Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-29
SPOONER'S POINT OF ORDER
He Withholds It at Request of Mr..
Teller.
cUsHMAN's REPLY TO WILLIAMS
He Tells a Story With a Biblical
Quotation to illustrate the Mi
nority Leaders Speech.

preparation bill was under consideration.
The committee amendments requiring the
immediate payment to heirs of the proceeds
of the sales of allotted lands left by de-
ceased holders and also Of the proceeds
from sales of timber on allotted lands to
the owners of such lands were stricken out
on the point of order that they were in
tended to accomplish general legislation
Mr.. La Toilette obtained reconsfdera-
ton of the vote by which an amendment
was adopted providing for the payment to
the Stockbridge and Munsee tribe In Wis
consin the whole of the trust fund now to
their credit in the treasury of the United
States and the amendment was disagreed TO.
Mr. Warner moved an amendment pro-
viding for the removal of all restrictions
on the alienation of all lands except home
eteads of the Choctaw, Cherokee, Chicka-
saw and Seminole tribes.
Spooner who finally made a point or oroer
against it, but withheld it at the request OF
Mr. Teller, who made a speech In FAVOR
of the amendment While he was taking
Mr.. Tillman asked why the committee hao
not dealt with the question or removing
restrictions lands. he asked the
purpose was not to give persons chance
To monopolze coal and oil fields. which
was opposed recently by Senator La Fol
lette ,..oo
resented the Inference that it was the pur-
pose Of any member OF the conmittso 10
give coal and oil monopolies controI OF an!
lands and said the lands mentioned IN M.
70 I,oIistte's speech were segregated lanoS
and not covered by the Warner amend
ucent Mr.. Tillman amended the ques s.n
saying he would not use tne ~4 tha result
nose !" but wanted 10 kHo" "he' THO
ot MI Clark replied that the effect simply
would be to permit private ownership Vi
all allotted lands, except homesteaus T.,
NJ TELLER then resumed his speech IN
favor of the amendment, arguing IN Ia1oi
OF permitting settlers to puy oi ~. baio
dsans such allotted lahoS do '
as homesteads- .o,+ 70 the
Mr. Money offered an amendment 10 tne
Warner amendment prov1oing ior uottad
moyal OF restrictions except TO lhe ~,ted
lands of full-bloods MT "athei
the change. -. ,,,oitn,
Mr. BAILEY offered another change, making
the exception apply to other Indians uhoeI
twenty-one years OF age, which aiso was
accepted. a,o,,+ xyss
AS amended the warner ahiohe
agreed to. ,.. o..-,o-
tions in individual cases were adopteu.
La Follette's Amendment.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and Mr. La Toilette offered an amendment
to the Warner amendment, providing that
sales of allotted lands from which restric-
tions are removed shall be subject to the
supervision OF the SecielaiS VI ftHS AsSi'O-
and under sealed bids
Mr. Long and Mr.. Warner opposed the
amendment on the ground that 1t restored
every restriction that had been removed.
Mr. La Toilette said the Secretary OF The
Interior recites in his annual report Ina'
where sales have been conducted under de-
partmental supervision the value OF the
lands has not been received.
Mr. Bailey said TO Mr.. La Toilette: when
YOU become more familiar with Indian ter
will attach less Importance TO
what the Secretary OF the interior says
about It,
the open market under competitive condl-
lions offers the best opportunity to the In
dian for the sale of his land.
Spooner Raises the Point of Order.
Mr. Spooner said there was such diver
sity of opinion over the entire question. and
that as Congress will assemble again next
winter. before which Oklahoma and Indian
Territory will be admitted to statehood, III
the other house does it's duty" he would
again raise a point OF order against the re-
moval OF restrictions.
Mr. Bailey asked Mr.. Spooner not to press
the point of order He was In favor of the
removal Of the restrictions on the ground
that II sales are delayed the price will go
beyond the means of the settler. Mr..
Spooner said this convinced him OF the wis
dom Of delaying the sale OF these lands.
Messrs. Tillman, Long. Warner. Bailey,
Clark CWyo) and others debated the ques-
tion with Mr.. Spooner, Mr.. Bailey saying he
spoke solely in the interest of the white
settler, believing that the improvdent In
dian VIII waste any price he receives from
his land and the thrifty Indian is able to
look after himself.
Mr.. Spooner said there was pressure for
the removal of tho restrictions inside and
outside the Senate chamber, and that II
seemed to be wholly in the interest OF white
men. He announced that he would insist
upon his point OF order
MT spooner before asking for ruling,
yielded TO Mr.. Teller. who sssl he did not
propose to permit the sSr from Wis
consin to pose the specia: champion of
Justice. to the detriment of the members OF
the Indian committee. who gave two
months on the pending bill to a consdera-
ton OF the interests OF the Indian.
He said white men moved on the surplus
Indian lands and improved them on the
ground that they would be permitted to buy
them Mr.. Long spoke along the same line
and both twitted Mr.. Spooner for his course.
When these speeches were concluded Mr.
spooner said he still had life enough left to
insist upon his point OF order. He said
however. he would help to frame some other
measure TO deal with the case with proper
restrictions. and thought there would be no
trouble In having 1t passed The Vice
President sustained the point of order
The Indian appropriation bill was then
passed and at 5:15 the Senate adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
In the House yesterday after The Stars
report closed, Mr.. Hamilton (Mich.) called
TO the attention of Mr.. Williams and sought
TO have read a statement made by Mr..
Gary, chairman of the board of directors
of the United States Steel Corporation, be-
fore the committee on merchant marine and
fisheries denying that one of the largest
steel mills sold abroad last year 900 tons
of steel plate and that they delivered II at
Belfast at $24 per ton.
Mr.. Williams. with considerable heat de-
clined TO have Mr.. Gary's statement in
serted in the belly" of his speech.
Mr.. Williams, after holding the attention
of the House for the greater part of two
days, concluded his speech with the state
nent that 'Protectionlsm is rank socialism.
rank agrarianism and rank communism q
Toward the close OF his speech Mr. Will
Hams showed much WEAKNESS and said that
he would use the Record for the rest OF his
remarks on the "robber tariff"
Mr.. Cushman's Reply.
Mr. cushman twash) followed the min
ority leader He prefaced his remarks by
saying that he had heard the same speech
from Mr. Williams for the mast seres, wars