The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-02
CAPT. PRATT A LOSER.
The House Votes to Cut or His AL.
lowance OF ST. 900.

The House Votes to Cut or His Al
lowance OF $1,000.
WASHINGTON. March LIN the House
this morning Mr.. Dockery of Missouri,
from the committee on appropriations, re-
ported the District OF Columbia appropria-
ton bill. 1t was referred to the committee
Of the whole.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, with Mr.. Bynum of Indiana in
the chair. on the Indian appropriation bill.
The pending amendment to strike out the
clause appropriating $1,000 for an annual
allowance to Capt. Pratt OF the Carlisle
Indian school. was passed over for the
present This was done at the request of
Mr.. Beltzhoover of Pennsylvania, who said
that he was satisfied that Capt Pratt had
never uttered the charges that were
attributed to him.
Mr.. Joseph Of New Mexico succeeded In
having adopted an amendment increasing
by $1,000 the appropriation for the Indian
school at Santa Fe. N. NJ
After several other attempts had failed
the committee required to the Mansur
amendment, striking out the annual allow
ance OF Capt Pratt Of the Carlisle school.
TELEGRAM FROM PRATT.
Mr.. Wilson OF Washington sent to the
clerks desk and had read a telegram from
Capt. Pratt saying that he had been in
correctly reported. What he had said was
that the Catholics got more than double as
much OF the Indian school appropriations as
all the other denominations COM
bined; that they maintained a
powerful lobby in Washington and
manipulated politics to accomplish their
purposes. These" continue Capt. Pratt,
le<e
ing whatever on individual members of
congress, much less on Mr.. Mansur, il whose
general view concur" This telegram was
not more satisfactory to Messrs. nlansur
Stocksle of. Mississippi. and Pendleton of
West Virginia than had been the alleged in
terview with Capt Pratt. which brought
him into question.
HIS ALLOWANCE CUT OFF,
The motion to strike out Capt. Prattis
annual allowance of 81, 900 was agreed to by
vote of SO TO 81. and the committee rose
and reported the bill to the House.
/ The previous question having been or
dered Mr.. Pickler of South Dakota de-
manded a separate vote on this amendment
providing that when vacancies shall here
! after occur in Indian agencies they shall be
| filled by army officers detailed for duty by
the President The amendment was adopted
| by vote Of 142 to 81.
Inc Dill was then passed.
| Mr.. McMiliin, from the committee on
ways and means, reported the free wool
bill, which was referred to the COMMITTEES
OF the whole, together with the views OF
the minority presented by Mr.. Burrows Of
Michigan. Mr.. McMillin stated that it had
been the intention Of the committee to call
this bill up for consideration during the
latter part OF the week, but that owing K
the illness Of Chairman Springer he would
not call it until next Tuesday.
Mr.. Bryan OF Nebraska and Mr.. Turner
or Georgia respectively, from the same
committee, reported bills for the free entry
of binding Irvine and cotton bagging and
ties. which were referred TO the COMMITTEES OF
the whole, and leave was granted to Mr.
| Payne of New York and MFR. Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania to present the views of the
minority on these measures O.
The House then adjourned.