Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-25
INDIAN BILL PASSED
MR. BACON ON APPOINTMENTS IN
THE SOUTH.
Contends That the Representatives Of
That Section Are Not Con-
suited in Selection.

The Indian appropriation bill was passed
by the Senate yesterday afternoon.
After The Stars report of the Senate pro-
ceedings was concluded yesterday after
noon, at the instance Of Mr.. Mitchell the
Dill was amended SO as to permit the at
tendance of Alaskan Indians at the Indian
school in Salem, Ore, and to pay for their
transportation to and from the school.
In connection with an amendment for an
assembly hall at the Salem school, Mr..
Platt (Conn.) took occasion to comment
upon the Indian schools, expressing the
opinion that much extravaganza is shown
In hitting out Indian schools. He thought
the education of Indians should be con-
hned to the rudimentary branches and to
industrial pursuits He did not believe that
the average Indian is capable of receiving
tne hlgher education nor of approaching
all the advantages of modern architecture
II we go on he said, I'VE will have the
indian children educated to nothing that
will be of use to them
Inc amendment went out on point of
order.
Other amendments were agreed TO s fol-
lows: Reappropriating 500, 600 originally
appropriated for an Indian school at Man
oan, N. u, so as to make it available for a
school at Bismarck. N. D.
500 each to eighteen Sioux Indians for the
rescue of white women and children from
the Santee Sioux
referring to the Court of Claims the
claim or j. Hale Sypher for services as at
torney TO the Choctaw Indians
MI. Culberson made a point of order
against the appropriation of S25 600 to send
inuians TO the st. Louis exposition saving
mat the government had already done
enough Tor the exposition. The point was
overruled. " ''@
Appointments in the South,
AFTER the bill had been completed but be-
lore 1t was passed, Mr. Bacon recurred IN
MI. Hoar's suggestion that appointments to
service with the Panama canal should he
mace on the recommendation of senator's
ana members, and in which he said If Pres
oeht ne would consult democratic senators
IN democratic states about appointments.
MT Bacon characterized the utterance
as most notable one" in condemnation
OF system (which practically disfran-
cIlses one-t third of the people of the United
% lee IN the matter of the administration
OF the federal laws in their midst
Inc present system was he said q da
MAJ or the right of the people in this re-
spect and the denial, said Mr. Racon was
especially felt In the south II never bad
peen intended by the trainers of the gov
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prIVed OF the right to be consulted in the
selection of federal officers any more than
IN state or county officers
IN the state of Georgia. with . 500 600
peoPie' ne SAID, there is not a single office
holder, with the exception of an oeca sionoI
postmaster. who would have been saIacted
oy the people of the state The state also
IS without a single representative in The
consular service What was true of
Georgia was practically true of e1-ar,,
southern state, and thus is one-third Of tbe
country absolutely ignored in the distribu
ton of the federal offices
moreover. it was intended that Senator's
should be consulted in the matter of 2 ~
pontments. but instead of consulting tba
senators the federal authorities mass them
by and consult three referees men who
represent nobody and are appointed bv no
one in the state. and men who wouId NOT
be selected by the state.
Mr. Hoar stated that since tho ra.ir.
ment or Mr. Cleveland the nominations to
the judicial positions in the south had had
ene Inoorsement of democratic senators
from the southern states and Mr. Racon
admitted this had been the practice in
most cases. He made the point. however,
that the judicial positions are comparative
ly few in number
Mr. Bacon added that II was dua to tho
present President to say that he had asked
him (Mr Bacon) to inform him in case he
knew of anything detrimental to an an
pointee. but that he had not been able to do
'o' q" iiS hiicW ilotIullS ABOUT intended aD-
continents until names were sent in Mr.
Bacon d1sclaimed any desire to control an
polntments because of the patronage itself
but said that his only interest was that of
securing competent officials.
In illustration of his point that the
south is practically disfranchised in federal
appointments, Mr.. Bacon said that only one
of the fsthmian canal commissioners is
from the SOUTH and that of the nine mem
bers of the Supreme Court only two men
are of southern birth.
Mr.. Hoar said that New England is I'M
represented on the canal commission. and
Mr.. Bacon replied that If that was the case
1t was worth noting for it was very rarely
matters.
Mr. Bacon also said that Notwithstanding
the south pays its share of the taxes prac-
tically all the money expended on account
Of pensions is distributed In the northern
states.
Mr.. Hopkins asserted that Illinois paws
as much internal revenue taxes as any
seven or eight of the southern states but
Mr.. Bacon replied that 1t is a fallacy to saw
that the money is entirely collected in the
state in which it Is paid in the way of
taxes.
When Mr.. Bacon concluded the Indian
appropriation bill was passed.
The following bills also were passed: Au-
thoriZing the Southern Indiana Railway
Company to construct a railroad bridge
across the Wabash river in Vigo county,
Ind.
Amending the act of 1903 authorizing the
construction of a bridge across the Mo-
nongahela river in Pennsylvania by the
Eastern Railroad Company.
The Senate then. at $40 pm. went into
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