The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-22

Money for Sectarian Purposes Dis
cuesed.
Washington, February 20.-The action
ct the House fixing the pension of the
widow Of Gen. Joseph B. Carr at $50,
instead of SIS per month, was ooncurred
in by the Senate today. A resolution
was offered by Mr.. Cameron and agreed
to without objection extending "sympa-
thy to tae government of Greece in its
intervention on behalf of the people of
the neigh boring island Of Crete for the
purpose of freeing them from the tyran-
ny Of foreign oppressors.
The Senate took up the bill passed by
tie House at it's last session authorizing
tbe appoirtm eut of q non-partisan COM
mission to collect information and to.oon-
slider and recommend legislation to meet
the problems presented by labor, agrioul-
: ture and capital.
Mr.. Platt, Repu blioan Of Connecticut,
opposed it as the "most remarkable bill
both In its details ad purpose, ever pre-
scented to Congress" 1t proposed to off
set government by Injunction" by a
government by commission. That
commission was tn be composed of three
men. representative of labor, three men
representative of agriculture, three men
representative Of manufacturing, and
three men representative of business.
Each of these commissioners was to re-
oeive s., QUO year, each of the four div
isions was to employ lawyer at $4,000 a
year, and each division was to have n
clerk at $500 month, making about
$50, 900 year to the officials of the COM
mission. In addition to all that there
were provisions for reading clerk, for
short hand reporters, rent of quarters,
etc.
Mr.. Allison, chairman Of the committee
on appropriations, Interrupted Mr.. Platt
with the appropriation bill.
Mr.. Quay objected to that. he said
he was not in charge of the bill. but
that ne had called it up at the request of
the representatives Of the great labor or
ganization Of the government which be-
lieved it to be a measure of great mag
nitude ami Importance.
After some further argument Mr.. ALI
son moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill. Mr.. Hill demanded the yeas and
nays and said he hoped the friends of
the labor commi ssion bill would vote
down tie motion. The motion was
agreed to yeas 81, nays 20.
RED MEN AND THE WHITE METAL.
The Senate then took up the Indian ap-
preparation bill,
When the paragraphs were reached to
pay to the Pottowatomie indians various
SUMS II .siIrsr, under treaties made as
far back as 1895, Mr.. Allen, Populist Of
Nebraska, said he should like to have
the mem bers of the appropriations COM
mittee, no claimed to be sound money
men and to, contain all the financial wis
dom there was, explain why they were
guilty of the crime of imposing on the
benighted Indians money worth, ac-
eording to some Senators, but fifty cents
on the dollar.
Mr.. Gallinger Republican of New
Hampshire, asked if the Senator from
Nebraska would move an amendment
making it payable in "sound money"
Mr.Allen disolaimed any responsibility
in the matter.
i After further discussion it was shown
that the treaty with there Indians pro-
vides that their annuities be paid in sill
yer. 49,
''Do understand the Senator from
Nebraska" Mr.. Platt, Republican of
Connecticut, asked. Gas objecting to that
provision in the bill?"
81 am seeking information, "Mr. Allen
replied, and perhaps the Senator from
Connecticut can give it. Will he vote to
pay the indians In fifty cent dollarsP'
81 am happy to say" MIR. Platt re-
piled, 'tthat up to this time the silver
dollars of this country are just as good
as gold"
;:Then why not" Mr.. Stewart. Popu-
list Of Nevada, broke in, "pay the bond
holders in silver?'
Mr.. Platt did not notice or reply to
buo QuSoUiOHe Liz ulECueSlOu Wcuu vi
and in the course of it the decision of the
Supreme court in the income tax case
Was brought in question. Mr.. Allen
said: "Mr. Justice Shiras owes it to the
country to say why he SO suddenly
changed front on that subject. The
change was so radical and SO extreme
that That man will go into history under
cloud unless he explains to the country
what motives influenced him to change
his position on the income tag cases."
RED MEN AND THE SCHOOLS.s
The question of Indian schools came up
on tie item appropriating $1,000, 900 for
that purpose: to which item the COM
IT ittee on Indian affairs had reported an
amendment as follows:
'FCf which amount the Secretary of
Ike Interior may in his discretion use
500 for the education of Indians in
8laRka; provided that the Secretary Of
80 Interior may make contracts with