Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-21

Washington, Feb, 21, - The hous
commit on territories has just re
solved to report the statehood bills TO
New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma
favorably. The morning of enfranchise
ment is dawning. B. S. RODEY.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 21.-Spooner char.
acterized Wellington's criticism of the
administration as unjust. He read
from speech by Teller some years
ago in which the latter said the flag
would not be hauled down over terri
tory when once raised. Teller said it
people.
Washington, Feb. 21.--The senate
resumed consideration of the Philippine
tariff bill. Bates, Tennessee, spoke in
opposition to the bill. He asserted that
the payment of $20,0O0,0 900 for the Phil
ippine Islands was a commercial rather
than sentimental transaction, and
was the first step toward a colonial
policy antagonistic to the American
form of government. 1t was not given
to finite wisdom to distinguish the
form which retribution for that trade
at Paris would take; but, when the
tariff bill has been passed, the Repub-
lican party again might be heard to ex
claim: "Erring sister, part in peace
for there would be no more money to
be made out of the Filipinos and they
might then take their place again
among the nations Of the world.
HURRAH FOR STATEHOOD.
Washington, Feb 21-The house
committee on territories today unani-
mously voted to report the bills for the
admission Of New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma. A vote was taken upon a
motion made by Moon of Tennessee,
declaring it the sense of the committee
that the three territories were entitled
to statehood and that subcommittee
be appointed to prepare the bills. Sub
committees We're appointed.
HOUSE.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 21.-Tawney,
Of Minnesota, asked unanimous con-
sent for consideration of the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That TIE secretary oF war
be requested to give the house such in
formation regarding the number of
acres of land in Cuba purchased by
presidents of the islands since the
date of American occupation as shown
by the reports to and the records Of
the war department and by the rec
ords Of the military government of Gu
ba, giving consideration, names and
places of residences Of purchasers,
number of acres contained on each
tract conveyed and the total acreage of
cultivated sugar land owned by citi-
zens of the United States and by citi-
zens of other countries foreign to Gu
ba." Ts~l
Payne, majority leader, objected to
establishing precedent of considering
such resolutions before they were con-
sidered by a committee.
The house resumed consideration Of |
the Indian appropriation bill. The Fitz-
gerald amendment to provide that no |
portion of the appropriation for Mount |
Pleasant, Mich, school should go to T.. |
C. Nardin, the superintendent, charg-
ed with permitting the debauching of |
INDIAN girls, was pending. Sherman |
made a statement that he made some
since yesterday and as
certained that the inspector who made !
the charges against Nardin was not
now in the service, and that Nardin
had been exonerated. Nevertheless, he
saiA, he would move for an investiga-
tion by subcommittee Of the Indian
committee. If that investigation did
not fully vindicate Nardin, he said, he
had no doubt he would promptly be
dismissed
Delegate Smith of Arizona, moved to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle Indian school. He declared
that experience showed these schools,
distant from Indian reservations, had
done more harm than good. The policy
was a mistaken one in his opinion. The
children were educated. and made a
show Of by well disposed people, after
which they went back to the dirt and
,oualor or in which they had been
brought up. He insisted that the In
dian should be educated in the environ
ment in which he must live. These
Indian schools in the east were, he said,
the outgrowth of an ignorant senti-
Philosophy, mathematics
and geometry taught the Indians moth
ing. They should be taught husbandry
at home. He said the best education
possessed by any one of the Indians
on the San Carlos reservation had been
obtained by serving four years in the
He had been taught dis
cipline Cannon Of Illinois, Joined with
Smith in opposing the eastern schools.
He declared It was the height Of cruel
ty to educate the Indians and then send
them back to savagery.
at becomes matter Of pride with
the tribe" said he, ito force the young
men again to put on the blanket andJ
to drive the young women into prosti-
tuition"
Mr.. Sherman opposed the amend
ment, reading from the report Of the
commissioner Of Indian affairs a state.
ment that education on the reserva- ]