, 1890-03-20
TUESDAY IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Grinds Away on tho BIai
Educational Blll.

WAsHiSGroS, March lS.-Thc COM
mitteo on finance reported a substitute
for the bill against trusts to restrain pro-
duction, and 1t was placed ON th@calon-
dar.
Immediately after the morning bust
ness the consideration Of tho urgency
deficiency bill was resumed.
An item of 81, 600 was inserted in aid
of the Industrial Home Association, of
Utah territory.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Hale authorizing the use Of 5000 for
the relief of the Turtle Mountain band
of Indians ut the DEVILS Lake agency.
MIR. Teller said that when he was sec
retary of the interior he investigated the
case of the Turtle Mountain Indians,
and that there were then but 800
of them, mostly hslf-breeds.
That number had now, Accord
ing to the published statement,
swelled to over 600, but these were not
American Indians, they were Mantle.
bas and Chippewas, aud If the doors of
general distribution were thus opened
to them all the Chippewas in that coun.
try would flock into the United States.
The British ChIppewas should be sent
back where they belonged. lie wanted
to put on record his denial of the state
ment, whether il came from the pulpit
or elsewhere, that those Indians had
been improperly treated by the govern
ment Of the United States.
The amendment was agreed TO.
Amendments were also agreed to, as
follows:
For agricultural experiment sta
tions at Arizona, New Mexico and
Utaha, 5000; for preliminary in.
yestigation for artesian wells for irriga-
ton purposes within the area west of
tho twenty-seyenth meridian and east
of the foothills OF the Rocky mountains,
$50, 900; an additional appropriation OF
SSS, coo for tho fish commission.
All the amendments having been dis
posed of the bill was passed.
Tho Blair educational bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. llawley spoke in
opposition to Ii. Congress does not
govern 50 well that II should undertake
to do everything said Mr.. Hawley.
There were not school houses enough In
the city of Washington, where congress
had exclusive Jurisdiction. Half tho
children had to attend school in the fore
noon and half in .tho altern Ooit Con-
gress had showed that IL could not run
the common schools of the District OF
Columbia lie found, too, that congress
was not successful ia tho management
OF the Indians, for Inc read every day
charges that the government was rob
bing the Indians. aud lac had read re,
Gently an clOqucnt protest from the
chief of tue iChorokees that they
were crowded out Of their lands,
lie found that congress was imbecilG
so far us the coast dciunsps OF the COunl
try were concerned. The government
had but few coast iron guns, and had no
protection against irSt-Class or second.
class irOnclad5, Three or four years ago
thcrr had been nothing but ruins of tho
former brilliant navy, some poor old
hrukcn.dOwu ragged and crippled ships,
Now the country was beginning to nave
II navy, but still 1t was practically
worthless. lie found that tile supreme
court was loaded down with neglected
business, So that there was q practical
denial OF Justice all over the United
States, and congress had not been able
or willing to roorganize and re
lieye that court. In short, he
found everywhere proofs that congress
was not absolutely wise. The bill was
bad. 1t abandoned the original theory
OF the goyernme,it 1t, and launched the
government Oh an unbounded sea of
wild schemes
Messrs Moody and Chandler spoke
briefly In support of the bill. which then
went over.
The house amendments to the Okla
homa bill were nonconcurred in, and
conference was ordered.
Inc senate bill to establish certain
ports of delivery in Alaska territory at
Mary Island, Wrangle, Juneau, Point
Kodiak and Ounalaska was passed.
The senate then adjourned.