The state chronicle., 1892-04-07

resolutions offered yesterday. This
being done and the amendment being
thus placed on the calendar subject to
be called up for discussion at any time.
the Senate went back to the much
delayed Indian appropriation bill. Mr..
voorhees, addressed the Senate in favor
OF the army control amendment to the
bill. lie vigorously attacked the civil
administration of Indian affairs and fire.
quently referred to memorandum he
held in his hands, which led Mr..
Dawes to inquire: "Who is thaememo
'randam from?"
Mr.. Voorhees, at is from me-"
Mr.. Dawes-'I did not know
whether you could give authority for
it,"
Mr.. VOORHEES, can, for every
word of it, if it becomes necessary"
Subsequently Mr.. Voorhees, said he
would pledge himself with the knowl-
edge he could produce to
overwhelm the Indian management
with proof of false weights, rotten
meats and every kind of mismanage
ment, and that was the reason he fa-
vored a transfer to the army. Mr..
Higgins, of Delaware, announced his
intention to change his vote and sup.
port the change to army officers, being
induced thereto by the facts as to
Indian management stated by the
Senator from Nebraska, Mr.. Mander-
son. MIR. Allison remarked that these
same facts confirmed him in an
opposite opinion. Mr.. German, in a
vigorous speech, denounced the pro-
posed change from civilian army Off
GERS as an assault upon our institu-
tions and upon the people of the
United States. He condemned with
out stint the ''shoulder strap system of
civil government. Mr.. Cock
rell disagreed with the dis
tinouished gentleman from Maryland,
and favored the change, because he be-
lieved it would be best for the Indian,
best for the white man and it would
save money for the taxpayers. The
motion to strike out was lost by 25
yeas to 2S nays, so the House amend
ment for the detail of army officers is
retained. The bill with some unir.
portant further amendments was final
ly passed and at 5 p. m. the Senate
went into executive session for few
minutes and adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The following measure was passed:
Resolution inquiring whether the Post
master General directed the payment
of the expenses of the convention of
postlnasters recently held in Washing
ton, and il SO, by what authority. Con
trary to expectation, an amicable ar
rangement was reached as to the limit
of time for the consideration of the
tree wool bill, and the clouds of yester-
day disappeared. Mr.. McMillin moved
to 90 into committee of the whole on
the bill and consented to limit the de-
bate to one and a half hours and the
time to be equally divided, and asked
Mr.. Burrows to accept it as fair com,
promise, which was agreed to. The
House then went into committee of the
whole { Mr.. Blount, of Georgia, in the
chair), the pending motion being that
of Mr.. Burrows to strike out the word
"wools." This was naturally rejected
Mr.. Otis Farmers Alliance) of Kan
sas, moved to strike out the first section
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, opposed
the bill. Mr.. Lind, of Minnesota
spoke in similar way and said he be-
lieved in equal protection to all. Mr.
Lanham, of Texas, favored the bill
but he advocated a more comprehen.
sive measure. Mr.. Babbitt, of Wis
consin, favored the measure. Mr.. Nc
Keighan, of Nebraska, made pointed
speech favoring the measure, because
it proposed to place manufac,
tured goods on the free list
and abrogated odious specific duties
Mr.. J. d. Taylor. Of Ohio, and Mr.
Dingley, OF Maine, opposed the bill.
) Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, in charge
of the bill, said that by this bill an op.
portunity was presented to the people
to relieve themselves Off great burden
Let him who would 90 back to his
constituents and say that he had voted
to keep tariff on wool at nearly 1OO
per cent. Applause on Democratic
, side All the amendments submitted
bp the Republicans to the first section
) of the bill were voted down and the
committee proceeded with the second
section. Mr.. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, demanded the bill and while il
was not all that he could desire, yet il
was a long step in the right direction
: Mr.. Milliken, of Maine, opposed the
: bill. Mr.. Boutelle, of Maine, opposed
the bill and defended the system Of
-, protection. Mr.. Mallory, of Florida
favored the bill and opened his remarks
by the quotation "Nero fddled while
Rome burned" and said that the Re
publican party had been indulging in
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