Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-06
ARMY BILL IN THE SENATE
Committee Adds Nine Million to Amount
in Bill Passed BY House
INCREASE LARGELY FOR ARTILLERY
Rider Amends Rate Bill 20 Permit
Reduced Rates TO Government
and Free Transportation TO
Omcers and Men.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The senate spent
the entire day in considering the Indian
appropriation bill, but without concluding
the discussion of amendments.
The army appropriation bill was reported
to the senate and will be taken up as soon
as the Indian bill has been disposed OF
The bill carries $s1.5OO,00O.
Senator Warren Of the committee on mill
itary affairs today reported to the senate
the army appropriation bill The bill car
ries ssl.5OOOOO. an increase of 100000 over
the amount allowed by the house. The
principal items Of increase are as follows;
Washington Alaska cable, $4,000: signal
service in Cuban pacihcation, $4,000; con-
tract surgeons, $4,000; regular supplies,
S596, $50; barracks and quarters, H,3I2,2Z';
lands near Fort Tyler, Fla, $4,000; trans
portatioh S702964; increase incident TO the
passage Of a bill extending and promoting
the efficiency of Artillery corps, So 16O.
An amendment was supported providing
that the railroad rate bill passed at the
last session OF congress shall not be held
TO prohibit the allowance of reduced rates
to the government for the transportation
OF persons OF property, or to prohibit the
transportation of officers and enlisted men
in the service of the United states. or their
families, free or at reduced rates.
the senate today providing for special
committee of Eve senators to investigate
the reorganization of the Northern Pacihc
railroad to ascertin what title and estate
are owned by the corporation which was
created by act of congress on July 2, 1864,
and II said federal corporation has no title
or estate in any property then what reason
there il why said charter acts should not
be wholly repealed by congress.
The resolution provides for sending for
persons and papers, etc. It was referred to
the committee on Pacific railroads.
Hale Makes Point of Order.
Consideration of the Indian appropria-
ton bill was begun in the senate today
The senate amendment adding certain
Indian lands to the area of the Truckee-
Carson irrigation project went out on a
point of order.
In making a point Of order against pro-
vision for carrying out a treaty agreement
with the Jicarilla Indians of New Mexico
| Senator Hale remarked: This bill is GOV.
cred, loaded. shingled with amendments
that are not proper here. 1t is wholesale
In all my experience in congress l have
never seen an appropriation bill that from
start to finish, from beginning to end held
so many appropriations that are subject tC
points OF order Some of them are merely
private claims
In reply Senator Clapp admitted there
was a great deal Of CONSTRUCTION" against
! the bill and said 1t was necessary In order
to close up the affairs OF various tribes OF
| Indians II Mr.. Hale was to make points
of order against legislation of that class
Il would be necessary to bring In specia
bills to cover the points.
| 1.-THE senator has struck precisely wha
is the remedy" suggested Mr.. Hale and
Mr.. Clapp indicated that this would b.
done.
| Depew Criticises Riders.
Senator Depew criticised the practice o.
allowing general legislation on appropria
ton bills 1T is we'll known" said he
that some of the greatest outrages eve
perpetrated on the Indians have been com
mitted under these general laws"
Mr. Clapp interposed that the worst legis
lation that ever passed was in specia
bill. 1t released government control owe
the sale of liquor to Indians who had re
ceived their allotments of land
An amendment, urged by the commits
sioner of Indian affairs, was incorporated
which permits an expenditure of 100000 t
irrigate the lands of the Pima Indians il
Arizona, also an amendment abolishing tn,
tribal court of Choctaw and Chickasav
tribes. An amendment, recommended b!
the commissioner, authorizing the secre
tary of the interior to designate for full
citizenship any individual Indian of an!
tribe when he believes any such Indian 4
capable and to pay to him his share o
tribal funds, was rejected on point o
order made by Mr.. Spooner, who Remarked
that at Every stage the Indian problem
goes towards the spoliation OF the Indian.
Mr.. McCumber predicted an Indian crisi
in this country within the next ffteel
years, when he said. every acre Of Indial
land would have passed into the hands o
the white man and the Indians would b
wondering bands of beggars. Their onl
hope would be to get into Mexico.