The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-19
SENATE PRocEEDlNOs.
The Urgency Deeleleoey nan Pa~~es WI
msenslnaents-PortsG for Alaska.

Observation-Disclosures ser Ais.ka-
wAsuINoroN. March 1s.-In tire senate
to-day the committee ON finance reported
n substitute for the hill against ''trs,sts"
In restraint OF production; placed ON the
calendar.
Immcdiately after the morning b,,si-
ness consideration Of the urgency de-
flciency bill was resumed. An item OF
$4,000 was inserted in aid of the Indus
trial Home association, Utah territory.
An amendment was offered by Hale, au-
thorizing the use Of 5000 for the relief OF
the Turtle Mountain hand OF Indians nj
the DEVILS Lake agency.
Teller said when he was secretary OF
the Turtle mountain Indians and therc
were then but 800 OF them, mostly hnlf-
breeds. That number had now, Accord
ing TO published statements, swelled To
over 500. bat these were not American In
dians. they were Manitoba Chippcwns,
and Il tho door. Of IN. general distrihsnsary dis
United Sta States. The British Chippewas
shoald be sent bsck to where they be. he
denial Of the statement, whether il came
from the pulpit or elscwherc, that these
In. n% sea OF ,he Gnssd states.
The amendment was agreed To. Amend.
mcnts were also agreed to as follows:
For aSricml,ar"i sxperiMsn; Mcr;.o stations .%S
Utah. $4,000; for. preliminary
investigation for artesian wella for irriga-
ySth meridian and east of the foot hills Of
the Rocky mountains, $4,000; making an
additional appropriation OF <ss.OOO Tor the
ing been disposed of, the bill WINS PASSED.
The Blair educational bill was then
taken up, and Hawlcy spoke I'm opposition.
GSnsre"i tsas does should %Hi snxsl %n.r.aHe % 10
were not school houses enough in the city
n.s unnH
elusive jurisdiiction. Half Of the children
had 10 attend school i'm the forenoon and!
half I'm the afternoon. Congress showed
Of the District of Columbia. He found,
too, that cOnRress was not O success in the
management Of Indians, for he read every
robbine the Indians and he had read re-
Gently an % eloquent ,. protest ,hr, from ,hnS seS
were were crowded. out Of their lands. he
found that congress was i'nbecile SO far
as the coast ticfenscs of the country werc
concerned. The government had q few
against the first or second class iron clad.
Three ar four years. ago there had been
nothing but ruins OF the former brilliant
ragged crippies of ships. Now the
country was beginning to have a
eicss;ces.s 1ass; sss I'll" He found SaA the
court loaded down with neglected busi-
ness, SO there was practically 2 denial OF
Congress had not been able or willing to
reorRanizc and relieve that court. In short
Inc found everywhere proof that congress
was not absolutely wise. The bill was bad.
IL abandoned the original theory Of gov
crnment and launched the government
on an unbounded sea Of wild schemes.
Moody and Chandler spoke briefly I'm
support of tho bill which then went over.
The house amendments tn the Okla
homa bill were non-concurred i'm and the
conference ordered the following senate
bills for Public buildinGs passed.: Spo-
Waila, Washington. 5000; Tacoma,
Washington, S1OO,OOO; Seattle, Washing
ton, 100000.
The senate hill to establish certain ports
Of delivery i'm Alaska at Mary. Inland.
wrangle, Hunean, Point Kosliah and
Ounalaskn were passed. The senate then
adjourned.