Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-04-03

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"AsHrS0TrS. April 2-Dorsheimer pre-
senied memorial from the hold-
ers Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
COMPANY. praying to be heard before
the Committee on Public Lands on the
bill declaring forfeiture. and asking
| Congress 10 protect their interests. Re
| ferred.
The House then vent into Committee
OF the Whole on the Indian appropria-
ton bill.
! Ellis briefly explained the provisions
Of the bill. He said there Was but little
new legislation in the bill Bot one
provision Was incorporated appropria-
ting $1,000 for the detection and pros
ecuiIon OF men who s1rrep.ioasiy sell
whisky 70 Indians. This be considered
very important feature of the bill
Another item of general legislation was
the one requiring each Indian agent to
submit an annual census of the Indians
| at hi, agency. This information would
prove OF great value to future appropri-
alton Committees in making provisions
for schools and school houses. He Re-
lieved the Indians should be given
standing IN the courts, 80 that they
| could enforce the performance of con-
tracts, and that In course of time they
should be raised TO the dignity of citi-
| zenship. Indians at present did not
feel any interest in the government. and
he did not wonder at 1t after hundred
years of the dishonor which had char
acterized its action towards them.
ThrockmOrton argued in favor of Civ
ing the five civilized nations a Terri
torlal government and a delegate in the
House, and granting land In several,y
TO heads of families in other tribes and
giving them pateut to the same when
they showed disposition to own and
cultivate it.
The bill Was then read by paragraphs
for amendment.
Throckmorton offered An amendment
striking out the clause appropriating
$4,000 for pay of Indian inspectors
and inserting a provisO that the Score
tary of War shall detail five officers. not
under the grade of captain i'll the army,
as Indian inspectors.
The committee rose, and Randall
said: I'VE have the honor of having
with us on the floor today General
Grant. There are no words needed to
Americans as far as he Is concerned. /
think We should do ourselves honor by
taking recess of fifteen minutes to give
hun by the hand" Applause.
The recess having been taken bv
unanimous vote, Speaker Carlisle es-
cortsd General Grant to the space in |
front of the clerks desk. where, leaning |
on one of his crutches. he received the |
respects of the members, the Speaker |
standing by his side and Introducing to |
him the Representatives with whom he |
had not been previously acquainted.
When the House reassembled, the |
Speaker laid before it a message from |
the President recommending An appro- |
priation of 100000 for the protection |
of the levees Of the lower Mississippi |
river.
Adj ,urned.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Senate to- |
day after preliminary business resumed |
considerAt alton of the educational bill.
George made an argumeot ia its favor. |
Van Wyck said he had some days ago |
offered an amendment to strike from |
the bill the words mot seotarian in |
character"
Blair said he was willing that the en-
tire clause containing those words |
should be stricken out.
Van Wyok said it WAS a thrust at the
Catholic Church. He desired to say
that the world was indebted to that |
Church from the time when she pre-
served the literature of the preceding |
centuries. and from the time she estab-
lished missions among the Indians till |
now, when she was aiding in educating |
the cslOred race. A religion whose creed |
We might not endorse was preferable to |
intidelity hid under the mask of liberal |
Christianity. He rejoiced that the gen.
tleman from New Hampshire Blair |
was willing that these words should be |
stricken out.
After executive session the Senate ad
journed.