The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
MIR. Loud Charges the POstOffice De-
partmemt with FaIsificntiOn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The House de-
voted another day to consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill, most of the time
being consumed, as on the two previous
days, in discussing extraneous subjects. BY
far the most iteresting feature of the day
was the debate OH 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 600 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 Feb l. A dozen representa-
tives from as many different cities protested
against the proposed reduction and urged
an immediate appropriation, when Chair
man Loud, of the postof1ice committee, and
Chairman Cannon, of the appropriation
committee, allayed the wrath of the mem
beers by assuring them that there was no
occasion for alarm: that the service could
not possibly suffer until June To- before
which time there would be ample opportu-
nifty to pass deficiency appropriation. Mr..
Loud used strong words in his criticism of
the Postoffice Department officials and
promised some interesting disclosures later
on. The motion to strike out the appro-
priation for the Carlisle Indian School was
defeated after considerable debate-29 to Co.
Ten pages of the bill were disposed of to-
day. The conference report on the urgent
deficiency bill was adopted.
When the House resumed consideration of
the Indian appropriation bill, at noon, the
pending amendment was that to strike out
the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
School. Mr.. Sherman (Rep., N. W, in
charge of the bill, defended the work of the
Carlisle School,, which. he said was the
greatest industrial school in the country.
Everything was taught there which was
necessary TO make the Indian a self-sup-
porting citizen anywhere in the world. His
obsel walton was that the best Indian schools
were those which were not on the reserva-
tons. He said the Carlisle football eleven
had placed $1,000 in the treasury of that
college during the past season.
Mr. Cannon (Rep., lid expressed the opin-
ion that the Indians Were not progressing.
It was only in the Indian Territory that
their condition was relatively good. lie
thought that education at Eastern schools
would effect little
After further debate the motion to strike
out the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
School. offered by Mr.. Smith, of Arizona
was defeated--29 to %.
An amendment offered by Mr. Kelley
tDem., s. ID to increase the number of
Indian pupils at Flandreau, S. D., to three
hundred and to increase the appropriation
therefor $4,000. was defeated-1l to 81.
CANNON AND KELLEY HAVE A TILT
The number of pupils provided for at
the Salem, Ore, school was increased by
fifty. The action on this amendment drew
out an indignant protest from Mr.. Kelley.
who paid his respects to Mr.. Sherman and
Mr.. Cannon for looking with favor on an
amendment offered by a member on the
Republican side of the House.
Mr.. Cannon replied good naturally, but
referred to Mr. Kelley as a bantam
rooster and usually rather 'good-look-
ing. amiable man"
The gentleman from South Dakota was
evidently netted and he retorted with con-
siderable bitterness. So far as physical
characteristics went, he said, he thought
MIR. Cannon might make respectable
looking rooster himself. This was not
the first time he had been insulted by the
gentleman from Illinois Il may not have
had the legislative experience of the gen.
tleman from Illinois," said he. neither, l
thank God. have | yet learned ruff
fianism biackguardism and ungentemanly
conduct. l grant that he is an adept at
cheeSe-paring but when il comes TO Dam
vile, H., he wants everything in sight"
Mr.. Cannon did not make any reply to
this assault.
ON motion OF Mr. Griffin (Rep., Wis) an
Amendment was adopted to appropriate SIC
CO for an additional school building at
Tomah Wis.
Mr. Bromwell tRep. Ohio got the floor
ut this point 10 submit some remarks on
the failEre Of the Senate TO place IN the