The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-26
TIE INDIAN BILL.
The Senate Making Slow Progress
on Appropriation Measures.
THE laval APPROPRIATION BILL.
Its Provisions Aroused Little Opposition In
the House and It Is Passed Practically
Without Observation-Disclosures on
Civil Service Reform

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The senate
made slow progress yesterday on the
appropriation bills, disposing of only
one item of the Indian bill, that d.
recting the opening Of the Uncom-
pahgre Indian reservation in Utah. It
involved a conflict with the executive
branch, which has steadily resisted
opening these lands on the ground that
they contained valuable mineral de-
posts. Mr.. Villas endeavored to have
q royalty reserved to the government,
but was defeated in this, and the clause
was agreed to after an ali day debate.
Several senators criticised the presi-
dents order Of Monday, withdrawing
from the public domain some q, 600, 600
acres Of land and constituting various
forest reservations.
A resolution by Mr., Mills, of Texas,
was adopted, asking the president for
information as to the death of DR..
Ruiz, at Guanabacoa, Cuba. Mr.. Nor
Til, of Vermont, announced a Cuban
speech on Thursday.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The feature
of the day in the house was an exceed
ingly interesting political debate
which occurred late in the afternoon
on the subject of civil service reform.
1t occurred during the consideration
of the bill to permit the governors Of
the territories to appoint certain Off
GERS of the territories, without the con-
sent of the legislative councils, which
IS now required by law. Mir. Bailey, Of
Texas, fought the bill on the ground
that the democrats and republicans
OF Arizona should not bring their
squabbles to congress. In the course
OF his remarks Alr, Bailey rendered to
the republicans his sympathy for the
troubles of patronage which would be-
set them March 4 On that day, he
said, there would be 85O, 900 office-seek-
ers ana 10000 Offices. The pending bill
was lost sight of in the political maeI-
strcm that followed Mr.. Flynn, Of
Oklahoma, aroused many of the repub-
Hcans TO applause by declaring that if
ne could have his way he would wipe
out the civil service law and FL every
office with republican. Mr..
Grosvenor ridiculed the civil service
system and predicted, amid uproarious
applause from the republicans, that
the tide was rising which would sweep
the law out of existence and give the
young men of the country chance.
Mr., Brosius, of Pennsylvania, denied
that it was antagouistic to young men.
On the contrary, he said, the merit sys-
TEN gave the young men the right to
aspire to Office without the humiIia-
ton of being subservient to politicians
and beggars st the feet of bosses.
The house sent the naval bill, the
last Of the appropriation bills, to the
senate. Mr.. Boutelle, chairman of the
naval committee, was in charge Of the
measure, and displayed such skill in its
handling that its provisions aroused
little opposition, and it was passed
practically without amendment. Mr..
Barrett, of Massachusetts,, made an
effort to secure the authorization for a
dry dock at Boston, to cost S1,OOG, OOO,
but after somewhat acrimonious de-
bate the amendment was ruled out of
order.