The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-04-20
NGRESSIONA


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-Senator Vance
introduced a bill limiting the use Of the Page
patent and practically annulling the law UNI
der which IL was issued.
At the conclusion of McDonald's speech
the Ute bill was taken up. Teller moved to
strike out the clause exemptlng from taxation
for twenty-five years the lands held by the
Indians in severalty. Rejected 40 to 5.
An amendment was adopted that if the
Utes failed to ratify the agreement within
four months they will forfeit their rights to
their reservation. Teller's amendment was
also adopted that nothing in the bill shall
prevent the settlement Of Southern or IN
compahgre Utes on the lands of the Uintah
reservation il those Indians desire to settle
there. Teller offered several amendments
which were rejected.
Plumb offered an amendment limiting the
time for the United States to support the
Indians to:fve years. Rejected.
Ingalls, claimed that the Indians were not
paupers, and if left alone would become very
rich.
Thurman held that it wac inconsistent to ex-
empt the Indians, who are made citizens by
this bill, from taxation.
The bill then passed 81 to 16. Yeas; ALI
son, Anthony, Bailey, Bayard, Blaine, Blai..
Bruce, Burnside, Call, Cameron (Wis.) :,
Cockrell, Coke, Farley, Ferry, Gordon,
Hampton, Hereford, Hill, (Col.); ingalls,.
Johnston, Jonas, Jones, (Fla.) Herman, La
mar, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Morrill,, Maxey,
Pendleton, Prior, Rollins, Saunders, Vance
Vest, Voorhees,, Walker, Williamson.
Nays; Butler, Cameron, (Pa.); Davis, CIV.
Va.) Eaton, Edmunds, Garland, Hoar, Kirk
wood, Morgan, Platt, Plumb, Slater, Teller,
Thurman, Wallace, Windom-16.
The principal amendments to the bill dur
ing the debate were as follows: Striking out
of the restriction regarding the giving up of
the guilty Indians, which permits the act to
go into effect if the President shall be con-
WINGED that every possible effort to such sur.
render has been made, thus making their
absolute surrender a condition precedent to
the payment of the money appropriately; de-
voting $lO,O 600 to the industrial education of
the youths increasing from $500 to 5000 the
annuities to Mrs. Meeker, Miss Meeker and
Mrs. Price, and from 5000 to $500 that to Mrs.
Post providing that the act shall cease to be
of effect and the Indians be protected in their
present rights it the agreement is not ratified
within four months after its approval =; allow
ing the settlement of any Indians Oh the
Uintah reservation if they wish TO go there
and providing no Indians shall be compelled
to remove from lands claimed in s~everalty
under former treaties.
The conference report on the census bill
was taken up and adopted.
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Bayard
reported from the finance committee with
amendments the Senate bill for a commission
on tariff, which was placed on the calendar.
The commission will consist of nine members
appointed from civil life by the President
with the advice of the Senate, the President
to be the first one; the pay to be $40 a day
and actual expenses. The commission shall
consider all classes Of questions involved nee
essary to establish efficacious tariff in justice
to all interests. 1t may visit all parts of the
country, and report to Congress from time to
time, and report finally not later than De-
cember, 1881.
Senator Slater in ~oduced a bill torfeiting
as unearned the Janus included in the grant
made t. the Oregon Central Railroad Com
pany by the act of May 9TH, 1870. Referred
to the committee on judiciary, which has
charge of all bills to forfeit railroad grants.
The Joint resolution legalizing the health
ordinances of the District of Columbia, was
then taken up.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The coasidera-
ton of the Geneva award bill was resumed.
Senator Davis (Ill.,) addressed the Senate.
He expressed surprise that Hoar should deny
that underwriters are entitled to the subroga-
ton Of the right Of the insured owners of
vessels destroyed by inculpated cruisers. He
declared that England failed in her duty, and
we might have declared war, but according to
the enlightened spirit OF the age we submit
ted our disagreements to arbitration, and are
bound by the letter and spirit of the result.
We have no right to divert the award claims
which were rejected. namely, all except those
for direct losses by inculpated cruisers. Our
obligation on this point is solely a moral one,
because the United States is not liable to suit.
Senator Dayard supported tile bill.
Senators Blaine and Carpenter engaged in
an amusing colloquy. Pending the debate,
Senate adjourned.