The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04

-, .ovoye emphasis, what concern II
with sh s sSresidipg officer how long me
Is Oh .nv v;aIds, | am not here to pc PAD
senator nv the presiding officer OF the sen +
geleu ni T hone it will not occur again.
at e nn urasiding officer made no response
lhs AZ Allen went on with MS speech,
a ains;n , with a sarcastic thanks 70 the
residing officer for having ai'o"eu m
to speak. .,o f Towns made n con-
tost against the committee, ;onn exc 0nN
for paying the Pawnee :. in wns agreed to.
of the trust funds, but IL "u' "s~0 "
"a TO 49, ,, ovor ,eeal claims
:ainst tho fund of the old settlers ahu
u a,s"starn Cherokees was resumed Ut
, WISH THE committee amendment re-
i esod tho claims to the court or CLAIMS.
ieT Whnn my Nr Chandler said the amend
ANT was unfayorable to the INDIANS,
, W. pettierew declared that TINS new
Mnr,and association in favor OF the poor
ind;on. was an atonemcnt for What view
England had done against the inG M,Ia.
After having made martyr OF Mhes
Standish the Indians had Deeh put oi I'LL
island to starve to death. A.
The blacklist day of the history % p tne
Anglo Saxon race, declared MT. ee.i
VI
If The Indians. No chapter in the his
tnrv Of slaypland in darkest Africa was
40 black as the record of MASSACHUSETTS,,
declared the senator.
Mr.. Hoar (rep.) of Massachusetts made
an earnest protest, declaring tnat Mr'
Pcttigrew had been misled by false re-
ports. ... ,.o,, fo-.h
q mass Of historical detail and read cir
cnmstantial accounts of early atrocltles
against the Indians in Massachusetts.
| Senators Hoar and Lodge of Massa-
chusetts followed him with evidence OF
] aisapproval and made many INTERRUPT
| tons.
by birth Mr.. Chandler asked at one point:
"Will the senator state where ne was
bornW
Mr.. Pettigrew said an answer was I'M
necessary, as the purpose of the question
| was evident.
"And has the senator over heard about
| that bird?" asked Mr.. Frye. ...
Here Mr.. Hill. who was in the chair,
stopped Interruptions by a rap OF the
gavel and then caused shout of laugh
ter by announcing in drOl tones:
1.-THE senator from South Dakota de-
clines to state where he was born"
Mr.. Pettigrew responded that the re-
marks of the chair seemed uncalled for,
but as the gentleman U1ilD was about to
retire from the senate he could be en-
dured for the present
Mr.. Hill, continuing, in his droll tone,
answered:
''rhe chair will hear the senator from
South Dakota"
Mr.. Hoar (rep.) of Massachusetts said
that all this appeared to be an effort to
divert attention from purpose in the
bill which would not bear inspection. I'm
doubtedly, he said some cruel and unjust
things had been done in the early days
of New England. but the things done in
that day, such as the hanging of witches,
were done by all mankind and the people
of New England were the first of all
mankind who saw the evil, folly and
wrong of such things.
Turning to Mr.. Pettigrew, the Massa,
: chusetts senator said amidst impressive
, silence:
II can only pity the man who can find
nothing in history but the material for be
/ fouling the very state in which he was
horn. 1t do not wonder the senator from
= South Dakota declines to expose him
self by refusing to answer the senator
i from New Hampshire as to where he wa
l. born"
Mr.. Pettigrew made no reply, and atten
e ton was diverted by a statement by MI
Y Allison, chairman of the committee, VIII
= sounded another warning as to delay o.
= appropriation bills.
t Beginning tomorrow night, the senat
n will have to sit every night until II O.
: II o'clock until March 3. and even theI
: the utmost dispatch is necessary.
8 The postofice appropriation bill was re
= ceivcd and placed on the calendar.
= A disagreement was reported on the ag
: ricultural appropriation bill. and a fur
$ Their conference was ordered.
n A conference report on the bill amend
in the timber culture laws was agreed to-
;. Mr.. Morri II (rep) of Vermont withdrew
t his notice of speech on the Cuban ques-
= ton tomorrow, owing to the pressure OF
appropriation bills, some of which he fear.
: ed might not get through.
t House bill was passed for the Use and
accordance of reservoir sites by states and
e individuals.
t 1t was $50 p. m. when the senate ad
g journed