New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-22
HOUSE LEADERS DEFEATED
FIGHT OVER THE INDIAN APPROPR1A-
TON BILL.
A PROPOSITION TO REDUCE THE SALARIES OF IN
sPECToRs REJECTED-MUCH BITTER FEEL

A pRoposrrION TO REDUCE THE SALARIES OF IN
sPECroRs REJECTED-MUCH BITTER FEEL
ING MANIFESTED IN THE DEBATE.
WASHINGTON Feb. 2l-The utmost efforts In the
House to-day of Messrs. Dlngley Cannon and other
leaders OF the Republicans were unavailing 10 re-
verse the defeat sustained yesterday In the refusal
of the Committee Of the Whole 10 reduce the
salaries Of Indian inspectors from s3W" 10 WOW
wear. When the consideration of the Indian Appro-
priation bill was resumed Mr.. Grow N'ep., PENN
moved 10 make the salary 90 900. and against that
proposition Mr.. Crisp Dem., Ga) raised point Vi
order that 4, changed existing law A ceoate en-
tending over two hours followed CHAIRMAN fayhe
(Rep ~ ~ at the close overruiing the point III
tho course of the discussion much bitterness OF eX-
press,on was shown, Mr. Hopkins dIep., ln) speak
ing of Mr. Crows motion as the result of inspira-
+ion he would not name, but manifestation OF
fractional opposition to the Indian committee
Mr. Grow changed his amendment to make the
salary s. 500 but again the Committee OF the "hoie
sustained the Indian Committee and voted against
the reduction.
n, no,n,s q. order made by Mr.. Cannon (Rep,
III, that they were new legislation. propositions
were stricken out authorizing the Secretary OF the
Interior to pay the expenses OF the ihuiah IL"
snectors while they were located In "ashheto
and to create the Office Of superintendent or rriga-
t,on The appropriation of $4,000 TO meet the ex-
,,ersss Of the Board of Indian Commissioners,
-vh,ch has been In every Indian bill for tweny-six
wears and which the committee omitted from the
draft Of the bill, inserted on motion OF MI NC
Call (Rep Mass) supported by Messrs Bartlett
Fischer and Qugg, Of New-forK. HAVING COM
pleted only ten pages or the Dill III '"o u"''' '''
committee
IN tina morning hour Senate amendments TO the
Military Academy Appropriation bill were agreed
to and the following Senate bills were passed. 10
amend Section 5.29i r. s., so as to empower the
Secretary OF the Treasury remit or mitigate Tor
prln nc "a
penalties; 10 amend the law regulating the es'ao-
lishmept of hnal proof In timber culture entries.
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL
The Indian Appropriation bill was taken up In
Committee OF the Whole, the pending question being
the amendment offered by Mr.. Flynn Rep.' OKia')
70 strike out the item apropriating N5'Uo Tor the
salaries Of the five Indian inspectors
Mr. Grow (Rep, PENN moved TO reduce the ap-
preparation for salary from 5000 to 5000
To this Mr. Crisp Dem. Ga.) raised the point OF
order that It was obnoxious to the rule forbiddng
the incorporation of legislation changing existing
law in appropriation bills. BY an amendment put
In the first section of the bill yesterday. the sums
named In the blu be accepted In full compen-
saon for the services rendered, and any change OF
salaries under that condition was change OF law,
for without It the incumbent of any office the salary
of which was so reduced could sue for the difference
and recover judgment for the amount
Mr. Barrett Oep. Mass) sarcastcaiy depiored
the FREQUENT references made In the debate to the
inability Of the Treasury TO pay the salaries pro-
ytded by law He had the best authority for saying
that the Secretary Of the Treasury not only had
abundant funds from which to pay all legitimat lie
expenses Of the Government, but so much indeed.
that he had only day before yesterday presented
TO j. Plerpont Morgan and his associates OF New
York the sum OF s20SiiO belonging to the people of
the United States At that time. Mr.. Barrett said,
there was something 100000 of bonds OF the
recent issue defauted. For these bonds competing
bidder in Boston, who had secured some Of the
bonds under another bid. had offered 10 pay an
amount in excess OF the bid Of J. Pierpont Morgan
for the same bonds by the sum mentioned. And yet
the bonds given TO Mr.. Morgan, thereby de-
prylng the Treasury OF s2B,4io which otherwise
would have been placed there for the uses OF the
Government.
WARNING FROM MR. GROSVENOR.
Mr. Grcsvenor Rcp. Ohio) discussing the point
Of order warned gentlemen on both sides Of tho
chamber that the people Of the country had theii
eyes on this Congress. and one thing they were
looking at II for particularly was TO see whether oil
not Il increased salaries or made new Offices. Fol
one he proposed to make record that should be
known to all mankind against any increase in sal
Aries in this year OF depression. These salaries