The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS
The Senate Adds a Few More Items
to the Urgent Deficiency
Bill.
The Pension Appropriation Meas.
ure Reported TO the House and
Explained by Morrow.
Republicans Agree ON the sugar Schedule
to he Put in the Tarif Biil
The Duty on Thu.

WASHINGTON, March ls.-ln the senate
To day the committee Oh finance reported a
substitute for the bill against trusts in re
strnint of production. Immediately after
morning business consideration of the ur-
gent deficiency bill was resumed.
An item of $1,000 was inserted in aid OF
the Industrial Home association of Utah
territory. An amendment WAS offered 10y
Hale. authorizing the use Of $1,000 for the
relief OF the Turtle mountain band Of ln-
dams, DEVILS Lake agency. Teller said
when he was secretary of the Interior he
investigated the case of the Turtle noun
tain Indians aud there were then but no of
them, mostly halfbroeds. Tint number
had now. according TO a Published state
ment, increased 10 over 100 but these were
not American Indians. They were Manitoba
Chppcwas. and il the dours of the general
distribution were thus opened TO them. all
the Chippewas m that country would flock
into The United States. The British Chip
pewas should be sent back where they he
longed. lie wanted 10 put on record his
denial Of the statement. whether IL came
from tue pulpit or elsewhere, that those In
dians have been Improperly treated by the
government of the United States. The
amendment was agreed TO: amendments
We're also agreed 10 as follows: For agri-
cultural experiment stations in Arizona.
New Mexico and Utah, SjD,OOO: for prelin-
mary investigation for artesian wells for ir-
rigation purposes within tue area west of
the twenty-sryenth meridian. and east of
the foothills of the Rocky mountains
S2O,UO0: making nm additional appropria-
tion OF So 900 for the fish commission. All
the amendments having been disposed Of,
the bill passed.
sherman frnm tha rnut,nitt.. IN, huunao
reported to-day substitute for his anti
trust bill. In the shape presented to-day
Sherman thinks he has overcome all oblec-
tions TO the measure on the ground of un-
constitutionAlity. Members of the COM
mittee reserve the right to express their
opinions of the bill when IL comes up for
consideration.
The substitute declares unlawful and
void all combinations of two or more citi-
zens or a citizen with AN alien. in restraint
of tree competition in importation or trans
portation, or which tends to advance the
cost of articles of consumption. II gives
the United States courts jurisdiction and
allows person damaged TO recover double
the amount of the damage with costs and
attorneys fees.
The Blair educational bill was then taken
up, and Hawley spoke in opposition. Con
-, 81, dVcs not ko,crn 10 we'll that Il should
undertake 10 do everything said Hawley.
There were not school houses enough in
the city of Washington. where congress had
exclusive jurisdiction. Half of the children
had 10 attend school in the forenoon and
half in the afternoon. Congress showed
that II could not run the common schools of
the District of Columbia. lie found, too.
that congress WAS moi n success in the mnn-
agement of the Indians. for he read
every day charges that the government was
robbing the Indians, and he had read
recently an eloquent protest from the chief
Of the Cherokees. that they were crowded
out of their lands. He found congress WAS
imbecilo, so far as the coast defense of the
country was concerned. The government
had u few cast-lron guns and had no pro-
lection against a tirst-class or second-class
iron-clad. Three or four years ago there
had been nothing but runs of n former
brilliant navy. sorne poor old broken-down.
ragged cripples of ships. Now the country
was beginning TO have navy, but still II
was practically defenseless. lie found the
supreme court loaded down with neglected
business. So there was practically
denial of justice all over the
United States, aud congress had
not been able or willing to rcorganize
and relieve that court. In short ho found
everywhere proof that congress WAS not alb
solutey wise. The bill was bad; il aban-
doned the original theory Of government
and launched the government 0n an un-
bounded sea of wild schemes Moody and
Chandler spoke briefly In support OF the
bill, which then went over.
The honse amendments to the Oklahoma
bill were non concurred IN aud alconference
was ordered. Adjourned.