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was selected as the speaker to represent the President
tho objects Of the visit. He said:

usual CUSTOM TO pay respects to you the Chief
hand and offer fealty you as our guar
dian and ward and TO pray, you, Sir to continue
The President replied: You welcome and In refer
to continuing your good father you say must
answer, that have long thought that the two nations
which you represent and all those civilized nations in
the Indian country should be their wards and good
fathers am Of the opinion that they should become
citizens and be entitled to all the rights of citizens,
TO be nations and become States" Mr. Vaun answered.
Mr. President that is the great question that desire
to be understood upon. We know that bills are before
ernments In our country; We do not want them. A
large portion of the CherOkees aud Creeks unlike the
much in the world and know nothing of the ways Of the
speenator and the politician They are happy and con
tented and desire their separate organizations as nation
They doing well under their present form Of govern
ment, with you as their Great Father They could not
Governments were placed over them, with the white
mans laws, the white man would soon have all their
lands aud property and the Indians nothing and he be-
eved that such course would result III their anniha'
ton.
The President then said: "Wel perhaps this may be
certainly do not wish to do anything to nure your
nations their prosperity and general welfare and will
oppose any that will tend to do So" The dele
gates then withdrew much pleased with their visit
The Senate and House Committees on Indian Affairs
recently had conference with the Indian Commission,
and Secretary Cox and Gen. Parker. Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs. The whole subject matter fully and
Ian, Buckingham Corbett Thayer and Ross, and Repre-
senatives Sidney Clarke. Van Horn, Shanks, Tafee,
Armstrong and Deweese Messrs. Burnet, Lane Of In.
diana, VIM. l.. Dodge Vincent Collyer and Campbell Of
the Indian Commission. present Gov Bucking.
ham Of Connecticut presided Mr. Brunei Vincent Coll.
yer, and other members OF the Commission, stated
the results OF their observations among the
Indians during the past Summer. After these
statements made. Gov. Lane presented the concu
sions reached by the Commission. These recommends
lions propose the abolition Of the present treaty system
the continuance OF the Peace Commission as now organ
ized and the collection Of the nomadc Indians
vaton there to be fed and cared for In this connection
they expressed opposition to the pocy OF placing the
army authority the Indians and proposed instead
the organization Of Of police to prevent trouble
with the whites and that magiseria powers should be
reposed somewhere to punish oenses against, well as
those committed by, Indians Tho last
recommendation Territorial Govern
ment for tho Indian Territory south Of
Kansas An animated discussion arose. opened by Rep:
resentatiye Clarke Chairman OF the House Indian Com
mitee who with all his colleagues, strongly supported
the recommendation to abolish the treaty system. Mr..
Tae OF Nebraska spoke earnestly against the present
policy OF corruption. utterly inadequate to the
wants Of either Indians whites and always provoking
disorders. Secretary Cox sustained the views OF the
House Committee, did more cautiously the Indian
Commissioner himself Senators Harlan, Ross, and
Thayer sustained the present policy though Mr. Harlan
stated 1t 10 be his belief that the bill already in
troduced for the abolition OF the Indian
treaty system would become law. The
Senators urged that sort Of quasi independence
must reserved the Indians after the proposed
abolition in order 20 govern them and prevent abuses.
while the House Committee and majority OF Others
present urged the view that the time lad for the
Indians be rapidly merged into the nation. and that
all our policy must be shaped toward accomplishing that
in inst I'm "A &
House will they believe, sustain the Committees policy
The discussion lasted four hours and was Of most in
terestjng character.
discussion on the Funding bill was resumed today
BY the Senate Finance Committee There is division
in the Committee concerning the OF interest which
the new bonds bear. IL Is regarded as very ques
tionabe whether fourpercen bond can be successfully
negotiated without deciding definitely in the matter 1t
was postponed until tomorrow.
The House Military Committee to-day agreed to report
bill to remove the charges OF desertion from soldiers
who subsequently served their time OF enlistment and
also bill extend the same privileges to officers OF the
army that are extended to paymasers in settling their
accounts.
Mr. Wood OF the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who
has the subject of cables under consideration. informed
The Committee to-day that he was not yet ready to make
his report but hoped to do so in few days In refer
&c to Paraguay, Judge Orh said be would be ready
III his report on Saturday next 1t is very elaborate
will occupy upward OF two hours Gov. Swami made his
report to the Committee concerning the imprisonment in
foreign prisons OF naturalized American citizens After
considerable discussion q resolution was adopted calling
upon the President for all Information in the possession
of the Government relating to this matter.
The Joint Committee on Printing will meet tomorrow
TO consider the plans for the enlargement OF the Govern
ment building 1t is found the rapid
increase business from Congress and the executive de-
partmens 10 say nothing Of the vast amount which the
census will make necessary require room than the
present building affords.
Information has been received here to the effect that
Mr. Berthemy the late French Minister to the United
States been deputed by the French Government TO
proceed hther for the purpose Of settling the inter-
national postage question between the two Governments
II is understood that the same envoy will be authorized
10 adjust the difficulties growing out OF the French
Cable From the 1t is stated that the prnci-
pal reason why tho international postage question was
not adjusted last Summer, before the expiration OF the
treaty concerning IT, account OF the protracted
illness OF the Emperor and theichangne ofthe Minister
OF Foreign Affairs, who had this matter in charge, the
new Minister not being familiar with the question.
Detective Conlan, Of the Revenue Detective Corps,
telegraphs Commissioner Deano that raid has just
been made by Revenue officers Illicit dIstleries in
Henry and Fsyette Counties. Georgia. and the Illicit
stills destroyed and several OF the offenders arrested
delegation Of leather and hide dealers from Boston
and the West were before the Ways and Means Com
mIttee today, asking repeal OF the duty on hides.
yENTILATING CONGRESS NOMINATIONS BY THE
PREsIDENT.THE CENSUS BILL.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHI
The question OF ventlatng the halls OF Congress en-
gagged the attention OF both branches as the present at
mospher is considered TO health owing to the
very deficient quantity Of pure air supplied and the abb
sence OF icient moisture Mr. Abin C. Stimers OF New
YORK weilknown engineer has proposed TO ventilae
the entire building in the most thorough manner Win
one apparatus His blowing engine will be one thousand
borse power One system OF blower will drive the air In
the ceilings and another will exhaust IL from the
m tha