Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-06
senator Morgan Offers an Amendment
10 His silver Reso.
lnilon.
Tue Chinese Exclusion Blll. - Other
Bnslness Transacted by the
Senate.
senator norEan's Amendment 10 M.
silver Resolution.

WAsiiINuruN, April o. Senator
Morgan offered an amendment TO his
silver resolution, which was ordered TO
be printed.
IL inrttucts the finance committee to
report "a bill supplementary to the act
Of July ~, 1890, which shall provide
Tor the gold and silver bullion on euual
terms ~ 10 each metal, and for the
Issue OF treasury nOtes, In denomina-
tions not 10 exceed $500, and upon the
same terms and conditions aA ia the act
OF 1880, upon all the gold and silver
bullion that the United States may nc.
quirc by purchase, anu that any de.
positOr who shall deposit In the treasury
gold or silver bullion 10 quantities Of
not less than 500 In value, the product
Of mines In the United States, which
has not been previously coined, shgllnt
his option receive coin or certificates
for the same at the mint value Of such
bullion.
The Indian appropriation was then
taken up,the question being ON Senator
Dawes motion 10 strike out tue pro.
vislon for the assignment Of army
officers To the duties Of Indian agents,
with an amendment attached 10 Ii
offered by Hnwley, that, whenever
the President shall be Of the opinion
that the good Of the service specially
requires II, he may appoint n civilian.
Senator Pcttigiew moved 10 strike
out Of the general provision Hawley's
amendment, and 10 insert In lieu
thereof the following: The President
II authorized 10 detail officers OF the
United States army TO act ms Indian
agents nj all agencies where he shall
"A afs.l, 10 . A.
service.
Senator Palmer argued against the
policy OF the House provision. In tho
course Of his argument, and OF the In
teITuptlOns OF II by other Senators, he
appeared TO be startled and surprised
10y learning that there were Indians
who were U ni,ed states citizens and
voters. lie was Informed by Senator
pcttigfew that the Sisseton indians In
South Dakota were citizens OF the
United States and voters, having takea
their land In scvernlty, and yet they
had agents over them. Senator Allen
told him how, In the State OF Washing
ton, there were six hundred on q re-
servatlon Immediately adjacent TO tho
city ofTacOna, who were citizens OF
the United States and voters control.
ling In all loca. Affairs, even down TO
the precinct and county matters.
Senator Palmer confessed that the fact
that United States citizens had agents
over them was startling TO him. IL
might be true, ~ matter OF fact, but
II was startling as = matter OF law.
Senator Mandereon alluded 10 tho
charge that rancid bacon had been
supplied 10 tho Sioux reservation. He
read Ill official report Of the board Of
survey on tho bacon In question, show.
Ing that the INIT lot lbs, 900 pounds)
was not ~ this class, and that the sec,
ond lot (27,00O pounds) could not bs
Issued In lts entirety, bccause II wa,
mouldy and In a rancid condition, and
that the third lot (l2l ,OOOl was totally
unfit for food.
Senator Dolph moved that the House
bill 10 absolutely prohibit the coming
Of Chinese persons into the United
States be laid before the Senate and
referred TO the cOmmittee on foreign
relations, He said that the House, In
stead Of acting ON the Senate bill on
the subject, had passed an independent
bill, az II It was the intention Of the
House TO prevent any legislation. The
subject OF the bill was referred 10 the
committee ON foreign sciations.
The question OF assigning army off,
GERS 10 perform the duties OF Indian
agents was resumed, and Senator Cul.
lom argued against the proposition.
Senator Dawes also argued against
the proposition, and, before he con-
oluded his address the Senate ad-
jouTned.