The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-06
THE FORTY.SlXTH CONGRESS.
Tine Ute Treaty Bill Under Discus
sion in the Senate.
The washburne-D -Donelly Case in the
House Springer and Manning
Make Personal Explana-
tions and Savage At
tacks on Each
Other.

from the Con nmittee on the Judiciary reported
adversely on the bill to facilitate the negotiation
Of bills of ladlng and other commercial instru-
mepts. and to punish fraud therein. IndeAn-
ftely postponed.
The Senate proceeded to consider the calen-
dar.
Mr.. Williams introduced a bill repeating the
statute which prYh,Gs tarmers ana M at p,ahIers rs
consumers without special tax. Referred.
The bill creating pension to Jesse +.
pharea, q scout was laid aside until Mr.. With
era who wish. to speak on II. shall be present.
The bill to amt nd sections 2262 and 1901 OF the
Revised stat utes, so as to permit affidavlts re-
quired bv thoae sections In connection with
pre- emption and committed home-t"ad entries
to be made before county clerks instead OF land
registers Or receiver was psfisedd ,st =,
eommiesion,d d army officers OF thirty years
service was opposed by Mr.. salisbury. as add
Mr.. 70 Masey s advocated The bill as as measure of
j ustlce to deserving officers.
Pending the debate. the morning hour, ex-
pired, and the Senate resumed the coDsfdeTa-
tion Of the bill ratifying the agreement with
Mr. Morgan opposed the bill. It would take
"a. coo 600 nut of the treasury. and was not we'll
conceived: 1t violated the act OF 1871 which pro
lides that no fndian nation or tribe shall be
as an ipdefende5t sa nation tribe or
was simply treaty. and plainly violated that
w,
that treaties with Iudians can be abrogated at
the pleasure of the government when pubiic
policy requires 1t. Congress can dispose OF the
stated that the treaty Of 1868 with the Utes con-
tains provisions for the entry OF lands BY indt..
viduals for their private use quite as efrectpal
"a the provisions In this agreement and he
thought 1t better TO rass bill requiring the
Utes to avail themselves Of that right. This
violation OF the statutes. Besides legal objec-
tiops he pointed out many defects In the pro-
visions of the bill, and indicated that he would
probably move to recommit 1t to the Indian
Mr.. Dawes opposed the bill. He thought It
impossible for adult Indians to change their
habits and adopt civilized customs. He would
rather have the four millions that the bill
would cost devoted TO the education Of Indian
This would gradually and peaceaby solve the
After executive session the Senate adjourned.
House.-Undar the call OF states the following
bills were introduced and REFEREED:
BY Mr.. Gibson, Of Louisiana. Relative to the
appointment and pay OF the Mlssissippi River
Commissioners; also to entite the State banks
to circulate notes on the same condition rs ma
tional banks. provided they comply with the
provisions Of the national bank law relative
j. By Mr. Cox, OF New York--A bill relative to
the appointment OF clerks and officers OF Fede-
By Mr.. Davis, of MISUNDERSTANDING the
Postmaster General to mail on the first Of each
month to every member of Congress an tem'zed
statement OF oil mail contracts made during
By Mr. Chalmers the relief Of the heirs
By Mr. Armaeld OF North Oarolina-To abolish
the tax on spirits, distilled from apples.
peaches. grapes and pears, and to reduce the
tax on spirits distilled from grain or mixtures
providing that the. producers OF leaf tobacco
may sell the same In quantities of not more
BY Mr.. King of fLouieiana-Amendlna section
~ OF the Texas Pacific Railroad act.
AT the conclusion of the call OF States Mr.:
personal privilege. he sent to the Clerks des k
and had read articles In the Washington Post
G. Saturday Last relative to the action Of Ms,
tee on E.ectlons, In the case OF the Donnelly-
Washburne contested election. The article
duplicity In that case. with deception of his
Democratic associates on the committee rs TO
his attitude toward the contestants, and with
1t stated further more that Manning proposed
to demsnd "a Investigation OF suriDger's con-
duct. Mr.. Manning said be had made no
Mr.. Springer then made personal statement
o asnAps the ,o mr. ruth e h ohTss asp rssd 5 I'd
merely raised the question Of verscity
the Post, MIR. Springer, produced an anony-
NOUS letter received by him. Offering to pay his
wife $4,000 IL he would vote to keep Washburne
not suspected Washburee's friends of sending
the letter. but regarded It as an attempt OF
Donneily's friends to, bulldoze him. because
they believed he would not vote to seat him
Some time after he received letter signed
Henry Il. Finley. q friend Of Donnelly. urging
him. in the interest of the Democratic party
to vote Tor the seating OF Donneliy Instead Of
for a new election.
Springer said that the handwriting of this and
to speak for those who are. perhaps tersonalIy.
most 70 be affected by your lSpringer's) decis-
tSpringerl would not be dictated to by any body.
After rscitlng these facts. Springer explained
members. exc pt Manning. to corroborate his
statement. He had given them TO understand
that he would vote to unseat Washburne and not
field. who ttated that Springer told him. al after TEL
the vote was taken that IL his vote coud have
seated Donnelly he would have given It,
would not ask an Investigation of his course.
out was willing thai II be investigated; He
He had &C ed conscientiously.
Manning closed the discussion. He wished
ton ne eSsndiroysrsy os With Springer on The cues.
to say on that snbieet he m tbnnaht aye snrin
would not deny that he had assured him ofien
ina! ne tspringer) was with the Democratic
yolved. He defended Dounelly from springer's
amputa.ion, and represented the absurdity Of
Wth sdShposb,as sba ,nst ponnely had any eonnec ion
then dropped. ">'
Mr. Weaver. of Iowa. obtained the Speakers
recognition. and moved to suspend the rules
and adopt resolutions setting forth that 1t is
the sense OF the Rouse. that all currency,
whether metallic or paper. necessary for the
use and commerce of the people. shall be is
sued. and it's volume controlled by the govern
ment and not by bank corporations and when
30 issued should be full legal tender for ali
Public, pnoic and private debts: that the public debt
Day able as rapidly as possible and that to en-.
aoie the government to meet these obligations
capacity In the coinage of the standard silver
dollar and other coins reQuired by the business
tnxerr sts OF the country.
Garheld regard d the resolution as feeler.
pu, out to see what political parties would do
on the eve Of an election. He opposed 1t aud
exhoned both parties to show their courage BY
mating rather tn n by bowing before it.
. Kelly. OF Pennsy lvaata. advocated the resolu-
d ION.
Weaver denied that the Greenback party