New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-02
THE INDIAN QUESTION IN THE SENATE.

| AMENDMENTS OFFERED TO TTiT BILIr-THE
SILVER DISCUSSION PogPoSED.
Washington. April LII the multiplicity OF pst
lions presented In the Senate index o. popular
feeling public questions, the closing OF the Worlds
Fair on sundays and the prohibition Oi the sale OF
into xcants there all days would seem to take
precedence tariff and silver matters and over all
| the subjects Of legislation which State oranges and
labor organizations take under their special cognizahcs
Senator's from every state In the Union have been
presenting dozens Of these petitions since the be-
ginning Of the session. They come from religious
OF ganizatlons Sabbath schools and plous people
ways In print and in stercotyped form, 50 that Mr.
sherman, In presenting one OF them called attention
to the fact that It old fashioned regular. bona
| Gdc petition written and signed BY some respected
citizens OF an OHIO town, in'imaung that II there
| fore worthy OF attention.
The resolutions on the silver question that were
| offered Yesterday by Mr. Morgan having been laid
before the senste by the Wee President, Mr. Morgan
said that he did not wish to have them taken mp for
action today and would prefer that they should go
over till Monday. They were accordingly allowed to
| remain the table
After the transaction Of the regular morning busi
ness the Indian Appropriation bill was taken up and
| Senators had the opportunity OF Offering amendments
| to II. In discussion that sprung up involving the
allotment OF lands In scvcraty 10 Indians Mr. Dawes,
chairman OF the Committee Indian Affairs ex-
1
Ills idea WAS that preparation for allotment OF lands
! TO Indians in severalty should pecede allotment.
| Allotment one thing, but inducing an Indian
| 10 become a farmer quite another thing The
Indian knew absolutely nothing about work. lie had
| nothing TO work with. lie had seed to put IN his
| land. 10 plough TO plough IT, and 10 show
him how. Allotment In such a made the last
stage OF that Indian great deal than the first.
| There were Indians To whom lands had been allotted
In sevcray and who were in a dcporabc condition,
owing TO undue zeal In carrying the severalty law.
senators apt 10 think that they could enact the
ten commandments that they could enact civilization
by act Of Congress. II they could enact patience
| perseverance,. Kindness and cooperation, aud could
appropriate money enough TO maintain them they would
do far more for the future OF the Indian than in any
other possible way.
| Mr.. Dolpl, who had offered the amendment that
led 20 the discussion, expressed his surprise hear
ing such doctrines from the author OF the Dawes bill
II those views correct Mr.. Dolph suggested that
Congress had better repeal the Dawes bill and say
| that the Government would take OF the Indians
as tribes, not as individual land owners.
| An amendment offered by Mr. Villas 10 Increase The
appropriation for Indian school Icd u discussion
| in which Mr. Allison, chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations criticised the Indian Commissioner fo
writing long supplementary letters 10 Senator'S favor
Ing increased appropriations instead OF recommending
| them TO the committee.
Mr.. Villas said that tho country was spending this
money not because 1t owed II to them, but because
1t was the wiscst economy II is not - hesow uSou