New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-16
MR. CANNON ATTACKED FOR A CRITICISM
CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE INDIAN APPRo
PRIATIoN BILL AGREED TO-MR' BAkEHs
.por-T ROGER O. MILLS.

CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE INDIAN hrrN"
pRIATroN BILL AGREED TO-MR. BAKERS
RESOLUTION ABOUT ROGER O. MILLS
Washington. Aug 15.-Mr. Belden, OF New YORK IN
the House today made another unsnccess'u' e''o' ~
secure thc massage OF tho Senate bill granting leaves Va
absence 10 per diem employees III tilo o"''o ~
Mr. Kerr, OF Iowa, Directing. ~
Tie House then proceeded to the consideration VI ,"e
conference report on the indian Appropriations o"
which was presented by Mr. Perkins OF hs''sas.
Mr.. Cannon. OF Illinois, criticised the report as
being the most extraordinary one wiic" h"u wv
been submitted during his experience In 'ne ho",o
when the biIl was first submitted to the House NC
had conceived II to be his duty to raise po'oS VI &c
against items aggIegating In apprVpfin.'' 80 hd
These items had been stricken out. Inc oe1a'e IT,
agreed To amendments aggrcgsting Si,-oo'o0' ~,
House had nonconcurred in these ainehui'7"'' -,
this strange thing happened The conference 'epv''
or,sd the full amount of the bill as 1t paseed tnc
touse with the fun amount Of tho Senate amendments
and a12 600 more The bill cwated nuhOcr VI "e"
Offices and increased number OF saai'cS' .,..
ur Peel of Arkansas one Of the confeees' sau ''a'
II was amusing to the gentleman ho" ,
crticlsing the senate amendments. The sch.em"",
as a member Of the Committee on hueS' 'au ae'''o
10 give tine to the Committee on lndian Nars' Ou'
noc he fonnd that he had sawed the limb OIL between
himself and the tree Now he found himself cohiro'e"
by the senate amendments. -
Mr. Csnnon-Whch the gentleman from Arkansas
made haste TO agree TO- ,,.
Mr.. Peel always agree to pay honest deots.
Mr. Perkins said he knew that the chairman OF '.e
| ,,,.oa ON An,ronriatons was ambitious, ard dc
| ,,ots ~ convIncing the House that no coHiNV'co
| e-ou,a have ANYTHING to do with the appropriations
~ the Government except the Appropriations 'ohi.
| mittce But the House had Thought oI'cr"''''
he mir Perkins, wanted to establish cheap roPu''o
nc might call attention TO the inconsistencies u '
gentleman from Illinois. lie might S"o" ~,
~ salaries and the creation Of new Offices mahe ~ le
Committee Oh Appropriations. There was NOT !" 'no
handing hin an appropriation increasing the saiary Vi
p,e officer except that Of three or four Indian agents
Mr.. Cannon said that 1t was no answer to MS er'u
clsm on the bill for the gentleman from ha's"' I" soy
that the Committees Appropriations had proVioeu
for new Offices and to make a personal ATTACK upon
| himself. ,u,
Mr. springer Of Illinois. moved to commit the Dill
IN the committee on Indian Affairs. Lo>t-yeas' 40
! nays lO2-the Speaker counting IA quorum
Mr. Springer then moved an Adjournment ou. t"o
,ler dlsrecariing him. directed the clerk to ca the
roll on the adoption of the report The speaker no"
ever afterward recognized the motion 10 adJou'" III"
| IL was defeated yeas 80; nays Oi'
The conference report then agreed TO- ana the
uo,sc resumed the consideration of the Nehanei NC
Kav hill the question being on lis reference 10 tie
Committee on Claims. This was reIec'eu-ScaS' ~
nays. lo2-the speaker counting quorum
Pending consideration Of the Mckay bill, Mr. Can
NON by unnumou, consent called up the SENATE
Joint resolution providing that the uncApenaed oo'
ance ~ the appropriation for the aid OF the mississippi
g., ,t,r.r. shall be used to aid the destitute per
,u IN ohlohoma After the adoption OF an amend
r,cpt proyldng that the money shall be dSburSeo
under the direction Of the secretary OF war; the JOHN
resolution was passed -. .,o
The vote then REQUIRED the passage OF INC
Mckay BILL which rcSulted-yeas, - nay - ''-".
yeas
quorum, and n call Of the HOUSE was "'''N' w.
falled TO develop u quorum ,,o =,
Nr rhnu,as Of Wisconsin. offered RESOLUTION VI
acting the sergeant at Arms TO arrest absent nenl
Mr. poker. OF New.York, created some little excfc
mon, ~ Offering As a substitute therefor csoluuo'
recitng tie editorial appearing IN mhe New y" Roger lSs'
~ NM ~ Tc\as, that this (Wsshinston) Is NJ
civ nnd The clerk begun to read the pIen t
when Inc was interrupted by protests from both SIDE
- The House Mr.. DOckcry, Of Missouri, wa Az, ~"
first 70 pnt In his earnest protest against me iesot
! ~ ,hs ,rrr,uble. and the speaker suggested 10 M
Baker That he had Setter wlIhdra" IT, ms UT
D"S Mr SsyerSGwRy no, crisc the New.york mem
/ bcrs who are absent
Mr. Baker, do. ~, r,o, IN
propreiy Of Withdrawing MS preamble. ,.,, 9, i,
Nlr iahcr sald that II The speaker desired ~ 81, nv
would withdraw his preamble with pleasure but III
Iv'v'''o ,hnn nrorac,ed 20 read tho resolution
which ryokes all leaves Of absence except thoe Eal,e
n,nf illness or those granted 10 Roger O. NILS an
Others employed like him IN an "edncatlohai cal
pagu.' ., .ont inf.
D." Tho Record he would move 10 eNpungc ~ tiSTe
from Did the gentleman know ut Mr. Miiis na'
| Lenn I'm thc House since last Monday. honoraby pro
/ | icc,ing the pair he had made with Mr MCKINNEY
! | OhiOl A., ,..,,,,,
on Rules. ,. $50,
me Speakrr diSrcgardng entirely Mr.. Bakers itoO
mtion Dut the question Mr.. IhOmaS'N resolution
, WHEN dia;ory Lactcs rcsOrtcd 10 until O'Clock
n. which hour the House took recess until O'CLOCK
the evening session to be for tho consdclatlo q
pryat" pension bills. ,. 4,
AZ the evening session (Mr. Perl,InS. OF Kansas: u
tic chair the House passed 1876 private pension blli'