Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-19
CONaREssIONAL-
Senate.

WASHINGTON, December 18.-Psndle-
ton. from the Committee on Indian AZ.
fairs. reported the Senate bill authoriz.
ing the Secretary Of the Interior to
deposit certain Indian funds in the
Treasury In lieu Of investment at four
per cent.
Voorhees, resolution for the appoint
msnt OF Q commission to investigate the
cause Of negro emigration from the
South was taken up by the Senate. and
Voorhees, spoke upon IL. He disclaimed
political motives In offering his resolu.
ton. Tho negroes. he said, = evil
IDENTIFY being deluded. and his resolution
had been offered in the interests Of hu-
mainly and justice.
Window spoke briefly in support OF
his amendment instructing the commit
tee TO inquire into the eIpedisncy OF
setting apart . portion OF the Territories
for the negroes.
Hill spoke against the resolution. He
was tired Of these investigations OF I'M.
important questions. The negro migra-
tion question would settle itself. The
negro Wal no longer Q ward: he was free
to 20 where he pleased. The negroes
were contentsd In proportion to the
length Of time the Southern States had
been under homo rule. In Georgia from
20, 200 to 80, 900 colored children are at
tending school, and the blacks own ST.
000. 900 in real property. The talk about
the question was all CANNON. II was
kept up by designing and unscrupulous
men.
Conkiing asked how the negroes Of
Georgia got 20 much property.
Hill replied: "By work, OF course,
under u Democratic Government"
Conkling was gratifed at that, be-
cause I'VE had heard 10 often here that
the negroes would not work except I'M.
der masters"
Hill said there wa q large class Of
unthrifty and worthless negroes who
are making all this trouble. He had
doubted the capacity Of the colored man.
but was glad to record that he had been
agrseably surprised In his success half
the negroes voted the Democratic ticket.
Garland said al the negroes who left
Arkansas had gone back except one,
who died while trying to get back.
The vote on the adoption Of the reso-
luton rssulted-yeas 80. nays IL.
Hsuse.
The committee for reports were called
and the House went into Committee Of
the Whole on the bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Interior to make Q treaty
with the Ute Indians. A long discussion
followed.
Springer said the time had come when
civilization had reached the boundaries
Of the Ute reservation. All efforts to
preserve peace there would DO futile In
the future. Congress must look then at
the question squarsly. fairly and plainly.
and must decide Il in the interest Of JUS
tics. he did not believe in treating with
the Indians o. with equals. He be-
lisved In the policy Of regarding the
whole Of the lands within the limits OF
the Jurisdiction as the public domain
and the Indians a. citizens OF the United
States. and Of teaching them to obey the
laws and TO understand that when they
killed innocent persons they were guilty
Of murder.
Bedford stated that the Ute reservation
in Colorado consisted OF 1900, 900
acres, or about 1000 for every man,
woman and child In the Ute tribe. He
was opposed TO the committees amend
msnts TO the Senate bill. and hs pre-
dictsd that II they were adopted. next
year would witness areneval Of the con-
aict which had recently attracted the
of the country. he challenged
Congsr or any officer OF the Interior
Department to point his finger to .
svsr made by the Ute Indians
the people Of Colorado. II
those amendments were adopted. a.
certain - God reignsd above. next
the teeming thousands which
would pour into Colorado would Gross
the line OF that reservation and prospect
tho mountains for mineral wealth. and
the Government could not arrest the
progress OF the vast tribe. II the Gov.
eminent desired 10 prevent war and
the people Of Colorado, IL must
some method that would secure |
he removal Of the Indians from that
State.