The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-26
ANOTHER POLITICAL DEBATE.
Republicans Point Out Prosperity,
but Democrats Shut Their Eyes.

Republicans Point Out Prosperity,
but Democrats Shut Their Eyes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Under the par
liamentary fiction of discussing the Indian
appropriation bill, the House devoted almost
the entire day to a political debate, in
which the main question was whether pros
perity had come to the country as a result
of the advent of the present administra-
ton AS the speeches were limited to five
minutes each, many members participated
and partisan spirit kept the interest keyed
up to a high pitch. The acrimony which
usually characterizes such debates was al
most entirely absent; but although good
natured, some hard knocks were given and
received. Mr.. Smith, the delegate from Ari-
zona made an attack on the system of
educating the Indians, and Mr. Walker
moved to strike out the appropriation for
the Carlisle School. No vote was taken on
the motion to-day. At the opening of the
session a bill was passed granting Amer
lean register to the foreign-built steamer
Navajo. Then the House took up the IN
dian appropriation bill, ana pOntlcal speech
Mr.. Richardson Dem. Temp adduced
some figures and financial authorities to
prove that prosperity had not yet appeared;
IF prosperity has not returned, asked
Mr.. W. A. Stone (Rep., PAD, how does
it happen that in all the Industrial regions
men are employed and are not supported by
charity as they were under the Cleveland
administration?
Mr.. Richardson, lis that his premises are
all wrong. Labor is not employed in all the
industrial regions. In New England l2oOOo
workers are now out on strike.
Mr.. Grosvenor, Mr.. Stone, Mr.. Dlngley
and. other Republicans all arose to reply,
and in the confusion Mr.. Richardson called
out that he had no desire to interfere with
Mr.. Stones gubernatorial boom.
Il am glad to have the Endorsement or
that side - retOrted Mr. Stone. smiling.
Mr. Grosvenor cited the wool-raising in
dustry and examples of what the Dingley
law mad done.
Mr.. Dockery CDem. MOI, in discussing
the cotton-mil strike, contended that the
strike had been urged by the operators in
order that they might dispose of their sur
plus stock. The trouble was we were enor-
Inously overproducing in this country, and
in the face of that fact the Republican
party was restricting and narrowing our
markets.
The political debate continued for an hour
the Republicans main tanning and Democrats
DENYING the existence Of prosperity. Those
Mass) Terry (Dem.. Ark. Sims Dern.
Tenn), Cochran (Dem., MOI, Knox (Rep.,
Massl w A. Stone (Rep.. Pa). Handy
Dem. DELI. Northway (Rep., Ohio, Jones
Dem, Wash). Lacey (Rep., LAD, Norton
(Dem., Ohio) Bell Pop. COLI, Underwood
Dem. Ala.) and Wheeler (Dem., Ala.)
Mr. Smith (Dem.. Ariz) made an attack
on the present system of educating the In
dian. lie declared that the Carlisle and
Hampton schools were Il mistake; that an
Indian could not be civilized by teaching
him to read and write and sing psalms. The
Indian, he said. must receive an industrial
education. but it must be gwen him in the
vicinity OF his home, not in the East. In
this bill he said, $2,5O0,C0o was wasted.
Mr.. Walker (Rep.. MasS.) agreed with Mr.
Smith that the present policy was unsatis-
factory. Illogical and impracticable. He
moved to strike out the appropriation for
amendment the committee arose and at 5:z5
p. m. the House adjourned.