The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-06
IN THE SENATE.
Morgan's Silver Neutrality-suspicious.
Ignorance of the Indian Question.

Morgan's Silver observation-disclosures
Ignorance of the Indian Question.
WAsHINGroN CITY, April SIN the Sem
ate Morgan offered en- amendment to mis-
silver resolutions, which was ordered to
be printed. Ii instructs the finance COM
mittee TO report bill supplementary to
the act of July IA, 1890, which shall pro-
vide for the coinage of gold and silver
bullion on equal terms as to each metal,
and for the issue of treasury notes in de-
nominations not to exceed $500, and upon
the same terms and conditions as in the
act of 1890, on all the gold and silver bull
lion that the United States may acquire
by purchase; and that any depositor who
shall deposit in the treasury gold or silver
bullion in quantities of not less than 500
in value, the products of the mines in the
United States, which has not been previ-
ously coined, shall. at his option, receive
coin certificates for the same at the mint
value of such bullion.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, the question being upon Dawes mo-
ton to strike out the provision for assign
ment of army officers to the duties of in
dian agents, with an amendment attached
to it, as offered by Hawley. that whenever
the president shall be of the opinion that
the good of the service especially requires
it, he may appoint civilian. Pettigrew
moved to strike out of the general provis-
ion Hawley's amendment, and to insert In
lieu thereof the following:
The president is authorized to detail officers
OF the United States army to act as Indian
agents at all agencies where he shall deem such
action for the benefit OF the service.
Palmer spoke against the policy of the
House provision. In the course of his
argument and of Interruptions of it by
other senators he appeared to be startled
and surprised by learning that those were
Indians who were United States citizens
and voters. He was informed by Petit
grew that the Sisseton Indians in South
Dakota were citizens of the United States
and voters, having taken their land in
severalty, and yet they had agents over
them.
Allen told him how in the state of Wash
ington there were 60) Indians on the
Puyallup reservation, Immediately ad-
jacent TO the city of Tacoma, who were
citizens OF the Unned States and voters.
controlling in all local affairs. even down
TO precinct and county matters.
Palmer confessed that the fact that
United States citizens had agents over
them was startling to him. 1t might be
true as a matter OF fact, but it was startling
rs a matter of law
Henderson referred to the charge that
rancid bacon had been supplied TO the
Sioux reservation. lie read an official re-
port of the board OF surveyors on the ba-
con in question, showing that the first lot
tt2s,0O pounds) was not of this class; that
the second lot (27,00O pounds) could be is
sued in its entirety because it was moldv
and in rancid condition, and that the
third lot (l2l, 900 pouuds) was totally unit
for food.
Dolph moved that the House bill 10 all
solutely prohibit the coming of Chinese
persons into the United States be laid no.
fore the Senate and referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations. He said tho
House, instead OF acting on the Senate
bill ON the subject, had passed an indie
pendent bill, as If it was the intention of
the House TO prevent any legislation on
the subject. The bill was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
The question of assigning officer,
TO perform the duties of Indian agents
was resumed, aud GALLON argued against
the proposition. Dawes also arrued
against the proposition, and before he had
concluded his address the Senate adj
journed.
The statement was made in debate that the
Sioux war OF 1920 was caused by Armour send.
Ing ont leo.c0 pounds q. rotten bacon, which
CIVILIAN Inspector Cox hAd accepted for the in
terror department; that Captains Penny. OF tho
sixth infantry and Leroy Brown. of the Elev-
enth infantry. refused 20 accept this bacon for
the indians because II was not III for any human
being TO eat; thar Commissioner Morgan was
ordered 10 send 81 inspector out 70 the sioux
reservation TO exSIaIus the meat, and that he
sent the same man. Cox, who had inspected IL
IN chicago; that Cox examined it when the
Thermometer was - degrees below zero and re-
ported that II wKs all right Then the two
1hcers mentioned were ordered 10 issue the
bacon "a the Indians anyway. but refused and
appealed 20 the secretary of the interior, "TbiS
iuiustics and robbery, for the Indians were
robbed said SSnstor Maniersou. caused tn,
aatlc ot Wounded knee and the precedent and
subsequent killings OF and by the sioux"
The fuysiiup Indian Riiis.