The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-21
The Proceedings.

Washington, Feb. 20.-The following
resolution was offered by Mr.. Cameron
(Rep.. Pa.). and agreed TO without OBJ
lection:
'.Resolved. That the senate of the
United States. being mindful of the
sympathy of the people of the United
States expressed for the Greeks at the
time of their war for independence,
now extends a like sympathy TO the
government with its Intervention on
behalf of the people of the island OF
Crete for the purpose of freeing them
from the tyranny of foreign cppressorS
and to restore peace with the blessings
of Christian civilization to that dis
tressed island"
On motion of Mr.. Quay (Rep., Pa)
the senate took up for consideration
the bill passed by the house last ses-
sion authorizing the appointment OF a
non-partisan committee to collate in
formation and TO consider and recon-
mend legislation to meet the problems
presented by labor, agriculture and
capital.
Mr. Platt (Rep., Comm opposed it as
the most remarkable bill, both in its
details and purposes. ever presented
to congress.
1t proposed to offset the government
by Injunction by a government by
commission" That commission was to
be composed of three men represents
ative of labor, three men representative
of agriculture, three men representa-
tive of manufacturing and three men
representative of business. This in
vofved an expenditure of 100000 a year
for officials alone.
Mr.. Allison (Rep., Ia.), chairman OF
the committee on appropriations, in
terrupted Mr.. Platt with a motion to
lay the bill aside and proceed with the
appropriation bills
Mr.. Quay objected to that; he had
called the bill up at the request of the
great labor organizations of the gov
ernment, which believed it to be a
measure of great magnitude and i'm
portance.
Mr.. Allison said he felt it his duty to
test the sense of the senate on the
motion to proceed with the Indian ap-
preparation bill. He made that mo-
tion.
Mr.. Quay, by way of compromise.
asked unanimous consent that the vote
on the labor commission bill be taken
on March l at $3.50 D. m.
Mr.. Hawley (Rep-, Comm objected.
After further desultory talk Mr.. AL
lison moved that the senate proceed
to the consideration of the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
Mr.. Hall wanted the ayes and nays,
and expressed the hope that the
friends of the labor commission bill
would vote down the motion The mo-
ton was agreed to-yeas, "a: nays, 2S-
The senate then proceeded TO the
consideration of the Indian appropria-
tiOn bill.
When the paragraphs were reached
to pay to the Pottowattamie Indians
various sums in silver under the rules
made as far back as 1895, Mr.. Allen
Pop., Neb.) said he should like TO
have the members of the appropria-
tions committee explain why they
were guilty of the crime of imposing
on the benighted Indians money
worth, according to some senators, but
so cents on the dollar. A dollar that
was dishonest for the white men ought
to be dishonest for the red men. This
question provoked considerable dis
cussion, in the course of which the
decision of the supreme court in the
income tax case was brought in ques-
ton Mr.. Allen said:
Mr. Justice Shiras owes il TO the
country to say why he so suddenly
changed front on that subject. The
change was so radical and so extreme
that the man will go into history un-