Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-28

OF Utah Territory was. after much de-
tate, reduced 10 $1,000 aud agreed to.
on motion Of Sherman, n new SER
Non was Inserted, chnnging the act Of
MAY 1889, 90 as 10 nulhofike the super
inteudent " the mint and the assay
unice nj New York, with the approval
81 the Secretary of the Treasury thut
not otherwi-el ~ receive gold uoin
from any holder thereof In sums ~ NOT
lesa than 5000, AMI delivering In ex.
change therefor gold bap n equal va
Tue, with charge equal 10 the cost "
manufacturing the bais. The bill was
theu passed..
The pure food hill was taken up and
became unfinished bushes.
The Senate went into executive sss.
sion, after which Dawes asked unnni.
nous consent 10 take up the Inaian
appropriation bill. Vance olJectr4,
and Dawe4 then moved TO take ~ tho
Indian bill. The motion was nefcci
10, thus dlsplacing the puru foot bill.
Paddock expressing the opinion that Il
was grvss injustice.
Al the suggestion Of Dawes. unanl.
moue consent was given 10 proceed 10
consideration Of the Huusr bills on the
calendar.
Morrill, tried 10 bring up the House
amendment 10 thp direct tax hili, but
Beffo o'Jected and u went over.
Among the hills passed were tho fol-
lowing Amendment Of various acts
relative 10 immigration, ETC.; 10 amend
the act Of March ., 1859. fog the relief
of certain volunteer ami regular sol
diers Of the late war and Mexican war,
an allowance OF certain claims for
stores and supplies taken aud usod by
tbs United states army, M reported by
the court OF claims under the provisions
OF the Bowman act. Cockrull moved
nn additional amendment to the bill,
Inserting an item Of sl7l, as, Tor the
Choutan claim, In connection with
building an Iron steamer. This wa.
agreed 20, after a long discussion. In
the coursc Of which Plumb said n the
court OF claims were allowed 10 con-
tinuc Its present course Of rendering
Judgments against the government,
the government would have " 20 into
bankruptcy.
The Senate, nj 0 O'Clock, began con.
alteration of the Indian Appropriation
bill. The provision for the purchase Of
irrigation machinery IN Arizona AMI
Nevada for the use " Indian rescrva-
tiona was amended by the addition OF
the States Of Idaho aud Montana.
The appropriation for the support Of
Indian schools was increased from
100000 10 si,OOD,OO0. On motion OF
Dawes the committee amendments re-.
duclng the per capita rate for the sup.
port u Indian pupils from sl87 10 $3.50
was disagreed 10, Dawes explaining
that tho committee had changed it,
views.
Plumb expressed n conviction that
an average of $3.50 a year for Indian
pupils was too much, aud that no per-
manent advantage was derived from
the System OF Indian training which
now cost two millions q year aud
would before long cost ten millions.
lie did not believe II had advanced the
Indians one iota In the path OF civil.
cation. Education Of the Indian
meant nothing bu. refined Ioafcrism.
This reading OF the committees substi-
tute for certain sections having refer.
ence 10 agreements with different
tribes for the ccsslon Of reservation
was proceeded with. In connection
WIN th' thtythhs thA <tfolthut
agreement Plumb offered nm amend.
mcnt, declaring that all lands, In
Oklahoma are agricultural lands, and
that proof Of non.mlneral character
shall not be required NJ n condition
precedent 10 final entry. Agreed 10.
The rats Of interest 10 bc paid the
Slsset0n and wahpeion bands was In.
creased from three 10 i've percent.
A proposition by PottIgrew to reduce
the settlement price OF the Slsseton
aud wahpcton lands 10 .25 per acre,
instead Of $3.50, ~ proposed In the sub.
stitute, was discussed at length. Final
~ II was arranged that the substitute
should DO agreed 10. The Till was re-
ported 90 the Senate and the whole
matter went over until tomorrow.
The Senate then took up the bills on
the calendar, but M no quorum was
present, soon adjourned.