New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
INDIAN BILL IN SENATE,
DAWES COMMISSION ATTACKED - De
PEW TO SPEAK ON SHIPPING BILL
TO-DAY-PETTIGREw WILL
NOT FILIBUSTER.

Washington. Jan. 24-rhe Senate devoted the
day to the discussion Of the Indian Appropria-
ton bill, making only fair progress. The only
indication that there may be any diversion Of
interest tomorrow was contained in an an
nouncement by Senator Frye that tomorrow he
should move TO afford an opportunity 20 Sen
ator Depew to address the Senate upon the
shipping bill
N the consideration of the appropriation for
Indian schools Mr.. Butler said he had visited
such schools and observed that there were pres
ent taking advantage of the benefits children
who were not Indians and he asked what pro-
portion of Indian blood was necessary to secure
admission to such schools
Mr. Thurston answered that no children are
received unless they are regarded Indians
| by the tribes. matter how slight the ad-
mixture of Indian blood He rad. he said, seen
in tepee with a woman evidently an Indian
squaw children of her own who had red hair.
1t impossible. he said. TO exclude children
from the schools merely because they might
have red hair or a light skin
Mr.. Butler insisted that many of the children
who were attending Indian schools were white
and that the abuse of the Indian school appro-
priation was fragrant and notorious.
Mr.. Teller was satisfied Mr.. Butler mis-
taken. He knew personally, he said that chill
dren were not admitted to the Indian schools
lations
FRECKLED FACED INDIANS.
Mr.. Jones added that he knew many Indian
children who had freckled faces blue eyes and
red hair.
Mr.. Pettgrew in the course of a general dis
cussion of the Indian school question expressed
the opinion that the whole Indian school system
ought to be overhauled. Millions of dollars of
Government money were being expended upon
the education of Indian children, some of which
ought not 10 be expended upon those who were
getting the benefits OF the schools He was in
cned to believe that many Of the Indian schools
in the East might better be abolished and in
this connection he referred particularly to the
Carlisle Penn) School
CHARGES AGAINST DAWES COMMISSION.
Mr Pettigrew made vigorous attack upon
the Dawes Indian Commission. asserting that
there was no more corrupt extravagant body
in the service of the United States than that
Commission. He attacked particularly the in
crease from $4,000 to 100000 of the approori-
alton FOR the Commission. He believed the work
done by the appraisers of the Indian lands could
be done for 10 per cent of what the Government
paying for Il.
Mr.. Jones maintained that the criticism by
Mr. Pettigrew Of the Dawes Commission was
not well founded In any respect. The expandi-
lures made ny the Commission for the appraisal
of lands were. he maintained. absolutely neces-
sary in order that the distribution of the Indian
lands might be made justly and with careful
regard 10 the rights OF the tens of thousands Of
persons interested The work Mr. Jones said,
was being done economically and thoroughly
Mr.. Pettigrew offered amendment providing
that the Commission should file an itemizei
statement of its expenditures to January / 1901
and annually thereafter This amendment yras
accepted. and the amendment making the total
S324OOn was adopted. After the reading of thu
bill had gone forward for half an hour MT
Wellington moved 70 adjourn, which being de-
feated he suggested the absence of a Quorum
and the rolcall showed only thrty-ive Senators
present The Senate then adjourned.