New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-01
XLVIrH CONGRESS--IIID SESSION.
prc1r1AR RfpoRr OE PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS
sprrcu Ry MIR. DAWES IN CONDENSATION OF THE
MURDER OF THE PoNCA CHIEF BIO SNAKE
SETTLEMENT OF THE IOWA CONTESTED ELEC-
rIoN CASES IN THE HoUsE-IMPoRTANT BILLS
INTRODUCED IN BOTH HOUSES
SENA WASHINGTON. JAM 81. 1881
The credentials of SenatOrs-ecct IL. L.
Baldwin and o. d. ConGer, OF Michigan, were preSenOeu
the former originally serving by appointments haNS
been elected for unexpred term OF the late senator
Chandler ending March A. 1881, and the latter TOT III"
term Immediately succeeding.
Mr. Baldwin appeared before the Vlc9President ana
Bills we're introduced and referred as follows: .oo
BY Mr.. BURNSIDE Qtep. r. Ito an III tne prUuu
ton of the public records and prop erty against
or by fire. Referred to the COMMITTEES Oh ruO'0
By Mr. HERMAN Dem. " Yl-To amend Section 500
OF the Revised Statutes relating 10 wrs OF error anu
appeals Referred the Committee on the Judiciary,
Of The area OF the mint at Philadelphia aud or me
greater security Of the same Referred to the commit
BY MIR. MCPHERSON (Dem, N J)-FOr an appropria-
ton Of 100000 Ia he applied under Tie direction OF tDe
equipment and supply OF vessel OF to be used In
search for the steamer Jeanette OF thn Arctc e1pU
ing expedition. Referred TO the Committee on NdNdi
BY Nr VOORHEES, tDem Ind37prOydins pensions pens ms
for the survivors OF the battle of Iippecan0e ana lor
the widows and orphans OF those now DEAD VINO "cre
Mr. morrill, crop, VT submitted a concurrent
resolution presenting the thanks OF Congress 10 inc
Governor anu through hun to the people OF state 9i
Vermont for the by Powers OF jacob COllaiOre
accepting H. setting apart place TOT II Ill me Siohn
Statuary Hail. and directing copy 81 tne reso4 p "
10 be transmitted to the Governor OF vermont fasSeu
Mr.. DAWES rep, MasS) pursuant to notlce' aa
dressed the Senate upon the killing OF bg anas, 'nT 40
the agent OF the Poncas IN the Indian Territory Acr
commenting upon the ten months DELAY III to
directing him TO furnish all the inornatlon I'D MS ~
partment tho killing the date OF the reSoIu
hpiup L
January g. 1881, and upon the fact That me
while excuSng the delay on the ground OF uauvertehc,
did not even at the latter date deem worth While
even to express an opinion upon me murder, MI Sl
Dawes said the Secretary had stated NAT the answer hau
already been given the POnca COmmitteeand s Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs had asserted IL had peen
than inmated that five papers containing IL had Dern
purpusey lost by that committee while was OsehsDy
Kin seeking for the Information. Mr. Dawes asserted
that these statements had no foundation III iact no
answer had been made to the committee tnoueh us
members mad repeatedly reminded the indian bureau VI
The fact Upon subject matter. Mr. Dawes sid that
Big snake with his brother, Standing Bear, lad proven
a serious obstacle To the eXt0rtnR rom the fOh.as
at the point the bayOnet their consent to leave tue
home of their fathers and that the Influence OF heSe
two Indians with their associates was great am 'ney
could not lie corrupted by promises nor moVeu ny
threats the heavy hand OF the GJVernment htd peen
laid upon them and had never Deen TAKEN on oie y,
them having fl in the conf CT and the other Deing
now an exile whom the Government was attempting 10
INTO subinSSi"n II" gave 9rialieu ac t,
the hanishmcn and repeated arrest vi the Two cnes az
