The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-23
By Associated Press.

Washington. April 22.-Just after the
house convened Mr.. Dalzell of PennsyI-
vania presented a special order for the
consideration of the senate amendments
to the Indian appropriation bill. The
rules provided that under the final dis
position of the four appropriation bills
1t should be in order to consider senate
amendments in committee of the whole
without reference or consideration by
any committee. Mr.. Bailey, the nomi-
nal Democratic leader, said he would
agree TO Mr.. Dalzells motion provided
that it applied only to the indian bill.
thus saving hasty action on the sundry
civil bill. Mr.. DalZell accepted this
suggestion, but the Democrats who OPP
posed Mr.. Bailey's leadership rose in
revolt, headed by Mr.. Bland.
Mr.. Bailey declared that what he OBJ
jected to in the special order was its
omnibus character. So far as the In
dian appropriation bill was concluded
he thought consideration in committee
of the whole was sufficient, but no one
could foresee what radical propositions
might come back in the sundry civil
and general deficiency bills.
Mr.. Dalzell made the modification,
but Mr.. Bland (Dem., MOI, in an i'm
petuous wav voiced the protests of
those opposed to Mr.. Bailey's leader
luc uOuSc Il1Q PlCllS VI Lille
he said, and there was no reason why
the bill should not go through the reg
ular channels. Up to this time he had
sympa thized with the course of the
gentleman from Texas, (Mr. Bailey.
but he could not support him when he
failed to demand that legislation should
proceed regularly.
The previous question was ordered,
Mr.. Bailey and his followers voting
O,,Jx- aHe.,--y
voted against the previous question
and but y against the adoption Of
the rule. The majority vote was 134.
The Indian bill was then taken up.
The senate amendment for the eStab-
lishment of a warehouse for Indian
supplies at Omaha provoked debate
Mr.. Sherman asserted that it would
cost $4,000 or $4,000 to establish such
a warehouse.
Mr.. Mercer (Rep., Neb) made a
strong stand for the amendment. He
said that Omaha would give the gov
eminent a good building free He
quoted from the statements of Chi
cago members that the warehouse
should be nearest the base of supplies
Mr.. Dolliver (Rep., la interposed a
suggestion that there should be a COM
promise by establishing the warehouse
at Sioux City, asserting that the
of the Omaha and Winnie
baso Indians were nearer Sioux City
than Omaha
Mr.. Foss (ReD., Ill.) made an argu-
ment in favor of retaining the ware
house at Chicago, stating that 80 per
cent of the Indian supplies were pur-
chased at Chicago.
Mr. Shafroth (Sil- Rep, Colo) sug-
yeSted Denver, and Mr.. Bartholdt
Rep, MOI presented the claims of st.
Louis.
The amendments to the amendment
were all voted down and by vote Of
IS to q the house refused to concur in
the senate amendment
The amendments making an appro-
oriation of SO 900 for the Digger Indi-
ans of California and relating to the
Cherokee citizenship rolls were agreed
20.
Mr.. Dingley made a point of order.
which was sustained. against the
amendment for additional judges for
he Indian Territory The amendment
vas non-concurred in
When the amendment relating to
he opening of the Uncompahgre Indi-
In reservation was reached, Mr. Sher-
nan moved non-concurrence-
Mr.. Lacey (Rep.. la argued that
he gilsonite fields in the reservation
should be opened up but not given
Lway. The rights of the government
mould protected by a system of leases
Ind royalties
Mr. King Utah) supported the SEN
tie amendment, and declared that the
.chness of the gilsonite beds had been
,reatIy exaggerated. He argued that
I had been the unbroken rule 10 allow
,rosuectors on mineral lands TO reap
he reward of their discoveries, and
hat there was no reason now 10
hange the government policy No
uch noIicy had ever been suggested
IS to gold and silver. petroleum and
III other products.
HAS not the governments present
,oIicv resulted in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Z a few new corporations and the inn
of the whole people2
sled Mr.. Mcguire (Dem-, Cali
Mr.. King replied that the result had
zen lust the reverse. The whole peo-
lie had profited-
Mr.. Underwood (Dem-, Ala-) read
rom the report of the experts, show