The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-25
Mr.. Reagan Ent ers Into n Long
Personal Explanation OF His
Course on the Inter
State Commerce
BILL.
Senator Vest Proposes TO Open Up the
Indian Territory to Settlement
Petition of Indian Chiefs
In Favor or Abolish
ing Tenure in
Common.

WARRINGTON. y. g.. Feb. a. aennte Meaara.
Herman, Flatt. Baldwin and others presented
petition for the reduction of duty on chemicals
used In the manufacture of paper.
Mr.. Jonas presented joint resolution Of the
Legislature of Louisiana requesting an ap-
uropraiion for the Improvement ef the mouth
Of Red river.
Mr.. West preaepted petition signed bv over
i've Thousand clt'z sna Of Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas aud Texas praying Tor such legisla-
tion aa mav be necessary tp open The Indian
tar,iory for settlement on terms lust to the
Indian tribes and honorable 10 the govern
men, also, a memorial Of various chiefs and
heada of families NJ the eonfederpted Fanria
md NJ liant tribes praying FOR such Legislation
Hp 1uHv ntf=ft tt=tHte tH e+ttftt#aH aaa f. Il "a
the Indians title In severaliy iu the Indian
territory
Mr Vest. In presenting thepa petitions, made
sn,na remarks. IN which he uronounned false
the statement that lay Gould and others were
,uul,p ra,,,.",v "a 10 se,Iemant. Ha knew 81 no s,
Lobby hnt a man must h' q lunafia who thought
he lndan Territory could remain much longer
n blank on the map If eyil's tlon. He bespoke q
favorable aatnu1 on the bill which he would
shortly report from the Oommittee on Terri
tn1las.
Relations reported back the bin previdine for
n raoIproelty treaty With France aud II was In
definitely postponed.
irint resolution 10 furnish the htonas for the
statue Of uan Daniel Mtgan., Rsferseh.
as. m I 10, ,ns s' Of s.,s9as % s ws9ss
Aian, from the Oo,nmltee ou. dlv'l aeryIoe
aud Ratreuehment a bill prohibiting the con
ef1iea,s and employees ef the govnnrpmept, cor
ro,s!!ons created Or aided hy the United sta'ss
Placed on the g lnndar.
The aeuate then took no House resolutions
| relative to the death Of the late A, M. Lay. of
MI eour and after memoirs a addresses had heel
| daliveteh by Masats. Gockrill, Klrkwood and
| He"se.-M. Heagan, of Texas. rising to a
clerk desk and had read an article In tho New
York Sun. Of tho eleventh instant. stating that
he Ina1maa v.d 2, tine G9m mn, tee gn Con
gard to the Inter -htats a"mmeree bin and that
he had charged that improper inflnenee had
| baan uaed to efaRt his bill, and that the
Hpenk or had stock oil II, q committee so as secure
| Ita defeat He dpoared that statement to he q
gross prevaficatlon Of truth. which showed n
disposition tn paas odum upon him.
Il was not true az stated, that tho Commerce
Committee had rehukad him. = was not tfue
TINT tho Rpeaker hnh npl cd upon HIN to retrao'
any ASSERTION which he had made. and i was
moi true that tho commtttee elaborated whethe,
or not It should nensnre him. An effort, he
a1a was @ order sps o s"' The b. e"s
measure with which Ills name had beer
coupled but he should con'Inne IN spite o
| ihase false aud Infamous attnaka, to fight oU
faithfully to tho end tho graa' battle Of the peo
pla against tho great corporations Of tho eoun
try,
Randall and Messrs. MnLans, Wait and Kenna.
public husipess was resumed.
| Mr. Blount Of deoreia. from tho eommitte on
| Appropriations. reported y bill to meat do
| flaienclea In tho Star postal aerves. Printed
and recommtted lApprorrlnfaE as much ns
nayy, ho necessary to meet the m spepse OF insn'
tho pI Iaennt Hsea year mt wi hin tho aElatI ng