The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-02
Junior Kansas Senator Has
Chance to Vote Twice.
Once in House and Once in Sem
ate on the Indian Bill.
CARRIES s14O,OOO,OO
Many Amendments Tackled on
by Senate Committee.
Hepburn Attacks River and
HarbOr Bill in House.

Washington. Feb. 2.-Thea senate to-
day began consideration of the Indian
bill carrying more than $4,000, 900
Many amendments were reported by
the senate committee to the house bill
and the reading of the bill for the
adoption of these was ordered.
Un1mportant amendments were
agreed to, but many were passed over
for discussion. Among these were the
amendments affecting citizenship and
property rights of the five civilized
tribes involving the removal of re-
strictfonS for the alienation of lands
and the sale and leasing of mineral
lands. 1t is expected the amendments
will be debated for many days.
The first amendment reached which
conferred jurisdiction of the court of
claims to hear and report findings of
tact to congress concerning claims
based upon Indian treaties or acts of
congress diminishing Indian reserva-
uons, brought into the discussion SEN
ator Curtis (Kan), the Kaw Indian
senator, who has just taken his seat.
Senator Kean had given notice of a
point of order against the amendment.
but withheld it and Mr.. Curtis said he
would make the point. The amend
ment was ruled out on Mr. Kean's
point of order. Mr.. Curtis, who took
an active part in considering the In
dian bill before the house, is taking a
lively interest in the passage of the
measure through the senate and thus
house. on this bill. A large number of
amendments were ruled out of the
bill as general legislation.
When the amendment that no In
dian agent shall be an army officer"
was reached Mr.. Kean remarked:
That's an old friend in this bill and
make point of order against it,
As it was ruled out Mr.. Clapp.
said; well, I shall not object as we
have gotten rid of all of them"
In the House.
sentative Hepburn of Iowa, ad-
ddressed the house on the project
champfoned by the Missouri and I'LL.
nois members for a deep waterway
from Chicago to the gulf. He made re-
ply to Mr. Clark (MoO who, he said.
wanted to build a waterway of 1000
miles in extent between granite walls
200 feet high. OF the. Missouri river
Mr.. Hepburn said that the sand bars
and the bends in that stream had
made it absolutely impossible of nav
alton.
I'VE have spent on the improve
ments of the waterways of the United
States 100000 and of this amount
nearly S14O. 100000 had been spent on
the Mississippi he added. His criti-
cism of the bill extended to a general
discussion of the project of the i'm
of the Ohio river in which
he charged that he had read some
where that the gentleman from Pitts
burg (Mr. DalzelD had said that the
people of Pittsburg. wanted $500, 0O0.- |
900 to complete the project. Mr.. Dali |
zell interrupted to say that 1.-The gen
tleman from Pittsburg had made no |
such statement and said that he had |
not asked either for $300,000,00O |
thirty or three Millions
"Then / assume you don't wanE it, |
eplied Mr.. Hepburn. but that the |
other fellows from Pittsburg do
Mr.. Hepburn said that the steam
boat S mode of transportation was !
a thing of the past and 1t was his be- |
lief that a double track railway would |
have a cheaper carrying capacity per |
mile than the Hennepen canal.
Mr.. Hepburn's attack on the river /
and harbor bill was followed closely. |