Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Passes ths Indian Appro
priation Bill shorn Of Lesis'
lative Amendments.
A Notion 10 Suspend the Rules and Pass
the Senate Bill Retiring Gen.
Grant Lost in the House,


y memorial from tho Legislature OF
Arizona urging that certain coal ields
In the White mountain, Indian reser-
walton, be aggregated from the reser-
walton and that the rights OF the dis
ooverers thereof be recognized. Re
ferred
The postofloe appropriation bill was
laid before the senate and referred.
The bill 10 quiet the title OF settlers
on the DeeMnines river lands was
temporarily laid on the table and the
consideration of the appropriation bill
was proceeded with.
Mr. Vert OF Missouri read u letter
from the governor Of Montana stat
ing that, notwithstanding the relief
ordered by the government, the condi-
tion OF he Indians In North Montana,
from exposure and starvation, was pit
liable In the extreme. II WAS useless,
in Mr.. Yeats opinion. to say, Let the
Indians work or die" That was sim-
ply saying, Let them die
Mr. Plumb doubted whether 10 many
Indians had died OF starvation 90 had
been reported.
MIR. Vest said that there was no
doubt about facts.
Mr.. Dawes Of Massachusetts, esid
that II the heavy hand Of the white
man was taken of OF the Indian, and
the robbery and murder OF the Indians
and their children should cease, they
would soon show they could support
themselves Cease TO allow Danos Of
white men, against the orders Of the
president snd the laws Of the United
States, 70 march down with guns,
drums and banners upon the Inuians
and they would soon cease 70 be a
chargr upon the government
Alter further debate Mr.. Vests
amendment to increase the emergency
fund from S25 100 10 $4,000 was
agreed TO-
'rh- auti.foreign contract labor bill
was then formally placed before the
senate, but on Mr.. Dlwes' suggestion
IL WAS unanimously laid aside to con.
tinuG the consideration Cf the Indian
appropriation bill.
Through the efforts OF Mr. Blair Of
New Hampshire and Mr.. Miller OF
California the senate committees
amendments, striking out the house
item appropTlating SIS 900 for au in
dustIial school ~ santa Fe, was dis
agreed TO aud the item restored TO the
bill
A debate arose ON the senate com
mlttee'a amendment, striking from the
house bill the provisions prohibiting
the carrying OF intoxicating liuuur,
into the Indian country Mr. Dawes and
the committee regarded IL M general
legislation, aud telt compelled, In the
observance OF the senate rule, TO strik,
out the provision. After an argument
tho senate sustained Mr., Dawes anC
struck nut the legislation.
MF Plumb hoped that the senate
would agree To the proposition to strik
out from tho house bill the section
authorizing the president Of the Unite,
SiateA to negotiate with the Creek
Seminole and Cherokee Indians TO
tho remainder OF their rights IN tn
so.called Oklahoma lands
Mr. Dawes thought the proposition
OF separate bill would no wise, bn
that IL had no proper place ia thi
bill. Besides, thu committee on In
dian affairs exp oted TO lnvestigat
the sui jecS the coming season.
Mr.. Vest did not think the spirit q
the senate rules would exclude ma
teTs germane to an appropriation bill
aud strongly urged the retention {
the Oklahoma clause. Ii was II
stoftt, MIR. Vest said, that raj
was now being organized, MOI
formidable than any eve
before, to 20 into OklRhs I'M
aud Cuuch had distributed his HAND
bills all over the Western country cal
ing Tor volunteers. Every mail froi
the West brought tue senators the II
quiry: when can Wa go to Okiah
map" The Rst raid had come to
end, in Mr. Vests opinion, more h
cause OF starvation that anything ella
Had Couch and his men been furnisht
with supplies ~ well as they had bee
With arms, aepeotaclo would have bee
preaented TO tue people OF the Unite
Statee OF au armed conflict beiwet
the trOOpa and citizens. Let us NAL
no mistake, said MIR. Vest; the m,
that are going into that countl
are Western men used TO arms. Tn,
believe that they have right To
there They believe the United Stat
court has decided that they have Il
right The settlers from the West .
tliltd With the question, Why 10
that catilemen can so IN there al
take 10 millions OF acres Of the publ
domain, while the poor man can't z
homeP MIR. Vest believed that
congress left the question who're IL "
now there would DO a conflict Ia d
spring.
On the question coming 10 vote d
proViaion was stricken out.
Mr.. Plumb offered an Rmendme
somewhat similar TO that stricken ou
but that, too, was voted down as bell
general legislation,
The consideration OF the bill hayit
been completed Messrs. Mander,on
Nebraska and Miller Of Callforn
underworld, but In vain, to replace
the senate some OF the ieglslatl
provisions stricken out ia the col
mittee OF the whole. Tho bill W
then passed substantially as resort
nom the senate committee.
Mr.. Sawyer, from the committee
postofiices aud post-roads, reported
vorabiy, without amendment, what
known as the "subsidy clause pl
posed by Mr. Frye 20 the post Nice I
preparation bill
Mr. Hawley Of Connecticut preseI
ed the credentials OF election Of N
Platte.
Mr. Bowen OF Colorado present
the credentials of Mr. TalIar aauat,