The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

chicago Inter Ocean. Feb. IS
PROTECTING THE INDIANS.


There was very interesting debate In the
senate to-day over a bill 10 give the United
states courts the power 10 punish 10y zine
and imprisonment persons violating the
stipulations 81 treaties with Indians. and
committing misdccds on Indian rrssra-
lions. The amount ~ Information concern
Ing the noble rcd man drawn out ~ Eastern
Senators during the debate would have a.
toni>hed frouiiersman. Peculiarities 81
Indian character were described BY di-tin-
gui-hed gentleman from New England that
were never before known Ia exist IN the cN-
peTience Of the Representatives from the
border ssate- and Territories. Fennimorr
CeuFrr's novels were weak iu comparison A.
Illustrations II Indian honor and fidelity.
The real point ~ the Till j. 20 punish the
Black Hill miners. The injustice ~ the
law now In fore wa- fully shown 10y several
Western senator, who proved that the In
dian already had sufficient protection and the
white man none. A. % noM stands. Without
the proposed law. II white man Kills an
Indian the white man j. hung; II an Indian
kills 4 white man there j. no law 20 punish
the murderer. II white man steals fren.
an Indian II i laruenv, and punishable 10y
imprisonment: II an Indian steals from
white man there j. mo- law under which hr
can be tried or punished. In the debate the
question Of turning over the Indians 10 the
War Department Wa alluded 10, ana GEN.
eral Logan placed himself directly In oppO-
sition 10 any such measure The bill wa
committed 10 the Committee on Indian AZ
fairs.
ADLACK HILLS RtILNAN.
NJ. NcCrary has introduced bin IN the
House chzrteriu- the Chicago. Black Hills
aus Pacific Railroad Company, acorporation
formed n Northwestern capitalists and the
Milwaukee and Dubuque Railroad. The
purpose ~ the cor, Grafton J. 10 locate.
construct, build. and operate three-feei
gauge railway wiki one or more tracks ON
any convenient point on the Big Sioux kis-
er on the eastern boundary of Dakota aud
westward on the most direct and practical
Die route through the Territories II DakDts.
wyoming. and Idaho q snake River. ore
-Dn, with capital stock ~ >..ep0. 90.
TIE GEASsHOTPgH~.
The Committee on Agriculture TODAY
considered the bills presented in the senate
by Senator's Harvey and lngall-, which
called Tor commission 10 visit the Rocky
Mountain districts. and investigate the
habits oi the locust. chinch bug, army
worm. and other insects destructive % Neg-
citation. Mr.. ingalls, Dill provided thar the
commission re appointed from inc National
Academy ~ Science. The mbcr the c0u-
mission should he composed ~ and the
amount 10 he paid them for their services
were matters that received considerable AT
teLflun- nut we're not decided. Professor
Lecompte appeared before the committee
Just before il adjourned. and gave hi. views
on the suhiect. lie was - opinion that such
4 commission, II properly selected. woHld
prove % decided benefit Ia tnis inyesti-a-
ton. and that the commission should not be
composed 81 less than three members. n
j. very probable that the committee VIII
conclude % report bin psviding foT =
commission II three persons, one each % Dc
appointed by the Secretary ~ the Interior.
Professor Henry and the Commissioner Of
Agriculture. a meeting will be held Al an
early day 10 consider this subject again.