The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-02-26

man interrupted to inquire if he con-
tended that the President had author
ity to issue that proclamation. mo
doubt of it," replied Mr.. Burrows
While the treaty had not been ratified
he said the President had ample au-
thority to issue such proclamation as
guide to the military commanders
in the Philippines.
In the House the general debate on
the Indian appropriation bill was de-
voted almost entirely to extraneous
topics. AS yesterday the issue raised
by Mr.. Wheeler of Kentucky a few
days ago came in for considerable at
tention and was the feature of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Cromwell, an Ohio Repub-
lican, Mr.. Keith an Illinois Democrat
and Mr.. Fleming, Georgia Demo
crat, added their views to the litera-
ture on the subject.
Washington, Feb. 21.-With the ex-
ception of a few minutes given to
routine business the Senate on Thurs
day devoted its entire session to the
Philippine question. Mr.. Patterson
of Colorado one of the minority men,
bers Of the Philippine commission,
delivered his first extended speech in
the Senate. He discussed principally
the sedition laws enacted by the Phil
ippine commission, vigorously attack
ing the authority of the commission
to enact and enforce such laws. He
maintained that Congress alone had
the power to put in force enactments
of that character. He compared in
formation furnished by the executive
departments of the government with
some of the statements of Governor
Taft, in his testimony before the Phil
ippine commission, with respect to the
capabilities of the Philippine people
and declared, with some heat, his be-
lief that Governor Taft misrepresent-
ed the true situation in the islands
for motives unknown.
The House spent the. day working
on the Indian appropriation bill. Sew
eral amendments were adopted but
none of much Importance. 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 of educating Indians in eastern
schools. Mr.. Smith declared that ex-
perience showed that these schools,
distant from the Indian reservations
had done more harm than good.
The policy was mistaken one, in
his opinion. The children were edu-
Gated, made show of by well dispos-
ed people, after which they went back
to the dirt and squalor in which they
had been brought up. He insisted that
the Indian should be educated in the
environment in which he must live.
These Indian schools in the east were,
he said, the outgrowth of an ignorant
sentimentalism. Philosophy, mathe-
MATES and geometry taught the In
dams nothing They should be taught
husbandry at home. He said the best
education possessed by one of the In
dams on the San Carlos reservation
had been obtained by serving four
years in the penitentiary. He had
been taught discipline.
Washington, Feb. 2l.-The House
today passed the Indian appropriation
i'll and adopted resolution to inves-
tigate Superintendent Hardin's man
agement of the Shoshone Indian
school.
Washington. Feb. 2l.-The House
committee on territories has decided
to report favorably, bills for the ad-
of Arizona, Oklahoma and
New Mexico to statehood.