Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-08
AIIiance PILLS Shut Out.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-Senator Sher-
man, from the Committee on Finance,
to-day reported adversely to the Senate
a number of Alliance financial schemes
They included Senator PETERS bill for
paying pensions, setting idle laborers
to work and preventing crime among
the poor and vice among the rich, and
the undue influence of alien labor by
graduated system of income tax, which,
Senator Sherman said, provided
principle of taxation which
it was not in the power of the Senate
to originate. Also Senator Kyle's bill
to repeal the power of the Secretary of
the Treasury to anticipate the payment
Of interest on the public debt: Senator
Calls bill to prohibit national banks
from receiving or paying interest on
deposits made by national banks, and
Senator Georges resolution instructing
the committee to report bill requir
ing the issuing and keeping in circula-
ton Of United States Treasury notes to
the extent Of $40 per capita of popula-
ton.
Senator Morgan offered an amend
ment to his silver resolution, which he
asked should be laid over to be printed,
and it was SO ordered. 1t provides for
the coinage Of gold and silver bullion
on equal terms and the issuance of
Treasury notes against gold or silver
bullion at the option of the depositor
ii the bullion.
The Irdi IN bill was taken UP, the ques
ton being on Dawes motion to strike Gu
the provision for tie 5ss ignmH Mt Ct av3rv
officers as Indian agents, with Hawley 5
amendment that the president may, when
in his opinion it is for ii e good OF the ser
Viee, appoint civilian.
Petdgrew moved to strike all this out
and insert instead an amendment author
izing the president 70 detail army officers
to act as Indian agents at all agencies
where ne shall deem such action for the
good OF the service.
Palmer argued against the policy Of the
house provisions. In the course Of his
argument and Interruptions by other SEN
atoIs he seemed startled and surprised at
learning that there were Indians who
were United States citizens and voters He
was told about the Sisseton Indians in
South Dakota, the Puyal!upps and some
Sax hundred Indians on the reservation
near Tacoma who were citizens and
voters. and Jet had an agent over them.
After hearing thee statements, Palmer
confessed that there were matters beyond
his comprehension, and this was one of
them. To talk about United States citi-
zans having agents over them was 2
startling thing to him. 1t might be
true as matter Of fact, bat it was
startling us a matter Of law. The house
provision was contrary to sound poiiti,
cal principles.
Henderson alluded to the charge that
rancid bacon had been supplied to one of
the IndlHn reservations and complained Of
having O6en misrepresented in the Cal
cago papers. These newspaper articles,
however, had produced one excellent ef-
feet, the writing Of letter by
General Mics to him attributing
the troubles at Rosebud and Pine Ridge
to insufficient food and commencing the
action of Captain Penny IN rejecting the
had bacon. MandGrson read from the
official report of the board Of survey on
the bacon question that the first
lot of 1913 900 pounds was not of first
class quality; that the second lot.
$1,000 pounds, could not be issued in its
entirety because of its rancid and mOIdy
condition.; and the third lot, III, 900
pounds was totally unfit for use.
AT the conclusion of Henderson re-
marks, Dolph moved that the
house Chinese exclusion bill be
referred to the committee on for
eign relations. He said the house
instead Of acting on the senate bill had
passed the Independent measure as if in
tending to prevent any legislation on the
suhjeer. 1t was referred.
The Indian bill was again taken up, and
Cull0m argued against the assignment of
army officers IS Indian agents
Proctor argued in support OF the propo-
sition.
Dawes began an address on toe subject,
aud before It's corclusi n the senate ad-
iourned