The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-11
JOINT RESOLUTION TO THAT EFFECT
INTRODUCED IN SENATE.
If Adopted 1t VIII Forego Collection
of Duty ON All Guns and Ammuni-
ton Purchased Abroad.
WASHINGTON. March io.-After de-


made a gallant struggle, but they met the
opposition of some of the prominent lead
ers on the Republican side, Messrs. Ding
ley, Grosvenor. Dalzell and Payne, and
they were further weakened by the fact
that many of the friends of the PROPOSE
ton were alienated by the belief that, as
drawn the amendment would work injury
to the agricultural colleges of the country.
The Senate amendment for the ratification
of the Seminole treaty was also noncon-
CURED in after the substitute proposition
offered by the conferees to ratify the
Kiowa, Comanche and Apache treaty had
fallen under a point of order. The action
of the House to-day sends the bill back to
conference with nonconcurrence on all the
Senate amendments.
The Rev. J. Manton Smith, of Surgeons
Tabernacle, london delivered the iHvoca-
ton in the House to-day Almighty God"
he prayed, 1--WE desire to thank Thee that
Thou hast given us new day out OF the
old casket of time Now be pleased to give
us grace and guidance that we may bring
glory unto Thee and blessing unto others.
Hear us, when we pray that Thy richest
blessing may rest upon the President and
all associated with him in the making and
enforcement of the law of this great Ma
ton. We beseech, o God, that heavens di-
vine benediction may rest upon the honor
able speaker and all the members of this
great assemblage We thank Thee for their
past history and ask that all the future
may be one of unbroken success. Give to
those who make the laws clear insight ac-
companied with boldness, charity and love.
May the flag of this country, so spotless,
ever be unfurled and tloated by the breeze
of God. We ask these and all other bless
ings to rest upon this country and all con-
nected with it in the name of Jesus Christ,
Amen
A resolution was adopted directing the
secretary of war to loan to the citizens
committee of Cincinnati tents for the use
of the thirty-second grand encampment of
the G. A. r. A bill was passed granting
to the Shreveport Bridge and Terminal
Company the right to construct a bridge
across the Red river at Shreveport, La.
The House then went into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration of the ex-
pected Senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill. The pending question,
coming over from yesterday was the mo-
ton of Mr. Shafroth, Populist. of Colorado.
to concur in the free home clause placed in
the bill by the Senate. Two hours and
half of the four hours agreed on yesterday
for debating this proposition remained.
Gated amendment to the free home
clause so to amend the act of 1852 for
the endowment of agricultural colleges, so
as to strike out the words, "arisng out of
the sales of public lands" If this amend
ment was not made he declared that the
sixty-four colleges of the United States
which now received money from the sale of
public lands would suffer. The debate was
very spirited on both sides. Mr.. johnson,
Republican, of North Dakota, created some
thing of a sensation by charging that Sec
rotary Bliss. in his opposition to the free
home clause. not only procured his argu-
ment, but actually plagiarized his language
from the message of James Buchanan veto
ing the homestead bill before the war; He
followed this statement with an attack on
the secretary. asserting that his interests,
sympathies and horizon were bounded by
the Allegheny mountains, and that as
matter of fact, he had never been west of
Buffalo.
Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic leader. an
nounced that he would vote for the Senate
amendment because he stood committed to
1t by the Chicago platform. AS an original
proposition, he admitted, he was against
giving free homes to the people He rated
nothing more important than that the peo-
pie should have homes but they should
have them by thsir industry and frugality.
But every man who accepted a nomination
on a platform, he believed, bound himself
to redeem its every promise, the smallest
as well as The greatest, and so he should
vote to-day to redeem pledge in the Chi
cago platform.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Republican, of Ohio, an
nounced his opposition to the amendment.
lie explained at length the history of this
cd agriS Ia and Of fba
st. Louis platform, to show that his present
position was not inconsistent with that
declaration. He thought that free-home
bill. should have strength enough to come
into the House and stand or fall alone on
Its merits.
Mr.. Dalzell, Republican, of Pennsylvania
also opposed the amendment. He denied the
right of Congress to tax the farmers of
Pennsylvania to give free farms to the
farmers of Oklahoma, North and South Da-
kota and Minnesota.
Mr.. Grow. Republican. of Pennsylvania
whose name is associated with the original
homestead law, warmly supported the
amendment.
MIR. Dingley closed the debate with brief
speech in opposition to the amendment. He
called attention to the fact that all treaties
ceding Indian lands to the United States
Outstanding that the purchase money paid
by settlers should be used TO reimburse the
United States. Never had a proposition
been made to purchase Indian lands for the
purpose of donating them to free homes
10 his mind ii was an act of bad faith on
the part OF those who had induced Congress
TO buy these lands.
Mr. Handy's motion to concur with an
amendment changing the law relative to
payments to agricultural colleges for the
sale of public lands" was ruled out on
point order.
Mr. Lacey. Republican, of Iowa, then
offered his motion &c concur with an amend
ment excluding the trust reservations. 1t
was voted down-l0 TO 123
Two other amendments designed TO pro-
tect the payments to agricultural colleges
were ruled out by Mr. Hepburn. who was
In the chair on points Of order. The vote
was then taken on the main proposition.