Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-06
Silver Senators Resolved to
Have Their Say.
An Opportunity Given Them
for Debate.
Morgan Amends His Resolution on
the Coinage Question.
Senator Palmer Surprised That Agents
Arc Kept Over Indian Citizens OF
the United States-Senate
Proceedings.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-As stated by
Senator Teller yesterday in the course
of his colloquy with Senator Sherman,
the silver senators are determined to
express their views upon the subject OF
silver in open senate, and there appears
to be no way to stop them.
When the senate met today. Morgan
offered an amendment to his silver reso-
luton, which was ordered printed. 1t
instructs the finance committee to report
q bill supplementary to the act OF July
IA, 1890, which shall provide for the
coinage of gold and silver bullion on
equal terms as to each metal, and for
the issue of treasury notes
$500, and upon the same terms and con-
ditions as in the act OF 1890, upon all
gold and silver bullion that the United
States may acquire by purchase, and
that any depositor who shall deposit in
the treasury gold or silver bullion in
quantities of not less than 800 in value,
the product of mines in the United
States, which has not been previously
coined, shall at his option receive coin
certificates for the same at the mint
value of such bullion.
The amendment, while not intro
'duced by Morgan with the intention OF
cadsing further debate, according to his
own statement, may still serve for at
least for one day, for the debate the sill
1t would simply be necessary to call up
4hsr Dkh 1nt; ,,,fr
on the subject and proceed to discuss it.
Wolcott, through Teller, has given no.
tice of his intention to speak upon the
in the history of the senate such notice
in effect to an actual order for the sem
ate, and the body has such respect for
the precedent that it would be with
great reluctance that any senator would
interpose an objection to Wolcott' 8
speaking.
The indications are that the senate
will allow the silver senators to express
their views in the form of speeches, but
will Immediately negative motion to
call up any proposition on the calendar
that would lead to vote on the silver
question on it's merits.
CIVIL Ok MILITARY INDIAN AGKNIS.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up, as unfinished business.
the question being on Dawes's motion
to strike out the provision for the as
Bignment of army officers to the duties
of Indian agents, with the amendment
attached to it Gas offered by Hawley)
that whenever the president shall be of
the opinion that the good of the service
specially requires 1T, he may appoint a
civilian.
Pettigrew moved to strike out the
general provision and Hawley's amend
ment, and to insert in lieu thereof the
following: "The president is author
ized to detail officers of the United States
army to act as Indian agents at all
agencies where he shall deem such
action for the benefit of the service"
Palmer argued against the policy of
the house provision. In the course of
his argument, and OF Interruptions of it
by other senators, he appeared to be
startled and surprised by learning that
there were Indians who were United
States citizens and voters. He was in
formed by Pettigrew that the Sisseton
Indians in South Dakota were citizens
of the United States and voters, having
taken their land in severalty, and yet
they had agents over them.
Allen told him how in the state OF
Washington there were 600 Indians on
a reservation Immediately adjacent to
the city of Tacoma, who were citizens
of the United States and voters, con-
trolling in all local affairs, even down to
precinct and county matters.
Palmer confessed that the fact that
United States citizens had agents over
them was a startling thing to him.
1t might be true, as matter of fact.
but it was startling as matter of law.
Manderson alluded to the charge that
rancid bacon had been supplied to the
Sioux reservation. He read an official
report of the board of survey on the
bacon in question, showing that the
first lot, (128,0O0 pounds, was not of
frst-class quality that the second lot,
~, 600 pounds), could not be issued in
its entirety because it was mouldy and
in a rancid condition, and that the third
lot, 12l 900 pounds, was totally unfit
for food.
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Dolph moved that the bill to abso.
lutely prohibit the coming of Chinese
persons to the United States be laid
before the senate and referred to the
committee of foreign relations. He said
the house, instead of acting on the
senate bill on the subject had passed an
independent bill, as if it was the inten-
tion of the house to prevent any legisla-
tion on the subject. The bill was re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
tions.
The question of assigning army officers
to perform the duties of Indian agents
was resumed, and Cullom argued against
the proposition.
Dawes also argued against the propo-
sition, and before he had concluded his
address the senate adjourned.
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