Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-04


plish the same result. In any view the
amendment offered by the Senator from Ken
lucky was most important part of the bill.
He wanted something which could be had
something within sight anything which did
not depend upon its chances of running the
rapids of the House representatives at this
session and here was something conservative,
something which provided that whatever the
volume OF paper money now outstanding,
that volume should be maintained. He be-
lieved however that the volume should be
increased in proportion to the increasing
population and business needs of the country.
AT this stage of the discussion without action
on Mr.. Beck's amendment and with sub
stitute still TO be reported from the com
mittee of the whole and voted on in Senate.
the Senate adjourned.
House.
Five thousand additional copies of the
tariff bill and reports were ordered printed.
Mr.. Culbertson of Texas, chairman of the
! Committee Oh the judiciary, called up the
special order-the Senate direct tax bill Mr.
Foran of Ohio, antagonized this with the
motion that the House go into committee of
the whole on the pension appropriation bill.
Mr.. Foran's motion was lost by vote of
/ ~ to %.
On motion of Mr.. Reed of Maine the mo-
tion to reconsider was tabled by a vote of
yeas l51, nays 10.
The House then went into committee of
the whole fol consideration of the special
order.
After the de- bate on the Senate direct tax
bill by Messrs. Taylor of Ohio, Oates of
Alabama, Heard of Missouri. Elliott of
South Carolina. Hopkins of Illinois and
Wheeler of Alabama. the committee rose
and the House, at 5 o'clock, took recess
till 5 o'clock. The evening session will he
for the consideration of bills reported BY the
committee on military affairs
AT the evening session the House passed a
number OF measures reported by the military
committee, among them one providing for
the promotion of officers of the army after
20 years continuous service in one grade
another for the retirement of Alfred Pleas
anton with the rank of colonel.
General Congressional News
The meeting of the Senate committee on
finance, Tuesday, gradually changed itself
into a conference of the caucus committee of
the two parties. The proposition was made
to strip the bond bill of all amendments and
pass it as it came from the ina4ee commit
tee 1t was thought that the committee bill
would be passed later in the day.
The House committee on commerce has
agreed to Mr.. AndersOns substitute to Mr..
Whites resolution providing for an inyesti-
CATION of the {. B. @. railroad strike, by
"A special committee OF five to be appo nted
by the Speaker
The annual conference of the Methodist
III, ;i,l l,hs !
resolutions protesting against the action Of
the government in excluding the use of ma
tive language III teaching Indians, and es-
pecially the exclusion in Dakota of the Bible
among the tribes, where it was formerly
used. The President has written letter
in response, saying that the action of the
conference greatly surprised and dlsappoiut-
ed him. He quotes from the rules of the
Indian bureau upon the subject aud shows
from them that 1.-THE rules referred to have
been modified and changed in phraseolOgy to
meet the views of the good men who sock to
aid the government in lis good intentions,
pntil il was supposed their meaning was
quite plain aud their purpose satisfactory
There need be no fear that in their opera
ton they will in any way interfere with the
plans of those who sensibly desire the i'm
provement and welfare of the Indians. At
any rate, till its enforcement of the rules
operate as an impedimeDt to Indian advance
ment they will be adhered to, while the gov
will continue to invoke the assist
auce of all christian people and organizations
in this very important and interesting part of
the labor intrusted to it," The government
seeks in its management of the Indians to
civilize them, to prepare them for contact
with the world, which neccssitates civilza-
ton. He says; There is mauifcstly moth
ing more important to The Indian from this
polnt of view than Il know ledge of the Eng
lish language. All the efforts of
those having the matter in charge
tend to ultimate the mixture of Indians with
our other people, thus making one community
equal in all those things which pertain TO
American citizenship; but this ought hot be
done while the Indians are entirely ignorant
Of the English language. Ii seems to me
that it would be cruel nockery to send them
into the world without this shield from i'm
position, and without this weapon to force
heir way to self support and Independence.
Nothing can be more consistent than to in
sist upon teaching English in Indian schools"
During the month of March there was
net decrease of S3,lG7,5lt in circulation,
and a net Increase of S6.096, 6.3 in money
and bullion in the trea.ury.
Claus Spreckles has bought the Maverick
property on Delaware river, which has ten
acres and comprises three large wharves
He will build an Eastern sugar refinery
here, which will be finished within a year