The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-12
MAY SOON REACH VOTE
On THE RATE BILL
Senators Tillman and Clam
Have Sharp Controversy
Over Indian Affairs.

WASHINGTON, April lin the SEN
ate today Mr.. Aldrich expressed the
opinion that the end of the general de-
bate on the railrond rate bill would be-
come apparent before the end of the
present week, and that then an agree
ment upon a day for a vote could be
reached The statement was made In
response to n request by Mr. Tillman
for such an agreement, There was no
other discussion of the rate bill during
the day, owing to the fact that no Sem
ator was prepared to speak II was an
nounced that Mr. Spooner would reply
tomorrow to Mr.. Bailey's speech OF
yesterday.
Have Sharp Controversy.
The session was almost entirely de-
voted to the consideration OF the con-
ference report OF the bill providing for
the final settlement OF the affairs OF the
five civilized tribes of Indians and IN
connection with the report there was
sharp controversy over an amendment
inserted by the Senate, which provided
for the ratification OF the disbursements
of Sl6G,000 OF the loyal Seminole fund
made by Special Agent j, f.. Jenkins
and Administrator A. ]. Brown.
Tillman Shows Up.
The debate turned upon the excep-
tional fact that the House was Insist
Ing upon the retention OF q Senate
amendment from which the Senate was
apparently anxious to recede. The de-
bate was characterized by q number OF
spirited passages between Mr. Tilman,
on the one side and Mr Teller and Mr.
Clapp on the other The South Carolina
Senator contended that the Indians had
been defrauded. while his opponents
urged that IL they had been the pro-
posed legislation did not deprive them
OF their rights under the law. No con-
cluSion was reached.
Roast for Government
Mr.. Tillman said that II the Secretary
OF the Interior had permitted himself to
be duped in the matter of the payment
OF the Indians, he was not fit for his
place. He contended that the suits for
the recovery Of money should be prose
cuted by the Government The ques-
tion." he said. replying to Mr.. Clapp,
rs whether some lawyer has not come
up here from Indian Territory and
bamboozled the Government"
Who Was Asleep
IF the Senator has been bamzooled. ii
was when he was asleep Mt the switch
and let the provision go through the
0ciohN VI q iSSPp'b'o -bA Gi"PI
sharply.
IF the Senator from South Carolina
has been asleep at the switch" said
Mr., Tillman, just us pointedly lit was
when this bill was stolen from his COM
mittee by your committee The bill
should have been considered by the
Committee on the Five Civilized Tribes,
of which l am chairman"
That" Mr.. Clapp said in reply.
would have been sorry spectacle"
Charges Surrender.
Further along Mr.. Tillman declared
that the Senate conferees had surren-
dered at the first chance. This state
ment Mr.. Clapp challenged as unfair" ."
saying that they had held out for two
or three days, The facts don't bear
the Senator out" he said.
II beg your pardon" said Mr.. Till
man. but the Minnesota Senator die
not accept the apology.
1T is not sufficient" said Mr.. Clapp.
THE Senator should get his facts
straight"
Without dlsposng OF the report. the
Senate at 4 30 p m. adjourned.