Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-13
FORTY-SlXTH CONGRESS-.
TSecond Session.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Senator Pendleton,
from the conference committee on the disagree
ing votes of the two houses on the census bill,
reported that tie result of the conference was
that statistics regarding the ownership of the
public debt should be taken by special agents
instead of enumeratCrs; that copies of returns
be not sent to officers of the various States,
that Alaska be included in the census, and that
various ether minor changes be made in the
bill. The amount appropriated is reduced from
$35O,eOO to $l25, COO. The report was laid
aside temporarily to allow its examination by
Senator Edmun Is.
Senator Ferry introduced bill to regulate
promotion and ix the rank of line officers OF
the Amy. Referred.
THE GENEVA AWARD.
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 bill reported by the committee on
Judiciary. The substitute makes the first class
of claims those resulting from damages by con-
federate cruisers. The second class
claims for the 2 per cent. interest on former
awards, and the third class claims for relm-
bursemeut for war risks. 1t also allows inter
est at instead of per cent. on Judgments
hereafter rendered.
He couteuded that the award fund is q ma
tioual indemnity, collected by the United
States as q nation from Great Britain as ma
tion. 1t wasn't merely an award for damages,
but the satisfaction of a national claim.
THE UTEs.
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.
Senators Ingalls, and Thurman opposed the
amendment and it was rejected, yeas 3, nays 4O.
Senator Morgan tLoved to add to the bill a
provision that if the agreement be not ratlneo
within four months after the passage of the act
the same shall cease to be of effect after that
date. He thought the expense of the com.
mission should not be continued indefinitely.
Senator Ingalls moved to amend the amend
ment by providing if the Utes fail to ratlfy
the agreement, the United States will protect
their rights in their reservations. The amend
ment, as amended, was adopted.
Senator Teller moved to add provision,
that nothing in the bill shall prevent the set
tlement of Southern Utes, or Uncompagnes
Utes on lands of the Uintah reservation IT the
Indians desire to settle there. Adopted
Senator Teller offered several other amend
ments which were rejected.
Senator Plumb offered an amendment
limiting to five years the time during which
the government shall support the Utes until
they shall be able to support themselves. He
thought the bill encouraged shiftlessncss. 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 citizens under the constitution, and it
was inconsistent to exempt them from taxa
tion, aud otherwise discriminate in regard to
them.
The bill was then read third time. and
passed, yeas, 81; nays, Ii, rs follows: