New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-13
THE MATTHEW'S INVESTIGATION.
NOTHING CORRUPT FOUND N THE RELATIONS or
The SENATOR FROM ONO WITH ANDERSON.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

character or u the integrity of all his personal or
official acts and has himself been urging the com
mittee to 90 on with its work and make report.
He appeared before the committee on Monday
evening and made very full and frank statement
of Lis connection with Anderson. That this con-
neclion does not reflect any credit upon the sena-
tor. saqac,v. no one knows better than himself
He was iu fact dccnIved but the public Is already
in possession OF the worst that can be alleged
AGAINST him. senator WHITE of MARYLAND, who
conducted the crosse Examination treated senator
Matthews most coUrtcousiy
Tho report Of the committee is not yct prepared.
u viii probably acuUt the Senator Of even slIo-
p.ciou Of corrupt motive but may reflect somewhat
severely upon hl, oiirfn7uesS
COVERT ATTACK BY HE RAILROADS.
BEL IL Hr6AND 10 TnG INDIAN TGRmjoEI
WHICH AIMS TO CARRY OUr TIE OLD ~
I.lINuLI DESIGNS ~ AN INDIrICT MhNHLR.
TRY TgII1EtPH 20 TIE TEIBrNr.I
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Ssnatc bill No 500. in
toducc. yesterday 10y Mr. Patterson of South Car
DINA. aul entitled: - bill to establish a United
states Court l tho Indian Territory, and for other
pur0osee possesses several Of the features most OBJ
ioct1u5le 20 the Indian residents Of the Territory
that have marked any of the thirty or more homes
that have been proposed IL the pres NJ Congress TO
destroy the treaty CATS OF the five civilized tribes
and ultimately To- d-posses7 them OF their lands
The bin seeks % .c3mpiish by indrection what
the friends OF tl. railroad .-uau.cs have failed 10
DO by direct and open means. 1t is accompanied hy
report and by the testimony taken under the re,o-
luilon of Mr. Voorhees, and rs II has, AZ least tee
lily, the approval OF the Senate Committee on Ter
ritores The attention or the public ought 10 he
called 10 IT, In brief its provisions are as follows:
The Indian Territory is 10 be constituted judi
cial strict within which District Court is 70 be
established. This court, in addition 20 the ordinary
jurisdiction of a District Court and to the jurlsdlc-
ticu now cxerciatd By The court at Fort smith,
Ark. (which now has certain criminal jurisdiction
over Tie Indian Territory, shall, within the limits
Of is district, have exclusive jurisdiction OF al
cases. civil and criminal, wherein one of the parties
shall be citizen of the United States
as plaintiff or DEFENDANT Section IS makes
all Indians bel nging to the five civilized
tribes citizen Of the United states, with
al the rights and privileges guaranteed by
the Constitute and laws of the United States.
Under section $, al male residents of the district,
being ci.izcns Cf the United States, and over
twenty-one years of age are made competent To
serve rs Jurors. Section 20 provides that nothing
in the act shall be so construed as TO interfere
with or annul the present tribal organizatlon'
Section q appears on its face 10 repeal the rail
road land grants in the Territory, but 1t may be
easily construed to do no such thing in reality and
il couched in most suspicious terms. The remain
machinery ofLe court the selection of jurors. etc,
and are not especially important.
The "cxclu-iye jurisdiction Of the court ~
above described, seems TO imply that all cases in
which an Indian and citizen of the United states
are concerned as plaintiff and defendant shall be
tried in this court and in no other; and yet in an
OH T section all the Indians made citizens OF
the United states What these exclusive powers OF
the court VIII amount to it is difficult to conceive
unless there Is a hidden desire to create tribunal
TO have exclusive jurisdiction IN cases where tribe
may be party
II should not escape attention that DO pro-
vision Of this bill iusures the integrity Of
the locu legislatures and judiciaric- Of
the Indian nations which have been so faithfully
Guaranteed by treaty stipulations. "Triha orcani-
cations" as applied to Indian tribes and generally
understood in this country, do not embrace written
constitutions and laws, or legislative, judicial and
executive functions, all Of which these tribes pos
srss and exercise II need not be forgotten either,
that the Indians cannot be clothed with ali the
rights and privileges" of citizens Of the United
states without. az the same time being required 10
assume all the duties and responsibilities OF such
citizens; and the Indians themselves claim
that they are not ready for this radical change:
that they DO not desire it, and flat they cannot
he compelled to accept it against their will without
"a
has tried in a number OF instances 10 make ctizns
of Indians BY Wholesale, with their consent; and
the experiment has failed as often a. it las been
tried This the first attempt to DO Il without ID.
consent Of the Indians, and it, too. will fail If
carried INTO LEGAL effect; but this latter result viii
NOT be welcome 10 those who scbeming obtain
possession Of TIE Indian lands, and IS probably That
they hope and expect t. follow the enactment OF
the last three sections of the bIll which are sub
stantlaily as follows:
SIC 29-Tnat one delegate shah he elected b. The
vo4r- of Indian Territory ~lI
TERRITORY m the Congress of United states who
shall hold hi, Office until the an day 81 Nerb 81
hc 1rs eIccfon of said delegate shall be- he'd upcu he
Gr,t tuesday after the hrst Monday IN November la
IN. election - 30 ne held U.dcr such cEulAOhS tAr
Secretary of The hi, r.or may prescribe
SIX months prev IoIs 90 said clcC.Ou who have Gitainci
ne age Of iwru,y ore yCals shan be competent to vote
eTr 5l-That sail delegate shell BE- entitled 10 the
sane rights, privileges. pay and allowances IS hie
granted to the delegates f. any OF the Territories OF
flo United states.
MS well known FROM Official rcDort, that There
are several thousand white men in tie Territory IN
deGaue Of the treaty prohibitions By The invitation
and connivancc of persons and computations inter-
cstcd in the territorial schemes. Under the proyl-
iogs Of section 80 all Of them VIII be entitled 10
vote. The tactics that were presented IN the
Cbtckasaw election for Governor last year Will be
renewed and the result will be that the railroad
e,nployfs and squattors who have no right In the
Territory will send delegation Of their own
lboire 10 the next Congress. Indeed II has t.
,"ntI,- h.cp opculY SAID III Washington. by a man
d.ntfrd with the railroad interests that he Is 10
L randldate and that the Indians VIII refuse 10
vote, he j. sure of election.
AR (I AIMS.