The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-01-27

as a Commission on Indian civilization.
and for secretary and interpreter to the
| commission. The bill provides that the
commission under the direction OF the
| secretary of the interior shall visit such
| tribes as the president may designate, and
authorizes them, after obtaining information
| to enlighten their Judgment and UNDER
standing in the premises, to enter into
agreements with the Indians with their free
consent, for the reduction of reservations
| in cases where the commission shall deem
such reduction advisable. The commission
| is also authorized to negotiate for the cesslon
of entire reservations and removal CT In
| dians to other reservations, and for surveys
| and sales of such reservations to be made
| by the government and moneys to be ex-
pended for the benefit of Indians on the
| reserves to which they may be removed
Provision is also made for allotment Ill
sew crafty on their new reserves.
| The object Of the bill, as explained by
Secretary Kirkwood is eventually to make
the indians self supporting, to give them
| the title to their lands in severalty and
educate an civilize them. Another feature
| of the bill is to provide by treaty for pay
| ing the Indians within limited period
| after passage of the act, and after such
sums shall become payable, the principal
| Of all trust funds now held by the United
| States for Indians. Still another feature
of the bill is the gradual reduction of the
| annual appropriation by congress for sup
port of Indians until in the near future, as
| the Indians become self-supporting. such
! appropriations shall entirely cease The
bill, while aiming to bring Indians into a
condition of self-support, carefully guards
all their rights and interests and is in full
accord with recommendations in the secre
tary's annual report and with. the views
of the president upon Indian affairs as ex-
pressed in his message to congress.
Omaha, Jan. 23.-Three cases of smallpox
were discovered to-day at Slavens hotel, a
second-class house on Tenth street where
| there are one hundred boarders.
Kalamazoo, Mich, Jan. 23.-The Mormon
question was very generally presented by
| the pulpits here yesterday, and strong
| petition to congress for effective action
against polygamy. is receiving hundreds of
signatures.
Washington, Jan. 23.-Willis of Ken
lucky introduced bill in the house to-day
to regulate and limit Chinese immigration
Section one provides that the coming into
or residence in the United States of Chinese
laborers shall be unlawful and shall ba reg
ulated and limited as herinafter provided
Section two provides that Chinese subjects
whether coming to the United States as
teachers, students, merchants or for curl
osity, together with their body and house.
hold servants, and laborers resident in the
United States ON the 18th of November,
1880, shall be allowed to go and come of
! their own free will and accord, and shall be
accorded all privileges, immunities and
| exemptions which are accorded to citizens
or subjects of more favored nations.
IL
dollar for this week ending January Is. 1882,
was 99,97G. against los, 49S for the cores
ponding period of 1881.
New York, Jan. 23.-Rev. DR.. Sheldon
Jackson. for % years missionary in Utah,
Alaska and other parts of the northwest,
preached last night in the Central Presby-
years ago Mormonsm, little cloud, appear
ed on the surface in Utah. 1t has increas-
ed until to-day it covers that whole terri
tory and holds the controlling power in
Utah, Montana, Washington, Oregon
Arizona, New Mexico. and almost in the
state of Colorado. Nearly one third of the
United States is occupied by $50, 900 Nor
mons who. spurred ON by religions fanati
cism, are determined soon to rebel and ther
fight to the death. We think that we
make laws which govern territories, but
|
are mere figureheads. John Taylor is tht
governing power of Utah. Sitting in hi
office in Salt Lake City, by aid of the tele
, graph he can reach every one of his bishops
who can scatter his DEGREES to nearly th'
,, whole Mormon population in three hours
, John Taylor says to Utah, to Arizona or t.
> Idaho, send such man as delegate to con
gress, and the people dare not disobey him
In Colorado he even can almost dictate VIII
shall not only be congressman, but also tn
; two senators from that state
. Washington, Jan. 23.-The senate iu
dietary committee to-day agreed ON a bill
= designed for the suppression of polygamy
} It's main features are petitions, based O.
8 Edmunds' bill, doing away with the presen
$ requirements for proffs Of polygamous maj
3 riage. by providing that the fact of Twin
r on bigamous relations shall be sufficient ey
: ilence for conviction, and that in prosecu
5 tion for bigamy any person drawn as jury
= man may be challenged on the ground tina
e he practices or believes in a polygamu
s religious right. Certain provisions wer
: introduced by Senator Logan debarring a
polygamists from the privileges of votin.
:, service on Jury, or holding office.
| Des Moins Jan. 23.-This morning Henr
| and Willie the three and four year ol
+ children of Henry and Caroline Cleer, Ii,
= ing in the suburbs of East Des Moine
4 were burned to death while alone at hom'
e The father was working and the moths
v gossiping at a neighbor's The door w;
closed so the children could not open it, an
their bodies were burned to an unrecogniz
r BILE mass.
! Whitehall, n. Y. Jan. 24.-The the
Il mometer this morning at Saranac lake wt
40 degrees below zero, at Plattsburg q
, .Keeseville a. Port Henry %, Ticonderoe
. 25, Whitehall 35, Glens Falls 26, LAX
y George 25, and saratoga 36 below.
e Chicago, JAN 24-Dr Boone, who die
e this afternoon, was grand nephew
It Daniel Boone, and was born in kentuck
a while bis parents were surrounded by Ind
e ans He moved to Illinois in 1924 and serve
e in the Black Hawk war.
4 Richmond, JAN 24-Senate adjourne
q by vote of 2l to 10 when heidelberg
r presented the name of Brown Allen3 r
3 adiuster, for auditor, and there was gre;
Or excitement Four readjusters broke part
lines and voted with the Democrats.
i. Washington, Jan. 24.-Presidept Arth,
n to-day appointed Louis 7. BARN receiver
l. the land Office at Oregon City, and Geore
Il r. Curry. receiver at the land Office at |
le Grande.
y Journals Washington: The Dako
l. delegation has arrived, and find their pro
'r pects for admission as State are good.
j. Chicago, Jan, 23.-Some 250O person
:. including large number of ladies, asser
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