The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-19

boundary OF Kansas, on the west by the eastern
boundary OF New Mexico and Texas, on the south
by the northern boundary of Texas, and the east
10y the western boundary Of Arkansas and Missouri.
The form Of government assimlates to that OF the
other Territories.
MIR. Van Horn proceeded to explain and advocate
the bull He said there were but two policies to be
pursued towards the Indians by the United States
Government. The one was policy OF civilization,
and the other a policy OF extinction He referred
TO the organization OF the Cherokee nation az
the last ninety days convention of the Indian
tribes had been held within the Territory for the
formation of q State Constitution aud Government,
but the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs preferred
to recommend a Territorial organization
Mr.. Benjamin asked whether there were not white
settlers in portions of the Indian Territory and
whether there were not public lands there open to
homestead settlement?
Mr. Van Horn replied in the negative. II there
were white settlers there they were there In viola
ton OF law. The committee deemed 1t wise to make
this experiment to bring within the influence OF the
Cherokees, Choctaws Chlckasaws, Creeks, aud
Seminoles, who had lived for sixty years under
written laws, the wild Indians OF the west, who
would yield more readily to that influence than they
would TO that of white men.
He said that the proposed Territory embraced 5016
square miles, containing over 45000,000 acres. This
country was occupied by population of 6S,SI0 In
saws, Creeks Seminoles, Quapaws, and various
wild tribes
ment agreed uPon by the Indians OF that Territory
in their recent convention was entirely inconsistent
with the principles Of the bill.
Mr.. Armstrong denied that that was the case, and
claimed that the bill before the House was in con-
iormity with the provisions of the Constitution,
except only that the bill provided for the appoint
ment of q Governor by the President instead OF al
lowing the Indians themselves to appoint their
Governor.
Mr.. Sargent said that as he read the two docu-
ments they were dissimiar in every respect. There
was no analogy between them. He thought the con-
sideTation Of the measure should be postponed until
the proceedings Of that Indian convention were laid
before Congress-
Mr.. Culom, Chairman of the Committee on Terri
tories, ConteBded that the question was one which
came properly within the jurisdiction Of that COM
mittee.
Mr. Van Horn dscaimed any intention of en-
croaching on the preTogatiyes of the Committee on
Territories, but that the committee had had It's at
tention called to the NATTER and had taken no action
on it, The objection merely technical, as the
indian policy of the Government belonged properly
to the Committee on Indian Affairs, which commit
tee had fully investigated this question.
After some further discussion the morning hour
expired, and the bill went over till Tuesday next.
The next special order for to-day was the bill eX-
tending the time to construct railroad from the ST.
CroiX river or lake to the west end OF Lake Superior
or to Bayfield,.
The vote for laying on the table was recousidered
yeas, 9O nays, Stand the question recurred, will
the House lay the bill on the table? 1t was decided
in the negative-yeas So: nays 80.