The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-06-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
WASHINGTON JUNE 3rd 1876.

WASH lNGTON JUNE 3ru 1870
The House went into Committee ofthe
whole, Mr. Springer in the chair, on the
Indian Appropriation bill.
The day was consumed in the discus
sion OF variety of amendments, most
OF them offered by Mr.. Seelye, and most
of them rejected by vote. Among
them was one to forbid the furnishing OF
ralions to White men living with Indian
women.
The amendment was opposed by Mr.
Harrison (llIlnolsl, who boasted for him
self and the gentleman from New York
understood to be Mr.. Cox that they had
Indian blood in their veins, When he
looked at the picture in the rotunda OF
the Capitol representing the baptism Of
Pocahontas, one of his ancestors he felt
that amalgamation with the Indian should
be encouraged. 1t was the true method
Of carrying civilization among the lndi
ans. Among the best citizens of the
northwestern frontier, were halfbreeds
and three quarter bloods. Some of tn.
proudest families of Chicago, and there
were great many proud families there,
had Indian blood in their veins. There
was no evidence that miscegenation be-
tween whites and Indians detonated eth
er. He would. therefore let them
amalgamate. and if there was no clergy
man convent mt he would let them do as
they do in Scotland and France-ac
knowledge themselves man and wife. He
also expressed the opinion in reference
TO another amendment about education
thai education only tended to make In
dams worse than they were before
Mr. Sellye expressed his astonishment
at The theories put forward BY Mr.. Harri-
son, hat the best way to civilise Indians
was to bring in such processes as he
Harrison proposed.
Mr.. Cox also expressed his dissent from
the views put forward by the representa-
I'VE of the Marine Banda band not yet
recognized among the Indian tribes,
Laughter The miscegenauon which he
encouraged would bring the remnat ofthe
indian tribes down to lower level than
even the Piutes, who follow the line OF the
laIroad civilization. This was an earn
tst question, and one that could not b
discussed in the view Of the gentleman
who has so happily defended the Marine
3and. ltwas an entirely different ques-
tlon. Mr., Jefferson, in his notes on Vr-
ginia, referring to Logan and other chiefs,
mad said they were men of imagination,
of rhetoric, and although "Old Virginia"
might now and then have in her distin-
guished men some Indian blood, still as
general rule "Old Virginia" did not go
in that direction, but kept in the line of
the Mddisons, the Jefersons and the
Harrisons.
Mr. Harrison-Jefferson had Indian
blood in him.
Mr.. Cox-I am yet to learn that from
authentic history, and if he had any of 1t
in him will never, never, never vote for
him again.
The amendment was rejected.
The commdtee having reached the
point of the bill providing for the trans
Ter ofthe Indian Bureau from the Interior
to the War Department. Mr.. McCrary |
made point Of order that it changed |
existing laws ard did lot on its face re-
trench expenditures. He argued in sup
port of that ront.
Mr. Seelye also supported the point Of
order.
Mr.. Randall replied to some structures
on himself INDUCED in the course ofMr.
Seelye's remarks, and said that while the
gentleman has given HIN credit for peril
nacity and persistency, he could not re
turn the compliment, for that gentleman
reminded hun of a man in boat look
ing one way and rowing another way.
He had seldom known gentleman who
prated so much about economy and vot-
ed SO regularly against it. He said to
all newcomers, on this floor or elsewhere.
that the expenses of the government for
the next fiscal year had to be reduced to
the extent to which it had been deter.
mined by the Committee on appropri-
atoms. They could be reduced without
friction with the Administration. The
Sinking Fund law was only being salts
fed by counting in part of the sinking
fund the money brought into the treasury
in the shape of greenbdcks under one Of
The sections ofthe Resumption act.
Mr.. Kelley-Whv not permit the re-
vival OF business and replenlsh the Treas
lry ?
Mr.. Randall-If my colleague will
,uy gest Way TO do thai. he will do more
han any other member on that side has
done. There is but one way to revive the
industry Of the country.
Mr.. Kelley [ironicallyl-Oh. no. the
way to do it is to issue gold bearing
bonds TO buy up silver.
Mr.. Randall not noticing Mr.. Kelley |
The way is to retrench extravaganza
and set good example to private citi-
,ens.
Mr.. Kelley | am quite sure that it
,ould be done by issuing few more mil
ions Of gold bonds for the purchase of
silver. Laughter
Mr.. Foster-Would not revision of
he tar # do iii Laughter.
Mr. Wood, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, made report in re-
gard to the Alaska fur seal fishery lease,
officers of the Government
md of the company from all allegations
If fraud. Ordered printed.
The House at 5 80 P. M. adjourned