New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-13

memorial adopted by the Presbyterian General AS
selnbly, which concludes as follows: For Indians
we want American education want American
homes; we want American rights, the result OF
which is American citizenship" The memo
rial is powerful argument in favor
of Indian education. of extending to Indians
as individuals the protection of a law granting lands
to the Indians in severalty. Among the sgners are
William +. Dodge. the Rev. Drs Howard Crosby,
John Hall, Byron Sunderland, Sheldon Jackson and
S. r. Riggs; ex-Associate-Justice William Strong,
and Senator Mcmillan, of minnesota.
Chairman Haskell of the House Committee on
Indian Affairs, several members of ms committee
aud some officials of the Indian Bureau were present
by invitation. The Hon. William +. Dodge, OF New
York, chairman of the visiting committee, III
short address presented the views OF the Christian
body which he represented, on the subject. judge
Strong, late of the Supreme Court, read carefully
prepared memorial to be presented TO Congress
urging legislation locking 10 the establishment OF
the Indians on homes Of their own, the education or
their children and their gradual adoption INTO GU
Zenship. Short addresses were made hy the hrN.
Nr Riggs of Dakota, who for the past i0rty-Ne
years has been missionary among thr oIoHA,
Hall, o. New-YoIk, General Armstrong ana SaplaIh
Pratt, of the Hampton and Callsi' Illah ocHu"lNf
ali of whom urged tne importance anu leccsailS ~
prompt attention the part OF Congress 10 lnc
question OF eivilizing he Indian ,,, r, .. a..
At the last session of the ALNllh Congress 'Iic
House of Representatives refused 20 agree 10 any
appropriation TO pay the Incidental expenses OF ne
Indian Commissioners, whose aplroFu OF W.
ab9rnVal OF az vouchers loI liOitl - ~
the law requires, and the members "i the b"aTd'N VINO
have never received sdla les, have Tor !he aHb
few months been also required 70 Ky [,v, n,s
pockets. This is sample specimen OF Democlallc
ECONOMY General Clinton H. FISK, VINO Il pres
ident of the Board, sad that none "ic It1
duties had been neglected account OF the refusal
OF Congress TO appropriate money 70 pay the heces-
sary expenses Incidental to their performance
THE STAR ROUTE STRAW BIDDERS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-iU the Star Route
cases in the Police Court to-day Nr Bliss proposed that
if IN the case now before the Court 0lat o MINK CabcI
ana Dick,ou the prosecution failed TO establish the
existence Of conspiracy, counsel should agree 10 leu
the otLe1 cases staud adjourned until 1t became tie
pleasure OF the Court take them up In the event ot
failure e. show the existence Of such conspiracy, of
COURSE the prosecution would be pressed before this
Court. This proposition led 10 some discussion 10y
counsel and the Court made statement defining the
meaning OF conspiracy under The law, and sand tha ne
had not fully decided whether not these cases le
within the scope OF the which oru the basis Of
tbe4e cases. without action upon Mr. Bliss proposition
the first witness of the day, Mr. c. Q. Webster,
a notary public, called TO the
itne,s.stand He said he s notary public, and iden
iGed certain papers presented by the prosecution as
bids and contracts which he had witnessed for Cabel.
4 long wrang between counsel ensued over the al
mission of these papers but they finally put IN evil
dence the Court Tcseryms its decision with regard to
the legal rights of the matter These papers were the
iis and contracts en- three Of Cabcs routes and much
of tho time OF the Court was consumed tedious ex
animation Of witnesses TO prove the validity of the
pers and all the crcumstan Of their reception, ana
fine awards made on them were gone over.
Counsel for the defence charged Mr Biss witA seeking
f., ,rn,5,,t tte witness and Colonel Bliss Indignantly
rcbclled this charge, and lituc tilt among counsel io-
on crossexaInination Mr. Webster said that he had
left 0s official seal 80 Cabe's house oven ni&ht mad
never acci his zeal to paper until 1t was compet d
had authorized Caba TO attach hc sea! 70 papers which
he ONrbstcrl had Witnessed and although Zee had not
seen all the suretes sign their names te blS were 700
numerous for hm 10 he able 70 DO that he 7ald thty
their signatures before lC approved thtm
Dc uapers were all prepared when be was called IN; he
might nave been imposed upon by persons representing
witness Vas GEORGE J. Brewer clerk in the
contract oicc Cf the Post ONCE De eyaiunct WA" t"sl
0cd rs 20 the methods o1 receiving pd' 'iu
AWARDING contracts in TIC Post Ohc' Department.
lhrre v.s he said, description OF suteues property
with bids. nut not in Tie contracts I'D answer l9 MI
Hnc he sald hc lid not know dnlh-tancr Whtie I'5.
surety ou bi' Tne department relied upon the post
ma3irl'j endorsement Of the surcic5
Colonel 5hss puttpE the papris In evidence ca!e
the att, uon of the Court to rhe fact hdi The lnes or
.uvrti.S and others m t-'c bulh were
printed ana only the final si-nItnrcs were written
an fat re said he would tend 10 snow the Wdj These
" r. DumUlc. another clerk in the contract Office,
WAS called .GeItiHCd tie iap'it ta h'h- par''u
through that oIce. Tie also described the course oi
business pursued ga c DspNrtu- u-ut tJohti bliss hth
-yr his ra, us putting tuc papers IN evidence, say
ing ta- tnc bonds worthless Mt wilson cluihIcd
uat even 10 an of The acts charged iu them were true
meant am intention .' lJait some ono 4ii' ,''l0 '
per urIued their duti.s faithfully. colonel Bliss replied
! al some length.
Iudsc smell uAtd II at 5000 instead vi the $4,000
originally demanded. Iuo court aJouIAed ulti b, NJ
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