Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-07
CONGRESSIONAL.
ESPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE RECoRD-UNIoN. ]
Senate.


WASHINGTON April 6th-The bill facilitating the
negotiation Of bills OF lading and other commercial
instruments was placed on file.
The Senate insisted its amendments to the
Census bill and Harris, Pendleton and Morrill, were
appointed conferees.
A resolution allowing the printing office employes
certain holidays passed.
The Senate considered the calendar-Maxey's bill
authorizing retired list of n-commissioned of
GERS after thirty years service.
Logan, Hampton and Burnsides favored IT,
Beck opposed it.
The morning hour having expired, the Ute bill
was taken up
Pendeton went over the history of the various
negotiations with the Utes, and stated his belief
that wrongs were committed on both sides, and a
feeling of irritation existed up to the time Of the
massacre. To-day $1,000 enterprising settlers are
pressing upon these 1000 Indians. The Govern
ment has either to make war upon the Indians in
henterest OF the settlers the settlers The only
alternative is to make an arrangement advantageous
to both Indians and settlers, is attempted in this
agreement. 1t observed treaty rights and in
augurated what is now required namely new
Indian poi cy. The old policy of large reservations
and the recognition OF tribal organizations suit
able to the time when vast OF land lay unoccu-
pied and seemed not likely to be needed for settle
| ment in at least century Pendleton showed that
a large appropriation was made in the bill for
schools, but alter all he thought the most powerful
and effective mode OF education was to grant prop
erty rights.
Morgan asked the Senator whether the Committee
Indian Affairs thought there was any reason for
making the treatment of the Utes an exception from
the general Indian policy.
Pendleton thought he could properly state that
the committee likely to presenta BILL and might
hereafter do so, to extend the principle of this bill
to all Indians, aud thus obviate the necessity for
further legisauonon the Indian question. But there
was urgent necessity for immediate action in re-
gard to this particular tribe.
Teller made some remarks in which he took o
different view from that of Teller concerning the
treatment OF the Utes by the whites, and claimed
that they not maltreated by the ople of Colo
RADIO. lie reiterated that the trouble was due to
maadministration on the part OF the Interior De-
partment, and alleged that the Secretary had not
sent all the information TO The Senate that had been
called FIR.
Hill said the bill was not claimed by any one to
be perfect, but the best settlement of the Ute
question that was thought practicable. He denied
the statement of Teller that the Interior Depart
ment had concealed the fact concerning the treat
ment of the captive women with view to creating
sympathy for the Indians, and said the information
was withheld at the urgent request of the women,
and for their benefit, and no other course could
honoraby have been followed. The policy of edl.
eating the Indians was good one, but it required
| time. This bill was TO meet a sudden emergency.
Adjourned