also OF The unparalleled espionage 10 Whgh 'hey nh
been subjected cumiGau Z In the murder Inc agent AZ
Who's. hands the mdltrra,lncnt Dau occutrcu, upon nc
H. feared bodily harm, Appeared 10 the III
icrur Department Tor soldiers 10 arrest anu Impisou
U,n Sn H. for l.e and this atocOus request Was com
piled with without inquiry. The eowaTdy aSeht 'nen
begurd the cief into Ills Once, upon inc pIoSe VI
nayIueu OF money y, and then ordered the soldiers To
carry hun of. A struggle to chain thr indiHn chSueu
and AFTER being struck Win eIeat 'lurne', Nv
was 4hot by colder. The rnsinu'tion That
the killing III sclfdrichce had been dlsprovei " the
u ,sliivr testimony OF the Indians themselves, as 10 .o
ccabe character OF their chief and me Opioh OF the
agent who n,eqarny mnd an EN b .a
neni at request the work was undertaken "nch
p smiled IN this cowarlly wItu murder had not ever
taken uOcr Of H. The agent was not even crnsulc
for ms part III H. though aerWard discharged because II
was found he bad been inaccurate IN Ms dc'ou.s. ~
denuuncing this treatment o he indian az IN iu'u anu
American, Mr Dawes concluded by pres nilnR as an
on.rt 10 he ronca Inian petition from tue Interior
Department for The sale OF tle "l reAet pos
from standing Bear and thirty others against the
sr Ginning he lands ~ their own tat hey cahhot De
disposed OF wihou their consent t1a' loI ueSiie ~
Ia i've on the lands. and asking 10 lie fcmDuiseu lot
Ibctr portion of aunuitirs, etc
Mr. LOGAN Iiop.. M replying to what he Thought
might hr construed -AiC clun upon thc Interior De
artmrnt IN the remarks iu-i madr euOgLrd the course
The head OF that dcpaith NJ ara ir genera
IN, mt late years "a having bcrh a. h"hc@ c"Pl"le
fair ahi iurl 80 that oI ANY o'"ei uoPa' 'u'' " Wv wv
Mr. DAWES denied mat a single word had ever fallen
from h. hp- In dsp ragrmebt 81 the Hehcral policy 81
me Indian Dcrartnrnt or heat On tile contIary,
except TINS particular tra'hcHn he nan
,,ntnru,ird IN, OF that dtpdrtlnrnI but th'
ns,,ty ,r th,t reason. only the X rhier tiat III"
mort lat made to remove the stain put upon IT'S
Mr.. PLUMB Uiep.. KAN. replying to Mr. Dawes said
me Indian Agent whom that senator denounced ~ rO"
srlly " ar a man whom lie knew To h. personally ABOVE
rr,r,,,ch and served for years IN the Army As
sunI,,g that the killing not iu-utOe. re ih"us Mt
nn u.i t,t could he said about II that the agent
nd undertaken plan for the arrest of the INDIAN re-
,ulug IN murlc, winch result wis unIntruti"ndl
T priiun presented by SIR. Dawes aud the letter or
the secretary ~ The Interior were then referred 10 the
Pnnra Curuini tr aud the suh 81 was dropped.
Ihr ~ruair resumed the consideration Ot the Indian
Land III v, rIlty nth the question beng on Mr. Nor
glls amrnn ut To- ,pcnre with the requirement Tor
Inc assent OF Iwothiris" Trio" before iHhuS can Do
t1kc IN rrvrraty. The amrndm' ut was rjtcted-leas
10: nuNs. 40.
,nrudurt to al ow the allUtmenis 10 bc taken by midi
yldnal nebrr, ~ winch tribe does NOT cOn'eht 10
take the lands and browning that III shch IN event the
trllal relations all be- broken mp.
Aflcr discissiun Mr.. PLUME modified his amendment
40 "A, To omit It's latter feature.
The amendment then prevailed without objection
on motion Of Mr. IOAR TX D., Mh@-.h the um"nhnent
urohibtiuv the punishment uf al Indian Tor poykdny
WHO al The time the allotment WAS practising lhe
same. ~ to make II nappCaDle 10 In
dinn- who are eli iZcn- Ot states
The bII was lard over without action and ordered TO
be- printed as amended