New-York tribune., 1875-02-03
XLIIIp CONGRESS--2D SESSION.

| THE HOUSE DEBATE OVER TIE NEW RULE Io
| CHECK OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE RULE.
| SENATE. WASHINGTON Feb 9, 1915.
| Mr. CLAYTON (Rep., Ark) presented me-
mortal OF Hon. Joseph Brooks OF Arkansas cial'
ing that ut the election held Nov s. 1872, he was duly
elected Governor OF Arkansas for four years from tho
first Monday OF January iS73 that DO was IN all re-
spects eligible but that the Government OF that state
has been usurped by force and fraud and now hed Dy
an armed force; support OF which he reers 10 tho
testimony taken and the report made by the Committee
OF the House Of Representatives. He asks that te lhW
full Government Of the state be recognized ana sncn
action taken by Congress as win protect
government In that state ordered 10 pe ~ W.,
referred the Committee on Privileges ana Eections
Mr. HTCHCoCK ReP Ne63 presenaeI tne JPi. nm rrs
fishing branch mint at Omaha Referred 10 committee
Mr.. INGALLS, Rep., Kan) presented memorial OF
large number OF settlers the lands IN Kansas known
the Black Bob Indian Rese;vaon prot9stihg aglhs
the passage OF the Senate bill providing Tor the sae OF
those Ordered TO be printed and lie on the tahe
| tias Of tbs Hon VIM a. Wallace, United states Sen
atorelect from PennsylvaDa for SIX eafs from the Ain
| of March. 1875. Read and placed on ME ,
| Mr WAsHBURN Rep., Mass) introduced bin to
amend tho net fOI the creation OF court for TIE lJuG
cation distribution OF certain moneys received INTO
the Treasury under the award OF the Geneva Tribunal
| Referred 10 tile Committee on judiciary.
MI WRIGHT tIeP, lo%o', IRON m t1e G3dn'nee W Sn
Irwin be reimbursed for property belonging to bin
Memphis Tenn sold for direct taxes aud the Com
mtee was discharged rom It's flrtner considerili0u
From the Committee Civil Service and Retrench-
\ II.
TO provide Tor inc reduction OF saidres Io rIe tlne
| therein named. Placed upon the calendar. lie gave
that he would call up the OIL ana urge ts passage
| at the earliest opportunity.
| Mr.. FENT0E (ib Rep, N.Y., from the Committee on
Finance reported uuiaYOraDy Oh various resolutions VI
the North Carolina Lsgiai turo TOT he IcFeai O
| cation OF the Intcrnh Revenue laws; in favor OF
repeal OF the tax on toDaccO, and in favor OF retundnS
tho direct taxes levied aad collected upon the lands IN
that 1855, and the Committee was discnarged
| from their further consideration.
| MI. MORRILL, rep, Me), from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported ayoraDIy on tpe House blll TO
year ending June 80, 1876 III regard TO printing the
| repor, or the Geological survey west OF the l0Vtn
| Mr. MORRILL also announced that Mr. Sargent Of
CaIifornh who mad obtained the floor TO speak IN re
gard 10 l. usana Today had been taken suddenly H.
| and therefore could not procecu with his speech
| Nj. SHERMAN Nt,p, ONO submitted a resolution
port whether there snow in lorceauy act VI legislation
under which authorities Cf the District OF Columbia
are eupUweTed 10 prosecute Gnd suppress notorious
rambling establishments, and IL there not such legls-
| iation to report Dill 10 confer such powers. Agreed
knew nothing OF this matter hntcli but from what be
had in the newspapers there existed establish, n
meuts in this which were puOhC scandal ana III
| violation of the laws Of any State.
| Nj WiEDOM (lsep., M.npJ presented the preamble
and resolution agreed upon by tho yesterday In
btructing the Committee Commerce TO insert in the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill such SUNS as Ill
ucudcd durug next fiscal year upon the improve
mems named In the preamble puDlsled this moruin1.
Ordered 40 De printed ard lie on the ub!c. 4r lndom
gave notcc that at an carly day nc would AK tue II
dsgeuco of the Senate 10 consider tne s-ne md To
| suomi somc rcmliks thereon.
Mr. HAMILTON Qdo. Rep, Texas presented tue me
mortal Of Convention of Cherokee Indians against the
ttaiI "tnt OF a Terrlto.ia government over them.
! Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs -
| Nr. LOGAN (3el LII, from the Comnlttce on NILE
ary Auurs por, ed bacS the b Oh MI Clayton pro
tcct eacn the Union against invasion, ana for
other parpOses and moved that IL be feIorred 10 the
! Committee Judiciary. SO ordered.
| Mr. snERMAN G:ep, Ohio). from the Committee on
Finance, reported, with amcndmchts lle hoptC Dll TO
amend ac 25sh section OF the coinage act oi 1873 fecd
Ol Mr.. FESlON G5 Rep. N " presented resolutions
Of iue NcUIOrk Legislature Ia relation to Inc improve
aout OF ii Ii GAZE, Ne"-10rk iai9oI ana as.ln, cue
Jropos Improvement OF hI!l Won hul ordered 20 10
Mr. ALLISON Rep, IowD introduced a bill to author
~ the construction OF poiiJOn DIlGe across TIE
Mississippi River hear the city OF Dubuque, Iowa
| Referred The Committee on Commerce:
NJ ALCORN CRep., Miss) called up his resolution re-
Gnrsmg tnc Attorney General 10 furnish the report Of
Sato ics I,auSn & 10 % I9 te Wsb 'I0 f0r rms
Southern District OF Mississippi AID had 1t referred TO
'nS Mf FESTGS S Rep n " presented resolutions
of tue Ontario Agucuurdl Society against the ratHca-
ferred 10 the Committee Foreign Relations
The senate incn resumed the consideration Of tho bills
Oh the calendar Tho Committee on lAdidn Atara being
enlod to the floor for the disposition Of bi5, TIC oi
IowIus 'ere reported by that Committee:
L,DIAN LEGISLATION.
Senator INGALLS, (Rep han.) called up the House Dill
to authorize the seneca Nation Of NewYork Indians to
lease lands within the Cattaraugus and Allegheny
Reservations and 10 confirm existing leases
Senator MCCRLERI Dem, hy) said as this Dill made
radical change IN the policy Of the government OF the
indians he thought 1t worth while FOR the Senate 10
pause before passing 1t. Tie Government had always
toGsst,d Itself the guardian OF the red man, and II
was bound IN law a. well as humanity TO guard their
rights carefully The title 10 the land IN question is not
and never was in the Government of the United States.
On THIS reservation there were about 5000 Seueca In
ho had been I'm peaceful possession 90
wears TINS b been introduced IN utter disregard
ar the wishes those most deeply Interested These
Indians were educated, aud certainly should be heard
upon a measure o such Importance to them. He hoped
the map OF the United States would snow spot, no
| bod hepu ma al
| name, II should he maintained forever. . - .
Tr HAMILTON dab. Rep, Texas sent to tho Clerks
de-k ud hal read protest OF Seneca Council agans5
the massage or the Dl, and said this LEGISLATION had
heen ased BY no one except railroad company which
had squeezed Od Of these poor Indians and
now wanted the Government 10 eOuhlm II. Inc whole
Interor Department was engaged in this scheme,
be for one would stand in his Place and Insist was
| public plumber. Those Indians were protected ny
s"ic,un Ireutlcs The legislature of Sew-YOrk had
1cted laws about TINS reservation, but the supreme
Court the United States hed had no power TO do So
lie entered solemn protest against tAe passage OF
Mr. INGALLS, rep. Kansas said he had been pro-
| foundy impressed by the arguments OF the Senator
FROM Kentucky (Mr McCreery), and the Senator from
Texas lIr IL nilton); but unfortunately tho remarks
Of OF them were based upon an entire mlsappre
enslon Of principle Involved, and the OBJECT sought
to be psned 1t was not necessary at this time
discuss the Indian p0hcy OF me Government, but
none objections urged against this bill were good
The Seneca Nation occupied tins piece Of land about 40
miles long ana one mile wide IL was crossed Dy three
railroads. tho Erie Atlantic aud Great western ana the
Rochester and state line The TWO former lnes inter
tected al the whore leases OF portions
OF lands had made by the Indians 10 Whte men as
well to the ra road companies ana the OBJECT Oh ns
| bI WAS SIMPLY to confirm such leases. The
railroads the reservation by consent OF the
Indians and tho money for that right had been paid
INTO their treasury. The bill did not propose to deprive
tho Indians of their rights but simply proposed that tho
leases made by Indians themsey should be ratified.
There a single white person upon the reserya-
tion without the consent of the Indians Improvements
amounting to over Sl,C000OO had been made by those
Who leased lands, and their rights should be pro-
tected The Supreme Court OF the United states
| had decided that the NewYOrk Legislature was not
competent TO raify the leases therefore Congress
asked 10 Pass this bill Ite protests here against II
were largely from Indians who lived upon the CAttarau
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