Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-09
NATIONS CAPITAL.
Democrats ElpendiDe Buncombe
On the Elections Bill.
Have Indians Sunelalt Food, a Debatlble
QUESTION.
House Passes Tobacco Rebate BILL
Condition OF Treasury.

WAsHIseroS, Dec. Sin the Senate
today Mr.. Dawes read portions Of letter
written by Mr.. Lee, the census Indian agent
from Pine Ridge Agency to tie Interior
department, going to show that there is no
lack Of food among the Sioux. He said he
read this 10 relieve public anxiety and to
show that the Indians are no. ou the war
path on account of want of supplies.
Mr.. voorhees, set up against the testi-
mony of that special Indian agent. the tesh
mony of Gen. Miles 10 an an intervieE the
day after the late discussion In the Senate
on that subject, saying: I'VE have over
whelm ing evidence from officers, inspectors
and agents as we'll, and also from Indians
themselves tha. they had been suffering
from want of food more or less for two
years, and one of the principal causes of
dissatisfaction is that very matter"
The documents presented by MI. Dawes
were ordered printed, but discussion WAS
continued on joint resolution heretofore in-
troduced by Mr.. Morgan sppropristipg
s. GOO for investigation of the outbreak.
Mr.. Morgsn's joint resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on Indian affairs.
The resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Morgan calling on the secretary of the
q
John l. Davenport ss chief supervisor each
year since 1871, and a statement of the
claims of Davenport that had been reject
ed at the treasury was taken up and agreed
to.
Mr.. Hoar at l.l5 moved to proceed to the
consideration Of the elections bill, but on
suggestion that Mr.. Gray was temporarily
absent, he Withdrew the motion and then
lr,1 bap tha q
fixed, Friday next, at P. NJ, for taking a
final vote ON the bill.
Mr.. Morgan said that before such con-
sent could be given, he wanted to know
wha. the bill was before the Senate. There
was no bill, he said, before the Senate, ac-
c0rdiDg TO the statements made in the last
few days. At least, nobody knew what it
was.
Mr.. German suggested that the Senator
from Massachusetts ought himself to see
absulnte injustice of SUCH proposition at
this stage of the proceedings.
lIoar at LIS O'Clock asked the unani-
nous consent to have the time fixed at
Friday next, 4 P. NJ. for taking the fnal
vote on the elections bill.
German said: 1--WE have heard dis
sussion as to the starving Indians, but take
no note of it. II appears of fact that the
farmers of the land are resolving that there
is danger and trouble if not starvation
among them. Labor OF the country appeals
to the administration and Congress to stay
this awful wreck. No man can tell
whether tomorrow or next day ev-
cry bank in the great centres
of commerce will not be closed
by suspension of payments. In the midst of
such a state of affairs We had the hope that
ma 1rity of the party in the Senate would
give US an opportunity to join with it in
preventing the wreck now impending. But
the Senator from Massachusetts, since the
second day of the session has continued TO
keep this bill before the body day by day
and hour by hour, refusing even the usual
time of adjournment from Friisy until
Monday. The secretary of the treasury has
pail out of the treasury a hundred millions
for bonds and that hundred millions hss
disappeared The banks have less money
now than they had before the payment of
that hundred millions. would say to Inc
Senator from Massachusetts, lay aside this
bill which the country has pronounced
against. Let us take up matters which all
classes Of our fellow citizens are looking to
US to consider.
Hoar replied that it seemed to him the
speech just made presented in its strongest
possible relations the reasons for the prop
osision he (uoar) had made. For four
days the Senate had been listening TO DEM
ocraiic speeches which those who made
them knew it would not effect single
vote, speeches for mere delay and OBJ
structon. II the Senator from Maryland
had apv measure which he thought would
allsy panic or menace to commercial
prosperity of the country which had begun
when elections were declared in favor of
his party (,he country having been before
that in position of unexsmpled prosperi
ty) why should he not, after fair and
proper statement of reasons for voting
against the election bill, let the Senate vote
upon it, The Senator from Maryland had
spoken of 1t as a sectional measure. Ii
was measure