Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
THE ART COMMISSION BILL.
It is Passed in the Senate.
MILLS SURPLUS RESOLUTION.
1t is Discussed in the House.
A DENIAL FROM MR.. KELLEY.
The Senate.

sented against any revision OF the present tariff
or any legislation tending to cripple the industries
OF the country. They came from bodies represent
Ing the iron and Steel the hat-making, and the
wool and wool-manufacturingi industries, and were
referred to the committee on finance,
CHINESE IMMIGRATION.
Mr.. Sherman, from the committee on foreign re-
hions. reported the bill TO amend the acts relating
to Chinese immigration, and said he would as soon
as practicable ask the Senate to take action it.
Calendar.
Also, resolution (as an amendment to one Of
Tered by Mr.. Stewart and referred TO that commit
tee, requesting the President Qn view OF the difi
cultles and enDarraSSments which have attended
the Immigration OF Chinese labOrers under the lim-
ltatlOns or the treaties with China) TO negotiate
treaty with the emperor of China, containing a
provision that NJ Chinese laDOrer shall enter The
agreed 10Y lnStructlng the committee on pubic
lands 10 inquire into the prOprieLy and advisa-
public domain, surrounding and including Mount
HOOD, oregon, set apart as national park.
Mr.. Call offered resolution (Which was lald
over instrucllng the committee on public lands
to report bill declaring all patents Tor public
lands issued by the secretary OF the Interior with
out authority oI law 10 be absolutely void, and re-
quir1ng the Attorney General to bring suits to
vacaLe Ind set them aside. He said he would ad-
dress the Senate on the subject tomorrow.
BILL TO ESTABLISH AN ART COMMISSION PASSED.
On motion OF MIR. HOar the bill TO establish ma
tional art commission was taken from the calen-
dar and passed, the only discussion OF 1t being q
remark by Mr.. Plumb that the commission would
develop into a considerable institution aud would
cost the Government before long 100000 year.
The bill directs the President TO appoint a comms-
sion OF fourteen persons four or whom shall be
eminent sculptors four OF wnom shall be eminent
painters, three or whom shall be eminent archi-
tectS, and three OF whom snail be selected from
other employmentS for their knowledge and good
taste In art VINO shall together constitute the ma
tiOnal art commission. Four or those first ap-
pointed shall hold Or1ce for one year, five Tor two
years, and five for three years each. Their
SUCCESSORS shall hold Of1ce for three years each.
The President may also, In case or any vacancy In
said commission, make appointments for the un-
expired term OF the person whose place shall be
vacant The Architect OF the Capitol Is 10 be sec
reLary OF The commission and ex-Oi11ciO memDer
tnereOf. The members OF the commission are to
serve without pay; they are TO meet at Washing
ton at least once In every year, their expenses OF
travel 10 be audited and certified by their secre-
tary, are to be paid from the puOlic Treasury. 1t
Is TO be the duty OF the commission to report upon
the character and value OF such plans OF public
buildings, monuments, or works Of art as shall be
referred 70 Inem Dy either house OF Congr IS, or
the JOINT committee on library, and, when author
lied by Congress, TO select IRON designs offered by
competitors for works OF art ordered by Congress
and 70 render such other service may from time
10 time be required or them by Congress.
COMPULSORY EDUCATION OF INDIAN CHILDREN.
the bill " provide for the compulsory education
OF Indian children was taken from the calendar
anu discussed.
to educate Indian children at day schools from
which they returned TO spend the remainder Of
the day In the tepeeA He took advantage, as he
said, OF the absence OF MIR. Blair to state unat the
best Indian schools ON the continent were con.
Quoted 10y JesuitS.
Wherever one saw an Indian school conducted
by JeouitS he saw school that was conducted on
the proper system; and that was the result Of
nearly century OF experience. He had been instru-
mental Few years ago In having an appropriation
OF $1,000 made for an industrial SchOOI In charge or
JeouLS Oh tne Indian reservation In MOnI ana. The
RESULT OF tnaL Appropriation had been that
travellers could now see from the windows OF
the railroad cars comfortable houses, well
fenced farms, horses, and cattle, grazing, and a
iaw-aOldlng population. Those InIians were, to-
day, the 1a Lnest advanced In civilization Of any
North American Indians except those or the nve
civilized tribes.
