The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-11
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HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Nav 0

.- WASHINGTON, May 0.
Mr.. Cox offered aresolutlon aSking Il
President 70 communicate any CORE
spondence between State department
and other governments as to the landing
toreigu conyicts on these shores, and VIII
legislation, iany, is necessary to prever
such outragea. Adopted. 40, =, -
4 MI: Wiliamgs from the Committee O
Pacific Railroads, reported q bill proyid
ing Tor the collection Of monies due III
United States by Pacific r. r. Cos. Or
dered printed and recommitted.
The bill directs the sccre.
tary Of Ithe Treasury 10 requi.
the payment Of amounts due q
under the clause directing 8 per cent Q
the net earnings ot the companies TO b
paid TO tho government; and II not paid
II directs the Attorney General TO insti.
tute the necessary suits and proceeding
Tor recovery, and TO prosecute the SAINT
with all dispatch and final determination
The House at 1880 A. N. went into
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Poland 10
the chair, on the Indian Appropriation
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In the course Of the discussion Of the
Indian question, Mr.. Eldfidge opposed
the amendment requiring certain tribes 10
be put on reservations. he objected to
that as only another form Of slavery. BE
would recommend that the Indians be
treated with fairness and justice, and that
the attempt to convert them into Chris.
tian associations be abandoned. It had
been conceded on all hands that there
had been nothing so injurious 10 the In
dians, or that had driven them into such
hostility against the whites, as what were
called Christian associations.
Mr. Loughridge, who has charge OF the
bill, denied that the effect OF the reserya.
ton system was 10 make slaves Of tho In.
dians.
Mr.. Steele reminded Mr. Eldridgc that
II contact with christians was demoraliz.
ing, then the morality ol tho Indians
would be promoted by segregation.
Remarks were made by Messrs. Hawley
and Niblack in favor Of placing the In.
dlans under military control, and by Mr..
Parker, oi Missouri, against it.
The, proposition offered by Mr.. Beck,
requiring vouchers for Indian supplies,
90, to be submitted to the Executive
Committee OF the Indian Peace Commis.
sioDers, gave rise to some lively discus.
sion.
Mr.. Beck charged that such provisions,
which had bean put into the law some
years ago, had since been repealed in the
interest Of thieving Indian agents. He
declared that the Republican side OF the
House was responsible before the country
Tor opposing this provision, and thus re.
fusing to apply the only safeguard that
could be raised against tho payment
OF millions Of dollars and fraudulent
vouchers.
Mr.. Garfield opposed Mr.. Beck's propo.
sition because its effect was 10 depose not
only the Indian Commissioners but the
Secretary of the Interior, and TO impose
their duties on outside parties. BE
didn't hesitate 10, call 1t o monstrous
HS!c1EtEV4
Mr.. Butler opposed the repeal Of the
law which Mi. Beck wished to have re-
enacted.
Mr.. Loughridge admitted that there
were frauds committed under the Indian
Bureau, but denied that they were pecu-
liar to this era or TO this administrat ation.
Alter further discussion Mr.. Beck with.
drew his proposition. At last the bill
was got through in Committee Of the
Whole and reported to the House. The
House then adjourned.
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