The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-01-26
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
FORTY-SIXFH CONGRESS.
LAST SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE.
!, A bill for a bureau of animal in
dustry was ordered printed and com
mitted.
Logan renewed his motion to take
up the Grant retirement bill.
Lamar favored it, saying be sup
posed no one would have objected tC
Grants retirement with the proper
rank at any time when he was in the
service. He ought not now to, be de-
prived of retirement because be had
left his place as general to become
President. The principal ought even
to be extended.
Logan's motion was defeated % to
Davis, of Illinois, voted with the
republicans. Mcpherson was absent.
The bill to pay additional expenses
of the census passed.
Pendleton spoke on the Indian
severalty land bill.
Edmunds, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported back the resolution
of January 9th, 1880, instructing the
committee to inquire whether any
discrimination or differences Of treat
ment had been made in the settle
ment with certain railway companies
under the act Of February q, 1875,
providing for the settlement of mat
tiers in dispute. He said the commit
tee had heard the executive officers
of government and counsel for the
particular railway company inter-
ested in the question, and were OF the
opinion that no discrimination or diff
ference OF treatment under the law
had been made with reference to con-
tracts by the executive officers. The
committee was discharged from fur
Their consideration.
Pendleton argued against Hoar's
amendment comforting citizenship
upon Indians receiving lands in
severalty under the act aud trusted
hat DO amendment comforting citl-
zenship on Indians would prevail.
The purpose of the committee which
framed the bill had been strip it of all
extraneous questions and direct at
tention solely to the tenure by Whic b
Indians should hold the lands. He
did not think any legislation in re-
gard to the citizenship of Indians
could be passed which would be en-
tirely logical, reasonable and satislac
tory, for the reason that territorial
laws and constitutions had been
passed Tor the government, not OF In.
dams, but of white citizens, and at 9
time when the former we're treated as
quasi foreign nations, with whom
treaties were made. Under
the fourteenth amendment they
were entitled to protection. He
argued that the provisions OF the
bill found their value and strength in
the idea that it was intended to en-
courage in the Indian the love of
home. family and Preside, making
all attractive and benefcent by the |
means OF individual property. The
Indians must change their mode of |
life or be exterminated; and in order
that they may change their modes Of
life We must change our policy.
Vest opposed the amendment, BE-
lieving the Indian had now all the
rights which it proposed to give him.
When the Indian left the reservation
be subjected himself 10 the iurisdic.
ton OF territorial courts and had all
the rights OF white citizen.
Morgan offered and advocated,
as substitute for the amendment,
4 provision that the right to vote
With his tribe, under whatever regu-
alton Congress may prescribe as to
he disposition OF their claims held 10
common, shall not be forfeited by an
indian upon bis receiving his lands
a severalty; nor shall he forfeit his
light to any annuity in consequence
hereof.
Coke opposed the amendment as
ntagonistio to one of the main OBJ.
ects of the bill, in getting rid of the
Communal land system.
Morgan argued that unless materi- i
lily amended, the bill would prove s
ne OF the most dangerous in theory
yer laid before the Senate. The {
Iinth section was substantially grant
Id contract covering lands which. I
n eli treaties, had been regarded as a
eld by the Indians as mere occu- =
ants and net as owners in lee sim q
lie. Commenting On the fact that
ne Ute commission report had not
cen presented, he intimated that it .
sd been purposely withheld until the q
ending bill should be disposed Of. e
I'D expressed the conviction that it o
onld show that the Ute legislation Il
last year had proved a signal o
ilure. h
Without action on the amendments. o
10 Senate went into executive ees.
on and then adjourned.