The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-10
THE INDIAN BILL
. PAssEDB SENATE.
After Rejection of the
I SeCtarian Amendment.
DATE FOR QUAY CASE.
An Unsuccessful Effort Made to Set
Time for a Vote.
THE ALASKAN CODE BILL.
Agricultural Discussion OF Measure
Made Vehicle of Political Topics
Not Gcrmanc to the Biii--aIr.
Bell Made an Attack on tie
Administration and the
President.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-After some
further discussion, the Senate to-day re-
jected the sectarian school amendment to
the Indian appropriation bill, offered BY
AIr. Jones (DemocraD, of Arkansas, by
4 vote of so to 10.
AS has been the practice for two or
three years. the free homes measure was
offered as an amendment to the bill, but it
was ruled out on the point of order that
it was general legislation, and, therefore,
not germane to an a'ppropria ton Dill
Without division the bill was passed.
The measure carries about sS,fli,C00
An unsuccessful effort was made to
agree upon dafe for a vote on the reso-
luton relating to the seating of Mr..
Quay as senator from Pennsylvania
The effort will be renewed tomorrow,
when Mr.. Chandler. probably. will ask
that two weeks from tomorrow be set for
:: vote.
During the last two hours of the session
the Alaskan civil code bill was under con-
sideration.
AT the opening the bill for the govern
ment of Hawaii as passed by the House,
was presented and ordered printed. Mr..
Cullom said he would not at present ask
for conference
The House bill to create the North
WESTERN Division of the Northern Judi
cial District of Georgia, WIS passed.
After adopting several minor aInendments
the Indian bill was reported from the
Committee of the Whole to the Senate,
and the amendments agreed to.
The free homes amendment was offered
and defeated. and the bill then passed.
ALASKAN CODE BILL.
Consideration of the Alaskan code bill
was then resumed. Mr. Hansoroush pro-
posed the following amendment
That no persons who are not citizens
of the United States or who prior to max
ing location mad not legally declared their
intention to become such, shall be per-
in.tted to locate, hold. or convey mining
claims in said district of Alaska. nor shall
any title to mining claim acquired by To-
cation or purchase through any such per-
son or persons be iegal."
The amendment precipitated a lively de-
bate.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that on Tuesday,
April 18th. he would address the Senate
on the Philippine question. AT 4:40 the
Senate adjourned.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-Tais was q
dull day in the House. The agricultural
appropriation bill was under considera-
ton and was made the vehicle of consid-
cradle debate on political topics. none OF
valich was pertinent to the bill. Good
progress was made with the bill after the
close of general debate, twenty-five of
the thirty-seven pages being covered be-
fore adjournment. Several minor amend
ments were adopted
A resolution of inquiry calling for fig
ures regarding the acreage of land belong
ing to lanI grant railroads that was in
ciuded with forest reserves at the time
of the creation of the reserves, the
amount of scrip issued in lieu therefor,
etc, was adopted. The information is
sought as base of contemplated lecis-
lation. The House went into committee
of the whole and took up the considera-
ton of the arlcultural appropriation bill.
Mr.. Wadsworth, chairman of the Com
rnittee on Agriculture, explained the
provisions of the BILL which carries si,-
116S0o.
Mr.. Bell, of Colorado, in the course Of
a general political speech. declared that
no President had come SO close to wreck
ing the American government as Mr.. Nc
Kinley. Property interests, he said had
been allowed to run riot. He was tired
of the prating about patriotism. The OBJ
ject Of it all was to benefit special in
terests, not the people as a whole With
out the use of money and the influence
OF great corporations, he said, this adj
ministration could not succeed itself.
After some further remarks on political
topics, general debate was closed and the
bill was read for amendment under the
fve-minute rule.
Mr.. I4attiner, OF South Carolina. moved
to increase the appropriation for farmers
bulletin from $500 to s15N.GeO. This
amendment created a lively discussion
Without action on it, the House at 5