Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-07
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
The Senate.

WASHINGTON, April Con motion of Mr.. Cockrel
the vote by which the bill to facilitate the negotiation
of bills of lading and other commercial Instruments
and to punish fraud therein, indefinitely post
poned yesterday was reconsidsred by the bill being
placed on the ca endar.
Onmotion of Senator Pendleton the Senate In
sisted on its amendment to the census bill and the
vice president appointed Pendleton Harris and Nor
rill as o conference committee the part of the
Senate on the disagreeing vote of the two houses
The House joi It resolution authorizing the secre-
tary of war to ei United States flags to the centen-
NAL commissioners at Nashville passed
The joint resolution to allow employees OF the gov
ernment printing office holidays with pay was
passed.
The vice president appointed Haskell and Beck as
visitors the pat Of the Senate to attend ehe next
annual examination Of the naval academy.
The Senate proceeded to consider the
calendar, the unfinished business being Mr. Max
ey's bill to authorize the retirement of non COM
mIssioned officers after thirty years service. Ths
bill was advocated by Maxey, Logan, Hampton and
Burnside, and opposed by Beck. Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the bill rattfyrg the
Ute agreement was taken up and Senator Pendleton
advocated the bill
Senator Pendleton went over the history of the
various negotiations with the Utes and stated bis be-
lief that wrongs committed on both sides and a
feeling of irritation existed up to the time of the
massacre. To-day 10000 enerprisiDg sattlers are
pressing upon these 1900 Indians. The government
has either to make upon the Indians in the in
teres of settlers the settlers i'll the interest OF
the Indians The only alternative is to make ar
rangements advantageous to both Indians and set
tiers is attempted in this agreement. What is now
required mainly is new Indian policy. The old
policy of large reservations and the recognition of
tribal organization suitable to the time when
vast areas of land lay unoccupied and seemed not
likely to be needed for settlement in at least CEN
tury.
Senator Pendleton showed thai large appropria-
ton was made in the bill for schools, but after all
he thought the most powerful and effective method
of education was to grant property rights.
Senator Morgan asked the Senator from Ohio II
the committee on Indian affairs thought there was
any reason for making the treatment of the Utes an
exception from the general Indian policy.
Senator Pendleton thought that he could properly
state that the committee was likely to present BILL
and might hereafter do so, to extend the principles
of this bill to all Indians, and thus obviate the ne
cessiy for further legislation on the Indian ques-
ton, But there was an urgent necessity for imme-
diate action in regard to this particular tribe.
Senator Morgan understood that the real urgency
was controversy between the secretary of the in
terror and the secretary of state.
Senator Teller made some remarks in which he took
different view from that of the Senator from Ohio
Pendleon, concerning the treatment of the Utes by
the whites and claimed they not maltreated by
the people of Colorado. He reiterated his charge
that the trouble due to maladminisration on the
part of the interior department. He alleged that the
secretary had not sent all the nfor1 alton to the Sen
ate that had been called for.
Senator Nci said the bill was not considered
by to be perfect but the best settlement
of the Ute question that thought pra aCcabe. He
denied the statement of his colleague, Tel er, that
the interior department had conceded facts concern
ing the treatment of captive women with a view to
creating sympathy with the Indians and said the in
formation was withheld at the urgent request of
the women and for their benefit and other course
could Honoraoly have been pursued The policy of
educating the Indian was good ono. After an ex-
ecutive session adjourned.