New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-08
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-
SENA TIE.
THE CENSUS ELL BRINGS on DISCUSSION


OF TIE CIVIL SERVICE
WASHINGTON June AFTER the transaction OF
routine morning business the bill for the protection
OF the Indian Territory was laid before the senate
to-day.
Nj BATE Dem Tenn thought the bill ought
10 20 over az II clearly a violation OF All the
moral and legal obligations Of the Government 10
the Indians OF the Territory and to the "iite o''.
zens vho had gone there to live. The oiII ne sain
took away from the Indians their courts and vio-
1,ted every treaty that had ever been made with
them by tho Government.
During tho consideration Of the measure seVera
committee amendments OF verbal character were
adopted NJ the suggestion OF Mr. Pe'ugrc"' !"
charge OF the bill. Section 2s. which provided Tor
the SEGREGATION OF 1880 OF land purchased
hy the Deawares from the Cherokees. $50 acres oil
the iand be allotted TO each registered Delaware
and the remainder reserved 10 the oescehnah.s vi
deceased registered DeIawares. was stricken from
the bill one OF the amendments TO the measure
r,tines the agreement made by the Dawes COM
mission with the Five Civilized Tribes
The reading Of tho Indian oil was interrupted at
, this point and the Senate concurred In amend
ments made by the House TO the War and Navy
! Urgency Deficiency Bill passed yesterday
At . o'cloc. the unfinished business. the Census
hill was temporarily laid aside in order that tho
Indian bin might bo completed
Mr. Quay (Rcp. Pcnn) presented the report Of
the conferrees on the Postofire Appropriation bill,
and IL agreed TO-
INTEREST on An INDIAN CLAIM
Mr. PI.ATT rep. Comm. ono Of the members Of
the Indian Affairs Committee. opposed that amend
ment OF the committee which provided FOR the pay
inen OF ssicI intercs. at cent on $4,000 from
1870 20 1850 The amendment provides that the In
,ercst shall be paid TO tho Chcka'aw Nation Mr..
Piatt maintained that the principal claim had been
paid and that n this interest claim were paid II
would establish precedent Cor the payment Of
-f.f ~tch
ssnosoco Tho original claim OF so4oen. which, ne
said was questionable. had h"cn allowed oy INC
Court OF Claims. a.
Mr. JONES Dem. Ark) said In reply 70 '','
Patt thar the $4,000 trust fund In the hahns
~ tho Government which belonged to the ChcKash"
Nation The Government had agreed TO paw per
cent interest upon this trust fund. ana ne MAIN
tainod tha, II perfectly clear that the Govern"
men, should pay the interest claim Inc secre-
tary OF tho Interior after investigating me matter
decided n favor ~ the Indians ana reCoh'hc"o''
tie pavmeni o, the calm.
The amcndrncn; agreed 70. and the bill was
passed
Consideration was then resumed o. tho measure
provding for tho taking o, the Twelfth Census
Mr. CARTER (Rep. Mont). IN charge Of the bill.
n-eooscd an amendmcn, providing that IN addition
% tho director and assistant director OF census ana
Ave expert siatis,clans. not more than twenty-five
persons shall be appointed TO the census establish
rncni before January !. 1879. Mr.. CO'hhr'bi.
Dem, MOI accepted fAat Amendment III Nv" va
those offered by him yesterday and was agreed TO-
Mr. Cocklell suggested that the Census Committee
see 10 n IN this 5u. that statistics particularly
those with reference 20 population moranty' man
ufacturing and agriculture. DO puohshed WIN
M MONEY Dem Miss) offered an amendment
n-,,duc that In the prcpa ration ~ the statistics
pt ,-rs ovn,essing weight measure distance or
value be- expressed IN terms OF the Engsh language
IL was agreed 20.
EXAMINATION OF THE CENSUS FORCE.
Mr Cockren offered an amendment striking on,
tho nroyision that the census force should he sub
,cc,ed ~ sic, examination the director with tho
aonroval q, the Secretary OF tho Interior may pre-
scribe In leu thereof he proposed that the en-
plo,e. should he examined and certified by the Civil
Service Commission. -. .su.r.
Nj carter Vigorously opposed ne aIs sn,n,
he fel, tina, more reasonable 10 select an
arr,, Dor service in the field against Spain by tho
civil Service examination than II was 10 select tne
clerks for the census work in that way Inc WORK
W, 'IoDGE fRcn Mass) heartily supported the
amendment lie said that tho force needed would
be largely copysts and clerks ana ne Niv nrv ~,
commission was even now prepared from l's hsta
and quota To supply these people Immediately
Mr. WILSON Rep.. Was1.p made vigorous az,
,,.t non the prc.cnt administration OF the civil
ser@ir The service itself. he MADE clear. nc was
no, nartictlarlv opposed TO. but he did oppose the
,5oJa employed by the C.vil Service Commission
, mont Mr. CHANDLER CRep. y. II also oppescd
The amendment, He I'm favor OF tho Civil Ser
Vice IDEA as originally advanced. but tho elaboration
and extension Of the system did not NEE, ms AZ
prov H. and no thought me people "oulh soon 'eN"''
Mr HOAR CRep, Mass), In brief reply 70 Mr.
which had succeeded by the present Civil Ser
Wiihout passing upon the amendment the Senate
nj sos p m. on motion ~ Mr. German dem
Ma adjourned