The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-21
PROCEEDINGS IN ROFH HOUsEs EEa,
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woman SuHraEs In the Bssais-C -ConhIinG
APplaudsd By the LAdIea-HAVAl AP-
proPsIations And COsCsstsd
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SENATE

oher made TO sell 10 the department th(
original manuscripts and historic paper
bequeathed by Benz min Franklin 10 BIZ
grand son, William Temple franklin, be
iug the collection OF II. Stevens franklin
Among the papers Is an original peii
ton Of the Congress 10 George III, In iva
signed BY the delegates. The collection
will be offered for sale In London for seven
thousand pounds sterling, II the offer Il
this Government 10 not accepted. The
communication was referred. A"i|
On motion Of Mr.. Med maid bis resolu,
tton OF the last session lor Q stRndlng com
mtttee on the riRhtB Of women cIlizeuI
was taken up. EE.'.g-
Mr., Mcdonald advocated the pro opposition
as one Afording q medium through
which this class Of applicants tul
legislation could have their rights hear
before the country.
MLConkling suggested that acommittet
be made 10 special one) 60 that the bene
iCiant movement on behalf OF woman
righA might result speedily In something
practical, [ApplauSe in the ladIeS' gal
lery
Mr.. Mcdonald insisted upon q perman,
ent commit ttee, as the subject was ono CON
tinutng 40 long the human family lasted.
Mr.. Davis Nv, Va moved 10 refer II Il
the Committee on Rules, which wal
sgreed TO by vote OF twenty, six q
tWOnty.three.
Mr.. Herman presented q resolution
which was adopted without debate, re-
questing the President to forthwit trans
nit TO the Senate, Il In bis opinion 1t wal
not Incompatible with the public Interests
copies nt any and all correspondence
since 1860 which may have passed between
the Secretary ot State and any diplomat
ic or consular agent OF the United. States
in Switzerland, or any foreign country, ID
relation TO sending TO the United States
by any foreign State, Canton or MunIci
pality Of criminals, paupers or inSAne per
sons. IEi' AtsT.EH +..
The calendar OF private bills occupied
the remainder Of the morning hour.
Mr. Pendleton in reduced and asked
the present consid deration oi the juint res
olution for the loan, by the Secretary Of
War and the Secretary OF the Navy, oi
the Gags and bunting in the government
depotS for use In
DECORATING THE CITY or WAsHrHdToN Oh
THE FOURTH orMARcH.
MesSrs. Mcdonald. Hill. [oi Cal j and
Walker were appointed q COMMITTEES
on the bill granting lands to Dlkota
Montana, Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming
Tor university purposes,
The Fun ding Bill was received from the
House and referred 10 the Committee on
Finance. X '-
A communication from the President
was read transmitting the letter from the
Secretary OF State in relation to the re.
cent effort Of the United States to bring
about peace between Chill, Peru and B..
liyia. Ordered printed.
The regular order being the bill to pro.
vide for the allotment OF land In several.
ty to the Indians on the various reserya.
tions, aud TO extend the protection Of the
laws OF the States and Territories over
the Indians, and ,ior other purposes,it was
taken up, and occupied the remainder Of
the day.
Mr.. Coke, who reported the bill, OK.
planned its provisions. The President,
whenever In his judgment q reservation
OF land on which the Indians are located
shall be tlt for agricultural purposes, 10 10
have the same surveyed, and allotted, 10
the manner specified by the 6rst section,
to the individual Indians oi the tribe for
which II has been act apart. The
excess Of land In the reserva.
ton above what may be thus al.
lotted TO individuAlsis is to be negotiated for
by the Secretary OF the Interior, but no
money TO be paid until the negotiations
are ratified by Oorg'ess. II 10 also provi.
ded that the bill shall not be applicable 10
the Indian territory, and further, that
land shall not be alienated within twenty.
Ave years by any OF the allotters.
Mr.. Teller opposed the bill He referred
10 the memorial Of the Commissioner ol
Land, and the General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church Of the United States
on "1ndian rights, and Indian civilzi.
tion," 10 which, among other things, II
was claimed that the indians should have
good educatlons and eliRious liberty. He
argued that these gentlemen were imprac
licable; they proposed TO treat ell the ID.
dians, savage and friendly, alike, and yet
there was 40 much difference between the
Indians as there was between civilized be
ings, and legislation that could be benta
cial for one class would fail TO apply 10 the
other; the effect Of giving land TO the In
tians absolutely would be, as Il had been
10 the past, 10 subject them 10 the rapacity
Dt the whites, and ultimately deprive them
Di q resting place on this continent.
Mr.. Saunders supported the bill 90
facilitating the breaking up Of tribal rela.
lions and affofding the Indian better
ABILITIES than be would have without II 10
prepare flr good citizenship, while te.
lniting Of him nothing more than was ie
luifed of everyone else. II would make
HE title to property as valid as that Of the
white man.
M. Hill, OF California, said that 40 The
alleged opposition OIL the Indians 10 tbe
Bevetalty provision had been urged against
The propfiety Of any enactment on the
Bubjec', ,he had endeavofed 10 aecertain The
truth ae TO the feeling Of the Indians on
that point In response 10 this II qnify
he had received from the Commissioner
Of Indian Attain q letter which he
would now read The letter stated, In ABB.
stance, that Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
had for q year past been demanding 4
separate allotment Of theit lande, their fe
qiest not having been compiled With
owing 70 the surveys not having been com
pleted. The agentS Of the Sioux, Nsbfaska,
UhippeWas, Ais and numerous othefa 10.
D jFied that theit tribes had eisnihed ID
some inttAnCes unanimously, their desire
10 be located In eevefalty, and In other
Instances theft desire to have patients 10.
sued 10 them int lhelf lAnda, as provided
10 the treaty. Very few outside ol the Eve
civilized tribes in the Indian Territory
had failed 10 favor the movement
without action on the bill, the Senate
went into executive session, and soon ad.
joufned. -
HOUAE.
wAsHlNoroS, January 2o.-Mt. CalkInt,
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