The copper country evening news., 1896-04-21
WORK OF OUR SOLONS|
Proceedings in the National Sen.
ate and House.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.

IL Comes Up in the senate, the Pending
Question Bei"g In Relation To sectarian
sohools-speaker Reed Late In Arriving
at the House for the First Time This
session-New South Wales Aboiishins
Taxes ON Imports.
WASHINGTON, April 2l.-In the senate
Monday the Indian appropriation bill was
taken up on the motion of Pettigrew.
The pending question related to sectarian
schools. Carter had offered an amend.
ment striking out the provision that no
appropriations shall be made to scctarian
scho OILS. PETER offered further amend
ment directing the secretary of the In
terlor to provide temporary schools for
any Indian children cut off from school
facilities by the closing of the secta rian
schools This amendment was adopted.
Cockrell then offered substitute
Tor the entire proposition. The substi-
tute provides for contracts with existing
schools for 1897 To the extent Of % per
cent of the contracts of 1895 1t ad DIS the
following:
And IL Is hereby declared to be the
settled policy Of the government to make
no appropriations whatever for the educa-
tion Of Indian children in any sectarian
school just AS soon as it is possible for
provisions to be made for their education
otherwise, and the secretary of the in.
terror is hereby directed to make such
provisions at the earliest practicable day,
not later than July /, 1928
Western Cherokee Indians.
The further consideration Of the sec ta-
rian school amendments was then de-
ferred owing To the absence OF Carter.
There was "A sharp criticism OF the
amount appropriatlng various sums to
thirteen lawyers in connection with the
settlement with the western Cherokee In
dians. Chandler pointed out the peculiar
features of the proposed payments.
Brown declared that was not only fraud
lent scheme but also a palpable steal
clean and unvarnished."
Palmer also asked for an explanation
of what he thought To be "a palpable
fraud on is face" Gray expressed a
wish to learn the method of arriving at
the value of lobbyists services. Platt
said the lawyer referred TO as a lobbyist,
Mr.. Peabody, had never lobbied day, but
had performed legitimate legal services.
Doings In the House.
For the first time this session Speaker
Reed was late in arriving at the Capitol.
Clerk of the House Mcdowell called the
house TO order and announced that i'll the
absence Of the speaker a speaker pro. tenn.
would be elected. Hull Of Iowa was
unanimously elected and took the chair.
He had been seated but few moments,
laughter and applause, said: The house
will be in order.
Although it was suspension day un
der the rules Cannon, chairman OK ths
committee on appropriations, insisted OF
proceeding with the general dencienc,
bill. and on his motion the house wen
into COMMITTEES of the whole for Its consid
| Grafton This was the last of the regula
appropriation bills
When tho items relating to indemnitie
| TO be paid TO Frederick y. Dawson, VIII
| and daughter for loss of property and In
iurics inflicted In Nebraska, Mercer
| Nebraska called attention to the great Wig
| or with which Great Britain had presse'
| this case, $4,000 having been claimed
| from the state of Nebraska
strange Contract.
lie commended the vigilance OF IN
British government in the protection Q
| her subj cts and said IL was in strang
| contrast with the action of our own gov
| ernmcnt, but he thought the Dawson
were as much TO blame ne the McCartey
in this particular case. 1t was brawl o
| the hi xhway. Hit, chairman OF the CON
tee on foreign aft Iirs, said that the testl
mony showed that the woman had bee
outtngeously maltrcated As resul
of the injuries, the daughter was toda
suffering from chronic epilepsy. Hopkin
thought inasmuch as the Dawson's wei
I'm Nebraska with view OF making
their permanent home, although they ha
not been naturalized, he thought the
should not be permitted to invoke u
protection of the British governmer
after becoming involved In II brawi.