Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-24
NC BUSINESS DONE.
TAs House DeYOies -Four Hours 10
Discussion Of Pensions.
APPROPRIATION hill
,,c Red Mans Territory said to he
~rJsancc .and a Pesthouse-
r.Ac building Diiis--Rev. DR.

WASHiNGAONs Aiih 40 ~ FN
,,, a Jew private bills. the House to-day
..srsacted no business. Four hours were
....,,es 10 the discussion. IN Committee
-. tho Whole. OF the general pension Dbl,
q. WAS opposed as a whole by Messrs.
,t.teran DemocraO, Of New York, and
rslbert DemocraO, OF south Carolina
.,5 In mart by Mr.. Wood RepublicaD'.
:, Illinois. a member Of the Committee
f,valld Pensions. Messrs. Smith, OF
,o,biean. ana Kirkpatrick Republican),
-, Kansas. supported the bill. but criti-
go tbe committee for not going further
h, the interests OF the old soldier. Messrs.
w,boney Republlcan), OF New York;
u,hon Republican), OF Pennsylvania, and
stewart (Republican). Of New Jersey. also
,,oke in favor OF the passage Of the bill.
op. motion Of Mr.. Talbert (Democrao,
of South Carolina, a resolution was
..reeB 10. calling on the Secretary OF
s,ste 10 transmit to the House any In
,,rmation in the department respecting
Inc arrest OF Rev. a. ]. Diaz, in Cuba.
Al 3 o'clock the House adjourned until
tomorrow.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Unanimous consent was asked by Mr..
Call 10 have the joint resolution hereto
f,ra offered by him requesting the Presi-
s,rt 10 send ships of war 10 Cuba for
,s. protection of American citizens taken
.r Tor consideration and action, but on
~ appeal Of Mir. Plat (Republican), Of
connecticut, not to press the request at
70 Int. fsVn nit a.
t-5i,n appropriation bill, Mr.. Call said
b. would withhold his request for the
nrssont. but he gave notice that as soon
=. tbe indian appropriation bill should he
SisDosed Of he would move 10 have his
t,tnt resolution taken up and acted on.
M Indian appropriation bill was taken
rr The question was on an amendment,
moved Yesterday by Mr.. Platt Republi-
Fam. of connecticut, appropriating $4,000
~ the Cherokee Qhe Dawes. con mis-
zion and instructing the commission with
rsgerence 10 the breaking up of the tribal
Citations OF the Indians, and 10 the dis
,rlbution Of their lands in severalty. a
r9int OF order against the amendment (as
bejuE general legislation on an appro-
rriation bilD was made, and argued by
Mr George
was criticised by Mr.. Vest, who said that
during his twenty years service in the
Ssnate he must have heard 500 definitions
NJ general legislation" but he had only
Known one Of those definitions to be
frys,allized in the practice Of the Senate,
and that one was that the Senate always
finds what Il does not want TO do to be
general legislation" and vice versa as
a. what II does want 10 do.
INDIAN TERRITORY A NUISANCE.
Proceeding on the main question, Mr..
Vest spoke Of the Indians being allowed
10 constitute themselves a national nui-
sspce." and he described the Indian Ter
ritory as "a pest-house. legally and
morally. within the public domain; as
being a "harbor OF refuge for criminals"
and as having caused a depreciation of
property In the adjoining States by one
third.
The debate was continued at much
length. Mr.. Jones, Of Arkansas, de-
nouncing the rule OF crime and outrages
On the Indian Territory; Mr.. Bate, OF
Tennessee. placing all the responsibility
Tor that state Of things on the "bummers,
.and-grabbers. and thieves" who seek to
rob the Indians. and Mr.. Platt, of Con-
necticut, declaring that more brutal and
savage conditions existed in the Indian
Territory than in Russia, Armenia, or
Cuba. Finally. the whole question was
disposed Il by the Nice-Presidents sus-
tanning the point Of order, and ruling Mr..
Patrs amendment TO be out of order.
The bill was then passed, and a con-
ference with the House was ordered.
The bin, as passed by the House. car
res appropriations amounting to S. 400, AS.
As reported by the Senate Committee on
Appropriations this amount was reduced
90 {7.H3S6-the great item in this reduc-
ton being one Of 81. 10000 for payment
on the Cherokee Outlet purchase" This
item, however. was restored by the
Senate. The three principal items OF the
increase were appropriations of 100000 for
surveying lands in the Indian Territory,
S-1Gs FOR the support Of day and in
custrial schools. and 10000 for school
buildings and sites.
The appropriation for the Indian Ser
gice for the current fiscal year was
E7d27SL The bill for the next year, as IL
passed the Senate to-day, appropriates
byey ye@a00
The sundry civil appropriation bill was
taken Up, and went over until tomorrow.
Senate bills were passed as follows:
Anprogriating $4,000 for a public build
Ing at Nashua. y. H.; $4,000 for a public
building al Salt Lake City. 900 for one
a. Ogden. Utah, and $4,000 for one at
Portsmouth.
After a short executive session, the
Senate. at p. NJ, adjourned until to-
gOYrOw.
There are several other general appro-
Wiau0n bills to be acted on by the Sem
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