The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-FTye, fr, m the
committee on commerce, reported favor
ably on the bill, recently introduced by
himself, for the encouragement of the
American merchant marine and To pro-
mote the postal and commercial relations
with foreign countries. Calendar
Henderson, from the committee on
printing, reported tavorablY en- the con-
current resolution providing that the
congressional record should be an accu
rate transcript of the actual proceedings
and debates N the two houses.
The Oklahoma resolutions of Plumb
and Vest were placed before the s; nate.
Vest Withdrew his resolution In doing
so he took occasion TO say there could
be no doubt whatever, that as The laws
stood the Oklahoma lands were not at
this time subject TO settlement by white
people. The president therefore was IN
able 10 do otherwise than as he had done
he was astonIshed to see that statements
had been made At the other end of tht
capital to the effect that the president In
his action in this matter was violating
the law. Nothing could be farther from
these facts as the president was compel
ed to do his duty. The law was
clearly aud unouestlOnably against per.
hitting white settlers to go on these
lands
Vest believed it inevitable that the
| lands would in time be opened up to
such such settlers, but thst the time
was not now. He expressed
the hope that congress would
| take action on the matter and
avert bloodshed. The remaining rights
| of the Indian TO the lands in question
should be puschased.
Dawes said We had ne right to open
up these lands for settlement The
| United States could net trample on her
| own treaties.
Harrison suggested that the commit
| ice on Indian affairs might at once re-
| port unfavorablY on the petition recently
| presented to the senate, which prayed
tor an opening up Of the Oklahoma
country. On the question of adopting
/ such report the yeas and nays might be
called, al the record OF the sense of the
senate thus secured, which might have
! the effect to prevent the conflict now
| threatened.
| Maxey said this was q good opportu.
| oIty for the government TO put its seal
| of condemnation upon the lawlessness
of lands, which formed the subject o.
this debate, which had never been sur
veyed, seciiOniZed or sub divided, they
were therefore in no way open tor settle
ment.
| Plumb believed that most of the peo-
pie tina: went into the Oklahoma country
were there under the conviction they
had legal right to do so.
Maxey did not see how they could en-
terrain such a convection since they hec
been notified by every practicable mean!
that they had no such rights.
Plumb said much misunderstanding
had been crerted by the rumor that {
United States Judge in Kansas decided
these lands were public lands. TIT
United States decision was not TO tina
effect, however.
Piumb's opinion was the lands coul(
be opened to settlement by congress RnC
the president without the consent OF the
Indians if prompt action were taken
He plumb had no doubt an entirely
lust and peaceful solution or the diff
Guilty would be arrived at with due re
gard to the rights of the Indians.
Plumb's resolution calling on thu
president for his views on the presen
status of Oklahoma lands WAS theI
agreed to.
Vest then re- offered his resolution di
recting the secretary OF the treasury &
ascertain and report upon what term
The Creek and Seminole Indians woul'
surrender all their remaining rights t
the land in question. He req tested tina
the resolution lay over until tomorrow
when he would make it more conIpre
hensiYe. The resolution was laid owe
accordingly
On motion OF L8nham the senst
amendments were concurred into th
house bill authorizing the appointment
of 4 commission 10 run ana mark
boundary portion of the Indian TER
, tory and Texas, in connection with
, similar commission appointed by th
state of Texas.
Cobb presented the conference repol
on the Oregon Central forfeiture bll
Agreed to. House receded from its oil!
agreement TO all the senate amendment
The house then went into commute
of the whole on the Indian appropriate
till.
The house committee on public healt
: decided that by reason of the late stag
of the session aud the crowded ConditIo
of the calendars, il would be impossible
to pass this session bill to protect th
public heath recently prepared by Ii
delegates from the various state board
of health. The committee, however, d.
! | cided to recommend an appropri ton {
$25, 900 for the national board of healt
and $500 be used at tine discretion {
:, the president in preventing the spres
of cholera. should it appear in this cou
= try before the next congress assemblies
On motion OF Ellis an amendmeI
: was adopted directing the secretary {
: the Int0rior to prepare a list of all Il
' approved and pending claims of either
on account of Indian depredations al
report the same 10 congress the first Mo
day in next December.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The chair la
: before the senate a memorial OF Il
Women's Silk Culture Association
! the United States. The memorial is
. create q great success through the
d efforts OF work Of silk culture in hom
q in this country and crave the good wi
d influence and aid of congress in the d
velopment of an industry so ImportaI
10 the women and children Of the Unite
States. The object of the memorial
: to beg the senate to accept truly Anne
lean national flag, made from silk raisG
4 In American homes by American WOE
l. ); and children, re3led. dyed, woven ar
mounted in Philadelphia. The fla
e which is large and handsome one, W
borne TO the desk and was the subject
= much admiration, both from the no
d and galleries.
le Beck offered resolution expressII
high appreciation and thanks OF the Sc
ate for the flag and admiration for Il
efforts and success of the WODans' 81
Culture association in that patriotic pu
l. tha industry ar