The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-08
RIGHTS OF INDIANS INVOLVED.
senate Considers Bill for Protection
nj peouIe Of the Territory.

of People of the Territory.
WASHINGTON, June almost irlrne-
dsarely after the senate convened today
the consideration OF the bill fer the pro-
lection Of the people OF the Indian terri
I :1ry was resumed After the reading and
discussion 81 the bill. nearly three hours,
Il was passed. II provides for allotment IN
Ssveraity of lands TO the Indians Of the
territory. the payment OF interest claims
to the Chickasaw Indians, the ratification
of the agreement effected with the Indians
by the Dawes commission.
Bate OF Tennessee thought the bill ought
to go over. as IL was clearly a violation OF
all the moral and legal obligations o. the
government 10 the Indians OF the territory.
and the white citizens who had gone there
10 live. The bill. he said. took away from
the Indians their courts. and violated sv-
cry treaty thar had ever been made wit.
them by the government.
During the considerations OF the measure
several committee amendments OF trivial
character were adopted.
At the suggestion Of Pettigrew, in
charge Of the oll. section n. which pro-
v.ded for the segregation Of 1880 acres
Of land purchased by the Deiawares from
the Cherokees. 16o acres or the land 10 be
allotted 10 each registered Delaware and
the remainder reserved 10 the descendants
OF deceased registered De-awares, was
stricken from the bill
One OF the amendments ratifies the
agreement made by the Dawes commission
with the five civilized tribes.
The reading OF the Indian bill was inter-
rupted. and the senate concurred in amend
ments made by the house 10 the war and
navy urgency deficiency bill passed yester-
Gay.
At o'clock the unfinished business, the
census bill, was temporarily laid aside IN
yntg hsA
pleted.
Quay of Pennsylvania presented the re-
port OF the conferees OF the postoffice ap-
preparation bill. and II was agreed TO.
Platt OF Connecticut. one OF the members
OF the Indian conferences committee OPP
posed that amendment of the committee
which provided for the payment OF s5s4.oo0
interest at 5 per cent. on $4,000 from $40
to 1889.
The amendment provides that the inter-
est shall be paid TO the Cblckasaw nation.
After All explanation. the amendment was
agreed TO. and the bill passed.
Consideration was then resumed OF the
measure providing for the taking OF the
twelfth census.
Carter of Montana. In charge of the bill.
proposed an amendment providing that In
addition to the diractor and assistant d.
rector OF census and of FIVE expert Stats
tIcians. not more than twenty-five per-
sons shall be appointed to the census es-
taolishment before January 1. 1899.
Cockrell of Missouri accepted that
amendment In lieu of those offered by
him yesterday. and 1t was agreed 10. Cock
rell offered an amendment striking out
the provision that the census force should
be subjected to such examination as the
director. with the approval Of the secre-
tary OF the interior, may prescribe. In leu
thereof, he proposed that the employees
should be examined and certified by the
civil service commission
Carter vigorously opposed the amend
ment. He felt that 1t was no more rea-
scnabie to select an army for service in
the field against Spain through civil serv-
ice examination than it was to select the
clerks In the census work IN that way.
Lodge Of Massachusetts heartily support
ed the amendment. He said that the force
needed would be largely copyists and
clerks. and the civil service commission
vas even now prepared from lis lists and
quota to supply these people Immediately.
Wilson OF Washington made a vigorous
attack upon the present administration Of
the civil service. The civil service itself
he made clear he was not particularly OPP
posed to. but he did oppose the methods
employed by the civil service commission
He recited some OF his own experiences
with the commission. all OF which indi-
Gated that the people, Of Washington, In
his opinion. had in every case been imposed
upon. The peop.e OF the United States,
he said. We're paying $500 900 for civil serv-
ice examinations which were specially use
less TO the country. Turpie OF Indiana
antagonized the amendment, as did
Chandler OF New Hampshire. The latter
took occasion to warn the civil service
commission and its friends that in extend
ing the system they were instituting them
selves the foe of true civil service and
their efforts, IL continued, he said. could
result only In eventual destruction of the
whole system.
Hoar OF Massa chusstts. I'm a brief reply
20 Chandler. renowned the former "spo.ls'
system that had been succeeded by the
present civil service system.
Without passing upon the amendment
the senate ut sos n. m. on motion of Cor
man of Maryland. adjourned