National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-22
OKLAHOMA LANDS.



Brief Discussion on the Subject In the
Seuatc-Tho Indian Appropriation Bill In
the House.
The chair yesterday laid before the sen.
ate Mr.. Plumbs resolution requesting the
President to advise the senate as 10 his views
OF the present status OF the lands known as the
Oklohoma lands.
owing 10 Mr. plumbs necessary absence.
Mr.. ingalls, wished II to go over until to-day.
Mr. Vest offered "a substitute for the resolu-
ton. providing that the secretary Of the In
terror shall communicate with the authorities
Of the Greek and Seminole nations Of Indians
to ascertain upon what terms they viii rclin'
quish and convey to the United states all their
rights to these 0klohoma lands.
Mr. Congor said that when the matter should
come mp for consideration he would move TO
refer Il TO the committee on Indian affairs
Mr. Dawes saw no use in that, ns that com.
mittee had already reported on the suolect li5
and the senate had adopted the report. ne
thought, too, tina, some good would result
from giving the President an opportunity oi
proclaimlng again the position which, under
his oath of office, he feels compelled TO as
sumo, namely, that the settlers on the lands In
question are there IN violation of law.
Mr.. Vest said early action ON the snojeet
was desirable, MS II had been stated IN the
vented Only by the high water from having
conflict with the people who had gone on 70
the lands The matter then went over until
The David Davis bill" to establish court
Of appeals was discussed during the remainder
of the morning hour, without tnal action.
The Interstate commerce bill was taken up
as the unfinished business and MI. Coke, oi
Texas. debated the subject at length.
on the conclusion Of Mr. Coke's remarks n
message was received from the house OF repre-.
seutatives announcing the death of Hon. John
Hamilton Eyins, late representative In CON
gress from South Carolina.
on motion Of Nr. Hampton the message was
at once taken up and Mr.. Hampton onered a
resolution iittingly expressing the sense OF the
senate on the death OF Mr.. Evins. Appropri
ate eulogistic remarks were made by Messrs
Hampton. Frye aud Butler, and the senate at
4:3O p. M, ms mark Of respect to the memory
Of Mr.. Evins, adjourned,
In the house yesterday the Indian appro-
priation bill was debated at some length,
! Mcssrs Rogers, Keifcr, Burnes, Perkins, Ellis,
and Holman participating.
In discussion, which took somewhat OF a
conversational tone, between Mr.. Holman, OF
/ Indiana, and Mr.. Ellis, Of Louisiana, upon a
| certain paragraph of the bill, words ofa. warm
! nature passed between the two gentlemen,
which was not generally heard by the mem
| bers.
Mr.. Holman had been making FIVE minutes
| speech, when Mr.. Ellis suggested that the re-
marks made by Mr.. Holman had been cogi,
.
] have been directed TO a subsequent section
Mr.. Holman replied that the gentleman
/ should be more truthful In estimating the
/ time during which he (Mr. Holman) studied
his speeches.
MIR. Ellis angrily retorted that no would per
I init no mau TO impugn his truth here or else
where, and that If any one did so he would
| hold him TO his responsibility.
Mr.. Holman retortod that he had heard sucf
language before, and that II was the Language
of timidity. The matter was here dropped.
After concluding. the consideration o
twenty-one pages OF the BILL the committee
rose, and public business having been sus
pended the house at o'clock proceeded L
the consideration Of the senate resolutions re
lating to the death Of Senator Anthony, o
Rhode Island. 49,
Eulogistic addresses upon the private lif
and public services of the deceased senator
were delivered by Messrs, Chace and Spooner
of Rhode Island Kelley, of Pennsylvania
Poland, Of Vermont; Morse, OF Massachusetts
and Keifer, of Ohio, and then Mt $40, the hous
as an additional mark of respectto the memor!
OF the deceased, adjourned.