army Passes the House After
Much Opposition.
Fiftieth Congress.

sSss and other supplementary acts (tn re-
W. 20 experimental stations) YVES, on
knt;on Of Mr.. Brow taken from the cal
srdsr, amended (tn phraseology) and
PATs me Senate then proceeded to the con-
alteration OF the Indian appropriation
bill. ..
,.r, NJ the education OF IndIan children
= ASKS, Mr.. Blair sent to the clerks
Ssst and had read a letter from an Indian
womsn who, he said, bad been delegate
~ the recent Women's convention In
w,shiugton and was q descendant Of q
woSsWS Indian. The letter was dated
E,l,mszoo and was signed "Princess
,onusn In 1t the Princess contrasted
shs cordition Of the Indians in Canada and
n the United States, nucn to the 1dvau-
t.ee OF the former, And says: / believe
,Ss, congress IS body wishes US no
uToug, but nevertheless great wrongs
ave- done. Some of them never can be
fghted. One of the greatest wrongs
r. the introduction Of fire
yster among my people. l
,npcsl to you as 8 nation to
nee that the Indians are educated. Send
less theology among them aud more
Christianity. Send honest people, IL you
have any among you. An Indian loves
honor ard truth, out deSpi-es deceit.
We have great reason to be proud that
90 are Indians. We have never been
Known to manufacture lie, or drink to
DESTROY the body snd soul; neither have
va language to take 6, DIS name In vsin.
In the course Of discussion Mr.. Dawes
minated that the five civilized tribes mad
reached certain grade OF civilization and
had stopped there, II they had not retro
gsded. Heroic treatment was fast
becoming to be necessity in
order to save the good already
secured there. Many Of the Indians
, themselves realize tnat fsct and would be
esd to have the common heritage d.
yded among them, withor. which, in his
opinion, q higher state OF civilization than
thew now had was Impossible. The 10
dian IS an Indian could not live in this
country
A collo4uy took plsce between Senators
Plurb and air in regard to the admin
is.rstion OF the cflee Of Commissioner Of
Iudisn AH.irs, the former saying that
things in the Iadisn Territory were worse
now than they had been for many years;
trader SO dominated the Iudisn, when the
Indiin WAS brought Sc much in debt
BY the exsctions Of the trader, and when
90 much Zig nor was sold, and that the
Commissioner hsd no experience and was
unequal to the posision; while Mr.. Blair
defended the character, ability, honesty
and efficiency Of the Commissioner, and
schsIenged the Senator from K,Dsas to
-
pIonlsed TO do.
Iu answer to question from
NJ. Blair, Mr.. Dawes said he supposed
ihs Cath Ollie church secured more of the
contracts for the education f scholars
10 the Indian Territory than other demon
nations, because it has bereau in Wash
Ing on to look after such matters.
The bill was haally passed.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
EWAsRrNGToN, June Mr.. Spinola Of
New York renewed his effort 10 have
pissed the Senate bill to revive the rank
oigeuersl Of the srmy for the benefi Of
Lieutenant General Sheridan, bus MIR.
Klgore Of Texas sgsin obi cted.
Mr. Randall suggested that the bill
might be passed Monday under suspen.
son Of the rules, and it WAS laid over.
Ar. Mills OF Texas, rising in his plsce,
nked in the name Of Copfeder soldiers,
living and dead, that the House consider
TIE Sheridan bill, but MIR. Kngore per-
sisted in his objection.
Mr.. Spinols OF rev York agsin sought
TO bring the Sheridan bill before the
house by asking consent to report it back
hon the committee on military sffairs.
Qihad been referred to that committee
iter the preceding failur
hr. Kilgors was induced to withdraw
hsobjection so far as to allow the report
10 be made, but Mr.. Oates Of Alabama
promptly renewed 1t.
The Republicans, desiring to force i'm
mediate consideration Of the Sheridan
OIL, resorted tc dilatory tactics and
ansl!y the directors gave way and the |
Oil was taken up and passed,
Mr.. Oates OF Alabama went on record |
sopposipg the DILL.
The legislative appropriation bill WAS
hen passed.
2he customs deficiency appropriation |
OIL was passed with the Senate amend |
nents and few amendments added oy |
Ne House committee. It now goes to |
De Senate.
Inc House then went lnt0 committee |
On thetariG bill.
Private business having been disposed
q, little squabble occurred IS to
whether the Sheridan DILL should be taken |
up. Finally Mr.. Breckenridge Of Ken
lucky asked consent to consider the Sher-
Nan bill, Mr. Kilgore Withdrawing his
OBJECTION after expressing his general
lion.
Mr. Steele OF Indiana said that the
committee on military sffairs had care
Iuily considered the bill, and the pro-
haste.
: Tributes to the soldierly qualities Of
General Sheridan were paid by Messrs.
sInum Of Indians, Breckenridge OF Ken
SsaeEy, Cox Of New York and Kelly Of
pennsylvania.
The bill was then passed by viva voce
votes, Mr.. Oates OF Alabama going on
record as opposing it, snd the House bill !
~ the same subject introduced by Repre-
sentative Dorsey OF Nebrsska was tabled.
Inc bill was reported back as duly en-
ollsd by the committee on enrolled bills
,nithin half Sd hour, and being signed by
1f, Cox, occupant Of the chair, is was
dispatched Tn the White House for An