St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-21
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pealed.
Referred to the committee of the whole.
After some opposition from Messrs. Sim
gleton and Willis, who desired respectively
to bring up the congressional library and
education bills, the house went into commit
tee of the whole (Wellborn in the chair) on
the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ellis explained the provisions of the
bill. He suggested as the practical solution
of the Indian question the appointment of q
commission to select in the northwestern
country territory similar to the Indian ter
ritory, where the Indians could be grouped,
where industrial schools and missions could
be established, and where the Indian could
be taught to support himself. He thought ii
that idea were carried out, after ten or twelve
years congress would not be required to pass
an Indian appropriation bill. Tue tribes
would become self supporting, and in
course of time their territory might be adj
mitted into the union OF states.
Mr.. Throckmorton advocated granting
lands in severAlty TO Indians, as an import
ant factor in the Work of civilization.
Mr.. Msginnis spoke in opposition to the
practice of Indians in leasing lands for a
nominal price to cattle kings.
Mr.. Ryan earnestly pressed upon the at
tention OF the committee the importance of
taking some immediate action to settle the
disputed question as to whether that portion
OF the Indian territory known as the OKLA
homa strip was open for settlement. Men
had settled upon that land, claiming it be-
longed to the United States. and therefor
they mad the right to settle upon it. 1t was
claimed BY the govern tnat the Seminole
and Greek Indians ceded lands To the United
States in order to enable the government to
locate friendly Indians there. Subsequently
to the cession the government changed its
policy and congress passed law prohibiting
the settlement of any more Indians in the
territory. He neither affirmed nor denied
the claim on either side, but the importance
Of settling the disputed question could not be
oyerestimated.
Mr. Perkins followed in the same vein,
and impressed upon the committee that it
was the duty Of congress to frame
some legislation pertaining TO the
Oklahoma lands, and restricting the
power to the Indians TO lease
their lands for nominal prices. He sent 10
the clerks desk and had read serirs of
resolutions adopted at a public meet
lug in Howard, Kas., denouncing as an out
rage the treatment by the government OF the
Oklahoma settlers, who are striving 10 make
homes on the land belonging to the people,
and the use of the army to drive them out
as actual settlers on any of the public
domain.
Mr.. Cutcheon gave his judgment that the
Oklahoma strip was not portion Of the
public domain. 1t was parcel Of land which
the government held Us trustee for specific
purpose.
Mr.. 0'Neill. Of Missouri, said the Indian
question had reached the point where it must
be taken hold of by congress, not only for
the purpose of taking care Of the Indians,
but for the purpose of taking care Of white
people. A few days ago would-be leaders Of
political sent ment on both sides of the house
had attempted TO explain to the country the
cause Of the suffering in large cities, the
cause why so many mills were idle and so
many men out Of employment. They need
not imagine they deceived the people for
one instant. The workingmen realized
the displacement of human labor by
mechanical labor had created a problem TO
which there was but one solution, and that
was the encouragement of the worknen to
leave cities AMI settle upon the public lands,
where they could earn a livelihood. Mr..
O'Neill realized that in no sense justice
would tolerate the empire Of such as the In
dian territory lying waste without any posi-
bic hope Of being occupied by Indians, sim
ply left TO the rapacity and speculation of
every combination and ring that entered into
the territory. A hundred thousand acres
were leased by this aud by that syndicate, at
Il nominal sum, while 100000 people were
wanting them for homes. This idea of sa-
credness Of treaties which should be recog-
niZej should not be carried to the edge OF
idiocy. the Indians should be recompensrd
for whatever land was taken from them, but
the balance of the land should be reserved
for actual settlers only.
Pending further debate the committee rose
AMI the public business being suspended,
the house proceeded To pay fitting tribute
to the memory Of the late Join Il. Evins, of
South Carolina. Eulogistic addresses were
made by Bratton, Dibble, Tillman, Browne,
Of Indiana, Hardeman, George, Dowd and
Durham, and then, as a further mark Of re-
spect to the memory of the deceased, the
house adjourned.