Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-16

1ns&iAA ne o4d 10ued tne lczsAa nasty
dirty. iossy vaxsbond Who would rot york
All ths indian vAstsd uas enough to eat
The Indian must b. civilized by making
him work. Tas moss dangerous Irsiial
scdAy en- the plain vas The Indian Who bad
the advantages of education st TIE seAools
Ar. BiarchArd Of Loaisiana esntended
that The fndian vas capable Of educatioa
and civilization. and 10 suppoft Of his coz
fsnfiea quosed from various reports Of
committees appointed 70 inquire into the
Indian question to show that the Indian
could be civilized, and could be induced %
work. II vas the duty Of the goverrmenl
NOT to exsinguish the Indiana, bar to help
them become farmers and Chfistians; and
il the country failed in that duty it would
- ration, Be - responsible for the fail
ure - N individual would be for the sins
be bad committed.
Mr.. Morse Of Massachusetts, also replied
to Mr.. Smith. claiming that the Indian wss
suseeptitis gf elevation by education and
cAf;st.s Atscn-
Mf. heies Il Tennessee made . briei
political speech. ~ y hseh he denounced the
action Of the majority Of the House during
the present Congress. The recent election
had shown that the people had not Endorsed
that action. which had broken down the
ussges and practices of the House And
which had increased the burden of taxi.
ton. Touching upon the silver question,
be said that the people Of the country had
an opinion upon that sabjec. which would
not down even as the dictates of OK Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Grosyenor Of Ohio in replying to the
gentleman, said that the Democratic party
had never dared to take affirmative action,
that party . question upon which il woald
have to take affirmative action. Had the
gentleman from Tennessee Mr.. Pierce
forgotten that the Democratic President
had denounced in uRfeleniipg terms this
whole swindle Of unlimited silver coinage
Had he forgotten that the greatest man in
the Democratic party, the man who had
the ear Of the Democratic party, denounced
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver ~
fraud and swindles
The time had come when every Demo-
era. would 10 what he had done when
Grover Cleveland sent in his first free
trade message, that startled the couasry IS
the letter of the day before yesterday had
startled it, be would come down on his
knees and bow before the superior states
manship and the greater influence aud
power of this man, who dared 10 be honest
At time when fraud and tekikery were the
mask behind which the Democratic party
were skulsing.
General debate being completed. the bill
was read by paragraphs for amendments.
Matters ran along smoothly until about a
third of the measure had been disposed of.
Then Fiihian Of Illinois rAised little
breeze by msking.s motion.to strikerout
the last words of paragraph and sending
TO the clerks desk and asking to have read
nesspsper criticism aniagonistic to the
chipping bill.
Before one sentence Of the article had
been read Payne Of New York raised the
point that the gentleman was not address
ing himself to the question before the com.
niltee. The point OF order WAS sustained
by the chair, whereupon Mr.. Fiihixu took
an appeal and, proceeding to read the same
article, was again called to order.
Breckenridge of Arkansas moved that
the gentleman from Illinois be permitted to
proceed in order, and this being agreed
to, the reading Of the article was recon-
mended.
Of order, which being sustained, the ques-
ton recurreh on the appeal, and the deci-
sion was sustained-69 to Is.
Withou. disposing Of the bill the COM
nlttee rose.
The naval appropriation bill was, on
motion of Bou,elle Of Maine, sent to con-
ference.
The death Of Gen. Sherman was an
nounced. resolutions were passed. CON-
mittee OF seven on The funeral appointed,
and the House adjourned.