Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-02
INDIAN SCHOOLS.

The senate was considering the Indian ap-
preparation bill when amendments were
offered to strike out out certain amounts in
the bill proposed, to be given to certain de-
dian children and their education.
Senator Dawes said that the Indian bureau
had adopted the policy of not charging the
connection of the government with denom-
| national schools. The committee on appro-
priations (Mr. Dawes went on to say) had
shrunk from doing anything that might
awaken a religious discussion on the subject
of Indian schools. 1t could do nobody any
! good. That was the reason why the com
mittee had recommended the striking out of
the two items for the Catholic schools in In
diana and Montana. If they were kept in
the bill the EpiScopahans and the Metho-
dists and the Baptists would say that they
had not been fairly treated. If the bars
were let down the government would be aban-
doning the position taken-that the status
quo should remain-and would be throwing
into the arena of discussion an element that
would do more harm than it could possibly
do good.
The amendments were defeated, however,;
yeas, IS; nays, q.
The bill was then completed and passed.
THE ToRREY BANKRUPTCY BILL
The TORY bankruptcy bill was amended
by the house so as to enforce the laws of the
states giving wages for labor the preference,
and then passed; III to "a.
VANCE ON THE TARIFF.
Senator Vance-If it were important to
extend American trade to Central and South
| America it could not be unimportant to ex-
/ tend it to the European continent, which In
wealth and population was ten times greater.
If free trade with the people of the Latin
races was desirable and profitable, no reason.
ing could show that a little free trade with
the people of Teutonic blood was not also
good and profitable.
PLUMB WANTS TO KNOW.
Senator Plumb was anxious to know, at
the outset of the discussion what would be
the effect of the bill on the revenue. "If,
he said, 'there should be deficit within the
next eighteen months, it would be pretty
serious matter. He thought that the senate
ought not to err on the side of deficit, but
| ought to be perfectly certain that, having
established tariff rates, it would not be nee
cessary to disturb them next congress"
MCPHERSON MOVES TO RECoMsIIT.
| Senator Mcpherson moved that the pend
| ing bill be recommitted to the committee on
| finance, with instructions to report at earli-
| est practicable moment, bill to reduce the
revenue and to eQualiZe duties on imports on
the basis that the average rate of duty should
not exceed the average ad valorem war tariff
rate of 1854.
SHERMAN ON AVERAGES.
Senator Sherman criticized Mr.. McPher-
sons motion as to reducing the average rate
under the pending bill to the average rate ex-
listing in 1854, and explained that the average
of $685. under the law of 1861, was made up
on all the goods then dutiable and unduti-
able, but that at that time more than 10 or 10
per cent of imported goods were on the free
list. Under the pending bill so per cent Of
imported goods would be on the free list,
and if the average rate of duty were ascer-
tanned on the goods dutiRble and undutiable
it would not be 50 per cent or 36 per cent,
but only II or 18 per cent.
ALDRICH EXPLAINS.
Senator Aldrich said that under this bill, If
the imports for the next fiscal year were the
same as for the past fiscal year, the revenue
would be reduced about $2O,OOO,OOO. He
could not give the figures as to the expendi-
lures. OF course, members OF the finance
committee did not propose any legislation to-
reduce the revenues below the expenditures.
They did not intend to create deficit pur-
posely and knowingly, and they did not be-
heve that that would be the result. They
believed that they conld safely reduce the
revenue twenty, thirty, forty or fifty nil
lions without that result occurring. He was
sure that, whenever the chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations had prepared his
statement of the probable expenditures, and
of the probable receipts, the finance COM
mittee would take into consideration whether,
the senate could afford to make such large
reduction of the duty on sugar.
LABOR LEGISLATION IN THE LURcH.
In the house, Mr.. Turner, of New York,
made a brief and earnest speech critical of
the men who controlled the business of the
house in sighting the measures reported by
the committee on labor and refusing to nix
time for their consideration.
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
Senator Mitchell offered concurrent
resolution, ststing that the United States
would hail with appreciation any reciprocal
arrangement or treaty by which productions
of this country might be admitted free from
duty TO Cny or all the countries Of South
America, but declaring that it is not the
sense of the United States that in any such
treaty or reciprocal arrangement the articles
of foreign wool or hides in any form should
be admitted free into the ports of this coun-
t1y. Referred to the COMMITTEES on finance.
MORGAN CHAMPIONS NEGROES.
Senator Morgan made a speech criticising:
the tariff bill in detail, particularly that it
would bear hard on tie negroes of the south,
they not being capitalists, manufacturers or
skilled workmen.
CONFERENCE co1DnTTEE.
The senate refused to concur in the house
amendments to the Wilson original package
bill AID Senators Wilson of Iowa, Edmunds
and George were appointed eonferees on the
part CT the senate.
The speaker of the house appointed on the
same conference committee, Messrs. Reed,
of Iowa. Thompson, of Ohio, and Oates, of
Alabama.
THREE WIDOWS PESsIoNED.
Tne senate passed bill granting pen,
mon of 5000 q year to the widow of the late
Major General George Crook. Bills were
also passed giving a like pension to Mrs.
Fremont and to Mrs. Mcclellan.
INVESTIGATING GENERAL RAUl.
Mr.. Mckinley, of Ohio, from the committee
on rules, reported resolution directing the
speaker to appoint a committee of five menu,
bers 10 investigate the charges brought
against Pension Commissioners Raum by:
Representative Cooper, of Indiana 1t was.
adopted.
TARIFF DISCUSSION.
The senate continued the discussion of the
tariff; opponents of the bill doing all the.
salkin9; according to concerted plan of the.
friends of the bill to keep quiet and not con-
fume time except when it was thought neces-
seTy to answer some statement made by the
other SIDE.
Admission TO SOLDIERS HoATEs.
Senator Plumb offered a resolution, which
was agreed to, calling on the secretary OF
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