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uDoo GOOD. transported by railroads That simply tho

yious act The great object is to allow drawback upon
good. transported os Land By railroad when By The s1
no, under certain tonnage This believe. the sole
III. DAVIS, Of Massachusetts. have word to add
to what my friend from Vermont says This bill is de-
drawback TO these British provinces to do i wholly by
land The original bill. which passed as has been
suggested by the from Vermont was Pedcatcu
upon law authorizing drawbacks for goods 70 Chihua-
hua and Santa Fee provided, among other things, IN
order 10 identify the goods when they arrived in the
British Provinces that you should have an amdavt OF
the master of the vessel in which they were transported
Now, sir, if you obliged to procure Inc amdavlt OF
the master OF the vessel you cannot transport your goods
wholly by land The object of this bill is to authorize
transportation wholly by land as the senator has sug
Then, sir there another modification that the Senate
ought to be made acquainted with When passed the
bill requiring all moneys received for the revenue OF the
United States to be paid directly, without deduction into
the treasury. there wasa clause in the bill saving this
act relating TO diawosck rom the operation o. iha n
that is wholly unnecessary creates confusion and II
would be best to repeal that saving clause and let goods
this others The provisions OF the bill author
ixs goods to be transported under general laws by
i from the United States to the British Provinces and,
beeve. also from the Atlantic coast to the OHIO river
upon the same condition exactly as they are carried up
hs Ohio. They meet the appreciation Of the Treasury
Department--in fact the bill drawn there. at the
probation OF the Committee on Commerce.
M. DICKINSON. This is too importan, bill to pass
called to i before and hope that it will be allowed 10
The PRESIDENT Does the senator from New York
make motion to that effect?
Mr. DAVIS OF Massachusetts. ,hink the senator
from New York will not any great impeachment, in the
bill, if he should examine it. simply permits, under
the safeguards goods now carried by water,
goods to be carried wholly by rail, partly by rail and
partly by water, or wholly BY railroad or wholly by
Mr. DICKINSON hope that the mover will have
objection 10 have this bill laid till tomorrow
MIR PHELPS have no objection.
Mi: DICKINSON Then Mr. President, | move that
it be laid on the table.
The motion to lay the table agreed to.
INTERCOURSE INDIAN TRIBES
On motion by Mr. ATCHiS IN, the Senate proceeded
70 consder Senate bill No 293-beng the bill to extend
the benefit of the 18th secon Of the act to regulate the
intercourse with Indian tribes and to preserve peace on
the frontiers, approved June 3, 1884, to the people OF
The PRESiDEN stated that the bill. having been
amended when last under consideration, and ordered to
be printed amended had not been returned from the
printer c,,sor
alton are satisfied, and will perm, to pass There
j. but question: and il is 10 the time hen this bill
shall commence liz operation IN the States OF Georgia and
Alabama The senator from Kentucky lMr. UNDER.
wooDl made some objection as to the time when this bill
should commence lis operation IN those States Now,
have objection 10 any amendment that may be pro-
posed but this is matter that better understood by
the from Alabama and The senator from Florida
than by myself All that know is this: some-perhaps
q half d0zen-memorials have been referred TO the
Committee on Indian AHairs-memorias OF citizens Of
these States asking Congress to indemnify them for GER
the people of Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi and Texas
the benefit OF the intercourse law There Is no new
principle in the bill The only question 49, wha, time the
bill shall operate in these States am perfectly willing
to accept any amendment the senator iron Kentucky may
propose in that respect believe il is necessary that
there should be remedy; for know that some few
years ago there number OF claims in the State
Of Florida for dePredatons committed know equally
swell! that the Committee on Indian Affairs uniformly
he akpd
did not within the provisions OF the inter
course law. The depredaons were committed while in
state Of and for which neither this any other
government unless under very peculiar circumstances
ever allows indemnity The intention OF the bill is 10
indemnify individuals robbed by one or more Indians
while in Of peace with the United States This is
the whole obec, of the BILL There is principle
believe the first intercourse law in 1883 was founded
Hr. UNDERWooD pUj Upon my motion mott this bill wa.
laid upon the table, and the amendments made the other
day were ordered to be printed did not expect that the
Senate would act upon il until the bill returned but
have objection to act uron il now, if il is desired BY
the senator from Missouri. will state, however, to the
bill made upon my mind when I read ii. and fea-
turea that thought were objectionable The hrst sec
ton provides that the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
upon being furnished with the necessary proof OF the
depredatons which the Indians have committed upon the
properly Of citzens shall make application to such tribe
OF lndsns to which such Indians belong for satisfac
ton and il such tribe OF Indians shall refuse to make
satisfaction, then he shall return the case TO the
Secretary OF The INTERIOR that such further steps may
time the United States shall indemnify the party to the
Of the value OF the property taken stoen or de-
sroyed NoF, il did seem to me that the government
only under obligation to the proper exertons TO
obtain compensation from the Indians for any depreda
ons which they may have committed upon the property
OF cizens without being bound while these proceedings
in progress, TO pay the citizens thus robbed the
o depreciation out Of the public treasury. did
NOT zee Why the citizen should wait until the gov
eYnments action had been expended why he should
draw the amount OF the injury out OF the public treasury
while the government good faith sndeavoring to
procure satisfaction fsr the injury. was apprehensye
thsrs might be some danger in all this and thought
probable that in individuals might make
purfs cases. present them, draw the money, and when
the government fact TO make proper inveetga
ton. il would find that the thing exactly the mat
ter had been presented the Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs sx Pars. and upon which statement the money
had been drawn
~ said that after twelve months the agent shall
turn the proceedings to the Secretary the INTERIOR 10
cay what further the Secretary of the Interior may do AZ
Ter that time II expressly provided that before this
thing 10 done the money shall be paid upon this pars
eatemen upon the OF the citizens and their witnesses
Now it did TO that that principle liable 10 be
abused. and that il would be best postpone the OF
The individuals until the Commissioners oil Indian Affairs
the Secretary OF the INTERIOR the Indian agent should
have heard 4 little both sides, and until the auihori
Uos il tbs Indian nation should have furnished all the
testimony upon the subject, I'LL a, least they heard
frum. thought il almost too hasty TO make tho
payment forthwith to the party complaining of the grew
ancs.
The other objection that had to the bill was this :
The third section OF the bill blythe amendment proposed
by the senator from Florida. gives retrospective oper.