The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-22
LENGTHY DEBATE ON BEEF
An Item on Indian Appropriation Bill
Causes Long Talk.
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION PLANS
Sixteen Populists and Democrats Unite
with Republicans in the House
on the Hawaiian Cable
Measure.
By the United Press.

Washington, Feb. 21.-The Indian APP
preparation bill was considered in the
senate today for about five hours, and
thirteen additional pages of it We're dis
posed of. leaving seventeen pages for
tomorrow. The reason why greater
progress was not made was that q dis
puted item of $685. for beef cattle furn-
ished to some Indians was talked over
for almost two hours: and that the
Indian school question, which comes
up inevitably on every such approprin-
ton bill, was discussed for still longer
period of time. The committee on ap-
propriations had reported an amend
ment to strike out the two items for the
maintenance and education of lndian
children at Hampton, Va, and at the
Lincoln institution. at Philadelphia, on
the ground that these We're denomina-
tional schools protestant and that' as
other UNCONVENTIONAL Indian schop
were to be abandoned. there should ne
no discrimination in favor OF those tWo'
The result of the struggle was, now
ever the defeat of the committeeman
on appropriations and the retention Ill
the bill of the two items FOR those
schools.
Att m. a recess was taken for TWO
hours-the evening session to be for the
consideration of bill authorizing the
issue of bonds to the amount OF $''9oo'-
600 for the extension Of the sewer sys-
TEN of the city of washington Inc
resolution for such recess was antaSo-
nized in the morning hour by Mr. Alien
(Nebraska), who. in the course OF MS
remarks. asserted that the secretary Oh
the treasury had no authority III law
to issue the bonds provided for recent
". that the law under which ne claimed
such authority had been repeated ana
that such bonds if contested IN the
courts. would be held To be VOID. lie
characterized the attempt TO pass Il
silver coinage bill last Tuesday as
mere spectacular performance anu
he read, with much satisfaction some
newspaper intimatiOns naming SEN
ators Teller Rep. Col) and Vest Ooenl''
MOI as accessions to the Populist
party.
Annexation Agitation.
Sixteen Democrts united with the f'e-
publicans and Populists of the mouse
today to sustain the senate amend
nlant to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill which directs the
,presidept- -ss-sv,ntract for the construs-
tion of a cable to the Hawaiian Islands
from the United states. They We're:
Messrs. Bartlett, New York; Camihet'i'
California: Cannon, Callorila'
Cockrell. Texas; English, California;
Geary. California; Harris, Kansas;
Ikirt, Ohio. Livingston Georgia Ma
puire California; McGann. Illinois;
O'Neill. Missouri; Ryan, New YORK;
Shell. South Carolina; Sickles, New
York. and Whiting, Michigan. But they
were not enough altogether to ADOPT
the motion Of Mr.. Hit, Illinois that
the house concur in the amendment,
II being defeated, after an hour ana
n half of debate, by a vote OF lo2 10
ia. and the matter again went to con-
ference.
The discussion was without notable
incident except a significant declafa-
ton by General Sickles, New York,
who declared himself to be an anneXa-
ZIONIST. and said If he could no longer
labor for the progress Of .his country
within party lines he would break them
and go where he could do 80. He had
done this before. and he would do 1t
again were it necessary.
Consideration was begun of the de-
ficiency bill, the last of the general
appropriation measures for the session.
and sixteen pages were passed. Amend
ments were agreed to, giving to the
Field Columbian museum, Chicago,
certain portions of the state depart
ment exhibit at the Worlds fair most
ly duplicates. and appropriating $4,000
for the employment of temporary clerks
in the Office of auditor for the postofiice
department to bring up the business to
date. An amendment was offered by
Mr.. Breckenridge and passed tempor-
arily for argument, to pay $425,000 in
full of all claims. on account of Bering
sea seizures in accordance with the
agreement made Aug. q, 1894, by Secre-
tary Gresham and Sir Julian Paunce.
fote, British ambassador.
Under special order made last week
the house at $3.50 laid aside public busi-
ness and listened to eulogies upon the
life and services of the late Senator
Francis Brown stockbridge, Of Michl-
gan.