The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-10

Dill went through lis last
/ stages in the adoption of the final con-
ference report and the remainder of the
day was consumed in the consideration
of the senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill. The substitute for
the senate provision regarding the open
ing of the Uncompahgre reservation
| was knocked out on a point of order
and the amendment goes back to con-
! ference. The desire of the conferees to
| non-concur in the senate free home
! stead act encountered bitter opposition
! and an arrangement was made whereby
/ four hours are to be devoted to debate
proposition to concur submitted by
/ Mr.. Eddy of Minnesota. Mr.. Sherman,
! chairman of the Indian committee, de-
1 clared that the free homestead provis-
/ ion would cost the government S55, 900
/ 600. He desired to eliminate it from the
| bill and has the support of the seere-
| tary of the interior
Lacey, rep. Iowa, moved that the
/ house disagree to the senate amend
ments to the bill granting general right
/ of way through Alaska to railroads and
| tramways. Some debate followed
Moody, rep. Mass, insisted that the
| house should have an opportunity to
vote on the fisheries amendment. Loud,
| rep, Cal. wanted similar assurances
| regarding the homestead provisions in
| the bill. The amendments We're finally
non-concurred in and a conference
agreed to-
When the clerk of the senate an
nounced that the senate had passed
without amendment the national de-
fense bill wave of applause swept
over the floor and the galleries.
The conference report on the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial bill was
agreed to without division. This report
was a complete agreement between the
two houses and the bill now goes TO the
president.
Upon motion of Mr. Sherman. rep,
y. r., chairman of the committee on
Indian affairs. the house went into
committee of the whole to consider the
senate amendments to the Indian ap-
preparation bills.
Mr., Sherman asked. on behalf of his
committee. that all amendments save
three be non-concurred in. The other
three amendments related to the OPEN
ing of the Uncompahgre reservation,
the ratification of the Kiowa. Comanche
and Apache treaties and the free home
steads. With regard to the first of these
he said that the conferees desired to
propose substitute to the senate
amendment in the last Indian bill which
was vetoed. permitting the leasing OF
mineral lands on the Uncompahgre res
ervation. II was decided to concur In
the amendment ratifying the treaties
and to non-concur in the free homestead
amendment.
When the amendment relating to the
opening of the Uncompahgre reserva-
tion was reached, with the amendment
agreed upon by the conferees to permit
the leasing OF the mineral lands, MIR.
King, dem. Utah. made point of order
against the amendment offered by the
conferees TO the senate amendment
After a long debate. MIR. Hepburn. rep,
Iowa. who was In the chair sustained
n II
ferees' substitute for the senate amend
ment.
MIR. Shafroth of Colorado therefore
moved to concur in the senate amend
merlt. The motion was contested by Mr.
Lacey, rep, Iowa, who thought the con-
ferees should be allowed to fix up a pro-
vision which would permit the gilsonite
lands on the reservation to be opened
to lease. These valuable deposits should
not be allowed TO fall into the hands of
spectators. The house had overwhelm-
ingly endorsed this position at the extra
session.
At this point Mr.. williams. dem.
Miss. got the floor and under the lati-
tude allowed for debate in committee,
answered a speech made some time ago
by Mr.. Dingley, contrasting the condi-
ton of the cotton industry In the North
and South. On that occasion Mr. Ding
ley, he said. had spoken of the possible
necessity OF constitutional amend
ment to regulate the hours of labor so
as to remove the disadvantage under
which the Northern operatives. with
their shorter hours of labor, suffered
The talk of such thing. Mr.. Williams
said was absurd and he was forced to
the conclusion that the purpose of Mr.
Dingleys remarks was 10 urge the
Southern operatives to strike as COM
pensation to the Northern manufacture
ers, or in time, to create hatred in the
North against cotton operatives in the
South. Mr.. Williams read many letters
from Southern cotton mills explaining
the advantages they possessed over |
their Northern rivals.
Mr.. Moody. rep, Mass. replied to Mr..
Williams, recounting the condition of |
the New England mill operatives and |
the code of laws enacted for their pro- |
lection. He did not believe the New |
cotton factories would go |
down before their Southern competi- I
tors. but If they did the people of New |
England, taking inspiration from their /
granite rocks and the cold cruelty of /
their east winds. would find a way to |
work out their salvation. He COM |
mended the labor laws of Massachu- |
setts to the people of the Southern /
states.
The debate then drifted back to the |
motion of Mr. Shafroth to concur in /
the senate amendment. 1t was finally I
defeated, 34-I2. The vote was equiva- I
ent to concurrence.
When the free homestead amendment /
was reached Mr.. Eddy. rep. Mimi.
moved concurrence. As many mem
oers desired TO debate this proposition,
IN arrangement was made by which /
four hours were to be given for de-
bate.
Mr., Sherman, who led the opposition
% the amendment, said IL involved di-
-ectly and indirectly an appropriation
greater than congress had just made
'or the national defense. IT involved,
4e said, direct appropriation of s12,-
700 600 and an indirect appropriation OF
'25, ,0oo. 900 and a future expenditure of
$50, o0o. 600 The lands which
his amendment proposed to turn over
% settlers under the homestead laws
rec of cost were of two classes.
First-Lands ceded to the govern