St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-23

In the house, on motion Of Mr. Lanbam,
the senate amendments were concurred in to
the house bill authorizing the appointment
OF a commission to run and mark the boun-
Diary lines between portion of the Indian
territory aud Texas, In connection with a
similar commission appointed by the state of
Texas.
Mr.. Cobb presented @ conference report on
the Oregon Central forfeiture bill, which was
agreed 10. The house rccedes from its disa-
greement to all tue senate amendments.
The house then went Into committe of the
whole (Welborn in the chair on the Indian
appropriation bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellis an amendment
was adopted directing the secretary Of the In
terror TO prepare a list OF all approved and
pending claims Of citizens on account Of In
dian depredatlons, and report the same to
congress on the first Monday in next
December.
Mr.. Cbace then spoke In support Of an In
crease in the appropriation for Indians Of the
! Fort Peck agency.
| Mr.. Maginnls attributed the starving con-
dition of the Indians Of that agency to the In
efficiency Of the Indian department.
Mr.. Reagan said 1t struck him as curious
| fact that the government could always find
means Of appropriating money to feed lot
OF lazy and yagabond Indians, but could
never find means OF putting them to work.
| He will read letter he had received from
| Bishop Whipple, Of Minnesota, who Is nov
| dying on the banks 81 the Mediterranean,
/ imporing his good offices for the Indians
/ aud asking him to request the president elect
| 10 be deeply careful In the selection Of a COM
| missioner OF Indian affairs. No position.
| says the bishop, in the gift Of the president
/ can bring to his party greater honor or greater
! fame.
| Mr.. Cutcheon offered an amendment to
| the appropriation Of $4,000 for an emer-
| gency fund to be applied in case Of necessity
| for the relief Of extraordinary cases Of dis
| tress among the Indian tribes.
| Ruled out on point Of order.
On motion Of Mr. Manzanares, an amend
ment was adpoted apprcprialing s25, 900 for
| the erection OF an Indian industrial school
| at Santa Fe.
Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas, moved TO amend
the provision prohibiting the introduction Of
/ ardent spirits into the Indian territory By
! striking out the minimum penalty Imposed
for violation Of the prohibition. Lost.
J Mr. Cutcbeon offered an amendment pro-
| vidlug that any Indian committing again st the
/ person VI property Of another Indian or Other
! person, any Of the following crimes, murder,
manslangbter, rape. assault with intent 10
| kill, arson, burglary, and larceny, shall be
/ subject 10 the laws Of the territory in which
| such crime is committed, and shall be tried
therefor in the same courts and In the same
J manner, and shall be subject TO the same
| penalties as are other persons charged with
the commission Of said crimes, and permit
/ ting Indians 10 prosecute IN any court any
civil action at Law aud equity. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. TbOckmortOn an
/ amendment was adopted giving the United
| States district court for the western district
/ Of Arkansas civil Jurisdiction over five civil
I lied tribes Of the Indian territory.
| Mr. Ryan offered an amendment author
l ling the president 10 open negotiation With
/ the Creeks, Ssminoles and Cherokees for the
/ purpose Of opening to settlement, under
I homestead laws, unassigned lands 10 the
Indian Territory ceded 10 the United States.
l CThese are the Oklahoma lzuds.) Adopted
4 Mr.. Ellis, 10 moving that The committee
1 rise, said IN the course u the debate be only
/ had been betrayed By toe inHrmity Of temper
/ in the expression Of language, wbich be
greatly regretted. He withdrew that Ian