Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-25
ATTACKS DAWES
Commission.
Mr. Petiigrew Calls it Corrupt and
extrayagant.
SOME RED. HEADED INDIANS
Parents Must Retain Tribal Rela.
uons TO Admit Children TO
school,

Washington, Jan. 24-In the Senate
today the Indian appropriation bill
made fair progress. The feature Of the
debate was a sharp attack by Mr.. Pet
tigrew on the Dawes commission,
which, he said, was very extrayagant
and was accomplishing little in the way
of results. The shipping bill was not
taken UP, but tomorrow will witness a
speech on 1t by Mr. Depew. II will
then give way to appropriation bills,
Mr. Frye saying that he did not wish
TO delay them.
At the opening today the Senate
adopted the Pettigrew resolution con
corning the reported deportation Of A.
Mabini, citizen Of the Philippines, to
Guam.
During the consideration 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 10 secure admission to
such schools
Mr., Thurston answered that no chill
dren are received unless they are In
dams. no matter how 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 II was 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 the
schools were white. and that the abuse
Of the lndian-school appropriation was
notorious.
MIR. Teller Of Colorado was satisfied
Mr. Butler was mistaken. He knew
personally he said, that children were
not admitted to the Indian schools
whose parents did not maintain their
tribal relations.
he knew many indian children who had
freckled faces, blue eyes and red hair.
Mr. Pettigrew expressed the opinion
that the whole lndian-school system
ought 20 be overhauled. He.was in.
cl'ned 20 believe that many OF the In
dian schools in the East would bet;el
'N hRNAlniAiAf anu ~ killN connection ne
referred particularly 70 the Carlisle
school
Mr., Pcttigrew made vigorous at
tack upon the Dawes Indian commits
sion. asserting that there was no more
corrupt or eXtravagant body in the
service Of the United States than that
commission. He attacked the Increase
from $4,000 10 $500 600 ~ the appropria-
uon for the commission. He believed
me work done by the appraisers OF the
indian lands could be done for ten per
ut ~ what the government was pay
Inc for Il.
MT Jones (Ark) maintained that the
criticism by Mr. Pettlgrew Of the
pawcs commission was not well
founded In any respect. The expedi-
lures made by the commission for the
appraisal OF lands were. he main.
tanned, absolutely necessary IN order
that the distribution OF The Indian
lands might be made Justly and with
careful regard TO the rights of the tens
OF thousands % persons Interested The
work. Mr, Jones said. was being done
economically and thoroughly.
MT. Pettigrew offered an amendment
providing that the Dawes commission
shan II an iiemizcd statement OF its
expenditures TO January /, 1901. ana