The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-24

hardest worked Committees and the
most found fault with of any of the.
entire committees. Hon. G. G. Ha-
zleton is on the Committee on Invalid
Pensions and on Reform in the Civil
Service. Hon. j.. B. Caswell is on the
Committee on Patents and on LeYees
and improvements Of the Mississippi
River. Hon. ?. V. Qeuster is Chair
man of the Committee on Expendi-
lures on Public Buildings and a mem
berlof the Committee Ola Commerce
Speaker Randall in the formation of
the Committee on the Pacific Railroad
has shown his opposition to the ex-
tension of time asked for by the North
ern Pacific Railroad Company for the
completion Of their road, by excluding
from said Committee any person whose
constituents are directly interested in
the completion of the Northern Pa
cific, The Committee has evidently
been formed in the interest of
the Southern PaciGc Railroad: an &C.
acknowledgement on the part Of Speaker
Randall Of the retQrn to power and
control in the Democratic caucus of
the Southern Democracy and of their
demands that the legislation Of the
country shall be to advance the inter
ests Of the South to in amanner repay
them for the losses sustained by them
in their efforts to destroy the Govern
lment.
On Wednesday last Senator Cameron
Of Wisconsin, called up the bill intro
duced by him for the relief Of the
Winnebago Indians in Wisconsin, and
to aid them TO obtain subsistence by
agricultural pursuits and to promote
their civilization. Section Is of the
act approved March 3D., 1875, reads as
| follows; THAT any Indian born in
the United States, who is the head OF
a family, Or who has arrived at the
age Of tWenty-one years, and who has
abandoned, or may hereafter abandon
his tribal relations shall on making
satisfactory proof of such abandon
ment under rules to be prescribed by
the Secretary Of the Interior, be enti-
tied to the benefits of the act entitled
can act to secure homesteads to ac-
tual settlers on the public domain"
approved May 20, 1862, and the acts
amendatory thereof, except that the
provisions Of the eighth section of the
said act shall not be held to apply to
entries made under this act: Preceded.
bol0eUeT, That the title to lands ac-
quired by any Indian by virtue hereof
shall not be subject to alienation or in
cumbrance, either by voIuntry econ-
veyahce OF the judgment, decree, or
order of any court, and shall. be and
remain "inalienable for period of FIVE
years from the date Of the patent is
sued therefor: P4'ocided, That any
such Indian shall be entitled to his
distributiYe share Of all annuities, tri-
bal funds, lands and other property
the same as though he had maintain
ed his tribal relations; and any trans
fer, alienation, or incumbrance of any
interest he may hold or claim by rea.
son of his former tribal relations shall
be void" AS interesting reading for
Wisconsin people / quote from Sena-
tor Camer0n's remarks, 1.-TWO hundred
and thirty-six heads of families of the
Wisconsin Winnebago's have aban-
doned their tribal relations and have
already taken homesteads in that State
under the act. Many more have signi-
fed their desire and purpose to aban-
don their tribal relations, and adopt
the habits and customs of civilized
people and avail themselves of the ben
efts of this act, but are unable to do so
on account OF their poverty. These
Indians who have thus abandoned their
ancient tribal relations, broken away |
from the customs and traditions Of
their ancestors, taken homesteads and
become cultiyators Of the soil, now de-
sire ameng other things to secure the
payment to them of certain funds in
the Treasury Of the United States to
their credit. They also desire that an
account be stated, adjusted, and set
tied by the Interior Department be-
tween themselves and that portion of
the tribe now residing on the resarva-