Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-29


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--Senator Blaine i'll
troduced bill for the establishment of tn,
United States ocean mail service aud revival o.
foreign commerce on American steamships
Senator Blaine said he introduced the bill as
substitute for the one which was the subject
OF Senator Beck's speech on the previous day
namely, free ships. AT this suggestion the
bill was referred to the committc on finance.
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred.
BY Senator Kirkwood, by request-To aid
the United States Postal Telegraph company
in the construction and operation of postal
telegraph lines.
BY Senator Dawes-To establish the rights
of the Indians and to settle their affairs.
BY Senator Kernan-To legalizc the collec-
tioD of taxes on account of shares of stock in
national banks.
By Senator Cockrel-To authorize the pub
lication of descriptive catalogues of all gov
ernment publications from July t, 1876, to
date.
Senator WIthers, from the committee on
public lands, reported adversely the bill to
confirm TO the State of Michigan lands hereto
fore granted said State, to aid in the construc-
tion of railroads and for other purposes. In
definitely postponed.
Senator Walker, from the same committee,
also reported layorably the bill to quit title TO
certain lands in the upper peninsula of Michi-
gan.
Senator Saunders, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported favorably an amend
ment to the bill to provide for the sale of part
of the reservation-of the Omaha tribe of In
dians in Nebraska, and for other purposes.
Senator Wallace introduced joint resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to the consti-
ttYfi Of thn tod oto IL,
the mode Of electng President and Vice
President of the United States. The bill dis
penses with the electoral college and provides
for election by the people by secret ballot by
direct vote in districts. Each State is to
have as many districts as it has Senator's and
members in Congress, and each district is to
have one vote, the vote to be canvassed by
the State board of canvassers, consisting of
The governor, chief justice and secretary of
state, their return TO be made to the speaker
of the House, and to be conclusive proof of
the result. The votes are to be counted by
Congress in JOINT convention, and the plu-
rality vote to elect. The bill was temporarily
laid on The table, Senator Wallace stating he
would ask to submit remarks on it to-
morrow.
Senator Morgan offered resolution which
was agreed TO, directing the secretary of the
treasury 10 furnish to the Senate a statement
of the names of claimants whose claims have
been allowed under the ninth act of the treaty
with Spain, proclaimed February %, 1S25-the
amounts allowed and paid by the United States
with the date of payment, etc.
The regular order, being the Indian land in
Hcveralty bill, was then proceeded with.
The pending amendment of Senator Plumb
10 permit the leasing of lands was rejected.
Senator Plumb moved au amendment for
fun. -shing the government with an authentic
statement of who-are members of a tribe to
he located under the bill.
Senator's Plumb and Morgan favored the
amendment and Senator Coke, in charge of
the bill, opposed it as superfuous. The
amendment was rejected. Ayes, 13; nays, 81.
An amendment by Senator Ingalls, to make
the bill more harmonious prevailed without
objection.
An amendment offered by Senator Plumb
grvc rise TO lengthy discussion, in which
Senator Coke remarked it was the purpose of
The committee which perfected the bill to sub
init an amendment making the laws of in
heTltance and descent of one of tie States
contiguous to the Indian Territory applicable
10 these accepting lands. He emphasized the
point that the bill contained nothing obligato-
ry and was not even TO go into operation un-
less the President deemed the condition of the
Indians required it.
Senator Morgan, referring to the alleged de-
lly Of theIpresentation of the L te eommssion's s
fpOGl, SdlU inc SeCTtIjTN OIL. Tue interior,
after having committed blundcr, if not a
crime, in dealing with the Ponca Indians, for
which he had been apologizing from that day
10 this, now withheld information which was
due 10 the Senate and upon which alone the
pending bill could be iatelligently acted upon
Senator Coke explained that the secretary Of
the interior had personally informed him this
morning that the delay in the report was
owing 10 the voluminous character of the
correspondence and other papers connected
with it, and that as soon as these were
arranged it would be submitted.
Senator Morgan replied he didn't want TO
vote on the bill till he saw that report.
Senator Hill said the reason why the Utes
had not been allotted their lands as provided
for in the Ute bill last year, was owing to the
delay in the passage of that bill, and conse-
quently, at the late day In September at which
the commission arrived on the
ground, aud the time required
for preliminaries, prevented the possibility
of the removal of the Indians before the pres.
ent winter, when it couldn't be done. It took
time also for the money TO arrive, which
the agreement with them specified was to be
paid.
Senator Teller said the money to be paid to
the Ctes by the commissioner was due them
under former treaties and had been uniusty
withheld by the secretary of the interior
without action on the bill the Senate went
into executive session and when the doors
were reopened adjourned till tomorrow.