The Portland daily press., 1880-04-10
XLVIth CONGRESSES Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, April 8.
A motion that when the Senate adjourn it
be to Monday was carried.
The Ute bill was taken up and Mr. Vest
made a speech thereon.
Considerable debate took place on a solu-
tion by Mr.. Logan requesting information rel
alive to the assault on Cadet Whitaker at
West Point Pending debate the morning hour
expired, and it went over
Mr.. Teller opposed Mr.. Davis amendment.
Mr.. Plumb did not think the Indian could
be educated to the point where he could com.
pete with the white man, and thought the In
dams would disappear in fifty or one hundred
years. He protested against ascribing all In
dian outrages to aggressions of white settlers.
As practical measure to prevent war he
would support the bill.
Mr.. Blaine did not pretend to understand the
Indian question but after listening several
days to the debate he would vote for the bill,
believing it would at least prevent war. How
ever Senators might differ as to the proper
way to treat the Indians no one would deny
that to war with them was the most expensive
policy of ALL He denied that the Indians
would disappear in one hundred years. Sta
tistics show there are as many Indians in
America as when Columbus discovered the
continent. Men living in a healthy climate do
not die out policy based on the idea that
the Indians are going to die out soon would
prove fallacious and inefficient
Mr.. Dawes amendment to devote $40 900 for
the education of such youth of both sexes as
may be best qualified, was adopted.
An amendment to make the amount to be
yearly paid Mrs. Meeker, Miss Meeker and
Mrs. Price each 5000, and 10 Mrs. Post $500,
was adopted.
The clause binding the Indians to give up
the men implicated in the murder of Meeker
and agency employees was amended by inserting
the words "or outrages upon" An amendment
providing that nothing contained in the act or
agreement shall be construed so as to compel
anyUte Indian to remove from lands claimed by
him in severalty, was adopted. After discus
sion it was unanimously agreed that general
debate on the bill shall cease at O'Clock D. m.
Monday, and that debate on the amendments
shall then proceed under the five minute rule,
and that the bill shall be finally voted on be-
fore adjournment Monday.
At 6.10 the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and when doors reopened adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
A joint resolution thanking the Mexican
government and people for contributing to the
success of the industrial mission of American
merchants and manufacturers was placed on
the calendar.
A bill establishing temporary government
for Alaska was referred
bill for the relief of w. G. Harding was
referred.
Bill for the completion Of the Washington
monument was referred to the committee of
the whole.
In committee of the whole on the private
calendar the pending bill was for the relief of
Madison Day of Louisiana on account of prop.
erty bought by him from the Government with
detective title. After debate of two hours
and half a vote was taken, but point of no
quorum being raised the committee rose,
Bill for the erection of public buildings at
Macon, Ga, was referred and the House ad-
journed.