The age-herald., 1900-04-10
HAWAIIAN BILL
 IS LAID ASIDE MT. CuIlom Said He Would Not Ask Conference at Present. SCHOOL AMENDMENT LOST
Indian Appropriation Bill Was Dis cussed - Amendment to Alaskan Bill Brought Lively Debate
 Question of Claims

Washington, April 9.-After some further discussion the senate today rejected the sectarian school amendment to the appro- priation bill offered by MT. Jones, demo- crat of Arkansas, by vote of 30 to 16. AS has been the practice for two or three years the free home measure was offered as an amendment to the bill but 1t was ruled out on the point of order that it was general legislation and therefore not ger mane to an appropriation bill Without division the bill was passed. The measure carries about $S,414O00.
 At the opening of the session the bill for the government of Hawaii as passed by the house was presented and at the re- quest of MT. Cullom was ordered printed MT. Cullom said he would not at present ask for a conference.
 MT. Gallinger in presenting a petition from the Association of Machinists pray ing that work on warships be done in the government navy yards instead of in the shops of private corporations, said he thought the work ought to be done in the navy yards despite the plea of economy against 1t. A discussion of the muZzling of dogs as a preventative of hydrophobia was precipitated by the presentation by MT. Gallinger of letters and petitions pro- testing against the order of the commits sioners of the District of Columbia requir- ing the muzzling of all dogs
 Bills were passed to attach Ford county, Texas, to the Fort Worth division of the northern judicial district of Texas, and to create a northwestern division of the judicial district of Georgia.
 No Agreement on Quay Case
 An unsuccessful effort was made to agree upon a date for vote on the resolution in relation to the seating of MT. Quay as a senator from Pennsylvania, but the case went over with the understanding that MT. Chandler tomorrow would ask that date be fixed for a vote, probably two weeks from tomorrow.
 The senate then proceeded with the In- dian appropriation bill, the pending ques- tion being the amendment of MT. Jones of Arkansas, authorizing the secretary of the interior, in certain circumstances, to make contracts for the education of the Indian pupils. The amendment raised the whole question of government support of sectar- ian schools.
 MT. Berry of Arkansas opposed the amendment, which was defeated, 16 to 30.
 The free home amendment was offered to the bill, but was ruled out of order, the chair holding that it was general legisla- tion and could not be added to the appro- priation bill. The bill was then passed.
 The senate resumed consideration of the Alaskan civil code bill
 MT. Hansborough proposed the following amendment:
 That no persons who are not citizens of the United States, or who, prior to making location, had not legally declared their in tention to become such, shall be permitted to locate, hold or convey mining claims in said district of Alaska, nor shall any title to mining claim acquired by location or purchase through any such persons be legal'
 Pr' c pitated Lively Debate
 The amendment precipitated a lively de- bate It was developed that some mining claims had been located at Cape Nome by Laplanders, who had gone to Alaska on the relief expedition to take care of a herd of reindeer. It was stated that some of these Laplanders had made application to become American citizens before the United States commissioners in Alaska. They located claims in the Cape Nome dis trict. Later they disposed of the claims. MT. Stewart protested against the adop- tion of the amendment. He said that one, c. D. Lane, had acquired some Cape Nome claims from the Laplanders, who had To- cated them, and had expended upon them about $300,000. Should the amendment be adopted, he said, MT Lane would lose not only the claims, but all he had invested in them. Subsequent to the location of the claims by the Laplanders, the claims were relocated by other miners, who now claim possession of them. The adoption of the amendment, 1t was said would give the re-locaters the claims.
 MT. Daniel of Virginia opposed the amendments. Mir Hansborigh said the Laplanders had located from 1000 to 2,OOO nf ravn fy1a9 creeks in the district They were not American citizens. Later American citi- zens arrived in the district and finding all the richest claims located by "alens D they relocated them. As American citizens they claimed only their rights. MT. Teller maintained that it made no difference whether the Laplanders were citizens of the United States or not The pending bill was laid aside without further debate MT Hoar gave notice that on Tues day, April IT. he would address the senate on the Philippine question. Then, at 5:45, the senate adjourned.