The herald., 1898-01-27
IN THE HOUSE
Some Progress Made With the Indian
Appropriations

WASHlNGIOrN, Jan. he HouSe
devoted another day to the considera-
tion of the Indian appropriation bill,
most of the time being consumed as on
the two preceding days in discussing
extraneous subjects. BY far the most
interesting feature of the day wa sthe
debate on the question of reducing the
mail carrier service in the large cities,
owing to the failure of the senate to at
tach the estimated deficiency of $160,0O0
to the urgent deficiency bill.
This subject has been agitating the
metropolitan cities ever since the order
was issued for cutting down the force on
February 1st. A dozen representatives
from as many different cities protested
against the proposed reduction and
urged 6N immediate appropriation, when
Chairman Loud of the postoffice COM
mittee. and Chairman Cannon of the
appropriation committee, allayed the
| wrath of the members by assuring them
that there was no occasion for alarm;
| that the service could not possibly suf
fer until June, by which time there would
be ample opportunity to pass def
cheney appropriation.
Loud used strong words in his criti-
cism of the postoffice department Off
CldlS anu pIOllllSeQ SOilt uiS-
closures later on. The motion to strike
out the appropriation for the Carlisle
Indian school was defeated after con-
siderable debate, 30 to 65. Ten pages of
the bill were disposed of today. The
conference report on the urgent def
cheney bill was adopted.
Without any prelminaries the house
went into committee of the whole and
a Of ln Tr,1i ~,
Appropriation Bill. The pending amend
ment was that for striking out
the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
School.
| Mr.. Sherman (Rep.) of New York, in
charge of the bill, defended the work of
the Carlisle School, which, he said, was
the greatest industrial school of the
country. Everything was taught there
which was necessary to make the In
dians self-supporting citizens anywhere
in the world. His observation was that
the best Indian schools were those which
were not on the reservations. He said
the Carlisle football eleven had placed
$1,000 in the treasury of the college dur
ing the past season.
Cannon (Rep.) of Illinois expressed the
opinion that the Indians were not pro-
crossing. 1t was only in the Indian ter
rtory that their condition was rela-
lively good. He thought that education
at eastern schools would effect little.
Lacey (Rep.) of Iowa eulogiZed the
work of the Indian schools.
Curtis Dem.) of Kansas also COM
mended the work of the preservation
schools.
Smith of Arizona insisted that the In
III,
could not dispose of, agricultural imple-
ments and teachers. Then the Indian
would be compelled to rise to the civili-
zation around him or be crushed by it.
The present system kept him in a help
less, hopeless vagabondage.
After some further remarks by Messrs.
Barrows Rep.) of Massachusetts and
Callahan of Oklahoma the motion to
strike out the appropriation for the Car
Isle Indian school offered by Smith of
Arizona was defeated-29 to 65.
An amendment offered by Kelley
Dem.) of South Dakota to increase the
number of Indian pupils at Fandreau,
S, D., to 300 and to increase the appro-
priation therefor $4,000 was defeated
II to "a.
The number of pupils provided for at
the DdleIll. w., ScIlOOl was lIlCItdStu Dy
fifty. The action on this amendment
drew out an indignant protest from Kel-
ley, who paid his respects to Sherman
and Cannon for looking with favor upon
an amendment offered on the Repub-
lican side of the house.
The latter replied good naturedly, but
referred to Kelly as bantam rooster"
and usually a rather good-looking.
| - ial
South Dakota was evidently nettled, as
he retorted with considerable bitterness.
So far as physical characteristics went
he said, he thought Cannon might make
as respectable a looking rooster as him
| self. This was not the first time he had
been insulted by the gentleman from iii
nois.
Il may not have had the executive
experience of the gentleman from Hi
nois,' said he, neither, | thank God
have 1 as yet learned ruffinism, black
guardism and ungentlemanly conduct
| I grant that he is an adept at cheese
pairing, but when it comes to Danville,
Illinois, he wanted everything in sight,
| Mr.. Cannon did not make any reply to
| this assault.
On motion of Mr.. Griffin, Republican
of Wisconsin, an amendment was adopt
ed to appropriate 100000 for an addi.
tional school building at Tomah Wis.
Mr.. Bromley, Republican, of Ohio. 60;
the floor at this point to submit some re
marks upon the failure of the senate t,
| place in the urgent deficiency bill an ap.
preparation for the continuation of tn,
| full mail carrier service until July Let
1t was well known, he said, that an or
der had been issued to cut down the car
rier service on February 1st. He pro-
ceeded to comment on the discrnina-
ton against certain cities, notably Gin
cinnati, in the matter of carrier service
| Mr.. Cluigg, Republican, of New York
in reply, maintained that the mail de-
liveries in New York City were abso.
lutely necessary to get the mail out of
and into the great offices in that city.
Mr.. Belknap, Republican of Illinois:
Mr.. Adams, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, and other members representing
the larger cities, all protested against
the reduction in the carrier service
They had been overwhelmed, they said
with protests.
Mr.. Williams, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi, made a humorous speech con-
trasting the conditions now in his dis
trict. where the inhabitants went six
or eight miles for their mails aaI paid
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