Show The Indian Appropriation Bill WASHINGTON Feb 17 Immediately after the introduction of bills and resolutions resolu-tions this morning the House went into committee of the whole on the Indian appropriation ap-propriation bill There was a dispute immediately im-mediately over tho limitation to be placed on general debate Peel of Arkansas and Wilson of Washington representing the majority and minority of the committee on Indian affairs favoring restricting debate to the smallest possible compass but the Peoples party speaking through Watson and Simpson insisted on the right to debate de-bate the measure and discussion began without any limitation ordered Hoclrdalc of Mississippi criticised the appropriation for the Indian school at Carlisle Pa characterizing it as a 100000 folly He protested against taking money out of I the pockets of his peoplo to pay for boarding board-ing schools for Indians They were as well able to work as the people he represented The colored people work day after day to furnish the money appropriated for Indians In-dians yet the United States refused to give tho colored people a dollar for education educa-tion He didnt think the schools had a i civilizing influence upon the Indians I I Watson of Georgia took advantage of the latitude of debate to refor to the agricultural agri-cultural and other interests of the country I He argued the prices of tho orcducts of the farmer had been greatly decreased S I owing to the financial laws now in force I I He argued against class legislation which I was the ruin of the country he said Ac I cording to the report of the superintendent I superin-tendent of census every man woman and child in the land was entitled to 1UOO but under the law had money been dumped into the hands of those who had special privileges For the last twentyfive yea s national banks had had the peoples money for 1 per cent and had been making their money by lending it to the people to whom it belonged at between 8 and 30 per cent Bankers manufacturers and railroads had askod Congress for nonations The farmers farm-ers had asked nothing Watson was frequently fre-quently interrupted by Funston of Kansas whom he dubbed Farmer Funston and I the colloquy between the gentlemen created great merriment throughout tho House After further debate the committee com-mittee rose and the House adjourned |