Evening star., 1901-01-24
Both Houses Engaged in Considering
Them.
NAVAL AND INDIAN BILLS TAKEN UP
Question of War Vessels on the
Great Lakes.
THE SCHOOL AT CARLISLE, PA.

In the Senate today Mr.. Gallinger asked,
as there was no appropriation bill under
consideration, that one hour be given to
pension bills. Mr.. Thurston objected, as
he had given notice that he would call up
the Indian appropriation bill
The adverse report upon the printing OF
the Filipino petition was presented from
the committee on the Philippines and was
sent to the calendar.
The resolution OF Mr. Pettigrew Is. ID
concerning the reported deportation OF a.
Mabini, a citizen of the Philippines, to
Guam, was adopted. The resolution called
upon the Secretary of War for information
as to whether A. Mabini, a citizen of tie
Philippine Islands. has been deported to
Guam or to any other pace as a political
refugee
Indian Bill Taken Up.
The Indian appropriation bill then WAS
taken up, Mr. Gallinger giving notice that
at the close of its consideration he would
call up the pension appropriation bill.
During the consideration of the appro-
pration for Indian schools Mr.. Butter
said he had visited such schools and OBJ
served that there were present taking ad-
vantage of the benefits children who were
not Indians, and he asked what proportion
of Indian blood was necessary to secure
admission to such schools.
Mr. ThurSton answered that no children
are received unless they are regarded as
Indians by the tribes, no matter how slight
the admiXture of Indian blood. He had he
said seen in a tepee with woman evil
IDENTIFY an Indian squaw, children OF her
own who had red hair. 1t was Impossible,
he said, to exclude children from the
schools merely because they might have
red hair a light skin.
Mr. Butler insisted that many of the
children who were attending Indian schools
We're white and that the abuse of the IN
dian school appropriation was hagrant ana
notorious.
was mistaken. He knew personally he
said, that children were not admitted to
the Indian schools whose parents did not
maintain their tribal relations.
Mr.. Jones (Ark.) added that he knew
many Indian children who had freckled
faces, blue eyes and red hair
Mr.. Pettierew's Criticism.
Mr.. Pettigrew (S.D.), in the course of
general discussion of the Indian school
question, expressed the opinion that the
whole Indian school system ought to be
overhaued. Millions of dollars of govern
ment money were being expended upon the
education of Indian children. some of which
ought not to be expended upon those who
were getting the benefits of the schools.
He was inclined to believe that many of the
Indian schools in the east might better he
abolished, and in this connection he re-
ferred particularly TO the carlisle tfa.)
school.
Interrupting the reading of the Indian
bill Mr.. Depew (N.Y) gave notice that to-
morrow he would address the Senate on the
pending shipping bill.
The Shipping Bill Laid Aside.
At o'clock the unfinished busness-the
shipping bill-was laid before the Senate.
At the instance of Mr.. Thurston. there le-
ing no objection, the shipping bill was laid
aside temporarily and the Senate pro-
ceeded with the Indian appropriation meas
ure.
Mr.. Frye CMe), in charge of the shipping
bill, said he recognized the necessity of
early action upon appropriation bills, and
while he was intensely interested in the
shipping bill. he desired no delay of the ap-
preparation measures. He said that il the
Indian appropriation bill was not disposed
of by o'clock tomorrow he would ask that
it be laid aside until Mr.. Depew of New
York could deliver his address upon the
shipping bill. After that he would again
yield to the appropriation bill.