The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-11
SOLONS or THE NATION
Lengthy Debate Concluded Upon the Sub
lect Known as the "FIlIed Cheese BILL"
AGITATING ANEW THE MAVERICK CASE.
An Interesting Discussion ON the APP
preparation of Money for Educn.
tinn In sectarian Schools The
Question OF Indians SurrendcrinE
Their Reservations Coast Dcfenses

Washington, d. c.. April 1O.-(Senate)
Mr; can inquired of the chairman of the
Judiciary Committee whether that COM
mittee had made any progress In the
consideration OF the matter heretofore
referred to 1t, as to the legislation neces-
sary to restrain United States courts In
cases OF contempt. He made the in
quiry. he said ut the request OF Eugene
V. Debs. and the leaders of the labor
movement in the United States.
Mr.. Hoar. chairman of the Judiciary
Committee. stated in reply that the mat
ter had been referred to Senator Hill a.
a subcommittee, who had undertaken
to make a careful collection of the laws
on the subject and to prepare a meas
ure for the committee. A carefully
prepared bill on the subject had been
introduced yesterday by another mem
Der of the committee, Mr.. Thurston
The mSttes' had therefore not been
overlooked. The committee was dealing
with 1T as rapidly as the nature Of the
case admitted.
How soon the matter would be ripe
for a report by the committee was a
question that could be answered by Mr..
Hill only, who was not present
n JOINT resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Call In reference to the imprison-
mcnt of Mrs. Maybrick In England. 1t
declares that the people of the United
III her sunerinE under a sentence of life
Imprisonment at hard labor" that they
all believe in her Innocence" that she
was unfairly convicted before a pre-
siding judge, whose harsh rulings were
caused by demented mind, almost bor-
derlng on Insanity" And 1t requests
the President of the United States to
communicate the resolution TO the Gov
ernment of Great Britain.
AS soon as the resolution was read.
MIR. Sherman. chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, rose and said,
with every appearance of annoyance:
Let that joint resolution be laid on
the table. 1t ought not to be intro
duced. l happened to be in England at
the time of the trial. There was a
great deal of difference of opinion on
the question whether she ought to be
convicted. But. certainly, II is sub
ject over which the Senate of the
United states has no Jurisdiction
move that il be laid on the table,
Let it lie on the table for the pres
ent." AIR. Call pleaded. letting it lie on
the table being entirely different I'm
Senate practice from having II lay on
the table. II should like" Mr.. Call
continued. ito have the Senate vote up
on it,"
Well" said Mr. ;nerman. relenting,
let ii go to the Judiciary Committee"
Mr.. Hoar, chairman of that commit
tee. indicated his desire that no such
reference Of the resolution should be
made and remarked that motion had
been made 10 lay ii on the table.
Mr.. Sherman took back his suggestion
and renewed the motion to lay the joint
resolution on the table
Mr.. Call demanded the yeas and nays
on that motion and said that he would
be glad To hear what reasonable OBJ
lection there could be To the reference
of the joint resolution to the Judiciary
Committee
Air. Sherman again yielded with the
remark that he was perfectly willing to
have the Joint resolution referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
That is an ask" said Mr.. Call,
and the joint resolution was then re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Indian appropriation bill was
then taken up, the first sixty pages
having already been disposed of. ex-
cept as to the reserved amendments.
The bill having been read In full the
Senate proceeded to act on the reserved
amendments. The first of these was one
offered bS Mr.. Cannon, of Utah, to in
sert prOviso that majority or the
members of any beard or commission
TO negotiate with Indians for a surrender
of their reservations. shall be appointed
from the bona fide residents of the State
or Territory in which the reservation is
located
The amendment gave rise to long dis
cuss!on.
Mr.. Chiffon of Texas. argued against
the amendment. because. among other
things. II was an interference with the
constitutional rights of the President
on the question Of appointments.
Mr. Cannon intimated that an .areu-
ment in support Of proposition to over
step State lines. should not come from
Southern Senator. and me criticised
the Interior Department for Its course
in relation to Indian affairs.
Finally the whole committee amend
men. for the appointment of commits
sion to negotiate with the Uncompahg hgre
Indians for the surrender OF their resar-
walton in Utah. was ruled out of the
bill on poit of order. carrying Mr..
Cannons amendment with It,
The subject Of Indian schools then
came up. Mr.. Carter moving to strike
out of the clause which appropriates
$l135, 900 for Indian schools the decIara
tion that no part os the money shall
be paid for education in sectarian
schools.
y long and interesting discussion fol-
lowed upon this motion
There was almost a unanimity Of SEN
timent against sudden change of sys-
tenn from contract schools to government
schools. and there was an almost equal
unanimity in favor of such gradual
change as would not do injustice either