Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-09
THE INDIAN BILL UP
Amendment Regarding Contract
Schools Rejected.
Date FOR VOTE ON QUAY Case
Objection Made to Present Con-
sideration.
POLITICS IN THE HOUSE

At the opening OF today's session of the
Senate the bill for the government of Ha-
wall as passed by the House was presented.
and at the request of MIR. Culiom was or
dered printed. Mr.. Cullom said he would
not at present ask for a conference.
Mr.. Gallinger, in presenting petition
from the Association of Machinists praying
that work on our 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 IT.
A discussion of the muzzling of dogs as a
preventive of hydrophobia was precipi-
lated by the presentation by Mr.. Gallinger
of letters and petitions protesting against
The order of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia requiring the muzzling of
all dogs.
Bills were passed as follows: To attach
Foard county, Texas, to the Fort worth
tilNision of the northern judicial district OF
Texas: to create the northwestern division
of the northern judicial district of Georgia.
A resolution, offered by Mr.. Plat Comm,
calling for information from the Secretary
of the Interior to irrigation of the Pima
Indian reservation in Arizona, was adopted.
The Quay Case.
The resolution respecting the seating of
former Senator Quay of Pennsylvania was
then laid before the Senate. and Mr.. Chand-
Ter announced that the friends of Mr.. Quay
were ready for vote.
Mr.. Burrows CMich) hoped no vote would
be taken at this time. He was. he said, In
receipt of a telegram from an absent sena-
tor who desired that no time for vote be
fixed until he returned. Wednesday, he
said. he would address the Senate upon the
subject.
Mr. Penrose appealed to the Senate and
to Mr.. Burrows for the prompt disposition
of the case, which had 50 long been before
the body.
MIR Stewart (Nev.) thought Mr.. Burrows
request that the case go over was. IN view
Of the unanimous consent, unusual and I'M
reasonable.
The senator has had months in which to
prepare his speech and now he wants more
months said Mr.. Stewart. tartly.
In accordance with suggestion by Mr.
McTomas. Mr.. Chandler asked that vote
be taken next Saturday at :; pm
MIR Platt tConn-) said he did not care to
agree to that request, although he thought
it possible vote might he taken then. or
even before that time.
Mr. Chandler then. in view of a statement
by Mr.. Aldrich that the business Of the
St nate would be facilitated by the fixing of
date for vCse upon the case. asked that
the vote be taken two weeks from tomOr-
row at pm
Mr. Burrows suggested that in view of
the desires of the absent senator, expressed
in a telegram to him, he would ask that
the question of vote go over until tomor-
row
Mr., Penrose asked if Mr. Burrows had
any objection to the naming of the absent
senator.
Mr. Burrows said he was not at liberty
To give the name. but he withdrew his OBJ
lection to the effort TO fixing a date for
vote
Mr.. Jones CArkD then interposed an OBJ
lection. as he could not see, he said, that
delay Of twenty-four hours would make
any difference in the fixing Of a vote weeks
away
After some further discussion the Quay
case went over, with the understanding
that Mr. Chandler would tomorrow ask
that da-e be liked for vote probably
two weeks from tomorrow.
Indian Bill Taken Up.
The Senate then proceeded with the In
dian appropriation, the pending question
being the amendment Of Mr.. Jones of Ar
kansas. providing that, in certain circum-
stances. the contract Indian schools should
be employed by the government The
amendment had raised the whole question
of government support of sectarian schools
and had resulted Saturday In a spirited de-
bate The Senate reached a vote on the
amendment late Saturday afternoon. but as
the vote disclosed the absence of quorum
the Senate adjourned with the amendment
pending Discussion on the amendment was
reopened. Mr. Berry (ArkJ speaking against
the amendment.
The vote was then taken the amendment
being defeated 30 to 16, as follows:
Aeas-Bate, Carter. Clark of Montana
Daniel HansbrOugh. Heitfeld Jones of Ar
kansas. kenney. McLaurtn. Martin Money
Morgan. Pettigrew, Taliaferro. Turiey- vest
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Nays-Aldrich, Allison. Berry Clark of
Wyoming. Cullom, Davis Deboe Fairbanks
Foraker. Frye Gallinger. Gear. Harris.
Hawley. Jones of Nevada Kean Mcbride
McCumber. Mcmillan. Plat of Connecti-
cult. Plat of New York. Pritchard Ouarles
Ross. Scott. Sewell. Shoup. Stewart Teller
Thurston-;O
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