The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-25

SHARP TILT IN THE HOUSE
WHEELER HAS SHADE OVER
FOSS REGARDING BRYAN
AND HANNA
NEW WAR REVENUE MEASURE
Senate Finance Committee Reports
Complete Substitute for the
Bill as 1t Came Over From
the House.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The senate
today devoted the day to the Indian ap>
preparation bill and made only fair prog
resS. The chief feature of tie debate
was a sharp attack by Mr.. Pestigl W
on the Dawes commission, which he said
was extravagant and was accomplis hia s
little in the way of results. An inter
esting announcement made by him was
that he did not purpose to filibuster
against any bill. The shipping bill was
not taken up, but tomorrow will witness
speech on it by Mr.. Depew. 1t then
Will give way to appropriation bills, Mr..
Frye saying today he did not wish 10
delay them. At the opening today the
senate adopted the Pettigrew resolution
concerning the reported deportation OF A.
Mabini, citizen of the Philippines to
Guam.
During the consideration of the appro-
priation for Indian schools, Mr.. Butler
said he had visited such schools ana 90
served that there were present taking ad-
vantage of the benefits children VINO we e
not Indians and he asked what proper.
ton of Indian blood was necessary to
secure admission to such schools
Mr. Pettigrew IS. D. expressed tie
opinion that the whole Indian school sys-
TEN ought to be overhauled. He was
inclined to believe that many Indian
schools in the East might better tie abol-
ished, and in this connection he referred
to the Carlisle Pa.) school.
CORRUPT AND EXTRAVAGANT."
Mr.. Pettigrew made vigorous attack
upon the Dawes Indian commission, as
sorting that there was no more cor u 1T
or eXtravagant body in the service of
the United States than that commits sion.
He attacked particularly the increase
from $4,000 to $300,0G0 of the appropria-
ton 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 was lay
ing for it.
Mr.. Pettigrew offered an amendment
providing that the Dawes commission
shall file an itemized statement OF IS
expenditures to Jan. l, 1901, and annually
thereafter. The amendment was az
copied, and an amendment making the
total appropriation for the commission
1924 900 was adopted
Mr. Wellington then at $50 p. m. forced
an adjournment by raising a point OF no
quorum.
TALKED NAVAL BILL.
The house today considered the naval
appropriation bill all day and completed
it with The exception of one paragraph.
The item for increase of the navy Will
ships and two cruisers. Some Opposi,
ton was manifested to any increase of
the navy and Mr.. Cannon Qll.) sounded
a note of warning as to the SIZE of our
annual appropriations and adCe1 tn t
with the present appropriation 5000 O,OCO
would have been spent on our new navy
and we should stop.
Mr. Rixey said that, if the ulding
of the navy was rushed along at an in
70. -ne~c in
ventions might make many of our new
ships obsolete. He was in favor of 60
ing slower.
Mr. Wheeler Dem, KY, replying to
Mr. Rixey, contended that the Demo
cratic party always had been in favor
of a strong navy.
us the gentleman aware" interposed
Mr. Foss, that William ]. Bryan, on the
floor of this house, in 1850, opposed the
further construction of ships?'
ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER.
William ]. Bryan" retorted Mr..
Wheeler, lis a great pure and able
Democrat, but he is not the Democratic
party" GiepubIican laughter and cries
of, I'VE thought he was
THAT statement eXcites merrment on
the Republican side of the house., eX-
claimed Mr.. Wheeler, because men who
recognize as their party shibboleth and
main spring of action the will of one
Marcus Aurelius Hanna cannot under
stand how Democrats can recognize a
great and distinguished citizen and lead
er and at the same time differ with him
on questions of policy"
Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the propria-
tons committee, said he was for a sur-
ficient navy, but when it was sufficient
he was in favor of stopping. Since 1893,
when the new navy began to be built,
S22z GOO GOO had heen annrnnriated for