The record-union., 1898-02-11

prevail of the Secretary of the Interior.
He said that when he came here in
1898 an application was pending be-
fore the Secretary of the Interior for
approval of a lease of 3S6,000 acres OF
land in the Uneompaghre reservation.
containing valuable deposits of gilson-
ite. The lease had been obtained by
an individual through the connivances
of the Indian Agent, and at once turned
over to the American Asphalt Compa-
ny. The agents and attorneys of this
corporation Rawlins said, had come to
Washington and representing that they
controlled Senators and Representa-
tives and had great influence in high
political circles, were trying to force
the approval of their lease Ultimately.
he said, lease covering about 800
acres was approved. Now he de-
clared, these same persons were endeav
ering to defeat the committee amend
ment to prevent the Indians from leaS-
ing their lands. He believed in open
ing the mineral lands by the Govern
ment, the leasing of them to individu-
ais or companies, and the application of
the proceeds for the benefit of the In
dams.
At the conclusion of the reading OF
the bill, it was thrown open to amend
ment.
Kyle of South Dakota proposed an
amendment that all or any part OF the
sum of S16S.335 now in the treasury
to the credit of the Sioux Indians or
the Crow Creek Indian Reservation. in
South Dakota, may be used for the
purpose of purchasing such cattle and
agricultural implements as will pro-
mote their welfare.
The amendment was agreed to.
Allen presented an amendment re-
storing the annuites of the Santee
Sioux Indians.
Allison made a point of order against
the amendment. He said it would in
volve the payment of at least S3,UO,-
600, and perhaps double that amount
Allen said he did not want so impor-
tant amendment as that ''whistled
down the wind" by a point of order
He said he did not want to be picked
up and snuffed out like a candle" but
desired an opportunity to discuss it.
Allison said he was convinced that
there was not the shadow of right IN
the proposed amendment He insisted
on his point of order but Allen with
drew the amendment.
In the course Of the discussion of an
amendment offered by ThurStOn,
against which a point of order was
made by Allison, Allen made sharp
attack upon the Speaker of the House
of Representatives. He declared that
it was impossible to secure the passage
through the House of many meritorious
measures because one man stood at
the entrance of the cavernS into which
proposed legislation was dumped, and
would permit nothing to be done about
that Of which he did not approve. He
said: In the other end of the Capitol
this one man stands for 32S, and his
bold, unwarranted, undignified action
is a disgrace to the Congress and to
the American people"
Frye of Maine said the Senator CAL
LEM was himself out of order while
speaking to a point of order. Allen
said he had no desire to violate the
rules. and did not think he had violat
ed them, as he had not referred to any
man by name, nor any particular end
of the Capitol.
This was received with sarcastic
laughter by other Senators, and even
Allen smiled.
Further along in his remarks Allen
reverted to the power exercised by the
Speaker of the House, declaring that
in view of the impossibility of secur-
ing consideration of meritorious legis-
lation. the truth ought to be known 70
all the people in the country. If the