The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
HE DOOMED M'KINLEY
BOLD STROKE by REPRESENTATIVE
WILSON FOR OHIO's CANDIDATE.
Politics I'm the House-Indinn ApprO-
priation Bill Acknowledgement
News of the Capital.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Again to-day
the Hous attended strictly 10 business.
The conference report on the diplomatic and
consular bill was agreed to: the Senate
amendments to the pension bill were sent
to conference, and the Indian appropriation
bill was taken UP. The latter bill carries
$780, 95, or $l2. 792 less than the law for the
current year. In connection with a prop
osition to increase the salaries of Indian
inspectors from $500 TO $1,000, the salaries
fixed by law tthe bills of the last two years
have only appropriated $500 each for these
salaries), both Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Ding
ley, the Republican leaders on the floor, APP
pealed to the majority, in view of the sit
uation of the treasury, to keep down ex-
penses and refuse to take a step in the d.
rection of increased salaries. But their APP
peals were in vain and the action of the
committee on Indian affairs in restoring the
salaries was sustained-Sl TO SO.
Mr.. Allen presented a memorial from
Utah. praying for the annexation to Utah
of that portion of Arizona Territory lying
north of the. Colorado river. A bill was
passed granting railroad companies in the
Indian Territory additional powers 10 Sc
cure depot grounds.
During the consideration of the Indian bill,
Mr.. Little made a speech OF an hour in IA
vor or changing the conditions existing in
the Indian Territory in order to secure the
tights OF TIE lfluldIS lHtTt- Tie utcldTcd. that
the Dawes commission had only told half
the truth.
Mr.. Wilson, IN reply to Mr.. Little. said that
the trouble with the proposed reforms in
the government of the Indian Territory was
that the Indians themselves had not been
heard.
During Mr.. Wilson'S speech a diverting
incident occurred. He was criticising the
"iimsy'' tariff bill passed by the House.
fashioned protective tariff measure A
rounH Of ppn1hliean anplanSp greeted this
Wilson. that the reports that the great
advocate Of protection has. taken a back
ward step are false. Mckinley stands TO
day where he has always stood"
BY this time the House was interested,
and Mr.. Dinsmore raised a laugh by NOV
ing that the time of the nominating
speeches be limited.
Mr.. Wilson, however. succeeded. despite
the good-natured efforts of the friends OF
other candidates to prevent il, in having
McKinley's Chicago speech read at the
clerks desk. Several times the words were
applauded. There was an especially enthu-
siastic demonstration when the sentence was
uttered: 1.-The fight will go on until the
American system is everywhere recos-
nized."
Mr.. Flynn, the Oklahoma Delegate. moved
to strike out the appropriation of $l5, 900 for
five Indian inspectors, whom Mr.. Flynn
termed "Hoke Smiths personal body
guard"
Mr.. Dockery moved. as an amendment, to
reduce the salaries of the inspectors to
$500 each. the amount of the salaries fixed
in the current appropriation law. The mo-
ton was defeated. The committee rose
with the Flynn amendment still pending.
AT $40 %. m. the House adjourned.