The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-24
TNDr4N APPROPRIATIOSs.
The Amended senate Biil Ordered To
Conference Committee.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 23.-
Unanimous consent was asked by Mr.
Cali TO have the joint resolution hereto
fore offered by him requesting Tie FIes'-
dent 10 send ships of war to cuba lor
the protection of American citizens, taken
fp Tor consideration and acuon, puL' Oh
tie appeal OF Mr. Plat tRepJ, OF ,viL
nccticIt, not TO press the request a. ','S rs
time, and not 10 interfere Win tbe a.,
dian appropriation bill, Mr.. Can sdlu nc
would withhold his request Tor the Sico-
ent, but he gave nolcc tuat ~ SUN -
the Indian appropriation piil shail ~ ~
posed OF he viii move 10 nave ms JOINT
resolution taken ~ and acted on Inc
Indian appropriation bill was then taken
up. - -
The question was on an amendment OF
Yesterday by Mr.. platt lkcp.), oil NOhht'-
lieut. aDDrOpriatiug $Ju,V,O TOR the thet-
okee One Dawe) Commission, anu IN
structing the commission with reieiehSc
TO the breaking up OF the trlpal ieii1loilS eS
OF the Indians and to the distribution OF
their lands iu seyeralty. point OF oIu't
against the amendment las being Bcnei"I
legislation on an appropriate piiJ ""S
made aud argued BY Mr.. George.
After Mr.. George had spoken FOR an
hour on his point of order, his argument
was criticised by Mr.. vest. VINO SUI
that during his twenty years service III
tAe Senate he must have -.ard hNe nun,
dred definitions of general legislation,
but ne had only known one OF those dc-
finitiOus TO hc CkystaliZe1 lu the pidcNcc
OF the Senate, and that one Was lhAt
the Senate always finds what lt does not
want to do o. ue general legislation, anu
vice versa ar 20 what IL does want 10 90
Proceeding on the main question MT
Vest spoke OF the Indians being alloWtd
to constitute themselves a national nui-
sance," and he described the Indian Ter
rtOry as IA pest-house, leealy anu
morally within the public DOMAIN, as
being Il "harbOr of refuge Tor crllnlhais'
and as having caused "a depreciation OF
property In the adjoining States oy one
third.
The debate was continued at much
length, Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, denOuhc-
ing the rule of crime and outrages Ia the
Indian Territory; Mr.. Bate Of Tennessee
placing all responsibility Tor thdt sthtc
OF things on the bummersi land -stap-
bers and thieves" who seek 20 rob the
! Indians. and Mr. Platt, OF Connecticut,
declaring that more brutal ana savage
conditions existed IN the lndian Ierritory
than in Russia, Armenia, or , uoa- ~ b,,
| Is the whole question was disposed OF py
the Nlce-P President sustaining thr point
| of order and ruling Mr.. Platts amendment
| 10 be out Of order.
The bin was then passed, and confer
ence with the House was ordered.
The BILL as passed by the House, car
ries appropriations amounting 10 SS. ~ -
! 44j. As reported by the Senate Commit
| tee on Appropriations. TINS amount "ds
reduced 10 S14l3. SoO-the great ITEM IN
| this reduction being one OF Sl,66Ou uOO Tor
| "paymont on the Cherokee outlet pur-
| chase" This item, however, was re-
| stored by the senate. The three pr.n-
| cipal Items Of the increase were appfo-
| priations of 100000 for surveying lands
| IN the Indian Territory S-oDWO for the
| support of day and industrial schools, and
| $1,000 for school buildings and sites.
| The appropriation for the indian service
| for the current fiscal year was Se,t62. iol ::
| The hill for the next year, as DO passed
| the Senate to-day, appropriates over
| S9DOOOlO
| The sundry ciyil appropriation bill was
| taken up and went over until tomorrow.
Senate bills were passed as follows: Ap-
| prOprating $4,000 for pubic ouilllnB
at Nashua, y. n I. appfoil,lailiIIs >'V,i,v'
| for a public building at salt Lake clty,
| and SlSS. 900 for one at ogden, ltan, ana
| apprOpriating SlJo.oOO for pubic build
| ing al Portsmouth.
| After short executive session the Sen
| ate al h. NJ. adjourned until tomorrow
| There are several other general apuro-
| priation bills TO be acted on ~ the Scn-
| ate-the naval. river ana harOor, Distrlci
Of Columbia, fortiicauons' ana the de-
| hciency. ...--.-...
Pension i'm the House.
WASHINGTON, y. c.. April 23.-Be-
| vond passing a few private bills the
| House to-day transacted no business.
| -Four hours were devoted 20 the discus
| sion in committee Of the whole or the
| general pension bill IT, was opposed a.
! "a whole -by Nessrs Mcclellan (Dem.), OF
| New York. and Talbert Oeml, Of south
| Carolina. and in part by Ar; Wood lKcpJ,
| of Illinois. a member Of the COMMITTEE
IN lnvafd Pensions. Messrs. Smith, OF
| Michigan and Kirkpatrick lkep), OF
Kansas. supported the bin, but criticised
| the committee for not going further li
| Vobonv RcpD of New York; Mahon
| RepD. of Pennsylvania, and Stewart
| CRep) of New Jersey, also spoke IN taVol
| of the passage of the bll.
Von ,rofion of Mr.. Talbert DemD. OF
| south carolina. a resolution was agreed
| 10 calling ON The Secretary of state tC
| transmit To the House any Information
| I'm the department respecting the arrest
| of Rev. a j. Diaz i'm cuba. .u
Al = O'Clock the House adjourned until
| tomorrow.