The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-27
Cannon Jumps on Kelley and
Kelley Jumps on Cannon.
THEN WILLIAMS JUMPS UP
Loud Threatens to Make Some Astound-
ing Revelations of Crookedness in
the Postoff1ce Department.
More Indian Talk.

traneouS subjects. By far the most in
| teresting feature of the day was the de-
bate 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 $780,
600 to the urgent deficiency bill. This
| subject has been agitating the metro
! politan cities ever since the order was
| issued for cutting down the force on
Feb. l. A dozen representatives from
as many different cities protested
against the proposed reduction and
urged an immediate appropriation
when Chairman Loud, of the postoffice
committee, 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 pos
sibly suffer until June, by which time
there would be ample opportunity to
pass a deficiency Appropriation. Mr..
Loud used strong words in his criticism
of the postoffice department officials,
and promised some interesting disclo-
sures later on. The motion to strike
out the appropriation for the Carlisle
Indian school was defeated after con-
siderable debate 29-65.. Ten pages of
the bill were disposed of to-day. The
conference report on the urgent def
cheney bill was adopted.
Without preliminary business the
house went into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration Of the
Indian appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was to strike out the
appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
school. Sherman, rep, n. Y, in charge
of the bill, defended the work of the
Carlisle school which, he said. was the
greatest industrial school in the coun-
try. Everything was taught there
which was necessary to MAKE the In
dians self-supporting citizens any
where in the world His observation
was that the best Indian schools were
those which were not on the reserva-
tions. He said the Carlisle football
eleven had placed $1,000 in the treasury
of that college during the past season.
Mr.. Cannon. rep, Ill, expressed the
opinion that the Indians were not pro-
crossing. 1T was only in the Indian
Territory that their condition was rela-
lively good. He thought the education
schools would effect little.
Mr.. Lacey, rep, kas., also commend
ed the work of the reservation
schools
Mr.. Smith of Arizona insisted that
the Indians should be given farms
which they could not dispose Of agri-
cultural implements and teachers. Then
the Indian would be compelled to rise
to the civilization around him or be
crushed by it. The present system kept
him in helpless, hopeless vagabondage.
After some further remarks by
MeSsrs. Barrows, rep, Mass, and Cal
lahan of Oklahoma, the motion to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school, offered by Mr.
Smith of Arizona. was defeated, 1855.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Kel-
ley, DEM. 5. D., to increase the num-
ber of Indian pupils at Flandreau. s.
d., to 300, and to increase the appropri-
alton therefor $4,000, was defeated,
11-54.
The number of pupils provided for at
the Salem Ore, school was increased
by SO. The action of this amendment
drew out an indignant protest from
Mr.. Kelley, who paid his respects to
Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Cannon for look
ing with favor upon an amendment Of
fered by member on the republican
side of the house.
The latter replied good-naturedy. but
referred to Mr.. Kelley as bantam
rooster" and usually rather cookbook
ing. amiable man.
The gentleman from South Dakota
was evidently nettled. and he retorted
with considerable bitterness. So far as
physical characteristics went he said,
he thought Mr.. Cannon might make
as respectable looking rooster as him
self. This was not the first time he had
been insulted by the gentleman from
Illinois.
Il may not have had the executive ex-
perience of the gentleman from Illinois,"
said he. neither j thank God have as
yet learned ruffianism. blaekguardsm
and ungentlemanly conduct. I grant
that he is an adept at cheese-paring, but
when it Games to the patronage of Illi-
nois he wanted everything in sight
Mr.. Cannon did not make any reply to-
this assault.
an amendment was adopted TO appro-
pirate $4,000 for an additional school
building at Tomah. Wis.
Mr.. Bromwell. rep. Ohio. got the floor
a this point to submit some remarks
upon the failure of the senate to pass
in the general deficiency bill an appro-
pration for the continuation of the full
mail carrier service until July |. 1t was
well known he said that an order had
been issued to cut down the carrier serv-
ice Feb. 1. He proceeded TO comment
on the discrimination against certain
cities, notably Cincinnati, in the matter
of carrier service.
MIR. Quigg, rep. y. Y. in reply. MAIN
tanned that the mail deliveries in New
York city were absolutely necessary to
get the mail out of and into the great
office in that city.
Mr.. Belknap, rep, Ill: Mr. Adams,
rep, Pa, and other members represent
ing the larger cities. all protested
against the reduction in the carrier serv-
ice. They had been overwhelmed. they
said, with protests
Mr.. Williams. dem. Miss. made a
humorous speech, contrasting the con-
ditioas now in his district where the
inhabitants went six or eight miles for
their mails and paid the same postage
for the privilege as did the inhabitants
Of the big metropolitan cities who had
their mail delivered free six or eight
times a day. As the government was
obliged 10 keep the expenditures down
To the receipts. he thought II could not
he done better than by cutting off three
or four deliveries day at the big trade
centerS.
Mr.. Loud, chairman Of the postoffice
committee, made a sensational speech
or rather a speech promising sensational
developments in the future. lie was