The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-04
YLNIiI Congress.
SENATE

FIELD, senator from Rhode Island, wa
sworn ia.
The chair laid before the senate The
| reports of the secretary of the treasury
aud comptroller Of currency.
MR.. VEST offered n resolution direct
ing the inv stigation into all leased
lands ia the Indian Territory for grazing
or other purposes, by Indian tribes, the
number of acres embraced In said land,
the forms and persons or corporations
becoming ,essees; also all circumstances
under which the leases were made, the
means used In obtaining the leases, and
whether authorized by law.
MIR. VEST said he had Information
that these leases we're obtained from the
Indians by corruption, fraud and brib-
ery, mud some oi tue Indian councils
mad been Influenced by the worst prac-
tices GENERALIZATION. Mr.. Vest criticized
the course of the interior department IN
protecting leases. They being. he
claimed, in direct contravention OF the
revised statutes.
MIR. DAWES remarked that the
leases having been made by the Indians
themselves, the secretary of the
interior. while Withholding his con-
sent, had held it not 10 bs his
duty to interfere, under the impression
that tho leases were for the benefit oi
tho Indians. Mr.. Dawes thought TINS -
mistaken viaw, and that the matter
should he looked into and remedy ap
piled, otherwise every foot of land IN the
Indian Territory would have been prop
erty leased.
NR, MOREY said he knew that large
tracts referred to had been leased ut
ridicllously low figures. He thought
an investigation should he called for.
MIR HARRISON thought ii the cir
cumstances we're as stated, they consti-
ulted an outrage, and if the secretary
did not deem himself authorized to III
terfete, joint resolution by congress
should be passed making it his duty to
do so.
The debate broadened into general
discussion on Indian lands and sup
plies.
MR.. BECK stated that the govern
ment had paid $40 per head for cattle
worth Sl2.
MIR. DAWES said these leases of In
dian lands, while wrong, was not more
of an outrage than the authorized en-.
closure by wire fences OF thousands 81
acres OF public lands. or one tract OF
lO2 900 acres OF Indi II lands 5000 acres
were in the exclusive possession of out
eiders, whose herds consumed Every
thing that grew, while the Indian
bureau had been obliged to advertise
for beet Gait lie to SUPPORT the Indians, on
whose reservations these herds
were feeding Had the indians
used the reservation for themselves,
they would have supported themselves.
In one instance, Indians nad IN one
wear sold IL 900 bushels of wheat from a
reservation now occupied almost en-
tirely by private individuals, without
any power ON The part of the government
10 dlspossess such individuals. The
evils consequent in leasing lands and
fencing in public lands, Dawes con-
tluued, Imposed grave duty IN con
gress. If remedial action Is not taken
IA time, The public domai would pass
irrecoverabiy into the possession OF iaree
land owners, foreign and native
H., hoped the matter would not be al
lowed to end in talk or be confined 10
Indians lands. Congress had power to
rlothe the executive officers at the gov
eminent wi th ample authority III the
premises, and should do so
Az the request of Mr.. Conger, the mat
ter went over for the day.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
MR.. WILSON, OF Iowa, presented the
credentials OF Mr.. Smith, menber-elect
of tho e;eventN Iowa district to fill the
vacancy occasioned by The resignation
of MIR. K4sson. Mr.. Smith took the
oatN OF Office.
MIR. T. dLLET, AS a question OF pri 2
ilege, presented the following pream bic
and resoutiOns:
/ do impeach.. Lot Wright, Unite
States marshal ior the souiherh us
,ricl of Ohio, of high crimes and INSIDE
meauors | charge him with uaurpa-
lion OF power and the violation of law,
in that he appointed large number o.
genera vi and special deputy inarshals to
stand at the several voting precincts in
Cincinnati at the election for me- nbers
Of congress, on the l4th OF Octaber, 1881
an armed said deputy marshals with
pistols and other deadly weapons, sal,i
20 have been furnished by the war de-
rtinent of he United States govern
ernnlent; in that number OF depu
marshals so appointed aud armed were
notorious criminals, men known TO be
OF vicious and brutal habits and reputa
ton, and many Of them non residents
OF Cincinnati and the state OF ONO; III
that said deputy marshals, acting under
his orders and directions, aided, abetted
aud encouraged fraudulent voting, III
,imidation OF voters aud gross Outrages
upon the eiective franchise ami the
rights OF honest voters of the CITY, in
furtherance ofthe interests OF political
party and its candidates; therefore,
Resolved. That the coniin,tiet on ex-
iendifures Of the department. OF justice
be required and directed, rs soon IA the
same can rea ,onahiy be done, to inves-
tgate such charges and report 10 TINS
house as follows:
Fifst-How many deputy marshals,
general and special. were ap.
pointed and authorized by said
United tates marshal "
serve at tn several voting precincts in