Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR TIE INDIANS
The Bill Under Discussion in Com
mittee of the Whole.
80.
ARMY OFFICERS AS AGENTS.
An Amendment Allowing Them
to Be so Detailed Passed.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TIE INDIANS
ARMY OFFICERS AS AGENTS.
HOUSE.,

Inc speaker this morning announced the sp-
Pointment OF Mr. Compton (Md.) as the con-
suinng trustee Of the reform school for boys
In the District of Columbia.
on motion OF Mr.. Smith (Ariz.) o bill was
passed ratifying the act Of the Arizona terri
tofiai legislature making an appropriation for
an Arizona exhibit at the worlds fair.
Inc Rouse then went into committee Of the
Mh0ie (Mr. Bynum Qnd.) in the chair on the
indian appropriation bill.
ARMY OFFICERS AS INDIAN AGENTS.
mr.. Bowers (Cal) offered an amendment au-
ehorizing the President to detail officers Of the
army as Indian agents when vacancy occurred
In any OF the agencies.
Mr.. Bowers, in advocating his amendment,
stated that sooner or later the people would
compel the adoption of the principle involved
tnerein' The officers Of the army were
second 70 no people on earth in the
matter OF integrity and honor. II they
performed the duties of Indian agents
f 1ns INDIANS would DO fairly dealt with. The
Indians respected the officers, and if they were
put IN charge OF the agencies there would be
no more wars.
Mr.. Wilson CWashington) suggested that the
9mcers mad been educated as soldiers, not as
indian agents. and he did not believe they
capacity.
w. Bowers took the opposite view, and con-
tended that army officers would conduct the
agencies much better than they were conducted
az present When the Indian agents got into
.Iou4ie tne army officers were called in to quell
the disturbance
Nh Stockdale (AIiss.) was forciblv
impressed with the propriety Of the amend
meht. Army officers were men who prided
W themselves upon their integrity and honor.
whenever an army officer was in charge Of q
formed.
THE NEW AQUEDUcT.
MIR. Buchanan On. ~ sarcastically inquired
whether the. gentleman referred to the work on
the new aqueduct in the northwestern portion
of the District.
Mr.. Stockdale replied that that was on ex-
ception, but called attention to the fact that
the inquiry into the matter was intrusted to
army officers. If an Indian agent was dis
honest or neglectful no might escape. but an
army officer could not.
Mr.. Picker lSouth Dakota) proposed the
amenament. There was not an Indian that
would consent to have army officers in control
OF the agencies. The consent of the Indians
ought to have great deal Of weight
IN the settlement Of this question The
indian could not be civilized with bayonets,
ana It was demoralizing to both the Indians
and the soldiers to have them thrown to-
gether.
OPPOSED THE AMENDMENT.
Mr.. Brosius CPa.) antagonized the amend
ment. He did not believe that officers could
be detailed to perform these duties without i'm
pairing the efficiency of the army
Mr. Crain (lex. suggested that the officers
might be detailed from Washington.
, Mr.. Brosius thought that it was we'll to allow
the Indian service to remain where it was and
Keep II out OF the hands Of the army and the
politicians.
MIR. Bowers said that the very object of his
amendment was to take the service out of the
hands Of the politicians.
MR.. HoLMAN's AMENDMENT.
Mr. Holman Qnd.) offered an amendment to
the amendment providing that the army off,
GERS while acting as Indian agents shall be un-
der the orders and direction of the Secretary
OF the Interior. Agreed 20.
MIR. Simpson (Kas.) favored Mr.. Bowers
amendment This was the first time he had
ever heard an excuse for the existence Of an
army in this country. Here was proposition
pioyment and proposition to take
political strikers out of Office. He
could not see how the democrats could vote
against it, unless it was that they expected to
control this political force in the future. But
In view OF the dissensions in their ranks and
their inability to:agree on any economic policy
1t was not clear to him that they would have Q
chance to control it.
THE AMENDMENT AGREED To.
Upon standing vote the committee agreed
to Mr.. Bowers amendment as amended-sS
to 40.
Mr.. Picker Is. d. raised the point Of no
quorum.
Mr.. Wilson wash said that there was evil
IDENTIFY quorum present.
THE POINT OF NO QUORUM
The chair replied that there was evidently
quorum present. but that the chair could not
vote them. The gentlemen must do their own
voting Applause on democratic sidel
On a vote by tellers Mr.. Bowers amend