The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1880-04-15
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS.
[second ssss:on.l
J 3 The Senate. !

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WASHINGTON, April Il. --ssenator Pendleton,
from the conference committee ON the disagree.
{ ing votes Of the two houses on tho eonsus bill,
reported thai tie result of tho conference va
that statistics regarding the ownership of tho
pablic:ds should. be taken BY special agents
iustead of enumeratGrs; that copies OF returns
be not sent tosLdioers of the various staAes.
that Alaska b inclnded in the census, and that
various other minor changes bo made in the
bill. The amount appropriated il reduced from
A36o,e0o toAel26, 600. The report was laid
aside temporarily to allow its examination by
Senator Edmunds z,s 81. =. -.
Senator Ferry introduced . bill to regulate
promotion and Ok the rank Of line officers Of
the Amy. Referred. -=Szf' = s<5: '.='. '5S''
THE GENEVA AWARD. 4sa...<ssssss-
, The Geneva award bill was informally taken
up for the purpose of allowing Senator McDon-
aid. who has to leave town to-day, TO speak up
on It. Senator Mcdonald supported his substi-
tute for the billl reported by the committee on
judiciary. The substitute makes the first class
Of claims those resulting from damages by con-
feder.tes cruiaers. The r second R,o class
claims for the 3'per cent. interest on former
awards, and the third class claima for reim-
bursement for war risks. It also allows inter-
CT ate instead of per cent. on, judgments
: hsrea9tSf rendered. is-3E1z < - ~7v@% :
He contended that the award fund ia = na-
.;tional indemnity, collected by the United
States as nation from Great Britain a. ma
tion. 1t wasn't merely an award for damages,
but the satisfaction of national claim.
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When Senator Mcdonald had concluded his
speech the Ute bill was taken up. Senator Tel
Ter moved to strike out the clauses exempting
from taxation for twenty five years the lands
to be held by the Indians in severalty. ~
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amendment and It was rejected, yeas 5, nays 4C.
. Senator Morgan Loved to add to the bill
provision that if the agreement be not ratified
within four months after the passage of the act
the same shall cease to be of effect after that
date. He thonght the expense of the com.
mission should not be continued indefinitely.
Senator 1ng"lls moved to amend the amend
ment by providing if the Utes fail to ratify
tue agreement. the United States will protect
their righta in their reservations. The amend.
lnent. as ameAded, was adopted.
6enator Teller moved to add q provision
tbat nothing in the bill shall prevent the set
tlement Of Southern Utes, or Uncompagnea
Utes on lands of the Uintah reservation if the
lndians desire to settle there. Adopted
Senator Teller offered several other amend
meats which were rejected.
Senator Plumb offered m amendment
limiting to five wears the time during which
the government shall support the Utei until
they shall be able to support themselves. He
t'ought the bill encouraged shiftleasncss. In the
debate on this amendment which was rejected
Senator ingalls, said it was erroneous to call
these Indians paupers. If left alone they
would be very rich.
Senator Thurman held the bill by bringing
the Indians under federal Jurisdiction made
them citizcrs under the constitution, aud it
was inconsis stent to exempt them from taxa
'ioh, and otherwise discriminate in regard to
them: -, ~ -
The bill waa then read . third time, and
passed, yeas, 81; nays, IL, as follows: