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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
2
The Senate spent the day on the Indian appropriation bill with focus on a committee amendment opening the Uncompahgre (Utah) Indian reservation to public entry under U.S. land laws. Debate included opposition to tribal rights for children of mixed marriages and defense of provisions easing penalties for such marriages.
The record notes Mr. Quay criticizing a measure as a deliberate attempt to rel the Indians, focusing on oil rights on the Benece Indian reservation in New York. Quay’s amendment on oil grants passed via go motion by Gallinger, while a clause on children of a white father and Indian mother was altered to grant tribal rights with proper consent. The discussion includes Indian schools debated along Catholic and Protestant lines, and a senator’s refusal to push further changes. Senate adjourned at 5 o'clock until Monday.
Washington reports a protest against excluding Congressman Curtis of Kansas from patronage influence in his district. Curtis fights with Leland and Baker amid presidential review to resolve the imperial case and broader redistricting issues. A health note about nerve weakness is oddly included with an unrelated address.
Republican lawmakers from Kansas join Harris in urging a duty cut on Mexican cattle below the Dingley rate. A Finance Committee session in Washington discussed tariff revisions across fruit, wool, coal, gypsum, and cattle while intermountain Republicans sought unity on wool hides cattle ore and other Rocky Mountain products.
Washington reports a misinformed view that past privileges granted to certain actors will continue. Officials debate extended port duties and renewal terms as administrators balance Senate demands with representative interests.
Washington April 1h The senate committee on civil service chaired by Senator Pritchard orders a thorough investigation into how the civil service law is enforced and its effect on public welfare. Enclosed are questions for departments and officials about promulgation, collectors' impact, and potential modifications or amendments.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota urged creation of a three member commission to introduce and popularize bread foods of the United States among peoples of the Orient. The panel would report to the secretary of agriculture and incoming funds cover salaries and travel to promote U.S. bread. Aimed at expanding U.S. trade and domestic bread promotion amid broader eastern outreach.
Washington residents report a sighting of a large airship near the Washington Monument shortly after 2 PM. The craft, about 600 feet aloft, hovered for ten minutes and then disappeared toward Georgetown. The incident echoes other reports of airship activity in Chicago and the western states.
A traveler notes a comfortable ride on the Santa Fe Route, describing the journey as smooth whether long or short, contingent on ticket validity and clear passage. The account emphasizes ease of travel and reliable service for passengers on the line.
Prof L Bruter of the Nebraska university will depart from Lincoln for New York and thence sail for Buenos Ayres to study grasshoppers in South America. He will remain a year examining pests and advising on control methods funded by the Argentine exadicate with federal government recommendations backing the appointment.
In Chicago today and tomorrow, leading Presbyterian ministers from the United States and Canada convene to seek closer harmony among global Presbyterian organizations under the Alliance of Reformed Churches. The western executive committee will meet in private sessions to discuss the Preservn system and related church structures.
Yvette Guibert is said to be spending evenings playing chess with a village priest in Asnicres, to whose church she has given a steeple. The show business circle in London notes she blessed actors at a meeting of the theatrical Mission and Institute with Wyndham and Rowland Terry present. A separate item reports Ephraim Co. Force winning a judgment for 250 against the Pullman Parlor Car for a lost sealakin sacque and overcoat on a Cincinnati to Washington trip two years ago.
The agricultural department plans a broad seed distribution to farmers and experiment stations to test sugar beet seed growth in diverse regions including the Carolinas Texas and the Midwest. Officials cite high purity heredity and potential to cut imports saving up to 100 million dollars while boosting capital for beet processing plants and strengthening the balance of trade.
John K. Elwell of Lawrence Kansas aboard the Normandie, seeking the consulship at Santiago de Cuba. He returns from the Queen of the Antilles with stories of Cuba’s resources and beauty, noting Santiago, a city of about 7000, as one of the globe’s most delightful places. He is a wholesale and retail lumberman.
Kansas City begins a week of spring cleaning led by Mayor Jones. Street and alley crews desiccate and patrol the city, visiting lanes twice and aiding other departments without hindering fire service. Early signs show strong public response and hoped for a cleaner city by week’s end.
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