The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-11
A DISGRACE TO CONGRESS
Senator Allen Gets After the
Speaker of the House.
HE STILES LEGISLATION
Called to Order by Allison, He Persists
in His Denunciation of Reeds
Methods and Forces an Ad-
journment of the Senate.

amendments were adopted and subse
quently several amendments of a minol
| character Were attached to the meas
| ure.
/ Mr. Allen of Nebraska enlivened the
| proceedings a few minutes before ad.
| journment by making an attack or
| Speaker Reed for preventing the enact.
ment, as the Nebraska senator de.
| clared, of meritorious legislation sent
| to the house by the senate. He de.
| nounced the speakers action in this re-
| gard as "a disgrace" to congress and to
| the American people. When point OF
order was made against him for use
or improper language concerning the
other branch of congress. Mr.. Allen
said that he was stating only the truth
| ana that he was responsible here OF
| elsewhere at any time for his state
| ments.
1t was expected to conclude consider
| alton of the pending bill to-day, but
when an appeal was taken from the
ruling OF the vice president by Mr..
Allen tnat an amendment offered by
| Mr. Thurston of Nebraska was not in
| order, the point of order was made by
Mr.. Allen that a quorum was not pres
ent. A roll call disclosing the absence
of quorum, the senate adjourned.
Gen. William Booth of London. the
founder of the Salvation army. acted
as chaplain al the opening of the sem
ate to-day. Frye reported favorably
from the committee on commerce. a bill
to amend the laws relating to naviga-
ton. The proposed bill relates only to
American waters, he said and he de-
manded prompt action on the bill. 1t
was passed without a division.
The Indian appropriation bill was
taken UP. Considerable discussion arose
over an amendment proposed by the
indian or tribe of Indians shall lease
for mining purposes lands that are not
patented to said Indians"
Mr.. RaWlins supported the amend
ment. and referred to efforts that are
constantly being made by private indi-
NldualS and corporations to secure In
dian lands, particularly mineral lands.
by leasing from Indians, with the ap-
pfoNal of the secretary of the interior
lie SAID that when he came here in 1898
an application was pending before the
secretary of the interior for the ap-
proval of lease of 346,000 acres of land
IN the Gncompahgre reservation, con-
tanning valuable deposits of gilsonite.
The lease had been extended by an in
dlYidual through connivance of the In
dian agent and at once turned over to
the American Asphalt company. The
agents and attorneys of this corpora
ton, Mr.. RaWlins said, had come to
a
controlled senators and representative
and had great influence in high political
circles, and We're trying to force the
approval of their lease. Ultimately, he
said, lease covering about 500 acres
was approved
Now, he declared these same persons
were endeavoring to defeat the commit
tee amendment to prevent the Indians
from leasing their lands. He believed
IN opening the mineral lands by the
government, the leasing of them to in
dividuals or companies and the appli-
cation OF the proceeds for the benefit of
the Indians.
With this argument Mr.. Allen of Me-
bfaska took issue. He maintained that
the Indians had a higher and better
right To the lands than the mere per-
mission to roam over it, hunting and
fishing and feeding their ponies He
held that the Indians had a right 10
minerals supposed or known to be in
the land, or cut the timber, and if the
individual Indians. or the Indian tribe
did not desire to mine the land, they
had the right TO lease privileges to such
persons as they pleased under reason
able restrictions.
Mr. Allen said he did not desire to
impugn anybody's motives, but he
could readily conceive that those resid-
ing near the valuable gilsonite lands.
being thoroughly familiar with the To-
cation of the mineral deposits might be
anxious TO open these lands to location
by white people. as such opening would
afford them an immense advantage
over the people from other localities
The committee amendment was agreed
to.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the bill II was thrown open to debate
Mr. Kyle of South Dakota, proposed an
that all or any part of the
sum of $16S.332 now in the treasury to
the credit of the Sioux Indians on the |
Grow Creek reservation in South Da-
kota. may be used for the purchase of
such cattle and agricultural implements
as will promote their welfare. The |
was agreed to.
Mr.. Wilson OF Washington urged the |
adoption of an amendment appropriat- |
ing $780, 900 for such school building and |
repairs on the Pulliaup reservation in I
W ashington. In view of this amend |
ment, Mr.. Allen presented and had |
adopted committee amendment re- |
iucing the sum appropriated for the |
purchase or repair of |
senool buildings from 500, 900 to S175,- I
DOC Mr.. Wilson also secured an
amendment securing the south half of I
ne eolxille Indian reservation in Wash /
ngton TO mineral operation
Mr.. Allen presented an amendment, T
restoring the securities of the Santea t
INDIANS. Mr.. Wilson made a point of +
7fder against the amendment He SAID +
I would involve the payment of 300O.- +
'oo and perhaps double that amount.
Mr.. Allen said he did not want so ifqs
eortant an amendment as that "wnisr T
ed down the wind by A point Of order.
Dc said he did not want TO be picked +
Up and snuffed out like a candle. bur +
iesired an opportunity TO discuss il +
Mr.. Wilson said he was convinced that +
here was not the shadow of right in +
he proposed amendment He insisted
N his point of order. bur Mr.. Allen
withdrew the amendment
An amendment was adopted appra-
,riating s25 00a for the construction
md equipment Of an Indian Industrial
chool on the Fort heogh military res
fNafton IN Montana. On a site not ex-
eealng o0a acres
IN The course of he alseassian u IN