Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-28
The San Diego Statesman
Gets In His Work.
He Amends the Indian Appro-
priati0n Bill.
Army Officers Hereafter to Fill the
Posts of Indian Agents.
Bgnum Acting as Speaker Pro tenn. Re.
fuses to Recognize a Czar Reed
0uorum-Other WASH
ington Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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the Indian appropriation bill, authorized
an innovation which, ii concurred in by
the senate, will be of great interest to
Indian agents and officers of the regular
army; an amendment proposed by
Bowers of California being adopted pro-
viding that the president may detail
officers of the army to act as Indian
agents whenever vacancies occur, on
motion of Holman it was amended to
provide that such officers, while acting
as Indian agents, be under the orders
and directions of the secretary of the
interior.
In advocating his amendment, Bow
ers said sooner or later the people would
compel the adoption of the principle in
golved therein. Army officers were sec
ond to no people on earth in the matter
of integrity and honor. If they per-
formed duties as Indian agents, the In
dians would be fairly dealt with, and
there would be no more wars.
Wilson of Washington did not think
army officers would make good Indian
agents.
Bowers took the opposite view AMI
added that when the present Indian
agents got into trouble, army officers
were called on to quell the disturbance.
At this point Holman's amendment
mentioned above was adopted.
Simpson of Kansas favored Bowers's
amendment, and said it was the first
time he had heard any excuse for the
existence of the army in this country.
Here was proposition to put the army
In some useful employment and take po-
itical strikers out of office.
Upon standing vote the committee
agreed to Bowers's amendment as
amended, SO to 40.
Picker of South Dakota raised the
point of no quorum.
Wilson of Washington said there evil
IDENTIFY was quorum.
The chair (Bynum) replied that there
was evidently quorum present, but the
chair couldn't vote them. The gentle
men must do their own voting. ZAP
plause on the Democratic side.
On vote by roll call, the amendment
was adopted-125 to As.
Although it was thus agreed to by the
committee of the whole, Peel OF Ar
kansas gave notice that he would ask
separate vote in the house, on the
ground that this was too important
matter to be legisiated upon without
greater consideration than had been
given it.
The committee then passed to con-
sideration of the clause appropriating
500, 900 for the construction and repair
of Indian day and industrial schools.
An amendment by Lynch of Wiseon-
sin was adopted, providing that all
school houses erected be built on reser-
nr tho Hor nc
practicable.
Reed of Maine advocated PROPOSE
tion increasing by 100000 the appro-
priation for the education of Indians.
The Indian must be educated as a
whole, said he; it is useless to take a
child here and there, and after
educating him send him back to be-
come blanket Indian. There are today
10000 Indian children. The government
is educating 10000, but it is rich enough
to educate all. 1t would be a funda-
mental mistake on the part of the
nation to stop in the work of the educa-
tion of the people of this country, COM
posed of many races. They must be
made one-a race that has some idea of
civilization and progress.
Reeds amendment was defeated.
Pending final action, the committee
arose and the house adjourned.
Before adjournment, Dingley of Maine
presented for reference a preamble and
resolution reciting that the leaders of
the Democratic party had determined,
in order to avoid raising direct issue
ON the principles which separate Re-
publican and Democratic parties in the
approaching presidential election, that
it is necessary to make the people be-
ieve that there is a question at issue
between the two parties as to whether
the appropriations and expenditures
of the government shall be econom-
ieally conducted. The resolution then
goes on to say that these
Bo-called leaders of the Democratic
party, in pursuance of this plan, and in
support of their unfounded charges of
wicked extravaganza against the Repub-
iican congress, and their equally un.
founded claim of superior honesty and
economy for the present Democratic
congress, found it necessary to defer all
appropriations until the second session
OF the present congress, after the presi-
DENTAL election, in order that they may
be able to point during the campaign to
an apparent reduction of appropriations
in support of their charges and claims;
and resolved, that in order to further
LAis piau OF campaign, 1t
is inexpedient to provide for
the construction OF any of the numerous
public buildings which congress in
tends to authorize until the second ses-
sion, after the presidential election shall
have been decided. and the necessity
which, as the Democratic members
seem to think, for pressing a false issue
of economy in lieu of the real issues.
the principles which divide the parties,
shall have passed away.
Resolutions of the Universal Peace
union, protesting against the removal
OF the southern Utes, were presented
for reference.
A bill was passed ratifying the act OF
the Arizona territorial legislature, MAX
ing an appropriation for an Arizona ex-
hibit at the worlds fair.
FREE BINDING TwINE.