Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-08
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/ sssto1s presented vas one az PTuuA
from the OkIahana settler-. vha e.
iofte that the land they occppv b
osen foa2 slnce bought from the In
oi4ns eJ the United States. and paiC
ior tcaI the United States did not 81
pect OF intend that the IRdians shsQI,
aeain Occupy the land. and the peti
uoners therefore zee no reason vhy the
sooold NOS Be allowed 30 remain in ID,
MONIES they have established for them
selves and their families. They protss
against the cruelty Of their removal
hod say they veuld not have been dis
turoec bat for the great influence o
wealthy and powerful cattle owners
VINO DO not themselves pretend 20 hay,
any title 10 the land. bat Who use ID,
same Ter grazing cattle. The petition
ers add that they have gone 70 Okla
nama TO stay, with their p.ovs and sxss
and that thousands of their friends ex
eect 10 90 there, and they pray Con
gress to withdraw tae military forces
and instead, TO take early stsps 20 or
Ranlzs the Territory Of Oklahams into
In presenting the petition, Plumb
said that although those settlers NAV be
guilty OF technical violation of Law.
- the Law was interpreted by the At
torney General, vet Congress had al
ready said that the lands in question
should not be again occupied by the In
dams, and 1t seemed to him that the
time had come when Congress sheuld
say YEA or nay en- the question Of occu-
Pancy OF these lands by white settlers.
de hoped that the Committee on Indian
Affairs would act en- the subiact at the
earliest opportunity.
DaSes said the COMMITTEES had already
Examined the subjscs and reported thai
In the present condition of the title to
tbs lands they could not be opened 10
settlement, and the Senate had adopted
that report.
The Senate passed the House Joint
resolution appropriating $500 for the
reilef OF the wants of destitute Indi.
ans
morrill, called up his resolution d..
ciarlnR that reciprocity treaties With ma
tons OF inferior population and re-
sources should be regarded with disfa-
vor. and spoke at length in lis support.
taxing the ground that reciprocity trea-
ties were unconstitutional; that apart
from their uRconstiiusionaIity they
we're wrong, and that they were Mt war
WITH the most favored nation clause
OF all ether treaties that so called re-
oiprocity treaties with inferior nations
surrendered much home trade in return
Tor little foreign trade, and that real re-
ciprocIty with such nations was impos
sioie. Throughout the entire speech
taere vas CARE ul avoidance of a dis.
tinct mention OF the Spanish treaty.
the statistics Of our trade with Mexico
6einR mainly relied on by Morrill, 10
support the point that there could be no
real reciprocity With nations of inferior
population and resources, and that We
gave up much more than We gained by
such treaties.
bayard expressed the hope shat the
consideration of the bill in the Senate
be carried no further at present, az the
question embraced in the bill was I'm.
der consideration in the House, and
there was probability Of an early de-
oision on it BY that body. There were
questions Of far-reaching Importance
involved in the measure. Bayard. for
bis own part, wished fer longer time
FOR elaboration and more information
on the subject. He had never desired
to vote on a question of doubtful CON
st;iutionality. The responsibility was
upon Congress to aftirmatively show
that 1t had power TO dc tn which it
proposed TO do, and not to leeislate in
doubtful premises. He did not seek TO
restrict the power Of Congress TO regu-
late inter State commerce, but all men
knew the railways were working under
State power, and however plain NAV be
the right or power of Congress to resu-
late commerce between the States. il
Was certain that Congress had never
exercised it.
Cuilom replied that the House had
been discussing the subject ten years.
and II WAS not necessary for the Senate
TO wait on the action of the House. The
Senate would not do its duty to the
oountry II it did not proceed With the
bill.
Bayard preferred to wait aud see
y hat sort OF a measure the House would
present the Senate. He could not but
feel that there never had been so much
power committed 20 any five men on
earth a. it WAS proposed by this bill to
TO the i've commissioners.
Ingalls, was surprised at the position
taken by Bayard shat the Senate should
not consider the subject contempor-
aueously with its consideration by the
House. IL Was tantamopnt 20 an ad-
that when the House had any
topic on hand, the Senate would either
have to take up some other topic or 60
into executive session. No subject vas
Of greater importance TO the people OF
the United States than that of trans
and With only two months
session remaining We wers advised 10
await the result OF the deliberations of
the Hoase. ave may as well deal
plainly With this subject" continued
ingalls,. The Senate Of the United
States--I use plain laneuage-the Sem
ate of the United States 10 81 .pected by
the people of this country with desire
not to do any thing on this subject. I
do NOT need to appeal TO the current
strains Of observation made in the pub
Il. press when l say that the United
States Senate Is not the object of public
adulation at this moment IN this ooua-
lrv, and regretted to hear the Senator
from Delaware (B,ysrdi, supposed to
be the leader of nev public opinion
nndsr q ntw evangel OF reform in the
days that are 20 Gene, grayely recon
policy that has characterix d
Cor gress on this sat iscs for ten years
past"
Altar an executive session the Sera
adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House q
letter from the Secretary Of the Treas
ury transmitting estimates from the
Secretary OF the Navy for an Appropria-
ton OF Of 1850, COO for the erection of
3 gun foundry and the purchase Of
steel for the manufacture OF heavy
ordnance. in pursuNncs OF the recon-
Of the Gun Foundry Board.
Referred.
TIE House resumed consideration Of
the inter efate commerce bill, the pend
ING motion being the one submitted by
O'Nsil, Of Pennsylvania, 20 strike out
the section prohibiting railroads from
charging more for q short haul than q
long haul.
O'Neirs motion was lost, yeas %.
nays i27.
Al this point Burns, from the Com
nittes on Appropriation, reported the
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill which vas referred to the Commit
tee OF she whole. 10 appropziates
kl.l9l 600. reduction from the appro-
priAtioa Of the present nscal year OF
80 eoe, and under the estimates,
&4s2.O00.