The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-02-28
DRAMATIC SCENE
IN THE SENATE
WHEN INDIAN BLOoDED SENA-
TORS ENGAGED IN FIERY
BATTLE or WORDS.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
On Ways and Means Forced 10 Vacate
Quarters at the Canitol and
Remove to House
Office BuiIdinr.

Washington Feb 27--A highl.
dramatic scene, in which two sena
tors with Indian blood IN their veins
and members of former Indian tribes
carried on an animated and acrimoni
Gus debate. marked the proceeding
of the senate today as unusual, Owei
ef oklahoma, a member of the Chero
kee nation fought by means of {
wordy battle, to have the word late
placed before the designation of the
five civilized tribes. declaring that
he wanted to record the death Of the
old tribal relatives.
Curtis, Of Kansas. who Is a part
Kaw Indian. tainted his fellow sen
ator with the statement that was
under control Of the secretary of the
interior" and there ensued a wordy
battle that entertained both the sen
ators and visitors in the galleries.
When the senate voted on the propo-
sition it was against Owens conten-
ton
McCreary Of Kentucky spoke or
AHN CuIItHcS piIl dhu dliel Iui liitl
consideration of the Indian bill the
senate adjourned.
The all-powerful committee on ways
and means Of the house today was put
to route and by an overwhelming vote
ordered out Of the capitol to the new
house Office building block away.
Various members of the committee
strenuously objected to the removal,
but hey had only a weak following
and their protests aVailed them moth
ing. The committees present rooms
are desired In order that the speaker
may have more commodioGs quarters
The army appropriation bill was
discussed at length and the provision
for increased pay Of non-commis.
stoned officers and privates was fin,
ally stricken out.
During the day Lilley introduced a
resolution calling upon the secretary
OF the navy for all information in his
possession concerning submarine
boats.
1t was decided today by the house
committee on foreign affairs to report
favorably the senate resolution de-
ereasing from $24440,7SS to 1,G55
492 the bond given by China to the
United States to provide for an in
demnity under the protocol of 1901
on account of losses sustained and
expenses incurred by reason of the
Boxer uprising of 1900. The commit
tee, however amended the resolution
by adding $4,000 900 to the revised
amount of the bond, making it s13,.
G55,492. The additional $2.000.000 is |
to be available for payment of further
awards by the court of claims to
claimants whose cases may be re-
opened within the next year.
Representatives Graft Lowden, |
Chapman. Rainey, Foster and Cald- |
well, all of Illinois, appeared before
the house committee on public lands |
today and argued for the Graf bill al
lowing counties in Illinois to reclaim
swamp lands by making locations on
any vacant public lands of the United |
States. non-mineral in character. 1t !
is considered that there is not in the
state a sufficient quantity of vacant
public lands of any character what
ever to satisfy the certificates issued
to these counties under the act to en-
able states to reclaim swamp lands
within their limits. About $4,000
acres are involved The committee
took no action.
The house committee on postoffices
l. a.
favorably on the appropriation bill.
The bill as revised by the commit
tee carries s22O .292 which is sS.-
c74,199 more than was appropriated
for the current fiscal year.
Among the estimates disallowed
were:
For extension of vacations to thirty
days; for the transfer of sixty per
cent of the mail carriers and 100 per
cent of the clerks from the s1,l00 to
the $1,000 class; for an increase in
OF clerks now receiving 81
200: for an increase in salaries of
certain assistant postmasters.
The Fowler currency bill was adopt
ed by the committee today in praetic-
ally the form in which is was intro
duced and as the result Of weeks Of
public hearing aud consideration in
session. NO changes of
character were made.
The bill. as revised. was ordered
printed and when this has been done.
it will be subjected to further and
general review in executive session
II is understood that the bill will then
be favorably reported to the house.
certain members reserving the indi-
vidual right to propose further amend
ments on the floor Democratic mem :
bers of the committee will submit
report. which NAV recon- Z
mend the passage of the bill intro
duced some weeks ago By Williams. ,
leader. u
The Fowler bin provides for the re- !