The evening times., 1897-02-26

4 HS lhAustl dpIEOpTldtlon blll was i0e
subject of discussion in the Senate today
! until the Sanguily resolution came up.
The House bill to prevent tre<paSsing
! upon and providing for the protection or
national military parks was passed with an
| amendment.
Mr. Hill asked unanimous consent To have
an executive session at 8 O'Clock this af-
ternoon.
Mr.. Frye-I object.
Mr.. Hill give notice, so that no one
EIay be taken 10y surprise, that at 3 o Clock
in the afternoon | will make that motion
Mr.. Quay asked unanimous consent TO
take up and consider a substitute for the
labor commission bill.
Mr.. Hale That is a very important mat
ter and VIII give rise 20 debate | must
object
At Mr.. Quay's request the substitute was
read. II proposes a commission OF five
Senators, five Representatives and nine
others, 90 bc apIoiHted by the President,
to investigate questions pertaining 10 inn
migration, labor, agriculture, manufac
turing and business, and to report Go Con
grcss such legislatiOn as il may deem best.
The total Gust Is Lot To exceed $5o,o00 a
year.
That is a gigantic scheme. Mr. Hale
said, FOR building up a great set OF
office holders at the rate OF So 600 a
year l ohsect"
AT lll5 the Indian appropriation hill
was taken up with the understanding that
al p m the Sanguiily cuban joint reso-
lUtiou would come up the unfinished
business. The pending question was the
C1mamttee amendment as 10 tie payment OF
the large claims for legal services 60 the
old Settler. OF Western Cherokee
Indians, 10 which Mr. Brown Of
rerred an amendment 10 bar and shut cut
awards already paid and accepted la the
course of the ,iiSCuSSnin AZ was stated by
MIR. Burrows that the awycrs had already
been paid the enormnuS sum OF Si9S.00o.
Mr. Browns amendment was agreed To.
ana then the committee amendment as
amended. referring the mater to the Court
OF Claims, was agreed to-
Mr. Eesl moved tn strike out from the
committee amendment as to the COM
mission that part OF it directing the com
mission to set apart lands upon which any
town j. now located in the Indian Terri
such towns. and To allot all other lands in
the Indian Territory, belonging to the
CmckasawS. Choctaws, Cherokees, Creeks
ana Seudnoies: also To strike out the clause
requiring acts OF the council Of either OF
those tribes to he submitted for approval
to the President OF the United States.
Mr. Vest made statement as TO the law
less condition of the Indian Territory,
which he described as haTbor for criminals.
Their courts, he said, were a travesty on
justice They were governed by corrup-
ton. Their laws were antagonistic to
American CIVILIZATION. Their modes of
punishment Were entirely different, con-
sisting Of whipping, torJuriHg and in cases
Of capital punishment the rifle.
That is an improvement on our mode"
Mr.. Fr-e suggested.
Mr.. Vest went on 10 say that the treaty
conditions with those Indians must be done
away with. His Proposition was not 10
rob the Indians. moi 20 oppress them, but
TO protect them. and also to protect the
citizens or the contiguous States. Senators
living at a distance had no idea OF the out
RACES committed on the people of Kansas.
Missouri. Texas and Arkansas by rea son Of
the unfortunate situation now prevailing
in the Indian Territory.
Mr. Pettigrew. in charge OF the bin,
accepted the first portion Of MT Vests
amendment. and it was agreed to.
Mr Pcttigrcw offered 10 accept, also,
the latter part OF Mt Vests amendment
by modifying the clause 50 as to make 1t
read that the laws OF the Indian councils
shah he IN force unless disapproved by the
President.
long speech was made by Mr.. Bate
on a pmnt ~ order which he made against
the committee amendment Befo reany dis
position ~ the question was made the pre-
siding officer. Mr.. Pasco, laid before the
Snuat. the ioint resolution in relation TO
Julio gully.