Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-24


with Moses, because they desire an Indian W ~
and the shower of greenbacks that 1t void
bring to their country: Sensational di pit;h hes
from that quarter with regard to dt II .ll, les
between Indians and whites, aud fmpendinr =
troubles, should therefore be taken with the
greatest caution The settlement here arrived
'tM1th Moses, and the arrangements Initiated
with tie Umatilla chiefs, are IT is thought.
such as to authorize the hope that all Difficult
ties will be avoided, unless evil disposed persons
III that territory interfere to prevent their con-
summation.
important Agreement With the
Umatlllas.
LANDS TO BE ALLOTTED IN SEyERALTY.
An agreement between the Secretary of the
Interior and HOwllsh- WampO Winnepsnoot.
Homli and VILLAIN moot-k1n, chiefs of the
Walla-Wal1a, Umatilla and Cayuse tribes of
Indians now In the city with Moses, has been
reached which gives promise of practical test
OF the system recommended by the Interior de-
partmeDt to secure to the Indians a permanent
lard title. The Umatilla reservation in north
eastern oregon contains 26S, 500 acres aud in
clCdes some OF the finest grazing and agricultu-
raj lands In the state. 1t is surrounded by q
white farming population, who have run across
1t telegraph line and several roads. Ii is Oc-
cupfed by about thousand Indians, who cllti-
vate between two and three thousand acres
and pasture o. 900 head of stock on part of the
remainder. Persistent efforts have been made
to open these lands to settlement. Attention
is called to the expense OF maintaining an
agency for so small numDer OF Indians in the
last annual report OF the Commissioner OF In
dian Affairs. 1t is believed that the arrange
ments now made will tend to settle the diff
cult1es connected with the Indians on this
reservation. The Secretary of the Interior
agrees to endeavor to secure the passage of an
act OF Congl ess granting allotments In severalty
10 such OF these tribes as may elect to take
allotments on the reservation. The provisions
OF the Dill to be introduced will be substantially
the same as those of bill on the same subject
introduced in the last Congress The lands
allotted are to be inalienable for 25 years 1t is
1urtEer agreed that remaining land Shall be
SOLD and the funds arising therefrom shall be
placed In the Treasury for the use of the In
d'abs, or to enable them to leave their present
reservation and settle on some other. The
chiefs agree for themselves and people to as
presence OF representative OF the United
Sues, and to ascertain the number and names
of the particular individuals who will take
allotmenrs, and the number and names of such
as prefer to leave their present reservation to
join other reservations already established in
oregon, Washington Territory, Idaho or Mon
The chiefs also agree that as soon as the neces-
sary legislation Is obtained, such of their poo-
pie as determine TO settle with other tribes Will
Immediately remove to the locations selected.
Nr. COnkling's speech in the Senate
To-day.
An unusually large gathering Of spectators
were present On the meeting OF the Senate, the
ladies' gallery presenting an especially brilliant
appearance ard the diplomatic gallery having
fair number OF occupants. Numbers Of pronl-
nent visitors, including many members of the
House, occupied seats on the floor Of the Senate,
the attraction evidently being the desire to hear
Mr.. Conkling speak on the army BILL The dis
cussion OF the Wallace resolution occupied
tie entire morning hour, after which the
army appropriation bill was taken up
MIR. Conkling commenced his remarks b.
saying that OF the S235, 600 600 of revenue col
lected during the last year by the government
s221 200, 600 came from u states and sls6oo.oO
from the II states OF Alabama, Arkansas, Flor
ida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Car
olina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas AMI
Virginia, OF which $6.5OO,0oO was from the to-
bacco taxes Of Virginia Both houses, he con-
t1nued, have now a democratic majority, aud
20 proposition is heard to change existing rev.
enue laws This vast revenue Is collected to
to preserve the government and protect laws
made at inestirnable expense. To divert 1t
from the uses to which the people have
IS Sae one wsy by pe wan IL Can
stitution commits to Congress only discretion
mands to make some appropriation are impera-
tive. refusal to vote money to defray the
expenses OF the different branches of govern
Ina ment was, therefore, M unconstitutional II the
ment failed to do their duties under the constl.
tuition they would be liable to impeachment II
U
wise amenable to punishment for dereitctton OF
duty it would be a braver, II not less guilty act
TO violate their exalted trust. In ordinary
tines truiSms like these would be needless IL
not out of place In the Senate. They are peril
neDt now only because an occasion has arisen
Unparalleled in Amer AMERICAN history and far
could be found 1t should not be In country
Poss essing written constitution plainly de1n-
ing the rights of all living under it. 1t was not
to transplant but to leave behind the traditions
OF the struggle between subject and rulers that
our fathers fled to these shores. IJ was to rem
Ger impossible here the caste distinctions OF an
ting these debates. ii it was anywhere misunder-
stood, was mistaken especially in this body,
To hear what was called the debates on this
SUBJECT, one would think that the majority
were arraigned simply because they were act
Ing unconstitutionally and putting legislation
on appropriation bills. This was not the case
convenience and common sense, and the dan
ger OF log-roliiDg combinations to forbid puG-
ing all appropriations on single bill. A bill
embracing such huddle of 1ncOngruous provI-
s1ons df no objection to its separate parts was
found), 1t was difficult to see on what ground a
Veto could stand But the objections to this
legislation would b as strong il it had taken
the form OF independent bills. A resort to sep
rate bills might even have clOaked the sinister
design Of the legislation, and, in that view,
would , nave nave been wise policy for the other side:
In the case pending, the face OF the bill Itself
shows that the legislation is not such as the eX-
ecutlve can rightly approve.
IN DISPATCH TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
Captain Durham, commanding the Richmond,
reports the arrival Of that vessel at Aden Ara
bia, 2Sth Of March last, eight days from Suez.
captain Durham would leave Alden on the date
cr writing, March 18th, for Point de Sale, Cey-
ION, Wfele, he understood, Gen. Grant wishes to
join the ship.
GENERAL GRANT.-The New York Senate yes
tefday passed the assembly resolutions extend
ing The inequalities u the state to Gen. GranI
on his return. Amendments were offered and
W1thCraWn adding the names Of President
Hayes, Gems. Mcclellan, Hooker, Sherman and
Others, who viii attend the army reuntOnS In
Albany in June ard also the names Of ex-
Secretary OF War w. w. Belknap, Gen. Bah
coch, A. Drexel, George w. ChildS and A. II
shepherd.
IN AID OF COLORED EMIGRANTs.-A mass
meeting was held in Cooper Institute. New
York. yesterday, In aid Of the colored mi igraton
from the south. Thurlow Weed, Rev DR.
Henry Newman and Others were on the plat
form. Rev. H. II. Garnett presided. Resolu
tl0ns violently denOunc1ng oppression OF cOlOred
people were passed and a collection taken up,
CAPT DAVID C. WOODS died ut Mare Island,
California, Tuesday. He commanded the mon
ltor k1ckapoo during the war. Lately he was