Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
SD CONGRESS-.
Ssnate Busiss Itself With In.
dian Appropriation Bill.
General Dsbate on The Frs Wool Bill
CoHli, ned In House
But will Close With Saturdays Session,
II Being So Ordered.

WAsHIs6ros, April i.--ln the Serate,
= isr.e numaer OF petitions have been pre-
sAnled regarding the closing OF The Worlds
Far on Suaisy. and the prohibition of The
sale If iusoxlcxt Is there.
The isssutoa on the silver question Of
'eiei e.terdsy bF Mo'gsn,.ss laid before
the Sarais by the Viee-pr' dent. Morgan,
sid he wo-ld prefer that they go over
uli MSndSy. Ttey were accordingly Al
loved 10 remain n the iabe
After transaction Of the regular morning
business tie Iaoian appropriation bill Was
taken up. In The d scus.iop involving the
allotment Of isnds In seyefSlty TO the lndi-
aor, Dave, chairman Of the c mpittee on
Itdisn Attire, expressed views rather AT
rssopis ic 10 that policy.
Allotment WAS one hing; inducing the
Iadisn TO become farmer was quite a.
other thing The Iadian knew absolutely
nothing about work bad nothing to work
with. Allotment in such case made toe
last stage Of the Iudisn great deal worss
than the fret. There were lndisns to
whom the lands are allotted in sevsrAlty,
who were In dsplorsbie condition, owing
80 undue zeal 10 carrying ont the ssvefsity
law.
such doctrines from the suiher Of the
Dawes bill, the bill on The subject Of al
io.me Mt Of lands to Indians IN severslIy)
II those views are correct, Dolph suggested
ina; Congress had better repeal the Dawes
till AID say the government would take
care of the Indiaas as tribes, not - iadi-
| vidusl isi d owners.
An amendment eifsred by Villas to IT.
ca bu ada
schovi, led to ihe discussion in which ALI.
so IL, CHAIRMAN of the committee on appro
~ islons c. il cised The Indian commissioner
for vrititg long supplementary letters TO
se nztors fsYUril Z increased appropriations,
instead Of It recommend ,ns them to The com
| miuee.
The sch DOL at Lawrence, Kansas, was the
case in point, the commissioner having
written Perkins fAvoiing m increase from
| xSS, COO to SIPS COO. IL wss discovered ny
| the cjmmitee On sppropritt ons tbst $40. =
| 900 Of that smount expressed in the 1851
| mate IS for "ouihC uses ~ss act TALLY for
| Il erection Of RESIDENCES for the supe in
u lent and some tesch, rs and $1,000 iof
an eli eric plant. Allison stated shat he
| did not like the methods Of the Indian COM
missioner.
/ 6eOtft UkuEt up 'f'f AOI
| Indian schools IT So, 29l 600
Replying to Gsofge'e questions, Dawes
stated hat there were 80. 600 Indians Of
school age. 10000 who scluxlly attended
| 81 mol.
Villas informed Geo,gs that the number
| Of iudisus, when the whites cslne 10 this
| country, vets $50 COO, and the last Ger ,is
showed something over 100000. We ME
spending TINS money because 1t IS the w'ssst
| conomy fol Irselves. IL is not 10 bessow
| upon he IGd,sns an sppr1 pSistion for tdu
| csuon ; 1t Is to remove from among our owe
people one of the greatest dangers 10 cur
society that we have encountered for years.
| We must either kill them or lift them up
| Look al our dealings with the Inoi ans,
| A Day or two since we were told about
millions Of acres of land taken from a
| oudy of Iodians at SIX cents an acre. wine L
| for the same land, At the same moment, 8
private party cffsred S5 an acre. | trust
l that We shall never shrink from The just
| Obligation " hlch rrsis on this nation to Ut al
| generously with these people whose country
we occupy. h5 true way Uf dealing wiki
the Ind,an question lie to educate the young
generation Of Ildisns at whatever cost.
| Han, brough offered an amendment pre-
| vldT Tor cOminlstltn 10 Negotiate WIN
the Turtle Mounain band Of Chippewa H.
disns in North Dskois, for the cession OF
tie right and interest they claim in their
il,rds. Agreed to.
Perkins moved TO increase the item fol-
the Support of Iadisn pupils At Si07 per
81 mum each j. for 'he heating and reTsir'
| of the Iudisn school building at Chloccs,
Iadisn Territory, from s62, ITO to S77. ITO
Agreed TO.
The bill was reported to the Senate from
| he committee of ihe hols.
| DAsts moved to .trike out of the bill
the provision for the assignment of army
| Off .ers 10 duties of Indian agents, but
Consented that the motion should go over
| TIL Mondsl.
The S-n4te, after short executive SEES
zion, 81 ,urned till Monday.