The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-17
HARD ON SECRETARY SMITH
Congressman FIynn's Resolu-
tons of Inquiry
As to the AllotYens of Lands In Okla
hoHa Territory Acoordipg TO Agree
dnt between the wichita Indians
anH United States Oomuatssioners-rhe
Secretary OF tho Interior Alleged to
Have Failed in Ris Duty.

iDgs In the House was enlivened by Mr..
Flynn, delegate from Oklahoma, who
offered the following resolution:
"Whereas, By act OF Congrers, ap-
proved March Q, 1895, an agreement be.
tween the Wiohits and affi,isted bands
OF Indians In Oklahoma and United
States commissioners was duly ratified
and provision made for the allotment of
lands therein to tho Wichita Indians
and opening the surplus lands, after
allotment, TO homestead settlement, and
whereas the Secretary Of the Interior
has wholly failed to appoint agents to
allot aaid lands as. provided in said sct.
therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Interior Ia hereby directed, If not in
compstibale with the public interests, to
report 70 the House, first. the reasons
and causes operating, II any, to delsy
the appointment OF alloting agen ss and
the allotment OF said lands. Second,
whether any of his connections or rels-
tions, by blood or marriage, are acting
as attorneys for said Indians, or any
party or parties interested in delaying
the open OF the preservation to settle
ment.'f
The Democrats were not disposed TO
raise any objection to this resolution of
inquiry, but Mr.. Flynn, after consent
for Its consideration had been secured,
began an attack on the Secretary of the
Interior which called for vehement pro :
test from Mr.. Cooper, of Florida, who
maintained that Mr.. Flynn's language
towards the Secretary was disrespeot-
full. This incited Mr.. Flynn to renewed
attack. At the conclusion of his
speech, however, he called the previous
question, thus shutting off the possibil-
the Interior.
Mr.. MCMILLAN (Dem., TENN thought
It was not drawn in the usual form.
While examining it Mr.. Flynn called
out: 1T don't affect any of your i'm
portations into Oklahoma"
VI don't make importstions," replied
Mr.. McMillan sharply.
"Well, Hoke Smith does for you," re-
turned Mr.. Flynn.
MIR. Mcmillan protested that this was
not an OCCASION for levity. He pointed
out theAefeot In the bill.
Mr.. Maddox (Dem., Ga.) WAS at first
disposed to object to the resolution,
but finally withdrew his obieotion.
Mr. Flynn then made brief explana.
ton of the purport of the resolution.
he declared that agents required by law
to be appointed had not been approved.
ut Is a well-known fact" said he,
that Hose Smith has a lot of rela-
tions who are profiting by the DELAY in
this matter. They are acting es at
torneys for the Indians"
His attack on the Secretary of the In
terror was bitter. He said among other
things that he had seen to-day q con-
tract by which man was to receive
$1,000 If he could prevent Secretary
vi Inn
Mr.. Cooper (Dem., Fla.) took up the
cudgel on behalf OF Secretary Smith.
He denounced Mr.. Flynn's extraordi-
nary speech. "Usually," said he, "the
gentleman from Oklahoma exhibits the
proper ideas Of decency in addressing
the House, but he hes to-day sadly
failed" He protested that Mr.. Flynn
had INDUCED in language concerning a
member OF the Cabinet unbecoming az
member of the House, and eulogized
Secretary Smith as 8 man who stood as
high before the the American people as
any man on the floor.
Mr.. Flynn replied to Mr.. Cooper with
some temper. He admitted that he had
feeling In the matter and explained the
cause OF 1t In his trip to Washington
last sp.ing. He had come $500 miles
to see the President and find out why
Secretary Smith had not complied with
the law. He had written Mr.. Cleveland
for an interview and after brief re-
spouse from Privste Secretary Thurber
mad waited In vain for g week to see him.
He had appealed to Secretary Smith and
the commissioner OF the general land
OFFICES, but to no avail
Mr.. Flynn then demanded the previ-
GUS question and the resolution was
adopted without discussion.
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