The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15
Attempt to he Made To Wrest 2O,0OO,-
900 Acres from the sharks Now
Controlling the Land.
LIVELY TIME In CONGRESS
EXPECTED WHEN LEADERS START
TO PASS BILLS TODAY.
The Session Behind in Its Work, and
N Crowding of Measures May
Result I'm n wrangIe.
speeiaI to the 1nalanapolIs journal.

special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE big fight
over the Indian appropriation bill which
comes up in the Senate this week will be
over rider opening up 2O.OOo.OOO acres
of land I'm the Indian Territory belonging
to the five tribes and dividing it among the
1900 Indians. Several powerful Hobbies for
and against the proposition have arrived
at the capital Under existing conditions
the Indian lands are controlled by about
fifty men. whose aggregate incomes approx
innate AOO0,O00, while the vast majority of
Indians live in squaior.
As much OF the present week as
may be necessary will be given up TO
the consideration of appropriation bills
by the Senate. There has been
no accumulation of these bills on the cal
endar. and, with only a little more than two
weeks of the session remaining IL is not in
tended by the Senate managers that there
should he. They will insist that the appro-
priations shall take precedence whenever
they are ready to proceed. The only appro-
priation bill now on the calendar is that
providing for the expenses of the Indian
service. but it is expected that the confer
ence report on the legislative, executive and
judicial will be presented tomorrow and
that the bills making appropriations for the
District Of Columbia and for Notifications
will soon follow. 1t is the purpose of Sem
ator Pettigrew. who has charge of the In
dian BILL to call il up Tuesday 1t Is expect
ed that several provisions in the bill will
lead to animated debate, notably, those pro-
yldlng for the introduction of radical re-
forms in Indiana Territory and for the dis
position of the unallOtted land in the In
compaghree reservation in Utah These are
questions which have been before the Sen
ate in various forms On several occasions
ana tney nave always excited more or less
debate. The legislative bill will not con-
sumo much time, for the reason that the
House conferees have conceded most of the
Senate amendments. Notice has been given
that the Allen Pacific Railroad resolution
would be called uD by Senator Thurston
during the morning hour tomorrow and
Senator Chandler has given notice of
speech on bimetallism for the same date
Senator Lodge has secured a unanimous
the conference report of the Immigration
bill at o'clock on Wednesday. The vote
on this bill will be preceded by a debate of
II Will be removed by the changes made in
the last conference. but there are still SEN
ators who will oppose the bill. among them
being Messrs- Carter and Gibson Senator
carter was not present when the agreement
to vote on Wednesday was entered into
but 1t is understood that he will make no eff
tort 10 break the agreement although re-
GREETING it's existence.
1t is impossible to say how much of the
Senate's time during the week will be given
UP to the consideration of the arbitra ton
treaty in executive session. but all the In
dicatiOns are unfavorable to any prolonged
discussion on this subject and the chances
now seem TO be that not TO exceed one
or two more sessions will be devoted TO it,
IT is barely possible that il may not be
taken up again at ali. but the probabilities
are that il will some time during the week
be formally postponed until after the 4th of
March. III the appropriation bills and the
arbitration treaty permit. Senator Hoar VIII
call up the bankruptcy bill and make an eff
Tort 10 secure "A vote OF II.