The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-02-18
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
ARGUMENT ON THE DUBOIs-CLAG-
GETT CONTEST.
The House Deyotes the Better Portion
of Its Time Discussing the Indian
Appropriation Bill.
Special to the REcoRp-US1oN.


WASHINGTON, Feb. lin the Senate
this morning, Immediately after the read
ing of the journal, Sherman, from the
Committee on Foreign Relations. reported
back favorahly the joint resolution re-
questing the President to return to Mex
leo two battle flags, now in the museum
of the United States Military Academy,
which were captured by the army of the
United States during the late war with
Mexico. Passed.
Sherman also reported back adversely
the resolution requesting the Committee
on Foreign Relations to inquire as to the
practical acquisition of certain portions
of Mexico, and it was indefinitely post
poned.
Morrill,, from the Finance Committee.
reported bill directing the Secretary of
the Treasury to admit free of duty wreck
age from the ships Trenton and Vandalia,
presented by the United States Govern
ment to the King of Samoa, and to re-
fund SIPS, being the amount of duties
paid thereon to the Collector at San Fran
cisco. Passed.
Bills on the calendar were then taken
uD and acted on.
The one appropriating 100000 for
public building at Boise City, Idaho was
recOmmitted.
The bill for a public building at Helena,
Mont, was recomnitted.
The bill for the payment to William r.
Wheaton, eX-Register, and Chas. Cham
berlin, ex- Receiver of the Land Office at
San Francisco, $500, a portion of the
amount deposited by them in the Treas
ury as fees for testimony taken by clerks
paid by themselves, passed.
The Idaho contested election case was
then taken up. and Gray addressed the
Senate in support of the views of the mi
nority OF the Committee on Elections that
Claggett and not Dubois was entitled to
the seat.
Gray's argument was replied to. and
the title of Dubois to the seat defended bv
Chandler and Palmer. Palmer said, in
conclusion, that he trusted the time
would come when such questions could
not arise, and when the people would
speak directly in the choice of their SEN
atorS.
Without disposing of. the matter the
Senate adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l7-Tmmediateiy
after the introduction of bills and resolu-
tions this morning, the House went into
Committee of the Whole on the Indian
appropriation bill. There was dispute
Immediately over the limitation to be
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kansas and Wilson Of Washington, repre-
senting the majority and minority of the
Committee on Indian Affairs. fayoriDp
restricting to the smallest possible COM
pass, but the Peoples party, speaking
through Watson and Simpson, insisted
on the right to debate the measure. and
discussion began without any Limitation
ordered.
Slockdale of Mississippi criticised
the appropriation for the Indian
school at Carlisle, Pa, character
ling 1t as hundred thousand
dollar folly. He protested against
taking money out of the pockets of his
people to pay for boarding schools for
Indians. They We're as well able to work
as the people he represented. The col
ored people work day after day to furnish
money appropriated for Indians, yet the
United States refused to give the colored
people a dollar for education. He did
not think the schools had civilizing in
f1uence upon the Indians.
Watson of Georgia took advantage of
the latitude of debate to refer to agrieult-
ural and other interests of the country.
He argued that prices of products of the
former had been greatly decreased owing
to the financial laws now in force. He
argued against class legislation, which
was the ruin of the country. He said.
according to the report of the Superin-
tendent of the Census, every man.
woman and child in the land was en-
titled to $4,000, but under the law the
money had been dumped into the hands
of those who had special privileges. For
the last twenty-five years the national
banks had had the peoples money for
per cent, and had been making their
money by lending it to the people TO
whom it belonged at between and 80
per cent. The bankers, manufacturers
and railroads had asked Congress for do
nations. The farmers had asked nothing.
Watson was frequently interrupted by
Funston of kansas-whom he dubbed
Farmer Funston-and the colloquy be-
tween the two gentlemen created great
merriment throughout the House
After further debate, the committee
rose and the House adjourned.