The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-03

they had before the Spanish war. 1t in
volved the settlement of no other relation
between the United States and Cuba. h.
said.
MIR. Clayton Of Alabama. member of the
Committee on Insulsr Adairs. made a briei
speech urging the Immediate passage of the
bill. saying that it emphasized the necessity
and duty of the United States of recognize
| ing the independence of the Cuban people
| The Government, he said had not acted
| fairly and justly uitder the resolution of
April, 1925. with the people of Cuba. The
bill was then passed.
The House bill authorizing the Allegheny
| Valley Railroad to extend its tracks over
the grounds of the Allegheny Arsenal.
Pittsburg. the company TO purchase OF the
Government the strip of ground to be oc-
| cupied. was passed.
resolution reported from the Committee
on Accounts was agreed to authorizing the
| employment OF an additional committee
| stenographer at a salary of 81. 600 year.
The Philippine Report Presented.
The report of tie Philippines Commits
sion transmitted to she House yesterday by
the President, was laid before the House
and referred TO the Committee on Insular
Affairs. The House then. in Committee of
the Whole. Mr.. Moody of Massachusetts in
the chair proceeded to the further consid-
Grafton of the Indian Appropriation bill.
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia obtained the floor
by unanimous consent to reply to Mr..
Linney's speech Of Wednesday on lynch
ings. He defended Georgia from the charges
made by Mr.. Linney. and asserted that
iynching was a crime not defined by geo
graphical limits.
ierred to the several speeches by Southern
members on this subject. saying he thought
he observed disposition to justify lynch
ings in that section. He believed il TO be
his duty to say that. in his opinion, no
man ought to say anything on the floor of
the National House Of Representatives that
could be construed by anybody. anywhere.
otherwise than in reprobation OF the vain
violation OF law. whether by an individual
vr a body of men. IApplause.I
In the course of discussion OF tine work
OF the Dawes Indian Commission. Mr..
Clark of Missouri asked how long 1t would
be before their work was done
Mr. Curtis OF Kansas-About four years.
Mr.. Clark-we want to make a State of
the Territory before that.
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa. think IL will be
longer; but instead OF being legislated out
OF existence it is more likely to be made
the nucleus OF the new government of the
Territory.
The commissioners had asked that the
appropriation for continuing the work be
fixed at s640.o00. saying that with that
amount they could conclude their labors
in two or three years. The Indian Com
mittee increased the appropriation in the
bill to 100000. increasing 1t from si5S,O00
provided for the current year.
An eff tp tb. int inn
s60o.OOo was made by Mr.. stephens of
Texas, but 1t failed.
The Oil Leases Rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman. paragraphs
were struck out Of the bill ratlfying and
confirming the leases made by Charles
Dennis. Senaca Ipdian. to the Erie Pre-
serving Company 4f a tract of land near
Irving, y. Y, and BY the Seneca Nation to
John ouilter, of ths Cnsaraugus Reserva
tion. situated in 'lheTcounties of Erie,
Chautauqus, and Cattarsugus. for the pur-
pose Of prospecting for oil.
provision in ttte bin. making effective |
the act OF 1897. that the Secretary of the |
Interior shall. within one year after the |
passage of this act establish and there |
after maintain. at ths' city Of Omaha. a |
warehouse for Indian supplies. from which |
distribution shall he made to such Indian |
tribes OF the West and, Northwest as the |
Secretary of the Interior may direct" by |
an appropriation OF $4,000. went through |
the committee without comment or objec-
tion. ssafe ta
When the item, support OF schools"
was reached, Mr.. Burke OF Texas severely |
criticised the system pursued in educat-
ing the Indians by the Government. The
bill. he said. provided support for thirty
containing a total OF 500 chill
dren. the total amount appropriated being
81, 191. III. or an annual average Of S2sS per
capita. \ parallel Mr.. Burke added could
not be found in any part OF the United
States The results were not only unjust
to the taxpayer. but unfair to the Indians
themselves. creating in them habits and
that would prove their un-
doing in the future.
Mr. Fitzgerald Of New York advocated
return TO the policy of contracts with es-
tablshed schools for the education of In
dams.
Pending "a conclusion of his remarks. the
House took a recess uutil o'clock