Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-04
ARMS FOR SETTLERS.
The Indian Troubles Discussed In the
Senate.
ARE THE RED MEN STARVING?
The Pensions Appropriation Bill
Taken Up in the House.
BILL FOR MINOR PENSIONERS.
SENATE,

Among the numerous petitions presented
and referred was one 6by Mr.. Hiscock) from
bankers. importers and merchants of New York
city asking for an extension of time for the
Withdrawal Of goods from bond under the
former tariff rates.
Among the bills introduced and referred was
one (by Mr.. Paddock for a permanent tariff
commission; also one (by Mr.. Stewart) for the
free and unlimited use Of silver as money.
Mr.. Cockrell introduced, at the special re-
quest of the wage workers political alliance of
the District Of Columbia q bill TO provide for
the immediate redemption Of the outstanding
ponds OF the United States. He said that he
1t was referred to the committee on finance.
THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr. Call
directing the superintendent of the labor
bureau to examine and report as to the phos-
phate industry of Florida was taken up and
agreed to, after being amended 80 as to make it
apply to the whole United States and to direct
the commissioner to make the examination and
report.
ARMS FOR THE SETTLERS.
The joint resolution reported yesterday by
Mr.. Hawley to issue arms to the settlers of
North and South Dakota and Nebraska was
taken up.
Mr.. Hawley said that il anything was to be
done In the matter ii should be done quickly.
He hoped that, if, possible, any elaborate dis
pOned.
Mr.. Voorhees, said that he did not want to
delay the passage of the Joint resolution, but
after what had transpired yesterday he thought
1t due not only to himself, but to Gen. Miles. as
well as to the country, to submit some matter
which had since come to his hand
WHAT GOV. FOSTER is REPORTED TO HAVE SAID.
That was an interview with ex-Gov. Foster of
Ohio, published in the Cincinnati Enquirer
All the Senators were acquainted with Mr..
Foster, who had recently served on an impor-
tant Indian commission, and his views ought
to have, and doubtless would have. great
weight. Mr.. Foster said in that interview: I'm
my opinion the difficulties might be
easily avoided = = =. The whole matter
has been brought about by a continuation of
officials = =. The Sioux are starving.
Give the Sioux plenty to eat and there
will be no further trouble"
RATIoNs RATHER THAN ARMS
That statement, Mr.. Voorhees, said, came
from man of great experience, and it justified
what he (Mr. Voorhees) had said yesterday.
That was the reason why he had said that he
would rather vote for the issue Of rations rather
than Of arms.
Mr.. Teller asked whether he understood Mr.
Voorhees, to say that those Indians did not hav
enough to eat.
Mr.: voorhees-Yor understood me to say
that Gov. Foster said So
Mr.. Teller-And the Senator accepts that as
correct?
Mr. Voorhees, think that Gov. Foster tells
the truth. The great stubborn fact confronts
the country that in some way or other these
Indians are starved into fighting.
STARVED INTO FIGHTING.
Mr.. Dawes, commenting on the interview
with exGov. Foster, said there was nothing in
it which failed to corroborate his statement
yesterday as to the cause of the Indian troubles.
1t rather supported what he had said. II was
truo that there were five or six thousand In
dians there in starving condition; and the
peril to the peace and to the lives
of white people there, was just as
great whether it arose from one cause
or another: and it had to be met and guarded
against by supply Of food. In that peril il
was, perhaps. unwise to take up time in inquiry
into the cause. There was habit, Mr.. Dawes
said, OF solving the Indian question every once
in fortnight by column Of n newspaper or
cipally OF charges of injustice and
fraud on the part Of the government. II
seemed to him that people were being misled
in that regard. For the last ten OF fifteen years
the Indians had been, in the main, treated
fairly and squarely. He knew and appreciated
ex-Gov. Foster, but that gentleman was not
quite SO we'll acquainted with the condition of
things among the Sioux Indians as were men
who lived among them and had charge Of
them. Mr.. Foster had been connected
with the Indian commission of
which Gen. Crook was q member, but he had
had up to that time no more knowledge Of the
dealings with the Indians than any other in
11ligent and broad-minded man in the country
Mr.. Foster had made mistake in saying that
the lands had been taken from the Sioux first
and their consent obtained afterward. No
such thing had been done; and the history of
the whole case showed that it YVES not So
MIR. Dawes went OF to say that the public
mind had been pervettedby an army of news
paper men out in the Indian country He
sometimes thought that there were more news
paper men there 1aan troops. Any one who
read the accounts in the, newspapers every
morning would think a confagration was about
to sweep along the Indian borders: and then,
when he read the reports of the military men.
he would learn from their calm statements
that there was no change.
THE JOINT RESOLUTION PASSED.
After long discussion the joint resolution
to issue arms to theStates Of North and South
Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska was passed.
THE ELECTION BILL.
At 2 o'clock the election bill was taken up.
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ton to il.
II HOUSE.
The undnished business in the morning hour
was the bill fer the punishment of every guard
ian, conservator, curator, committee, tutor or
other fiduciary agent for the embezxlemeut of
the pensions of ward.
The previous question was ordered-yeas,
l13; nays, 92--and the bill was passed
Mr. Atkins pa }, from the committee on ex-
penditures in the Treasury Department called
up the bill to facilitate the settlement Of mill
tary and naval claims against the United States
for pay, bounty and allowances
THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL
Pending action the morning hour expired,
and on motion Of Nh. Morrow (Cai.) the House
went into comnittee Of the whole (dr Bur-
rows Of Michigan in the chair) on the pension
appropriation bill.
Mr. Morrow explained that the bin appro-
priated tor Or tho payment Of pensions the sum Of
Sl3S, ITS GOO. II was estimated that
this sum Of money would be distributed
among ~, us pensioners. This was the
largest number of bsneAciariss ever provided
for in any single item Ia the statutes Of the
United States.
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