The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-21

all religions denominations which would look
with amazemcnt .t This effort to substitute the
Mr. Mills Dem.. rcxasl advocated the bill In
the interest 81 the white men OF the FRONTIER.
lie reminded MIR. Cox tuat Algeria had been gov.
erncd pxclueivCy hy the military until IL \. and
that France mad only abandoned the exercise 81
military control after she had demonstrated 10y
force that her lave had to be respected 10y her
conquered subjects. md thN stiil IN the Interior
tho Wild unmadtc tribes were under control OF
mir. Dahhns tRcp. N. ~ opposed the hill as a
retrescntatiye Of the society Of Friends, Nv
whom one II the counties In his district WIS
largely Inhabited. and whom he euiogizcd for
their active Christian virtues AS displaNei toward
the Indians. tie presented = memorial against
the hil FROM the society OF friends. ,.... ,,..
tone VI the gent cman frOm lexis tNr Nils)
and from tho examples he cited that nc was IN
favor Of giving the Indians hell" lB1uGhterl
The gentleman might be right. but he (Nir. Cult
tcudeuJ thought that the county wac not quite
nrenared 10 adopt that policy. By continuing
were To hc excluded. lie was confident that
the proposed transfer was premature, and lie
hoped that II would oe deferred.
40 PLACE ron SIS TIMTNT.
Mr. Foot Drop, I'D referred to Nr. Cox as the
evangelist OF NV YORK, aud to Mr.. Conaer as
one who ought to bO missionary; but he re-
minded them and other sentimental gentlemen
that they could not 20 to road the gospel to the
Indians unless they had military guard at
their backs. The gentleman CMr. Cox might az
well propose to abolish the police of his city aud
rely on religion and peace policy as TO abolish
the army for the control Of the Indians. No peo-
pie could be civilized or christiauized until they
were taught to obey civil authority.
Mr. Maginnis Of Montana advocated the bill,
and replied to MIR. COx's argument against ".
There were but two kinds of Indian battes-one
where the troops sururiscd and killed the In
dtans, and the other whore the lndians surprised
IN All expedition, he was tidiculed and sneered
al aud II he succeeded he was viined rs a
barbarian aud murderer. why then should
army officers want war In which they gained
no credit and no glurvf Or why should settlers
want war IN when they might have heir cto-
ins burned down ana their wives and children
slauRhteredi The onlN people who wanted war
were those corruot, thtcving Indian agents.
AMENDMENTS.
Mr. nunton dem, Va) moved an amend
meut allowing officers on the retired hst to DO
employed ~ Indian agents.
Mr.. Randall Dem. Pa favored tho amend.
ment as measure of economy, and advocated
the ill Itself
MIR. Hunton's amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Sparks DEM ND offered an additi nal
section providing for the admission to United
states citizenship Of any Indian who may prove
to the satisfaction OF the court nearest to the
reservation " his tribe or nation that he Is
his own affairs and interests, ana that ne has
adopted the habits Of civilization, and has FOL
Ave years at least been abla to support himself
aud family. Hut such Indian shall not on hat
account forfeit his interest IN the property vi
the tribe. Adopted.
On motion Of Mir Cox tho words "relicious
denominations we're substituted for toe words
"Chnstian churthes." without making .uN
lna disgositiuno VI the biil tnc House ADJ urned