Show OPPOSES INDIAN Bill AMENDMENT New York Congressman Says Ballingers Office Makes Big Mistake Washington Feb 19 At the ilie time Urne when the department of the interior Is ii I under the gravest of oC charges and under a n cloud those these recommendations should not havo have weight weIcht hero declared Representative Fitzgerald of or Now New NewYork York today In opposing an amendment to tho Indian hill bill for the tho abolition of or Indian warehouses The Tile proposed change in the method of or making purchases for tho the Indian I office had hind tho the approval of ot the secre secretary secretary tary of tho the Interior The amendment was vas WaR proposed by Chairman Burke of or he committee which reported tho the mea measure sure euro to the house By Its terms fIve fio Indian ware naro warehouses aro houses at New York St Louis Chi Chicago cage cago Omaha and San Francisco would not bo be maintained d unless tho the secretary of oC the Interior should deem it advisable to do so Now ow tills this new secretary continued Mr Fitzgerald with a desiro to im improve improve prove the public service in so 60 many man ways wars and while he Is IB being Investigated Investigated gated under charges should not bo be 1 0 cited hero herc upon proposed legislation the only effect of or which will bo be to Introduce to the tho Indian service senko tho I most extensive system of graft grafl and fraud which the tho country has han ever ex cx experienced Mr Fitzgeralds reference to the ilie secretary of f the tho interior was as made near the end ond of or a three hours debate on oil the amendment amen ment effecting Indian warehouses In which Representative I Parsons and Fitzgerald of Now York Bartholdt of o St Ix Louis LOllis Hitchcock of oC Kahn of California upheld existing warehouse systems while Voh II 0 Representatives Burke of or South Da Dakota Dakota kota Miller of Minnesota and doin of Virginia were ere prominent In InI I advocating Its abolition |