The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE TWO HOUSES
YESTERDAY.
Grant and tie Indians In the Senate
LAmRr's LIbCFRIIIy - APpFOPrIA'
IIOnS for Postal Expenses
DIaCuASIug the Matter
In the House,
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, January 25.-The bill toV
the establishment OF Bureau OF Animal
Industry was ordered printed and COM
mitted to q special committee.
Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, reported favora
bly, the bill to confirm to Chicago the title
to certain public grounds, Mr.. Edmuudr
dissents from the report OF the committee
Mr.. Davis gave notice that he would ask
consideration Of the bill Friday.
Mr.. Logan renewed his motion 10 post
pone the pending order Of the calendar,
and 10 tOke up
TIE GRANT RETIRRNGNT BILL,
He said he didn't propose to discuss
the motion further, and asked for vote
Mr.. lamar, in favor OF tho motion, said
he presumed that had General Grant at
any time, when General Of tho army,
aaked to 10 retired in accordance with biz
rank, no one would have objected The
policy OF the Government in retiring it,
great generals and Ndmirals was, he
hought. the proper one, 1t meant thai
such oaicorB should devote their lives to
their great duties, and that in return thp
country shall secure their honorable and
ad, Quate Independence So far from OBJ
jsCtIng to it he was willing to extend the
principle. General Grant ought not to bp
deprived ot retirement because he had
left the place as General to become
President at the call u tho people. He
r Mr. Lamar favored the bill rs an expires
sion Of The popular will that our most EN-
inent General should be secured com
petenCs. He opposed the provision of i,
requiring beneficiary to do actual service
when called upon.
A vote being taken. Mr.. Logsn's motion
was rejected; ayes 25; noes % n party
vote, except that Mr. Lamar with Mr.. Da
Wis, Of Illinois, voted aye with the Repun
liCSns. The vote was identical with yes
terday's on the same subject, except tha
Mr.. MCPherson, who then voted aye, wap
absent, and MIR. Bruce, then absent, to-day
voted aye.
On motion Of Mr.. Psndleton the bill to
pay the additional expenses Of the tenth
census wps passed.
Consideration was resumed OF the IN.
dian land dln.severalty bill, and Mr.. Pan
dletOn addressed the Senate In favor oil
the bill.
MIR. Pendleton argued against Mr..
HOar's amendment, comforting citizenship
upon the Indians receiving lands in sever
atty under the act, and trusted that no
amendment comforting citizenship upon
the Indians would prevail. The purpose
OF the committee which framed
the bill had been to strip 1t of
all extraneous questions, and d
rect attention solely to the terms by
which the Indians should hold their lands
He did not think any legislation in regard
to the citizenship Of the Indians could be
pas ed which would be entirely logical,
reasonable and satisfactory, for the reason
that the Territorial laws and Constitutions
had been passed for tho government, not
OF the Indians, but Of the white citizens,
and at q time when the former were treated
as foreign nations, with whom 'resties were
made. Under the Fourteenth Amendment
they were entitled 10 protection in court
He argued that the pr, visions OF the bill
found their value and strength In the
main central idea that it was intended 10
encourage Indian love OF home, family
and fire side, making them attractive and
benelCent by value oi individual prop.
erty. The Indians must change their mode
OF lie or be exteFmtnated, and in order
that they may change their mode Of lie
We must change our policy.
Mr.. Vest opposed the amendment, be-
ieving that the Indians had now all the
rights which II proposed 10 give them
When an Indian left his reservation he
subjected himself to the jurisdiction OF ter.
ritorial courts, and had all the rights OF a
white citizen.
Mr.. MOrgan:olFered and advocated as a
substitute for the amendment q provision
hat tho right TO vote with hiB tribe, un
der whateyer regulation Congress may
prescribe as to the disposition Of lands
held 10 common, shall not be forfeited by
the Indians on his receiving bis lands 10
seyeralty; nor shall he forfeit his right TO
any annuity in consequence thereof.
Mr. Coke opposed the amendment sB
ant aRonistic 10 the one main object Of the
bill In getting rid Of the communal land
system.
Mr. Morgan argued that unless nateri.
ally amended the bill would prove one Of
the most dangerous In theory ever laid he.
ire the Senate. He argued that the oh
section was substantially a grant and
contract conveying lands which In all
the territories had been regarded as held
by the Indians aR mere occupants and not
as owners In fee simple. IN the Cntirse Of
his remarks, Mr.. Morgan, commenting on
the fact that the Ute Commission report
ad not been presented, intinated that II
bad been puFposely withheld antil the
pending bill should be disposed Of, and
expressed the conviction that II would
show that The Ute legislation Of last year
had proved signal failure. without action
on the amendments, the Senate went into
Executive session, and when the doors re.
opened adj iurned.
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