The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-28
Congressional.

North Carolina ''had the noor, I'D
the House of Representatives. on TT
dav. Gen. r. b. Vance tried to get
permission for the Commissioner OF IN
dian Affairs to sell all the lands now
belonging to the North Carolina Eastern
Rand of Cherokees outside of the boun-
darv known as the 'Qualla Boundary,
situate in the State of North Carolina
And that the proceeds of such sale
constltute a fund in the hands OF said
Commissioner of Indian Affairs TO be
| devoted to the use of said Eastern Band
| for educational and such other purposes
as their
He explained that the lands are wild
mountain tracts, outside OF tie '3,ooo
acres known as tho Qualla Reservation,
| wbereon the Cherokees reside. These
outside lands were gained by the Indians
in payment of debt or judgment, and as
the Band is now il. debt (anh pressed
by judgments in COURT they wish to sell
the superfuous tracts. Gen. Vance
Tough, long and hard but Hiscock, OF
New York, refused to withdraw his OBJ
lection.
Gen. VIM. r.. Cox then made a very
neat speech in advocacy of his amend
ment opposing All appropriation of &c.
900 to the Library Committee, 80 buy
fertilizers for the ..B"tanic Garden, =
a kind of National department Of Az
ricu ture." so-called. lie showed that
tie Botanic Garden only seven acres.
had already cost the taxpayers more
than half a million Of doAars, and tol
little other purpose than to keep the
Washington otlice-holders aud Congress.
men supplied with boquets. and theiI
houses decked with flowers. He pro
ceeded to remark -
Il know tbs difficulty in attempting
to control legislation IN regard to thi
subject. The author of L,thair is con
tent when he brings his hero and hero
r inc together TO allow the heroine to pre-
sent the hero with a rose; and there th'
: curtain drops, and all is left to imagina
| ton. And SO it is with regard to thes.
bouquets which are presented to mem
p bers Of the House. some gentlemen
! insist, why, the President has a gar.
den, and Congress should have one
: cannot see it. Sir, Ksop tells us tn
). frog, on one occasion. thought he shnul'
r be allowed to drink as much water a
+, the ox-,he sequel is we'll known. W,
have DO necessity for any such expedl
. lures.
9 Now, sir, in regard to bouquets. 4
member told me yesterday he was OPP
posed to lcssening the expenditures. b.
cause be had received a bouquet tn
Z night before from Mr.. Smith; that h.
wac a very. clever man. asked hin
What disposition he had made of it, rul
Y posing as a matter of course he ha'
presented it to his wife. But no; h
Sa'o 1c H~l eiunn i. TO tho daughter q
n his landlady because she was sick
Laughter | do not know that i
would add 10 the peace of members fam
llles If 1t were known where all thes
bouquets go. Laughter.
But these @Sthe tic bouquets have on
" enduring feature: these little fowe
that scent the MON" and reeaie tn,
y senses are mounted on ~toothpicks, an,
l when they wlther and fade away thei
mprov sed stems may be converted t,
; PRACTICAL purposes. Laughter
[ III. gentleman from New York sal,
=. 'pni' VI eConoIly snOuIu a, El
~xercl>ed in regard to flowers: that wh.r
sc txercl>ei economy We became t0t
s'oss and TOO material. must confes,
10 not belong to hat aesthetic sch %
which discovers great beauties in Oh,
suntpwer, with its repulsive odor anC
slarlng petals, because it is fashionable
Rather let us faithfully represent tie in.
terests Of those who sent US here
whether We pursue this hayward god
4 IS Of ASHTON or Otherwise"