St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-24
THE NATIONAL FLAG.
Both Houses of Congress Presented
With an American Flag Manu-
featured from Ameri
can Silk.
kr. Hurd Would Like to Know by What
Right Appropriation Bills Origin
ate in the Senate.
The Resolutions of Senator Vest and
Plumb, on Indian Lands, Referred
to Committee on Indian
Affairs.
FoRTY-E1GHTH CONGRESS.


day the chair laid before the senate the
memorial of the Women's Silk Culture asso-
citation of the United States. The memorial
is TO recile the great success through their
efforts of the work of silk culture in the
homes of this country, and crave the good
will, influence and aid of congress in the de-
velopment of the industry so important TO
women and children Of the United States.
The memorial is to beg the senate to accept
with their memorial truly American ma
tional flag made from silk raised in American
homes BY American women and children,
reeled, spun dyed. woven and mounted in
Philadelphia. The flag, which is large and
handsome one, was borne to the desk and
was subject to much admiration both from
the floor and galleries.
Senator Beck offered resolution express
ing the high appreciation and thanks OF the
senate for the flag and admiration for the eff
forts and success of the Women's Silk Gull
ture association in their patriotic purpose to
ameliorate the industrial condition of their
country women and enlarge and diversity
female employment in the United States.
Senator Morgan, In a feeling and happy
manner, welcomed the flag with all that it
meant TO the hall of the senate. There was
time, he said, when he was acting in hos
tility to the flag, but that time would never
again come. the sentiment embodied in
the form now presented to the senate was
one that added strength to the bond of union
between the United States and intensified
the love of country that every American
4 r 4
Senator Dawes congratulated the country
on the great advance made in silk cul-
ture in so short time.
Senator Beck's resolution was then agreed
to.
The chair then laid before the senate Sen
ator Vests resolution heretofore offered to
authorize the secretary Of the interior TO as
certain upon what terms the Creek and Sem
mole Indians would surrender their remain
ing interest IN the Oklahoma lands.
Senator Vest amended the resolution SO
as IN include the Cherokee nation inquiry.
Senator Sherman thought this so important
q matter that the resolution and all the
amendments that might be offered 10 il,
should go TO the committee on Indian affairs
for serious and deliberate consideration.
Senator Plumb offered a substitute for SEN
ator Vests resolution. The substitute re-
quests the president TO enter speedily as pos
sible into negotiation with such Indian tribes
as may be in possession Of more lands than
enough to give each head Of family 100
acres. With the view Of using such surplus
lands for actual settlers only. The substi-
ute also requests the president 10 act in the
matter as speedily as possible and report TO
congress such propositions as he may receive.
Senator Conger opposed all resolutions on
the subject They excited, he said, the
cupidity of men who did not need a stimulus.
1t was but a crude way Of inviting people to
join the army OF Oklahoma boomers until
there should be enough Of them 10 swallow
up the little army Of the United States, not
10 mention the Indians. 1t was q bloody
scheme for robbing the Indians Of the lands
the American people had set apart for them.
There was land enough for the white people.
lie denounced the whole system Of depriv-
Ing the Indians Of their lands; whether to
accommodate the Oklahoma boomers or the
pleuro pneumonia cattle Of Texas.
Senator ingalls, repealed the implications
Of Congcr's remarks that we we're a..rapacious
race. Ingalls, aid We had crossed tue whole
continent in two centuries, expelllug or as
smilating otter races. We had now prac-
tically reached the limit Of the public domain
He doubted whether outside Of the Indian
territory, there were %, 0O0, 900 acres subject
TO homestead and pre-emptop entries, and
those would be absorbed within five wears.
The spirit which Senator Conger had attri-
butcd to the movement now under criti-
cism to-day, eharacteriZing It as "bold
faced robbery was in ingalls, opinion, out
side OF the legitimate movement. The Amer
lean policy was a continent policy. Srna-
tor Ingalls did not known but that within
fha q. Ina n I'LL.
that the policy would become hemspherical
policy. No matter what name or shape It
may assume, nothing could stand before the
Irresistible march OF the Anglo Saxon race,
and while ingalls, believed these Oklahoma
settlers were trespassers and invaders and
were on the land in violation of the law, vet
many OF them had been imposed upon by
scheming leaders, aud believed themselves
legally entitled 10 enter on these lands SEN
ator Ingalls, would not have wrong done the
Indians, aud the proposed resolutions were
not In the direction of doing such wrong
be gave his cordial support 10 the resolu-
tons.
Senator Plumb supported his resolution,
and said IL vas IN accordance with the
fitness, and what was more, with the neces-
siiy OF things. II was intended not 10
wrong but to do justice to the Indian.
Senator Vest, replying to Senator Couger,
said that epithrts were not argument nor
could abuse be made logic His (vest's) res
oluiion was Intended for the good OF the In
dian, and any statement 70 the contrary
could only arise from gross iguor-
ance In regard TO the whole matter.
The DELEGATE OF the Creek nation
now in Washington had this morning writer
Senator Vest thanking him for what he had
bp ST
and representatives Of the Creeks aud sem
inoles bad filed in the interior department
papers, requesting the action suggested by
Senator VEST
Senator COngcr said he cleared Greeks
sveu when Infringing gifts" and he feared
Washington representatives OF Indian tribes,
sven II they did write 20 Vest The policy
outlined by the resolutions was In Couger's
opinion, Rob Roy" policy. Because the
yo0d old rule suffceth them, the simple plan
THAT they should take who have power and
hey should keep who can Replying
% logalls' remarks Senator Conger said the
question Was evidently 20 be regarded as
matter Of manifest destiny" This was
treating Il as Charles Lamb bad treated the
subject OF murder, ''ine art"
Ssnstor ingalls, raised laugh at Conger's
expense by interposing with the remark that
he bad been under the impression it was
DeQuincey who had So treated murder.
senator Couger. acknowledging the correc-
ION, eompliuicnted Senator ingalls, memory
sud continued that the senator's remarks
showed the question how to get possession Of
lhe Indian lands, was now to be treated as
"ane art "
After further debate the resolutions Of
Senators Vest and Plumb were referred 70
he committee on Indian affairs.
The senate then went in:o executive ses-
sion, aud when the doors re-opcned, Ad-
burned.