The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-02-24

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on any Indian reservation rs may be ne
cessary foE the army or for the use Of th,
several agencies located on such reserva
tions, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Allison moved to amend the thirt
section by striking out the words "tht
request Of the agent or superintendent
having charge Of the reservation" /" and in
serting "the order Of the President OF The
United States" 80 that 1t would read
"thal any any person found on any Indi.
IN reservation contrary to law, and who
shall refuse or neglect to remove there
from upon the order Of the President oi
the United States, shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemeanor." Agreed to.
RESERVATION TIMBER.
Mr.. Paddock submitted substitute
for the ID section, providing that the
President may by an executive order
prohibit all persons not Indians from
cutting or removing wood or stone from
any reservation; and any person violating
said order shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor; and, upon conviction, fined
not less than Sl00 nor more than $500,
and imprisoned not more than two years.
Mr.. Window opposed the substitute.
He moved an amendment providing that
the provisions OF this act shall not apply
to that part Of the Sioux reservation ly.
ing between the north and south forks OF
The Cheyenne river! and east OF the east
line Of wyoming Territory. He was de.
termined that the people Of the United
States should have the right to go to the
Black Hills and develop the wealth Of
that country.
A long discussion ensued, involving
the question OF Indian civilization, the
opening up Of the Black Hills to miners,
treaty obligations, etc.
CHANGEoF TIME.
Pending the discussion Mr.. Edmunds,
from the Judiciary Committee reported
fayorably on the bill to change the time
for holding the terms OF the District Court
for the district Of West Virginia. Passed.
, RECONSIDERATION ASKED.
Mr.. Wadleigh moved to reconsider the
vote by which the report Of the Confer
ence Committee en- Joint Resolution to
pay the interest on the 3-G5 bonds was
agreed 10 on Monday last. He said he
made'tlie motion for the epurpose OF stating
reasons which prompted him to give that
notice on Monday. If means could be
devised TO ascertain when the bonds had
been issued for fraudulent claims it
should be done, but after careful examin-
alton OF the subject he had come to the
conclusion that they could not be sep.
arated and must all be paid. If
these bonds issued for fraudulent
claims were now in the hands Of
thieves 10 whom they were Issued,
they could be put of on innocent persons
before any investigation could be made to
ascertain which had been issued for
frauds. He spoke Of frauds committed in
the District, and said they almost made
the name Of the District Infamous among
the honest people OF the country. Bonds
had been issued to pay the counsel en-
ployed 10 defend the Board OF Public
Works, and they had been issued to carry
out that diabolical saie.burglary con-
spiracy, concerted TO injure an innocent
man, and also to pay for all the .fraudu-
lent claims under the monstrous system
Of extending contracts; but 1t was imposs-
ible TO have them separated from the
bonds issued for honest claims, and all
must be paid.
Mr.. Merrimon asked If the Senator said
that the 3.05 bonds were issued TO pay
the counsel employed by the Board OF
Public Works.
Mr.. Wadleigh said he understood that
the gentlemen who conducted their de-
tense carried their claim before the
Board ofAudit and were allowed Sl2,0 900.
For the reasons above given, that it
would be impossible to separate the
iraudulently Issued bonds from those
honestly issued, he withdrew his motion
to reconsider.
Mr.. Ingalls, said the motion TO recon-
slider could not be withdrawn, and he
submitted that If the allegations by the
Senator from New Hampshire were true
it should not be withdrawn.
Mr.. Bogy said that the Senate Of the
United States owed it to its dignity TO ex-
anime this matter. If $4,000 worth OF
bonds had been issued to pay counsel, the
matter should be Investigated.
Mr.. Wadleigh asked leave to withdraw
his motion to reconsider the vote.
The question being on granting such
leave, Mr.. Morrill, OF Maine moved to lay
the request on the table, which was agreed
to, 81 TO L. H-. 90
Mr.. Morrill, moved 10 lay the motion on
the table, pending which Mr.. Salisbury
moved TO adjourn. Agreed to, yeas 50,
nays %. Adjourned. t'