The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-14
WASHINGTON June t3

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| m ECOND days debate on tho wool
I'M the senate by Mr. Sherman, who
~ made an earnest Argument
against free wool. as thing that
would result in the destruction of the
wool growing industry OF the country
and would be "the eliminating atroc.
ity of the bill. He declared that the
pending bill ifit were submitted to the
people of Ohio, who We're largely inter-
ested in wool growing would not re-
ceive the support of one.ffth of the
voters.
He was followed on the same side of
the question Ivy senators Duboy,
Stewart. Shoup. Hansbrough and
Mitchell. Mr.. Mitchell demanded for
the wool grower consideration equal to
that given to the wooden manufacturer
whose duties had been cut down be-
tween one half and thirds. DO
with the wool grower" he said mo
worse than that"
After the delivery Of these speeches
discussion was started by Mr.. George,
Mississippi. rs to whether if q duty
were placed on wool ito which he did
not express any oppoEition) compensa-
tory duties additional to those report
ed by the finance committee would
have to be given to manufactur ed
goods. That discussion occupied an
hour and half, and was closed by
Mr.. Frye, Maine, with passionate ap.
peal for protection to American wool
growers
MR.. QUAY is READY.
All the day, Mr.. Quay (Pa.) had been
hcvering about the chamber ready to
go ON with the eighth instament of
his speech whenever the supply of talk
from other senators would fail, Oc-
casionally he crossed over to the Dem.
ocratic side and held conversations
with Mr.. Jones (Ark) and other mem
bers OF the finance committee as if he
were negotiating terms on which he
might be willing to wind up his speech.
Ii that was his purpose it must have
failed for half ar hour before the usual
time of adjournment he resumed and
set out to read another section Of his
apparently endless speech.
MIR. Quay soon yielded the floor to
Mr. Harris, Tennessee, who asked
unanimous consent that after a speech
by Mr. Aldrich tomorrow the further
discussion of the wool schedule should
bs under the fivo minute rule, but it
was announced that Senators Lodge.
Platt and Teller desired to speak to.
morrow on the wool schedule, and did
Y,n Ntstoh n ha utrip ia1 60
minutes.
Finally Mr.. Harris said that he was
raising no question about intentional
delay. The thing which he complained
of was the delay itself. He gave no
tice that he would repeat his +, quest
tomorrow and hoped that it would
meet with better success than it met
with today
The tariff bill was then laid aside
and senate bill was passed to increase
the pension of Joseph w. Fisher, for
merly colonel of the One Hundred and
Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers,
to $j2 Il month.
Mr.. REED on THE RED MAN.
The continued warm weather had a
depressing influence upon the house to-
day, and although the Indian appro.
priation bill was taken up promptly
and held the attention of the commit
tee the whole four hours, but eleven
pages were disposed Of Several slight
amendments were made to the text
chiefly in the way Of increasing ap-
propriations for the support and civili-
- ,,t
event OF the Session was discussion of
the present Indian policy Of the gov
ernmcnt, especially with reference to
the education of the children OF the
red men, in the course of which Mr.
Reed, Maine, made brief speech that
held the closest attention OF the COM
mittee and received Il round of ap-
plause at its close.
In the course Of consideration of the
items for the support and civilization
of Indians, Mr., Smith, Dem,, Arizona).
criticised the attempts to Christianizs
the Indians before cIyilizing them He
said that the children educated at
schools in the east and off the agency
in which their parents resided, went
back home AMI fell into the habits of
their ancestors, and the efforts in their
behalf were practically wasted. Mr.,
Mahon, (Rep. Penua,) stated that the
great majority of the Indian children
educated at Carlisle. in his state, did
not 60 back to their original condi-
tions, either Of residence or life.
EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM,
In the course of his speech Mr.. Reed
said that unqusstionably the education
OF the Indian may be carried to a
point which in individual cases will fit
him for association with the citizens Of
Pennsylvania, or of Maine, or Of Mas
sachusetts. and if he stays with the
citizens of those states ho will un-
doubtedly be very much improved in
his status. and the country will have
the benefit Of now Citizen. On the
other hand. IL no is educated beyond
the reach of the tribe to which he be-
long and goes back TO that tribe he
meets a general principle, not OF In.
dian nature. but of human nature,
which is exemplified among us at all
times aud on all occasions.
Continuing Mr.. Reed said that it
esemed to him that while it may be
proper to to take individuals and edu.
cate them to be distributed among tho
community, 1t is also equally true that
tho best method of reacning the Indian