New-York tribune., 1880-04-08
XLVIth CONGRESS-IId SESSION.
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORG OF PROCEEDlNtiS.
| DEBATE IN THE SENATE ON THE UTE AGREEMENT
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL CONSIDERED
IN TIE HOUSEKEEPING SCENE BETWEEN Mr..
SPARKS AND Mr. CLYMER.
| SENATE..... WAsHiNGToS. April z. 1880.
| IL the Senate to-day information was re-
ceived that the Wee President would be absent some
| davs and the Hon Alien g. Thurman (Dem Ohoj. was
chosen preside during such absence OF the Vice
| President
| Mr. SAUNDERS (Rep Neb.) submitted a resolution
ustructing The Committee Indian Affairs to inquire
into the expedlcncy OF removing the Santee Indians
from Nebraska the Ponca Reservation Dakota Terri.
| tory, Adopted.
reconsider the vote protesting against giving the lands
| belonging u the Pouces TO any other tribe 49,.
old reservation the santees we're friendly With the Sioux
and their Uval to the Pouca Reservation was desired
MIR KIRKwoop tIsep. Iowa) said the published re-
ports of the loss OF life the poneAs were exagger
were very fertile and the innate favorable. He
| thought the senator from Massachusetts (ir Dawes)
was unduy excited about the matter.
Mr. DAWES said he was excited at all He spoke
Of !hc pcaceahe recod OF tas Pone5s. ana asse tea
Mr. PADDOCK Rep. NehJ said that the resolution
did not provide for the removal Of the Santes except
Mr. DAWES remarked that consent" in connection
WITH the treatment of Indians, always meant dumb u-
resisting submission To superior power.
Mr. sAULsBURY (Dcm. Deli gave notice that 10
morrow he would cali up the report OH the Kellogg
Mr. HOAR tRep.. Mass.) hoped that. in view Of the
fact that the printed evidence had but Yesterday ne
placed tho Senators desks, more time would be al
Mr. DAVIS dpd Ill stated that he should antaGo-
nize the kellogg report With III. Geneva Award Oil TO-
morrow
Mr.. KIRKwOoD ,CRep. Iowal moved to amend 50 50
the guilty Indians in fact surren Tered or nppre-
Mr. INC AJIs ira, Kos an td thc arrccmcnt hound
the Ut,s do all their to capture and surrcn
der THIS & Tns an That could O pe be e @ these
ns sr uni IRE gully Ind1ns ms ,c6 y9n y,nc sp tee e
AMI % wire them fsOn The lace Of II he eaTih ''' ''
Mr. wHYTE tDem, MOI spoke OF the necessity OF
policy that would not be changed the discovery OF
mine or the huIlting II railway.
ties with the Indians IIe thou kt that The War Depart
ment shoud have conliol of the INDIAN military oilcrrs
then they would and indulge in iraid whereas
II was now the execution Tor IN Iunian Agent TO deal
Mr. BURNSIDE (sep. Il. ~ concurred with Mr. Rcck.
MT lNGALlS ie kanl thought ~ Tue prtseut Dill
Mr. BRUCE tRcp, M'ss) iayored the pending meas
Mir. MCMILLAN. tscp, Mimi advocated Mr.. Kirk
MI. KIRKw0OD said he was willing TO amend his
not take eject unlll The guilty men are shown to he
dead have left tho United States. Mr.. Krkwood
asked what had been done by Congress to preveu the
frauds complained Of. Men OF experience and ability |
sSsd ! not be sT to go %gt Ti 5t e @e Te
region for 81 800 year: II we want good men as
Mr. MORGAN diem, Xiaj said it seemed to him that |
the bill was merely plan to pay enough to tue victims
indians so as to satisfy them, thus by defeating
Justice apparcny vlndca,e the policy OF the Secretary
Mr.KirkwoOd's amendment. modified by him abcye
nSe"tea ws wss ad%EtsSyeas SS m IT. rrovaDe
7t The 90o II Se IA anfTt t Gy ne c
cation OF the youth of the Utes.
1he Senate adjourned until tomorrow