The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-03
IN THE SENATE.
Very Little Business of Importance Tran
sacted in the Upper House.

Washington. Feb. 2.-Beyond reading
| of the agricultural appropriation bill
| and agreeing to It's amendments pro-
| posed by the committee, the senate
| transacted no business of importance In
open session to-day.
The greater part of the afternoon
was passed in executive session, the
! discussion being on the Hawaiian an
neXation treaty
Mr.. Hawley secured the adoption of
a resolution instructing the secretary
| of the interior to furnish the senate:
the total per capita cost of educating
| Indian children at certain Indian
| schools, the total cost of transporting
pupils to and from the schools,
| including the number trans
ported, approximately what proportion
| of children educated in the schools re-
turn to the blanket and camp, and
what can be done to prevent such ret
repression and continue the children
in the lines of progress on which they
have entered and what is the relative
value of influence of the educated
youth at home and those educated
away from home in favor of ending
tribal reservation life of the Indian, his
becoming citizen and entering the
great mass of the population as shown
by the pupils going into the employ
ment of civilized life.
Mr.. Jones of Arkansas called atten-
tion to the reply of the department of
justice to his resolution calling for in
formation as TO the appointment of
deputies by United States Marshal
Cooper of Arkansas. He said the re-
ply WAS not satisfactory, as it did not
assign reasons for the removal of the
deputies of Mr.. Cooper's predecessor.
He therefore offered another resolution
directing the department of justice to
supply the information. Mr. Hale
thought this a matter with which con-
gress had nothing to do. The resolu-
tion was agreed 10.
At 1886 p. m. the vice president laid
before the senate the resolution of Mr.
Pettigrew of South Dakota, declaring
il to be opposed to the policy of the
United States to acquire territory
to defend which a navy would be re-
quired, which was laid over yester-
day.
Mr.. Hale of Maine being satisfied
the remarks the senator from South
Dakota proposed to make upon the
resolution would infringe upon a sub
ject under discussion I'm executive ses-
sion, said he would move that the sem
ate under rule 30 go into executive ses-
sion.
Mr.. Pettigrew remarked that he
could as we'll offer his remarks in exec
utive session as in open session and
IF the friends of the Hawaiian treaty
are so tender about the matter" he was
AiillIlS 10 go INTO executive session.
Mr.. Hale's motion prevailed and at
l2:i0 p. IN. the senate went into execu-
tive session. The executive session
was concluded at 400 D. m.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
slderation of open session business. Mr.
Davis of Minnesota presented the Joint
resolution by the house providing for
representation at the International
fisheries exposition at Bermen Nor
way. and accepting the invitation ex-
tended to the United States TO make
such representation. The appropria-
tion carried by the resolution is $50. 600.
IL was passed.
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin called up a
bill amending the law which author
ICED the commissioners appointed bv
the president To codify the criminal
laws Of the United States TO act as a
commission, and to enable the commits
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