Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-24
IN THE SENATE.
Daily Sessions at II A. N. 10 Be Held After
Wednesday.

Washington. Feb. 2o.-In the Senate. the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
advance by Platt. Rep. of Connecticut, to
have the bill passed to which he referred.
Saturday. and on which he said depended
the lives of four persons sentenced TO be
was informed by Vest. Dem, of Missouri.
that the bill could not pass without de-
bate. Thereupon Platt withdrew the
proposition.
The pending question on the Indian APP
preparation bill was the committee
amendment making temporary provision
for contract schools for Indian children.
the vote having been ordered for o'clock
today. The amendment was agreed to-:
Yeas. Al nays, s.
Hill. Dem. of New York. presented the
cessor in the Senate from March next.
An amendment was offered by CALM
ger. and agreed to. declaring it to be the
settled policy of the government here
for education in any sectarian school
Another amendment was offered by Gal
linSer. declaring all appropriations FOR
contract schools shall absolutely cease
and terminate at the end of the fiscal
year 1888. but it was ruled out on a point
OF order that it was general legisiatio
by vote of % to %. Gallinger attacked
the amendment of the committee appro-
priating $4,000 for the purchase of $50
acres at not over S25 an acre. as an indus
trial farm at Flandreau. S. ID. He did
ilOl tniilk ldTNllHS ldlluS OUT lnefe were
worth any such price. AS a farmer the
Indian was a monumental failure.
Pettigrew defended the amendment
and action Oh it was postponed. A SINH
S. D.. was postponed. In the further
course of the debate. Gallnger criticized
some of the minor items in the bill Pet
tigreW retOrted that the place to practice
economy was not in matters of small APP
preparations: ii could better be COM
menced in matters of greater Importance.
1t should be practiced in connection with
the mliiions- appropriated for the con-
struction of ships that would not float in
the building. of battleships that We're
rusting away and in striking out appro-
priation of $10000.00O for fortified tons
that in view of the treaty Of arbitration
would not be needed.
Gallinger said he did not believe he
was violating any of the secrets of the
Senate when he said there was very little
probability of the treaty of arbitration
being ratified at this session of Congress.
at least.
Villas made the point of order against
the provision throwing the Uucompahgre
Indian reservation open to settlement
and proceeded to make long speech in
support Of his point ~, r he, matter had not
A message from the President vetoing
private pension bill lfor Maria Somer-
lat. the widow of a private soldier. was
several senators. The veto was referred
to the committee on pensions.
Chandler reported from the post Office
committee the Loud bill to amend the
postal laws with amendments. and said
that Butler would submit a minority re-
port in opposition to the bill.
Allison. chairman of the committee on
appropriations. reminded the senators of
the absolute necessity of having all the
appropriation bills passed by Saturday
night. and ne gave notice that, tomorrow
he would move that the hour of meeting
be at II A. NJ. and would ask the Senate
to sit late in the evenings. A resolution
was offered by Allison and was agreed
to. for daily sessions at II A. NJ. from
! and after Wednesday. The Senate adj
journed.