The age-herald., 1898-02-03
HAWLEY WANTS
 THE FIGURES On the Cost to the United States Of Edu-
 eating the Indians. PEI ITIGREW'S RESOLUTION Which Relates to Hawaii, Brings on an
 Executive Session.
 
PEITIGREW'S RESOLUTION
TIE BILL ON COMPLICATIONS
Inspires Representative Underwood to Object Be- cause No Appropriation Was Made for Harbors on Gulf of Mexico
 Spain Would Enter Mobile.

Washington, Feb. 2-In the senate to- day MT. Hawley, of Connecticut, secured the adoption of resolution directing the secretary of the interior to furnish the senate the total per capita cost of edu- eating Indian children at certain schools; the total cost of transporting pupils to and from the schools, including the num- Der transported; approximately what pro- portion of the children educated in the schools return to the blanket and camp condition, and what can be done to pre- vent such retrogresson and continue the children in the lines of progress on which they have entered, and what is the rela- tive value of the influence of the educated youth at home and those educated away from home in favor of ending tribal reser- vation life of the Indian, his becoming a citizen and entering the great mass of population.
 The resolution was agreed to.
 Pcttigrew's Resolution
 At 1235 D. m. the vice-president laid be- fore the senate the resolution of MT. Pet tigrew, of South Dakota, declaring 1t to be opposed to the policy of the United States to acquire territory to defend which navy would be required, which was laid over yesterday.
 Mr. Hale being satisfied the remark the senator from South Dakota would make would infringe upon a subject under dis cussion in executive session, said he would move that the senate under rule 35, go into executive session
 MT Pettigrew remarked that he could as well offer his remarks in executive ses- sion as in open session, and Eff friends of the Hawaiian treaty are so so tender about the matter,' he was willing to go in to executive session.
 MT. Hale's motion prevailed and at 12:4S the senate went into executive session.
 The executive session was concluded at 4:20 D. m. The senate then proceeded to the consideration of open session busd- ness.
 MT. Cullou1, of the appropriations com mGttee, called up the agricultural appro- priatfon bill As passed the house the measure carried s33s0.9O2. As reported to the senate the bill carried B. 512, ,3O2
 After the reading of the bill the senate at 5:3O p. m., adjourned until tomorrow.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 Washington, Feb. 2.-At the opening of the session of the house today MT. Grow (rep.) of Pennsylvania, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of a resolu- tion directing the secretary of war to issue medals to 530 Pennsylvania soldiers who belonged to the command which passed through the mob at Baltimore April 13 1861, and who received the thanks of congress July g, 1861.
 Mir Hull, chairman of the military af fairs committee, objected Several other requests for unanimous consent met a similar fate.
 The army appropriation bill was sent to conference, Messrs. Hull, Gep.) of Iowa, Marsh (rep) of Illinois and Cox (dem.) of Tennessee, being appointed conferees.
 The house then went into committee of the whole and resumed consideration of the District of Columbia appropriation bill. The district bill was completed and passed shortly after o'clock, after which the house took up the fertilization appro- priation bill.
 Fertilization Appropriations
 MT. Heminway (rep) of Indiana. in charge of the bill. explained its provisions. The estimates of the department for fortifica- tions and other works of defense, arma- ment. etc, were $1S,s ,s7, while the amount carried by the bill was but $4.144,912. In discussing the harbor defense works erect ed under this policy MT. Heminway stated that the defense of New York harbor was complete. He quoted the chief of ordnance as having said to him that not enough war vessels could now enter the harbor in the face of the present defense system to ma terially damage the city.
 It was arranged that the general debate should close tomorrow at 3 o'clock
 New Mexico Wants to Be State
 Mr. Ferguson, (dem.) of New Mexico, got the floor and under the latitude allowed for debate argued the injustice of deny- ing statehood to New Mexico. He said if statehood was delayed all the valuable land lately restored to the public domain which could be selected by the territory were she state. for school purposes would be gone. He applied for the passage of bill allowing the territory to select lands now.
 MT. Underwood (dem.) of Alabama criti- clsed the Notifications bill because 1t did not provide for the inauguration of de- fense works at the harbors along the coast of the gulf of Mexico. Mobile harbor would be the first harbor entered by the Spanish fleet if we should become involved in war with Spain.
 Mr. McClelland (dem.) of New York, also criticised the bill.
 At p. m the house adjourned.