The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-27
POOR 10 AND PoSTOFFlCES.
Two TOPICS OCCUPY THE TINE OF
THE HOUSE.

to Strike OuN the -hppt' "
for 1t Defeated-Mr. Cannon In
duIees in Liberties with Mr.. Kelly
and the Latter Resents It-Chnir-
man Loud of the POstOfiiee Com
mittee Irate.
washington. Jan. 26-Without prelmi-
nary, the House this morning went INTO
committee of the whole and resumed con-
sideration OF the Indian appropriation hiH
The pending amendment was 10 strike out
the appropriation for the Carlisle Indian
school
Mr.. sherman of New York, in charge
OF the bill. defended the work Of the car
Isle School which, he said, was the
greatest industrial school in the country.
Everything was taught there which was
necessary TO make the Indian self-sup-
porting citizen anywhere in the world.
His observation was that the best Indian
schools were those which were not on the
reservations He said the Carlisle foot
ball eleven had placed $1,000 in the treas
ury of that college during the past sea-
SON
Mr.. Cannon, Rep, of Illinois. expressed
the opinion that the Indians were not pro
crossing. 1t was only in the Indian ter
ritory that their condition was relatively
good He thought education al Eastern
schools would effect little.
Mr. Lacey Rep, of Iowa, eulogized the
Indian schools
Mr. Turner, Rep, of Kansas, also com
mended the work of non-reservation
schools.
Mr. Smith of Arizona insisted that the
Indians should be given farms, which
they could not dispose Of agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS and teachers. Then the Indian
would be compelled to rise TO the civili-
cation around him or be crushed by it.
The present system kept him in helpless
vagdbondage
After some further remarks by Messrs.
Burrows, Rep. of Massachusetts, and
Callahan of Oklahoma the motion 10 strike
out the appropriation for the Carlisle In
dian School offered by Mr.. Smith of Ari-
IONA was defeated, % TO IS.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Kelly,
Dem, of South Dakota, to increase the
number of Indian pupils at Flandreau, S.
d., to 300 and to increase the appropria-
ton therefor TO $4,000, was defeated, II
to 81.
The number of pupils provided for at
the Salem, Ore. school was increased by
fifty.
The action on this amendment drew out
an indignant protest from Mr.. Kelly, who
paid his respects to Mr. Sherman and
Mr.. Cannon for looking with favor upon
an amendment offered by a member on
the Republican side of the House.
The latter replied, good-naturedly, but
referred to Mr.. Kelly as a bantam roos-
ter" and rather a good-looking, amIabIe
man."
The gentleman from South Dakota was
evidently netted, and he retorted wit
considerable bitterness. So far as physi-
cal characteristics went he said he
thought Mr.. Cannon might make as re-
spectacle looking rooster as himself
This was not the first time he had been
insulted by the gentleman from Illinois.
Il have not had the legislative experi-
ence of the gentleman from Illinois," said
he; neither, | thank God, have / as yet
learned ruffanism, blackguardism and I'M
gentlemanly conduct. l grant he is an
adept at cheese-paring, but when il comes
20 Danville, ILL.,, he wants everything In
sight.
Mr.. Cannon did not make any reply to
this assault.
On motion of Mr.. Griffin, Rep. of Wis
consin, an amendment was adopted to ap-
propriate $4,000 for an additional school
building at Tomah, Wis.
Mr.. Bromwell, Rep, of Ohio, got the
floor at this point to submit some remarks
upon the failure of the Senate 10 place
IN the urgent deficiency bill an appropria-
ton Tor the continuation of the full mail
carrier service until July l. 1t was well
known, he said, that an order had been
issued to cut down the carrier service
Feb. /. He proceeded 10 comment on the
discrimination against certain cities. not
ably Cincinnati, in the matter of carrier
service.
Mr.. Quigg, Rep, of New York. in re-.
ply. maintained that the mail deliveries
In New York city were absolutely neces.
sary 10 get the mail out Of and into tn.
general Office of that city.
Mr.. Belknap, Rep, of Illinois, and other
members, representing the larger cities
an protested against the reduction in the
Garner service. They had been over.
whelmed, they said, with protests.
Mr. Loud, Rep, of California. chairman
OF the postoffice committee. made a sensa.
tional speech, or rather a speech Drornis.
ing sensational developments in the fu.
ture. he was very hoarse and could with
ulInculty be heard above a whisDer ONLY
the circumstances of the case he said
could Induce him to attempt to say any.
thing to-day The question presented wa,
one far greater than the simple one of ,
delivery more or less in New York or Chi
cage. The statements of the gentleman
from New York CMr. Quigg) said he yver,
tleman, he said, had been having himsel
interviewed charging that he CMr. Loud
was responsible for the existing predica
ment that he (Mr. Loud had defied Con
gress and the postotfice department. ant
had forced the department to cut off tn,
carriers.
Such criticisms said Mr.. Loud. "i
beneath my contempt. The charge Il
made that the postoffice appropriation bill
this year carried $4,000 below the esti
mates. 1 know the officials of the. post
office department back of that charge bu
! assert that it is false"
Then you allege falsehood against tn,
officials of the department." interrupted
Mr.. Quigg.
Let him take il who can bear it," re
sponded Mr.. Loud.
Mr.. Loud proceeded to affirm that tn
postoffice officials had, contrary TO law
appointed 2S9 additional carriers and thu
created the prospective deficiency of S16o
000 He said, further, that in the face a
an appropriation of $4,000 for incidenta
expenses, 100000 had been spent in 81,
months. He urged members not TO be s.
carried away by passion over the possibl
loss of carrier or two as to yield tn
last vestige Of their power of circum
scribing the. acts of the executive
branches of the government. The per
petuity of the legislative branch of IN
s,faT moe inv !.