The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1881-02-03
IN CONGRESS
The President Il the Stnsts Shall Cent the
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On January acth Senator ingalls, submitted
a resolution rs follows:
That the Senate be ready to receive the
House OF Representatives in the Senate
Chamber, "Wednesday. February 9th, at Il
m, FOR the purpose of being present ut the
opening of the votes for President and Vice
President Of the United States. and that two
persons be appointed tellers on the part Of
the Senate TO make n list OF the votes for
President and Vice President of the United
States as they shall be declared; that the re-
suit shall be delivered TO the President of the
Senate who shall announce the State vote,
which shall be entered ON the journals, and
that if it shall appear that a choice has been
made agreeable 10 the Constitution. such en-
try shall be deemed sufficient declaration
thereof.
Senator White objected to the present con-
sideration, and the resolution was laid over.
Consideration OF the land in severalty bill
was resumed, the question being upon Sena.
tor Morgan's amendment adding n pro,iso to
the amendment of Senator Hoar, comforting
citizenship upon Indians taking lands in sew.
crafty under the provisions Of the bill. SEN
aior Morgan Withdrew his amendment ten-
porarily.
Senator Tell,r, in opposition Ia the bill, re-
marked that the civilizing OF Indians by Civ.
ing them lands under se,eralty was pet
theory Of the Secretary Of the Interior. and,
rs n matter Of course, the appointees under
him; bccarsc they would not be under him
if they did not advocate his theory. lie de.
MED that it had shown any such satisfactory
result as had been claimed. Many OF the
tribes reported by the agents Of the depart
ment TO be making rapid progress in civili-
cation would Ice shown by the statistics to
be actually retrograding.
Senator Hoar's amendment was rejected,
ayes IL, noes -
Senator Plumb moved 10 amend section i've
which provides for the issue OF patents for
the land in the name Of the xllottee, and that
the lands shall be inalicnable and free Of tax
alton for twenty-five years, by adding pro- |
viso that the lands may he leased for a term
Of yesrs, and under such conditions as may |
be prescribed by the Secretary Of the Inte- |
rior.
Senator Dawes opposed the amendment, rs
making the Indians landlords With tcnantry,
and as designed TO utterly destroy the bill.
Senator Plumb asserted that the obligation
OF the Government was to make the Indians
self.supporting. and objected TO the bill as Il
stood, as creating landed aristocracy among
the Indians, and enabling them in their
shiftIessness to lock up vast domain against
cultivation, thus making constant source OF
irritation between them and the communi-
ties BY whom they were surrounded. A
lengthy colloquy ensued between Senator.
Plumb, Dawes and fioar, upon the record OF
Massachusetts, in the early history Of the
country, in connection with the alleged ex.
tinction OF the Indians within her borders.
Senator Herman moved to 70 into executive
scssion. |,
Senator Ingalls, remarked that the Indian Z
question had now been under debate for sao Z
rears, month and days. He had hopex
hat IL might be finally and definitely settled /,
O-day. but apprchending some would desire 1
o continue the debate one day longer, no
Pould Yield. Z