The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-25
SENATE ON HUEOF HAIR
Law makers Gravely Discuss the
Proper Shade for Indians,
RED HELD ADMISSIBLE
APPROPRIATION BILL IS GONE
OVER.

Washington. Jan. 24.-In the senate
today the Indian appropriation biz
made fair progress. The feature of
the debate was a sharp attack bv Mr..
PettigreW on the Dawes commission.
which, he said, was extravaganza and
was accomplishing little in the wav Of
results The shipping bill was not
taken UP, but tomorrow win witness a
speech on it by Mr. Depew. 1t viii
then give way TO appropriation bills.
Mr.. Frye saying that he did not wish
to delay them.
AT the opening today the senate
adopted tie Pettigrew resolution con
corning the reported deportation of A.
Mabini, a citizen of the Philippines. to
Gaum.
During the considerable of the ap-
preparation for Indian schools. Mr..
Butler said he had visited such schools
and observed that there were children
at present taking advantage Of the
benefit who were not Indians and
asked what proportion of Indian blood
was necessary to secure admission to
such schools.
Says Some Had Red Hair.
Mr.. Thurston answered that no chill
dren are received unless they are IN
dams, no matter now slight the mix
ture of Indian blood He had. he
SAID, seen in a tepee with a woman
evidently an Indian Squaw. children of
her own which had red hair. 1t was
lmpoSsible, ne said, to exclude chill
dren 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 the
schools were white and that the
abuse Of the Indian school appropria-
ton was notorious
Mr.. Teller, Colorado was satisfied
Mr. Butler was mistaken. He knew
personally, he said, that children were
not admitted 10 the Indian schools
whose parents did not maintain their
tribal relations.
Mr.. Jones, Arkansas, added that he
knew many Indian children who had
treckled faces. blue eyes and red hair.
Attacks Entire System.
Mr. Pettigrew expressed the opinion
that the whole Indian school system
ought to be OVeThauled. He was in
chned to believe that many of the
Indian schools in the east would better
be abolished. and in this connection
ne referred particularly to the Carlisle
school Mr. PettigreW made a vigor-
Gus attack upon the Dawes Indian
commission, asserting that there was
no more corrupt OF extravagant body
in the service Of the United States
than that commission. He attacked
the increase from $50, 600 to 5000, 600 of
the appropriation for the commission.
He believed the work done by the ap-
praisers o. the Indian lands could be
done for 10 per cent of what the gov
ernment was paying for it.
Mr. Jones, Arkansas, maintained
that the criticism by Mr.. Pettigrew Of
the Dawes commission was not well
founded in any respect. The expendi-
lures made by the commission for the
appraisal of lands were, he maintained.
absolutely necessary in order that the
distribution of the Indian lafds might
be made justly and with careful re-
gard to the rights of the tens OF thou
sands Of persons interested. The work
Mr.. Jones said, was being done
economically and thoroughly.
AIr. Aldrich, Rhode Island. reported
the war revenue deduction bill from
the committee on finance and gave
notice that he would call up the
added that the committee had an
and merchandise under consideration
which would be submitted at an early
stage.
Stewards Effort Fails
Mr. Stewart, Nevada. endeavored to
secure an order for a night session for
the --4Tfner of f1a District Of ffo11rr,7 l7f.s