The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-19
WASHINGTON T

Senator Sherman knows when he Is
up against an unsurmountable OBJ
stacle as we'll as the next one. He was
especially anxious that the senate
should ratify the arbitration treaty be.
fore he became secretary Of state, and
made unusual etfortsto bring objecting
senator's around to his way Of thinking,
but when he discovered that he could
not do SO, he didn't try to raise a rum.
pus about letting the treaty 60 over to
the next session. The senate will as
usual be called together in extra SEES
siou on the 4th Of March, by the out
going president, to act upon the noml'
nations of the incoming president, and
il is considered certain that 1t will re-
main in session until the date named by
President Mckinley for the meeting OF
both branches in extra session to act
on the tariff bill. But when it will act
on the arbitration treaty is II matter Of
uncertainty. Although 1t was sup
posed that the amendments ~ the
treaty would meet the objections of
opponents in the senate, IT has been
clearly made apparent that such is not
the case. a handful Of determined
senators can stave oil the vote on the
treaty indefinitely, II so disposed, even
IL the requisite two-thirds favor it.
Some of the silver men IN congress
decline to take seriously Senator
Chambers silver speech in favsr Of his
resolution, declaring it to be the sense
of the senate that it is not the policy Of
this government to maintain the gold
standard rs a permanency and that IL
will endeavor to bring about u restOr.
alton of the double or bimetallic stan
dard at the earliest opportunity. They
say that Mr.. Chandler is one Of those
whs talk silver between times, but who
can always be counted upon to vote
gold when his vote is necessary. The
gold men regard Mr.. Chambers
speech and his resolution as AN unnec.
cessary stirring up OF a dangerous sub.
ject, II Mr. Chandler is c~ontented
with his approval, he can consider
his speech u success.
Although Speaker Reed aud Chair
man Cannon, of the house appropria.
tions committee, have even gone to the
extent of making personal enemies in
their efforts to keep down the appro
priations, it is now certain that tn,
total appropriations of the fifty fourth
congress will exceed those made by any
previous congress and be considerably
in exces of one billion dollars. Mr.
Cannon said explanatory of the heavy
fetal Of the appropriations; How car
We cut down? We must observe tn,
contracts which we have entered iutO
aud we cannot let public buildings 70
main exposed and unfinished in al
kinds of weather. Neither can W,
ignore the pension laws. As long a
it seems necessary to build ships an,
build forts, we will have to pay on
large sums"
The Indian appropriation bill, AS re
ported to the senate, carries u numbe
Of Important amendments. Amonl
them, one providing: for the sllotmen
Of land in Indian Territory and for dis
placing the local courts by a system O
federal Judiciary; a throwing ope
TO settlement the Uucompahgres re.
ervation in Utah; a giving the sea
rotary Of the iatsricr authority to max
contracts with sectarian Indian school
where there are no on-sectaria
schools, aud u number relating I
minor Indian affairs.
The frequent exposure of thefts froi
the government are not at all pleasar
to contemplate. 1rhs latest was th
arrest of two young men employed b
the congressional library, charged wit
stealing aud sellingliautogranh letter
of some Of the founders otthe Rspubli,
which were stored in the congression'
library berause there was no SAT,
p,tco to Keep them. Not long ago en-
l.o,us - i've government were arIes
ed aud arc COW undergoing pnnisI