The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-24

that I announced that was friendly to a
pooling bill that would be fair and just to
the railroads and the people,. but intro
duced 1t as introduced hundreds of bills.
and was not committed to any single pro-
general genera idea Early a,1's in the present ses-
sion the Democratic caucus decided on an
of1icer of that body, have endeayored to
carry out its decree, which not only pro-
vided what measures were to be consid-
were to be considered"
Mr.. German then gave the order. which
was: First. the Nicaragua bill; second, any
financial measure which might be reported
by the finance committee; third the pan ann
over and above i everything els else and fifth
the territorial admission bills. The pro
gramme had, he said, been interfered ss VIII. d
which had precpitated financial discus
sion.. which had consumed fully ten days
he declared ' he had ads struggled to prevent in
order to keep the appropriation Dill TO me
front and thus make time Tor t haa pre
tested against the taking up of the Jones
silver bill TO illustrate this point, and as
serted that the appropriation committee
has been practically paralyzed by the vote
to take up that bill. Changing the line OF
Of of the 'i best friends he had were among the
great railroad magnates OF the country,
and he then told how he has been imp % :.
Mr.. Chandler. deprecated the disposition
among the Senators to impute motives to
with any measure. He then discussed the
bill on its merits, asserting that the rail-,
road managers haa demanded .naf fr one t n,..
House. He took especial exception to the
first section and predicted that 1t wau 10
any other Congress.
FIGHT ABANDONED BY BUTLER
Mr. Butler abandoned his fight with an
impassioned reply to Mr.. Chambers as
pensions about the railroad lobby. No
lobby has any terrors for an honest man,
he declared. II have always encouraged
information from that or any other source
on great public question. and on this
bill have been very glad to receive sug-
gestions from American citizens interested
in transportation" Mr.. Butler resented Mr..
Chambers reflections on the integrity of
the railroad men of the country. Mr.
Chandler, he said, proceeded on the as
sumption that every man connected with
the roads is a thief. He denounced that
view as a slander.
After the conclusion of Mr. Buffers re-
marks the Senate went on with considera-
ton of the Indian bill. and Mr.. Cockrell
| gave notice that he would move later to
| take up the sundry civil bill.
Mr. Vests amendment abolishing the Of
fce OF superintendent Of Indian schools was
| An amendment was offered by Mr.. Petit
grew, and adopted, providing for the EN-,
ployment of Indian girls as matrons and
boys as farmers at agencies.
| Mr. Hill offered an amendment, which was
ruled out on point of order raised by MIR.
| Cockrell, and later Mr.. Hill gave notice
| that he proposed to have fair play in the
discussion of all other appropriations. las
| far as am concerned, L propose to have
the rules administered inpartially. and /
shall insist that all amendments like those
offered by the committee on appropriations
| shall be considered he said.
The Senate adopted an me1dment offered
by Mr.. Pettigrew providing that agency
farmers shall be appointed from the State
or Territory in which the agency is located,
and shall have resided there for at least
five years.
Mr.. Hill offered an amendment appro-
priating 100000 to purchase from the Og-
den Land Company all its rights and in
terest in the Cattaraugus and Allegheny In
dian reservations in New York. Mr.. HilTs
amendment was adopted and the Indian bill
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Cockrell the sundry
civil bill was taken up and then informally
| laid aside
| Mr. Pettigrew offered resolution pro-
viding that out of respect to the memory
| of the late Frederick Douglass his re-
mains be permitted to lie in state in the
Capitol rotunda tomorrow. Mr.. Pettigrew
asked immediate consideration of the reso-
luton, but objection was made by Mr.. Cor
man and it went over.
In accordance with a special order the
Senate then listened to euogies on the
death of the late Representative George
B. Shaw. of Wisconsin. Remarks were SUBJ
mitted by Messrs. Villas, Burrows, Blan-
chard, Gallinger and Mitchell of Wisconsin,
and at the conclusion the Senate, at GAG
D. m. adjourned.