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in the chair. Mr.. Gallinger cndeavored 10
be heard, saying he had yielded TO Mi Al

in the chair MIR. Gallinger cndeavored TO
be heard. saying he had yielded 10 Mi. Al
len.
For hoy long does the senator lAllcn)
yield" asked MIR Perkins.
Il don't know" exclaimed Mr., Allen
with savage emphasis. what concern is it
Of The presiding officer how long yield
/ am not here to be badeered by the prcsid-
ing officer of the senate aud hope II viii
not occur again.
Tho presiding officer made no response,
and Mr.. Allen went ou with his speech.
closing with sarcastic thanks 10 the presid
ing officer for having allowed him To spenk
MIR chiffon tDem.) of Texas mldc con
test against the committee amendment for
paying the Pawnee Indians S5ou0o Of trust
fund. hut 1t was agreed 80 "a 70 rs.
The old controversy over legal claims
against tho fund of the old settlers and
Western Cheiokccs was renewed al length.
The committee amendment referred the
claims to the court of claims When Mr..
| Chandler criticised the amendment as IN
| favorable to tho Indians Mr. pcttigrcw de
| clared that this New England solicitude az
| to the poor Indian waA q atonement for
what Nea England haze ME aguinai the
/ Indian. Having made a martyr of Miles
| Standish. the Indians had been put on an
island in Boston harhor to siarve to death
| The blacklist day of the history Of the An
| glo-Saxon race. declared Mr. PettiErew IS
! ihdt oil MhSSdcN IStliS treatment vi lhf ~
dams. No chapter IN the history of slave
| land in darkest Africa was as hlaclt AS tn;
action OF Massachusetts, asserted the SEM
| ator.
MIR. Hoar (Rop) Of Massachusetts made
an earnest protest declaring that Mr.
| Pettigrew had been misled by false re-
| ports
Thereupon Mr.. potierew drew forth a
! mass of historical detail and read circum-
| stantial accounts OF early atrocities against
| the Indians in Massachusetts,.
! Senators Hoar and Lodge OF Massachu-
| sets followed with evident disapproVal
and made frequent Interruptions As Mr..
| pottgrew IS New Highlander by birth.
Mr.. Chandler asked at one noint VIII
the aenator say where he was born?"
Mr. Pettgrcw said an answer was I'M
necessary as the purpose of the question
was evident
"And has the senator ever heard about
| that brd?" asked Mr.. Frye
Hero Mr. Hill who was in the chair.
| stopped Interruptions by q rap Of the gavel
| and then caused a shout OF laughter by
announcing in droll tones; Tho senator
from South Dakota declines to state where
he was born"
Mr. Pettigrew responded that the chair IS
remarks seemed uncalled for. hut as the
gentleman (HilD was shout TO retire from
the senate he could be endured for the
present.
MIR. Hili continuing in his drol tone.
announced, THE chair viii endure the
senator from South Dakota"
! Mr. Hoar tItep.) OF Massachusetts, made
a calm but earnest reply, saying there APP
peared to he nm effort to divert attention
IRON a proposition in the bill which would
not bear inspection. Undoubtedly, he
said some cruol and unjust things had
been done In the. early days of New Eng
land. but the things dope IN that day
~ witches done
Inv 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. amid impressive
silence; IL can only pity the man who
can find in history nothing but the ma
/ terlal for befouIing the very nest In which
he WAY born | do M wonder that the
senator from South Dakota declines 70 cX-
pose himself by answering the question OF
the senator from New Hampshire as ia
where he was born
Mr.. Pettigrew made no reply and at
tention was diverted hy a statement from
Mr.. Allison. chairman of the appropria-
tions committee. who sounded another
warning as to the status of appropriation
bills.
Beginning tomorrow the senate would
| have To sit TO II or ~ O'Clock at night
every day until March 4. Even then the
six bills now behind could receive onl,
one day each.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
reported and placed on the calendar.
A disagreement on the army appropria-
ton bill was reported and further con
ference ordered.
A conference report on the bill amend
ing the timber culture laws was agreed to
MIR. Morrill, OF Vermont wlthdrrAW his no
tice Of a speech on the Cuban question
tomorrow, owing to the pressure Of ap
preparation bills, some of which. III
feared, might not get through.
House bill was passed for the u~a ant
acceptance OF reservoir sites by States ant
/ individuals
II was $3.50 when the senate adjourned
Competitor Case.
Washington. February 23-The presiden;
today sent to the senate letter from the
-. .l.rar.. La ~