The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-18
WELL HEEL[D IS
THE j. 5. INDIAN
POOR Lo is DiscARDING HIS
BLANKET FOR REGULAR
CLOTHES AND HAS COIN
new YELLOW PERIL CRY
Raised in the Ship Subsidy Discus
sion--President to Favor the
GalIinger Plan--The
Day in Congress.

|. Washington. Dec. i7.--In addition
TO listening to the report Of tho
president regarding his trip TO Pan
anna and TO receiving two other
special messages, the senate today
! agreed to holiday adjournment
resolution and will be IN recess from
the end Of the session Thursday next,
luntil January &
Resolutions were agreed upon. di.
Erecting the investigation by the De
partment Of Commerce and Labor III
the International Harvester company
| to ascertain whether It's effects are
a restraint Of trade; also directing
the senate judiciary committee to re-
port what authority congress may
have under the commerce clau Of
the constitution. to prevent Interstate
commerce in child made goods A
resolution 10 guard against infringe
ment OF states Fights was presented
by Whyte and Rayner. Of Maryland.
for future discussion.
tho Christmas holidays With de-
termination to dispose Of as much
legislation as possible for the more
active work which viii devolve upon
lit when congress again convenes To
this end several small bills were
passed under suspension Of the
rules
The Indian appropriation iii was
taken up and Is of 81 pages com
pleted when II was laid aside for iils
presidents message concerning the
Panama canal which consumed more
than an hour In it's reading, being
listened to by a large number OF mann
befs
The Poor indian Well or
The bill carries an appropriation
OF $s.20s.o0a Sherman. or New York.
chairman Of the Indian Affairs com
mitee made an explanat'cD Of the
measurs before the house and Inci-
dentally discussed the whole Ind an
question, his progress in edif alton OF
all kinds. including practical farming
and bis attitude toward the govern
ment ystem of managing his az
fairs.
Ii was shown that the total Indian
population now L. 2Sf.079 aud that the
Indian Is rapidly assuming citizens
dress. Ten years ago, there were ST.
Indians who wore citizens dress.
while last year, the number was flG-
600. Ten year ago $4,000 Indians
read English, VIII lie last year the
number had increased TO S3,000 aud
those who speak the language mum
ber 10000 or the total Indian popnla-
tion. $4,000 are members Of rcgui .rfy
established churches.
The Indian has today In the United
States treasury s35.3S5.ooo under
which the annual interest paid Is 81
725,000 The government pays 10 the
Indians annually under the treaty oh.
legation more than s75o.00O. Lands
owned by indian outside OF terri
tories amounts TO 5t.7i9.100 acres ~
an average for every man. woman
and child Of 27l acres Last yea
there were 2l6 more births than
deaths among the Indians.
Favors the Ship Subsidy.
President Roosevelt's message co
the ship subsidy which will be pre-
sented to congress shortly after tha
holidays 1t is believed VII support
the Gallinger subsidy bill as passed
by the senate but the house commit
&c on merchant marine and fisheries
probably will report tae bill 80
amended that it will merely offer sab.
venticn to mail steamers sailing 10
tween this country and South Anerl-
can aud Orr -ntal ports Seye. al mem
bers OF congress who are support ng
the ship subsidy have furnished tho
president with information cOncera-
Ing American hirp ng for use in his
message.
Representative Humphrcy callel
HE presidents attention 10 the fact
hat japan has been negotiating for
hep urchaSo uf an FIRST Glass AmcTi-
.an ships of the Pacific aud ex-
pressed the opinion thai the purcha Q
4 the Pacific Mail OF HiH Inc by
Japan would alm0s certainly result
% freight agreement with Japan eV.
ending over an American railway.
4e a'so assured the president ttat
he japanese line running to this
ountry gives rebates and other ad-
-antaEes TO japanese merchants in
be In ted Sta e. with The result that
1any American merchants have been
rivsn 70 the wall.