Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-23
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wAszrxsToz. Jsn Ea-Tbe Okishaara
rssotusions Of Pinm3 ssd Vet we've
glazed bsf~Fs to- senate Vest WITH
assw his resolution. Ia dSsag - re
t1ok occasion - say tasf Tiers co7id -
ne dyabs whatever thst - the laws
stood tes UkiAhz1 8s lands we're not q
taIs tine s7blssE 70 settlement ~
whites. Tbs Pro@i5@as tbersfOge So
unabis g. q osh-sEgse thsn - be hsd
dans. Vest s4id he Vas sstsoisoed to
s.se sh4t = stztezr5ent ad been mad ~
the o. her end Of the caBit14 % tce n ct
thai tie Prs-fdsnt In Eis nesbya 40 tals
astser vas violating tie i8E. N0thiDS
nyyasd Be f1rtoer from tie fact the
PE@Tdeat -ss conp=iied 60 eEseste ths
n4z aud TIE lac EAs clearly and a q3ss-
ibanablg sga5nst psrmIttio0 Waite Set
tlsrs 70 90 on tk@ss Ian :. Vest bellev-
d u Inevitable tnst the lands z0aid 10
sians be opeoed Bp t. such s-ttser-, baE
that tine vas not noz. He sIpressed
= hope tk4t Congress vD1id take sesisn
90 lfa. ayxttsE aud sFert osd0dsbed- / he
rsra4Intag rights Sf tee IsdisEs 90 the
lands 10 qaestson ssOald be pe1Ech4ssd.
D4sss sAid ss hsd 20 righ, % op@n
&c these lands for settlement. The
United S4ses sJ1ld not Triangle on he
oEn treaties
Hsrris9n suggested test tbs Con mite
% Indian Al airs might at once report
aufazsr ssig 90 fhs petIiion reeenily pre-
seaied 70 the senate which prayed for
ID, opening up u the Oziahzuns eoar-
try. Ga Gee qaesiioe Of adopting such
report the yea. and nays mizbt be call
ed "a 4 record Of the seGss Of tns sen
ate tAas -xc0r-d. wufch might have the
effsSy of preventing the conflict nos
Threatened.
Marcy said tais zas a good opp1rtu-
niGy for Lhs Rogsrnm-Ds ~ pat It's sssi
81 esudemn tti0n 1p0o iaEi4sSness.
The iaeds which formed the sablzss OF
tn,s deAAts had never been surveyed, or
sscsi1uixsd OF suodIvided. They were
therefore, 10 no way open for settlement.
PIuraS beli.y ID that most Of the pe0
ple who went into the OkiahamB eOnnfry
wens there under the conviction that
they had legal night TO do 70.
Marcy did not soe how Eisey could en-
terrain sach = conviction since they had
been notified by every practicable means
that they had no such rights
Plumb said that macn of the misun-
derstandin9 bad been created by the
runlor that q United States Judge in
Eansas had decided that these lands
sere public lands Of the United States.
Ths decision was NOS 10 that effect,
however. Pi1mb's opinion vas shat
the lands could he opened to settlement
hy Congress and the President without
the consent of the Indians II prompt
action wers taken. Plumb had no donbt
ihas an entirely just and peaceful solu
ton Of the difficulty would be arrived
at Hiih due regard 10 the rights Of toe
Indians.
Plumb's resolution calling on the
President for his views of the present
statutes on the Oklahama lands Was
then agreed to-
Ysss then Eeodered bis resolution di
rectinQ the Secretary of the Treasury
10 ascertain and report uron what terms
the Greek and Seminole Indians would
surrender all their remaining rights to
tbe lands in qaestion. He requested
that tue resolution lie over until tomor-
row, when be wonld make il more CON-
preheusivs. The resolution vas laid
ever accordingly.
The Senate then went into executive
session with reference, II 10 understood.
20 the Nicaraguan treaty.
When the doors opened the Senate
adjourned.