New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-02
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Mr.. POLAND (Rep., VI from the Judiciary
Committee, reported bill changing the time Of holding
the Circuit and District Courts in Vermont
TIE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then went into Committee OF the Whole,
Nj POLAND IL the Chair Oh the Indian Appropriation
bill.
Speeches on the general Indian question and Of the
policy to be pursued toward them were made by
Messrs HANCOCK Dem, Tex), RICHMOND rep,
PenuJ KNAPP (Dem., ILL.,, and BECK (Dem.. XVI
MI FL IoLGoiSd tIe ieCtnt{ HqIe t no"1s MN
Kiowas, and COmanches, which provides for supplying
epen,cr Nv The a6saPiity Of such pfopision was
that you could catch one OF these Indians with
lassO They were on the war-paIh and yet the House
was called upon millions under pTeense OF
eating them. He believed in ciyzing the Indians but
were the leading elements in their treatment. lie be-
heved that long men were put in control of the
eBCe; so long as Senators nominated and
armed their brothers cousins and knsmen as Indian
agents there would be frauds on the Government and
70 The War Department for whatever else might be
said about the officers and soldiers Of the army, they
could not be made thieves Their educatlOn, their
,sDrf d eoTDs their standing depended on their ineg
rity, and the records of the country would show
that single Indian agent had committed more
Foundation Of the Government. There must be
honesty in the dealings OF the Government with
got outside Of the officers Of the Regular Army The
Indians could only be controlled through their respect
for power They had no respect for the sneak thief
Tor the men who sold them whisky and stole
their blankets No officer OF the army wanted 10 bring
On an lodan war: There was no glory IN such war
Officers and soldiers knew that there more
credit TO be derived from fighting Indians than from
Fighting nest OF humble bees
Mr. WOOD Dem, n. " considered the sicky senti-
mentality which entered into the consideration OF the
tudiau question: and he also criticised the prOpagandsm
undertaken by the Quakers. This not Govern
ment Of propagandisIn. Money was not put into the
Treasury be used for making conversions, The Gov
eminent not even christian Government. Before
The Indian could be ChrlstlanLed ne must be clYzed
and before he be civilized be must be educated He
lmr Wood made very wide distinction between civil
made by Mr. Shanks ep. Ind on the condition of the
Indians in Iowa last Summer, in which account IL
gwen Of interview with chief who is asked whether
be wants schools his reservation. No. he does not
want schools Why notf Because schools would tea ch
lbem 10 have churches Why did they not want
10 quarrel about God the Catholics and Protestants %
on the Neg Perces reservation and at other places We
sometimes and things on this earth but Ne never
about God We do not want TO know DOW 10 90
A." He believed that so long as ne tnasn Isive ws
. source of patronage and pront the .nainhs wouia
be ehristianiLed or clvllLec. lucy
tBued az useful and fruitful source OF pA ,h anu
profit Just the colored people were KEPT ~ enc oiose
Of The war under the pretext Of philanthropy only 70
be made the instruments OF punder ana PIN N.
Mr.. ADAMS Dem., KY made speecb IiueunNt 'ne
Mr.. sHAHKs Rep Ind argued against turning s VvoI
the Indians the War Department, Al Tue lhuiahS
turned the War DepartInsnt ana lei tneln NC
executed as quickly az possible te peeHeu; va
that they could be chrisanlTed ana clYEIo9, an ,
therefore, he insisted that they should De 9o tS
peace policy He asked where was there To-Day an
Indian ribe arTayed IN hostility against the Uniteu
States When could the ssns thine Nc su a. any ue
adopted A. 70 tHe thief, Joseph, quoted
by Mr.. Wood. be (Mr. shanks) never saw
good than thai Indian. The explanation OF his
remark that there was contest between the
Catholic and Protestant Churches on the Nez Perces
reservation He believed that the Indians would nave
ksxued The Cbrisusn reliEon ago they Lad NOT