The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
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Washington, Feb. 1S.-The speech
OF Mr.. Wheeler Of Kentucky in the
house last Friday when he bitterly as
sailed Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote. and criticised the official
preparations for the reception Of
Prince Henry had a sequel in the
house today during the debate on the
Indian appropriation bill. Mr.. Gill
lett of Massachusetts,, in a half hour
speech, declared that the interper=
ance Of WIZ. Wheeler's language car
less, he (Gillett) %grievously d%eplored
such an affront to a foreign country
During the course of the speech two
democrats, Robinson of Indiana and
Thayer of Massachusetts. disclaimed
any sympathy with Mr.. Wheeler's ut
terances. These disclaimers drew
from Mr.. Talbert of South Carolina
the statement that he desired to share
in the responsibility of the speech.
every word of which he said he en-
dorsed. Mr.. Wheeler himself subse-
quently replied to Mr.. Gillett, reaf-
firming what he had said, and declar-
ing that he would stand by his words;
whether they were discreet or not.
He read a number of letters. kilograms
and one cablegram from London com
mending his u~tterances. The incident
was the feature of the day.
Washington, Feb. 19.-Again today
the general debate on the Indian ap-
preparation was devoted almost en-
tirely to extraneous topics. AS on
yesterday, the issue raised by Mr..
Wheeler of Kentucky a few days ago.
came in for considerable attention
and was the feature of the session.
Mr.. Cromwell, an Ohio republican,
Kern, an Illinois democrat, and Elem
ing of Georgia, also a democrat, add
ed their views to the literature on the
subject, but it was Boutell of Illinois,
republican, who entertained the house
llooI. l. was lOlLlllcu Will 'lldLCIldl
and with exceedingly good temper and
a trenchant display of wit, he traced
the history of what Wheeler called
~"truculent sycophancy," as he said.
from the day when the first democratic
president purchased a bogus coat of
arms to the entertainment of Queen
Lilioukani by the last democratic
president. He finally dismissed the
whole subject by saying it should be
accepted abroad as one of the "erratic
and sporadic phases of American
| humor." -
Washington. Feb. 2O.-The house
spent the day working on the Indian
Appropriation bill. Forty-two of the
62 pages were disposed of. Several
amendments were adopted but none
of much Importance. uThe appropria-
ton for preliminary work on the res
ervoir for the ella river valley went
out on a point of order. Mr.. Smith of
Arizona offered an amendment to
strike out the appropriation for the
Carlisle school and it became the text
for a general onslaught on the prac-
tice o feducating Indians ineastern
schools. His amendment was defeat
ed. Just before the close of the ses-
sion Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York made
an attack on the superintendent of the
school at Mount Pleasant. Michigan.
who, he said, was charged with per-
hitting the ~debauching Of Indian girls.
Mr.. Sherman. chairman of the Indian
committee. promised to make an in
vestigation at the Indian Office tomor~
row.