Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-15

Mr.. Belden (N.Y.) made another unsuccessful
effort to secure the passage Of the Senate bill
granting leaves of absence to per diem en-
ployes in the customs service, Mr. Kerr Qowa)
assuming the role Of obiector in this instance.
The House then proceeded to the considera-
tion Of the conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill, which was presented by Mr..
Perkins (Kan.)
CRITIcIsINo THE REPORT.
Mr.. Cannon Gll.) criticised the report as
being the most extraordinary one which had
ever been submitted during his experience in
the House. When the bill was first submitted
to the House he had conceived it to be his duty
to raise points of order against items aggre-
eating in appropriation S33O.000 These items
had been stricken out The Senate had agreed
to amendments aggregating Sl.200,000. The
House had non-concurred in these amend
ments. Then this strange thing happened The
conference report carried the full amount Of
the bill as 1t passed the House. with the full
amount Of the Senate amendments and $4,000
more. The bill created a number of new Of
fees and increased a number Of salaries.
Mr.. Sayers (Tex. )-Hsve not many new
offices been created all along the line?
Mr.. Cannon--Yes; but not SO many as were
created two years ago. We have not caught
up with our democratic friends yet. but we are
chasing them mighty close. [Laughter.l
continued Mr.. Cannon, the bill was unwise
extraordinary, unexampled, eXtravagant and
ought not to be passed.
MR.. PEEL REPLIES.
Mr.. Peel Of Arkansas Zone Of the conferees
said that it was amusing to see the gentleman
from Illinois criticising the Senate amend
ments. II the committee on rules (of which,
the gentleman was distinguished fgure) had
given the committee on Indian affairs a
day in court nearly all the provisions
embraced in the Senate amendments would
have been passed in separate bills. The gentle
man. as q member Of the committee on rules
had declined to give time to the committee on
Indian affairs and now he found that he had
sawed the limb off between himself and the
tree. Now he found himself confronted by
the Senate amendments.
Mr.. Cannon-Which the gentleman from
Arkansas made haste to agree to.
Mr.. Peel-I always agree to pay honest
debts.
Continuing, he said that the Senate. which
was a deliberative body, would not have been
beseeohed and implored by the Indians to OBJ
tain some OF their own money out of the Treas
ury II the committee on Indian affairs had
been allowed to pass some of its bills. The
sense Of justice in the Senate had been so
strong that it had put the amendments theron,
and in doing 30 it had done right
SQUARE DENIAL.
Mr.. Clifford (S.D. }, another Of the conferees,
denied absolutely and squarely that the con-
ference committee had increased the amount
OF appropriation over the amount carried by
the House bill and the Senate amendments.
THE CREEK INDIANS.
Mr.. Hooker Of Mississippi thought it unwise
for the government to pay the Creek nation of
Indians s4O0, 900 Of the principal due it by the
United States under the treaty of 1866.
II the Indians were competent to
take care Of 100000, why were
they not competent to take charge Of all the
money due them by the government 1t was
not wise for the Indians to entrench upon the
principal (This was one of the provisions
Of the bill severely criticised by Mr. Cannon and
defended by Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Peel.
Mr.. Perkins said that the Creek Indiana
might be competent to take care of their prin-
cipal, but their needs did not require il. Their
necessities were such as to require an appro-
priation of e4OO, 200, and the Commissioner of
Indian affairs and the Secretary of the In
terror had recommended the appropriation.
These Indians we're civilized. They had
their schools their printing Offices, their
churches, their courts and the legislative or
ganization which they maintained by taxation.
taking into consideration the interest arising
from the fund to their credit in the Treasury
But in consequence Of bad seasons they asked
for the appropriation of s40O, 900 and the Sen.
ate and House conferees thought that it should
be granted.