Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-25
56th CONGRESS.
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priation bill when the Indian bill was
out of the way.

In the Senate. Thursday. Gallinger sug
gested, as there was no appropriation bill
under discussion, that one hour be giveI
to the pension bill. Thurston objected,
as he had given notice that he would call
up the Indian appropriation bill. The adj
verse report upon the printing of the Fill
pino petition was presented from the
committee on the Philippines ami was
sent to the calendar The resolution OF
Pettigrew, S d., concerning the reported
deportation of y. Mahini. a citizen of the
Philippines. to Guam. was adopted.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up. Gallinger giving notice that al
the close of its consideration he would
call up the pension appropriation bill.
During the consideration of the appro-
priation for Indian schools, Butler said
he had visited such schools and observed
of the benefits children who We're not In
dams Thurston answered that no chill
dren are received unless they are regard
ed as Indian children by the tribes. no
matter how slight the admlXture OF In
dian blood.
Butler insisted that many of the chill
dren who were attending Indian schools
were white and that the abuse Of the In
dian school appropriation was hagrdnt
and notorious.
Teller. Col. was satisfied Butler was
mistaken. He knew personally, he said,
that children were not admitted to the In
dian schools whose parents did not main
tain their tribal relations. Jones. nrn..
added that he knew many Indian emil
dren who had freckled faces. blue eyes
and red hair.
Pettigrew, S D.. in the course Of a gen
eral discussion of the Indian school pues-
ton expressed the opinion that the whole
Indian school system ought to be over
hauled He was inclined to believe that
many of the Indian schools i'll the East
might be abolished and in this connection
he referred particularly to the Carlisle
school,
Interrupting the reading of the Indian
bill Depew gave notice that. tomorrow,
he would address the Senate on the pend
ing shipping bill.
shipping bil-was laid before the Senate.
1t was laid aside temporarily and the
Senate proceeded with the Indian appro-
priation bill.
FRYE, in charge of the shipping bill.
said he recognized the necessity of early
action upon appropriation DIS, put ne
said that if the Indian appropriation bill
was not disposed of by O'Clock tomor-
row. he would ask that it be laid aside
until Dcpew OF New York could deliver
his address upon the shipping bill.
Pcttigrew made a vigorous attack upon
the Dawes Indian commission, asserting
that there was no more corrupt or eN-
travacant body in the service OF the
United States than that commission
Jones. Ark. maintained that the crltl-
Cism bv pcttigrcw of the Dawes commls
sion was not well founded in any respect.
The work, Jones said was beng done
economically and thoroughly.
Pending tho disposition of tho amend
mcnt the President pro tenn. Frye, APP
pointed Lindsay and Il"ar as members
Of the joint commission of the two
Houses Of Congress TO prepare for the
celebration Of the lMth anniversary or
the assumption by John Marshall Of the
chief justiceship Of the Initct States
Hoar offered a resolution providing that
on Feb -, Immediately after the read
ing of the journal, Washingtnns farewell
shall be read ~ a senator to be hereafter
designated. 1t was adopted.
Aldrich. r. f.. reported the war revenue
reduction bill from the committee on
finance and gave notice that he would
call up the measure, the first Of next
week.
Debate was then resumed upon the
Dawes commission amendment. Petit
grew offered an amendment providing
that the commission should file an Item
lied statement Of its expenditures to Jan.
L. 1901. and annually thereafter Inc
amendment was accepted and the amend
ment. making the total S32iooo, was
adopted.
Wellington moved to adjourn. and. the
motion being defeated suggested the an,
sence Of QuorIm and the roll can
showed only - senators present Inc
Senate then, at 5.l5 p NJ, adjourned.