The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-12
CONGRESS First Session,
House of Representatlyes,

After the reaoing OF the journal. the Speaker an.
ration OF Tt resolution offered oy Butler (Iass)
last Tue day, lor the appoiatment Oh joint select
ssr aof. and six men berr, which shall be referred
and am fe1sng ~ 70 GeHsies WI indaa trloea
slider all questions Arising under such treatIes and
6ed, etc. and 10 consider The exredieacH or desSI
mniPg by law wnaI han be the legal status OF par
taken take ,bat win better tend 70 lber civilization,
MI. Butler made an explanation OF the resolution.
in the course of which he stated there l72 dIfie
out al the legislation besriTs on indian sfiaiss,
Eeas baoH a 70 hsa been
Mr.. Allison opposed the res Jlusou. as proposing q
which aured ali subjects to oe odrsderea ia The
two ht uses and in 'hsr respective committees sspa-
Me.srs. sSoae;d and Judd advocated The adoption
! or legislation on indian anairs. VI 'e'N'S p'''
Mr. Butler replied 10 inc objection made by Mr..
gress to show tha, ne WAS sufficiently tenacons of
sSy Ge Sn he ea4 % b
long however, the Indians were treated as inde.
IN M hs aS 10 NO
pi isSns 10 carry out such treaties SO long would
treaties with the Indians before the House could get
10 be put end 70 such treaty max ng sys
tenn; That law could only be got by the consent OF
WS,SS I il should be MADE Il Il ne hss ssfnS Been en-
% @ to The iH'' and h1S %hers ,ss
nag S ssfeed pay snnaitIes TO them,
AZ.
| The Indians must be paid that which they were
promises; hnt where tIeAlles had been made sim
believed thar those treaties should be- sbrogSted
and that the Indians should trea,ed as wards OF
either by the nation or by individuals. The nation
so Whether S osSs o G other
0oISpg 10 %S a~s vss but mo. according 70 tresses
council fires Therefore there should be Joint com
mi.tee on the snel Ct so that it woul, be seen now
s@e usder sas wns 70 pa m
treaties SnLly made ON The PiaiDs ought to be
carried ont The whols system should he hanged,
Mr.. julien advocated the resolution, aud Ia the
course OF his remarks characterized the cOnduo OF
the senste In regard t. Indian AFFAIRS as a CORRUPT
| and ipiqutous system Of legislation.
Nr lnger oil called the attention OF the Speaker
to the anguage as being rather nnparllamentary.
The Speaker ruled Ihat tho lAnsu was mad
Mr. Julian said be would withdraw It In that shane
ard wouo put II In this snape;-"rhat suoh egsia.
lion lion seemed to him to be oorTup, and iodultous."
decent legislation, me sep ate had refused utterly To
| II the gentleman from Massachusetts, woald oon-
Vince Inc house l1oIs son commits ss proposed,
would be the means OF reclaimint that body from is
bad practices II sht u be very glad TO have IhAt
upon " whether honest men In the se0ate and House
| wOuld be got for that duty.
FalpswoTih, The resolution was agreed 70. Yeas Os
NJ. Knott introduced bill refuudIng the Intern Al
Teyep9esH sssesSsd on 9t quest fer Ihs nse OF the
RresSI 10 y Ss uIGh az ksasneky Re
| Mr.. Bingham introduced Concurrent resolution
for final adjournment OF this 3 ssion the fourth
MI sco6eio suggested the fixing OF some othe,
hst day wss axsd on the conseanenoe was thSt M,
Sabbath had been desecT Ated. ' '-''
to read The las. Friday Of March, three weeEs from
M. scheuck suggested that IL was batta, No, Z,
pass that resolution bnt okeep The matter for lev
days longer iS h,, the s ooSt.ol Of he House.
uoR on the uole, N'gatiyed.