National Republican., 1884-05-13
TWO TARIFF BILLS.
Messrs. Hewitt and O'Neill Try Their Hands
at ReConstructing the Tariff
Tho Indian Appropriation Bill Under
Confederation by the Senate.
TIE SENATE.

THE SEN AIEs
The Indian APPROPRIATION bill was taken up IN
the senate yesterday, the pending question being
Mr.. Hawley's motion to increase to $4,000 the up
preparation for education In Alaska.
Mr. Hawley and Mr. Vest supported the amend
ment, but Mr. Ingalls, spoke against It,
Mr. Hoar replied to Mr. Ingalls, by reading from
a report Of the chief Of the Cherokee nation, in
which the thanks Of the tribe are conveyed to the
government of the United States for its efforts to.
ward Indian civilization. Mr.. Hoar supposed
that the Indians had cost tho government in wars
and losses Of all sorts thousand million dollars;
yet there were only about 100000 Of them. These
wars and losses inquest stionSbly had been brought
Hgout in the llrst place by wrongs perpelrated bv
derYOr to adapt the Indians for civilization lIAn
t. follow up any further the policy that so long
prevailed.
Mr. Dawes said that tho senator from Kansas
Nir. Ingalls, was mistaken as TO history, mi istnken
rs to iact, mistaken US TO the philosophy Of mans
being. and was guilty of Il libel on the whole
human race, when he intimatod That my of its
members were incapable OF Icing trained and
educated.
Mr.. Frye moved that the shipping bill be taken
up in order that II may retain its plnce Hs uniin-
ishod business, and tile mo.on was agreed to.
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS AGAINST RAILROADS.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee on the ju.
dietary, offered resolution, which WAS agreed 70,
authorizing that committee to inquire into the
facts forming the basis OF the bill recently intro.
uuCed by Mr.. GurnnI to nmond the Thurman net
relating to the claims of the government against
the Union and Central Pacific railroads. The com
miuev is authorized to send for persons and papers
Mr. Van WyCk moved 70 take up his resolution
recently offered to direct the secretary Of the in-
terror to Withhold from the Northern Pacific rail.
road patents for certain land grants. The motion
Mr.. Conger said there wns legal question in.
| volyed. and he thought the resolution should be
referred to the judiciary committee fer It's opinion
| Besides, 1t was questionable whether the senate
should direct an executive officer not to execute
| the law.
Mr. Van wyck said It was not such direction,
but was q direction to delay action until congress
| should decide whether the road was entitled to
the land; in other words, directing the secretary
| Of Il G interior not 10 prejudice the matter. lie
| inquired what legal question was involved.
Mr.. Congor repied that the question was Too
| large to be argued at this time.
Mr.. 1lawley thought there was doubtful pro-
priety in directing an executive oihcer 10 inter,
tere with the execution Of the law; lie would
| like tO have the opinion OF the judiciary commit
| tee before voting on suoh n resolution.
| MIR. Wilson moved au amendment, directing the
| judiciary committee to report " the senate It's
| opinion whether or not 1t il competent for the
| senate TO direct au executive officer to suspend
| the execution of law.
Mr.. DOlph favored reference to the committee.
He stated the facts OF the case, and thought there
was legitimate question, Of law involved.
would bo agreed to- but suggested the substitution
| of the word "Tequcst" for " direct" Mr. Slater
said he did not understand the facts precisely US
Mr.. Van Wyck modified his resolution In &C.
| cordanco Wild Mr.. Slater's suggestion.
| Mr.. Morgan said there WAS nuCh tulk ABOUT Tor
feiting land grants but he noticed that there was
no action taken. IIe did not think however that
congress should either direct or request an eXecu
| tive officer not to carry out the law. The action
| of congress should DO IN the form Of law. sup
| pose the secretary of the interior 9hOuld decline
! to comply with the request on the ground that lie
was compelled to execute the law?
| Mr.. Van WyCk read IRON report of the officers
of the Northern Pacific road TO sustain his point
| that the branch with which the resolution dealt
was not one for which tho company was entitled
| to II land grant
| Mr.. Dolpn did not draw the same Inference from
the report, but thought that IN any cnsG the mat
ter should be looked into by the Judiciary COM
| mittGc
Mr.. Van wyek was somewhat surprised that
there should De any opposition TO his resolution.
lie thought the opposition went to confirm the
| suggestion made by the senator rom Alabama
| lMr Morgan that no action would be taken.
Mr. Van NyCk spoke ut some length to show
bad faith the part OF the Northern Pdcihc rail-
road in dealing with settlers ON their lands.
hr DOlph, in reply TO questions by Mr.. Var
Wyck, said he declined 20 be intorrogated unless
the matter was TO be fully gone into lie did moi
regard himself as either the champion or the op-
pOuent of the resolution.
| In reply to questions put by Mr. Van Wyck to
| Mr.. COnger, the latter gentleman said that with
the approval of his constituents, he had advocated
| land grants to the road referred to- The develop.
| ment of that road would be of great advantage tC
| the state ofMchigau. lie characterized Mr.. Van
| Wyckmsa "seli'constituted champion Of The public
| lands"
Mr.. Van Wyclt commented severely on the
! course Of the Northern Pacific Company in secur-
| lug immunity from taxation on 6J.UOO,00l acres o
| land. lie read from speech OF Henry Wilson IN
the senate in 1870 the remark that the railroads
have governed legislative bodies quite too much