Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-04
Mr.. FLYNN WINS OUT.
PREVENTS THE TRANSFER OF THE
OsAGE RESERVATION.
1T WAS A NOTABLE VICTORY.
HOUSE VOTE, 100 TO 81, A HANDSOME
TRIBUTE TO THE DELEGATE.
MIR. Curtis. of Kansas, spoke in Favor
of the Transfer-HOuse and Sem
ate Put In n Long. Wenri-
some Day on ApPro-
printion Bills.
1T WAS A NOTABLE VICTORY.

Washington March 3.-(Special) Dele
gate Dennis Flynn to all intents and pur-
poses wound up his congressional career
to-day when, in a speech marked with
great earnestness and no little pathos, ne
addressed the house in an effort to defeat
a provision in the Indian appropriation bill
and won the house over by the decisive
vote of 100 to 81. The offensive item was
the provision, separating the Usage Indian
reservation from Oklahoma and attaching
1t to the Indian Territory, which was put
on the bill in the senate by Senator Allen,
of Nebraska.
slap at the territory, holding that If the
Indians were badly treated or wrongfully
taxed there was an Indian agent to employ
his authority to defeat any attempt to
overreach them. But in addressing the
house, he appealed to- the members not to
send him home at the close of his con-
gressional term with the danger of having
the stigma placed upon him of neglecting
the interests of his constituents, and con-
senting to a dismemberment Of the terri
tory because they had defeated him In the
election. He also referred to his free homes
bill, and said he had been accused of not
acting in good faith in regard to 1t. because
he had been unable to secure recognition
once passed it and helped to push it
through the senate.
The response was a rousing tribute to his
popularity, as indicated by the size Of the
vote without taking account of his almost
unprecedented success in defeating an
amendment to an appropriation: bill on
which the house and senate conferrees were
u unit, and which was defended by the
house conferrees against n motion to dis
agree. 1t was Flynn's last act, as there
is no hope of passing the free homes BILL
which was killed by the senate amendments
giving free homes to settlers on all lands
acquired from the Indians. for which set
tiers have agreed to pay the government,
instead of restricting the privilege to Okla
homa, as originally provided in the Flynn
measure
The Oklahoma delegate leaves Thursday.
with the record of having passed more
bills during his two terms than any mem
Der of the lower branch of congress, dele
gate or representative. total OF forty-fiVe
measures in four years.
Mr.. Curtis, Republican, of Kansas. in
speaking of the amendment transferring
the Usage reservation to Indian Terri
tory said the change was demanded by
the Usage Indians on account of unjust
taxation and harsh treatment by the Peo-
pie of Oklahoma. Mr.. Curtis said that in
the act creating Oklahoma congress had
reserved the right to change the boundary
at any time.
IF there is any place on this continent
where organized hell is in force, II is
among the five civilized tribes of the In
dian Territory" shouted Mr.. Cannon, Re
publican, of illinois, and demanded that
this unheard of Caesarian operation.
clumsily performed, shall not be sue
cess.
Touching the location of hell. Mr.. Pen
dleton. Democrat. of Texas, agreed with
Mr.. Cannon, but insisted that If there was
a hotter he'll than that which existed in
the Indian Territory. it was situated in
Oklahoma.
! carries the clause relative to the jurisdic-
tion of the United States courts, with the
provision that the order shall not become
opera ative until January l. 1895. and that
any treaties which may be formed in the
meantime shall serve to abrogate this legis-
lation. In regard to the old settlers of the
Cherokee nation. one-half the money is to
| 20 TO the Indians and one-half to the claim
nnts The provision for two additional
Judges Is stricken out.