The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-12-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
LEGISLATION AT THE CAPITAL
Agriculture and Pensions-The Ute
Question In the House-some
Lively Passages-BeifOrd
solid Every Time.
SENATE.


ing information concerning the effec
upon revenues and upon consumers, O
the repeal Of the duty on tea and cof
fee in '72. Referred.
Mr.. Salisbury, from the committed
on elections, reported the resolution
that an attachment be issued to thu
.sergeant-at-arms commanding him t.
bring to the bar of the senate, for con
tempt, Smith and the other witnesses
subpenaed by the snb c9mmittee, tc
investigate the charges against Senator
Ingalls,, and who have refused to testi.
fly. Adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Davis West
Virginia), instructing the agricultural
commit ees of both houses to consider
the subject of agriculture and report
what ought to be done by the govern
ment TO promote agricultural interests,
was adopted.
The pension appropriation bill was
passed.
Mr.. Voorhees, resolution for the ap-
pointment of a committee to investi-
gate the causes of the negro emigra-
tion from the south, was taken up and
Mr.. Voorhees, spoke upon it. He dis
claimed any political motives in offer
ing his resolution. The negroes were
evidently being deluded, and his reso-
luton was offered in the interests of
humanity and justice. Mr.. Window
spoke briefly in support of his amend
ment instructing the committee to in
quire into the expediency of setting
apart territories for the negroes.
Mr.. Hill spoke against the resolu-
tion. He was tired of these investiga-
tions Of unimportant questions. The
negro emigration question would set
tie itself. The negro was no longer
ward. He was free to go where he
pleased. The negroes were contented
in proportion to the length of time the
southern states had been under home
rule. In Georgia from 10000 to 9O,-
900 colored children are attending
school, and the blacks own IS, ,OO0, 900
in real property. The talk about this
question was all CANNON. 1t was
kept up by designing and INSCRIPTIONS
men.
HOUSE.
Washington, Dec. 18.-Committees
for reports were called. and the house
went into committee of the whole on
the bill authorizing the secretary Of the
interior to make treaty with the Ute
Indians.
Mr.. Scales, chairman of the commit
tee on Indian affairs, reported back the
senate bill authorizing the secretary Of
the interior to negotiate with the Ute
Indians for the REIMBURSEMENT of their
reservation in Colorado, and their re-
moval and settlement elsewhere, with
the amendments requiring the consent
of the Indians to the cession of any
part of their reservation, and providing
that no agreement shall be valid unless
agreed to by three-quarters of all the
adult male Indians who have not for
feited their treaty rights, and unless
confirmed by congress. He asked for
an immediate consideration of the bill.
Mr.. Conger arose to point of order
that it must receive its first considera-
tion in the committee of the whole,
and declined to withdraw the point,
declaring that the bill was absurd on
its face, and that congress could not,
b a special act, confer the treaty-mak-
ing power of a nation on an officer not
recognized by the constitution or laws
as having any authority to make
treaties, and that congress had nothing
further to do with the confirmation Of
treaties.
Mr.. Springer appealed to the house
to act on the question to-day. The
gentlemen who lived in the eastern
part Of the country had no idea of the
anxiety and distress to which the peo-
pie of the west were subjected on ac-
count of Indian hostilities, and there
fore every measure tending to peace
able settlement of the Indian tribe
should have immediate consideration.
Conger-Let the majority Of the
house provide an army to protect the
frontier settlers. Bring in bill for
that purpose and We can pass it to-day.
Springer-The army is ample now.
The point Of order being insisted on,
the bill was referred to committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Regan in the chair.
A long discussion followed.
Mr.. Springer said the time had ar
lived when civilization had reached the
boundaries of the Ute reservation. AL
efforts to preserve peace there would
be futile in the future. Congress must
look then at the question squarely
fairly and plainly, and must decide Il
in the interest of justice. He did moi
believe in treating with Indians al
with equals. He believed in the polio,
of regarding the whole of the land
within the limits of the jurisdiction al
the public domain and the Indians cit
izens of the United States, and O
teaching them to obey the law and t.
understand that when they killed in
nocent persons they were guilty o
murder.
Mr.. Belford stated that the Ute res
ervation in Colorado consisted of ~,
600, 900 acres, or about 1900 acres TO
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