Evening star., 1902-02-21
THE. HOUSE.

When the House met today 1t was agreed
that when it adjourned today it be to meet
Monday next.
Mr.. Tawney (Minn) asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of the follow
ing resolution: Resolved, that the Secre-
tary of War be requested to furnish the
House such Information concerning the
number Of acres of land In Cuba purchased
by non-residents Of the island since the date
of the American occupation, as Is shown by
the reports to, and the records of, the War
Department, and by the records of the
military government Of Cuba, giving the
consideration, the names and places Of resi-
dence of purchasers, the number of acres
contained on each trust conveyed, the total
acreage of cultivated sugar land owned by
citizens of the United States and by citizens
of other countries foreign to Cuba
Mr.. Payne, the majority leader. said he
did not think the precedent should be estab-
lished of considering such resolutions be-
fore they had been considered by COM
mittee.
Mr.. Tawney denied that it was unusual to
adopt resolutions Of inquiry in this fashion,
but Mr.. Payne nevertheless objected.
The Indian Bill.
The House then resumed the cons.dera-
ton of the Indian appropriation bill. The
Fitzgerald amendment to the bill to provide
that no portion of the appropriation for the
Mt Pleasant. Mich, school should go to F.
c. Nardin, the superintendent, who had
been charged with permitting the debauch-
ing of Indian girls. was pending Mr.. Sher-
man made a statement that he had made
some investigation since yesterday, and had
ascertained that the inspector who made
the charges against Mr.. Nardin was not
now in the service and that Mr.. Nardn had
been exonerated. Nevertheless, he said. he
would move for an investigation by SUBJ
committee Of the Indian committee. II
that investigation did not fully vindicate
Mr. Nardin he said he had no doubt he
would promptly be dismissed.
Mr.. Fitzgerald IN. Y.) read a number OF
letters from the official correspondence
bearing upon the case Of Mr.. Nardin. In
the face of his record, Mr.. Fitzgerald. said
that Mr.. Nardin had been promoted. He
believed the House would be justified in
taking action at this time unless the al
legged report generating Mr.. Nardin could
Mr.. Lacey 1owa) protested against the
conviction Of a man without a hearing.
The charges. he said, were contained In an
unsigned document and 1t was an outrage
that they had ever been printed in a SEN
ate document
Mr.. Sherman declared that the charges
were serious and should be thoroughly in
vestigated and he was willing to broaden
the scope Of the investigation to be pro-
vided for in his resolution. Upon that as
surance. Mr.. Fitzgerald withdrew his
amendment.
MT Darragn tMlch.), In whose district
the Mt. Pleasant school is located, read
telegram from Mr.. Nardin, challenging
an investigation of his conduct of the Shos-
hone school and stating that no pupil would
charge him with immortality or permit
ting immortality. Mr.. Darragh said that
Mr.. Nardin had commended himself to the
people Of Mt. Pleasant as kind and Chris
tian gentleman.
The Bill Passed.
Speaking to a pro forrna amendment Mr.
Robinson (Neb) protested against the sys-
tenn OF land leases now In vogue on the
Winnebago reservation. Without further
amendment the committee rose and the
bill was passed.
The House passed resolution providing
for an investigation Of Mr.. Nardin's rela-
tions to the Shoshone Indian School,