JesuLs devoIed their whole lives to their work.
being dedicated TO IL from their bOyhOOd up. He
nad seen one OF them VINO had been engaged for
NIFTY years among the North American Indians,
ana who had come TO this country when
ne was only twenty years Old. This experiment
showed mat the Industrial Boarding School Was
the only nope for the Indians There they were
taken charge OF by Jesults and were not allowed
TO return 10 theiRparents until their education was
uulohcd
Mr.. Dawes) who had charge Of the billy approved
the substitute or the bill tnat was offered by Mr..
Vest when the bill was last under consideration,
ana Was willing 10 take 1t instead Of TIE original
Oi With certain amendments, which Mr.. VeSL ac-
cepted.
marks in favor OF the substitute, and on the
suuJect OF the Indian question generally, were
made by Senators stewart, Teller (whO had intro
Mr. Can moved TO amend the substitute by ex
tending Its prov .siOns 10 The Seminole and Creek
ln1ians OF Florida.
The amendment was agreed to and the substi-
tute Was passed.
House OF Representatives.
DENIAL BY Mr. KELLEY.
Mr. Kelley (Pa-) Rising 10 question OF personal
privilege. sent TO the clerks desk and had read
dispatch from Washington to a Boston paper in
which he is given as authority for the statement
that 1t would be the policy Of the republicans or
the House to obstruct the passage OF any tart1
measure before the meeting OF the national con.
ventiOn at St. Louis
He owed II, ne said, to his republican colleagues
as well as TO himself, to say tnat he had not in
dlcated such policy for them or Ior himself.
ne naa maoe no statement from which
such conclusion. When tle republicans should
be called upon TO consider tue draft or project OF
tarin Oil, which they neard was icing prepared,
1t would be Time for them to determine their
policy.
Mr.. Holman Qnd.) from the committee on pub
lie lands reported bill TO secure to actual SET
tiers the puDic lands adapted TO agriculture, and
TO protect the forests on the pubic domain.
Printed and recommitted.
TO PURCHASE BONDS WITH THR SURPLUS REVENUE.
The House then went into committee OF the
whole (Mr. Burrows, Of Michigan, In the chain for
the consideration OF the bill authorizing the Secre
tary OF the Treasury to purchase bonds with the
surplus revenue.
Mr. Mills (Texas) stated that the Secretary OF
the Treasury mad been authorized by the law OF
March 3, 1881, TO purchase or redeem bonds with
The surplus money In the Treasury; but this au-
thor1ty had never been exercised. The TACT that
the authority mad been given in an appropriation
bill seemed 10 raise q doubt whether Il extended
beyond the period covered by that bill The Sec
retary OF The Treasury had, prior to last June,
bonds subject to call suf1cient to employ the sur.
Plus money, and after tnaJ time he could purchase
bonds for the sinking fund. As 1t was doubtful
question whether the Secretary could use the
large sum OF money In the Treasury in the pur-
chase or redemption OF bonds that Ofcer preferred
10 remit the question TO the law-making power. II
Congress intended That he should use the surplus
In the purpose or redemption iI should invest him
Win undOuoteo authority 70 do so.
Mr.. Mckinley (OhiO) c0ntended that under exist
Ing law the President might purchase or redeem
bonds, and charged that his failure TO do 90 was
que 10 desire u pie up the surplus In order to
scare the country and break down the protective
tarin.
ln Favor Of the Blair BIll.
PROF. LANGsroN's ARGUMENT BHPoR. THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON BDUcATI0N.
Prof. John n. LangstOn, OF Petersburg, Va, ap-
peared before the House committee on education
to-day in advocacy OF the Blair educational bill.
He said that the people OF Virginia were practi-
that Government support Of schools did not In
volve Q loss Of self-reliance on the part OF the
scnolara There was NOT i1rst-class negro school
In the South that was not supported
py appropriations or funds derived from
charitable sources Even the Virginia Normal
exception 70 the rule mad atled BY the state.
Had the Indian become less helpful because Of the
education he received at Hampton7 Harvard Uni
versaty WAS built and supported oy Government