The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-24
NLVIM Congress

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-rhe CHAIR
laid before the senate memorial from
Women's Silk Culture association of
the United States. The memorial is to
beg the senate to accept, with their me-
mortal, a truly American national flag,
made of silk raised in American homes
by American women and children,
reeled, spun, dyed, woven and mounted
at Philadelphia.
The flag, which is large and hand
some one, was borne to the desk, and
was the subject of much admiration,
both from the floor and the galleries.
Mr.. BECK offered a resolution eX-
pressing the high appreciation and
thanks of the senate for the flag, and
admiration for the efforts and success
Of the WOmen's SILK Culture association
in their patriotic purpose TO ameIiOrate
the industrial condition Of their country
women, and to enlarge aud diversity
female employment in the United
States, which was agreed to.
The CHAIR laid before the senate
Mr.. Vests resolution heretofore offered,
to authorize the secretary of the interior
to ascertain upon what terms the Creek
and Seminole Indians would surrender
their remaining interest in the Okla
homa lands.
Mr.. VEST amended his resolution so
as 10 include the Cherokee nation In the
injury.
MIR. SHERMAN thought this was so
important matter that the resolution
and all amendments that might be Of
feced to it, should so to the committee
Oh Indian affairs, for serious aud de-
ilerate consideration
In L 4 of a sr.rh
Mr.. Vests resolution. The substitute
requests the president TO enter as speed
ill., as possibly into negotiation with
such Indian tribes as may be in possess
sion of moro lands than enough to
give each head of Il family
I'D acres, with a view to using such sur
Plus lands for actual settlers only. The
substitute also requests the president to
act in the matter AS speedily as possible
and report to congress such propositions
as he may receive.
Mr.. CONGER opposed all resolutions
on the subject. They excited, he said,
tle cupidity Of men whose cupidity did
not need q stimulus. 1t was but a crude
way Of inviting people to join
the army of Oklahoma boomers, until
there should be enough Of them to swal-
low up the little army of Tie United
States, not to mention the Indians.
IL was bOld-iaced scheme
for robbing the Indians OF
lands which the American people had
set apart Tor them. There was land
enough for the white people. He de-
nounc6d the whole system OF depriving
Indians of their lands, whether to ac.
cOmmodate the Oklahoma boomers or
the pleuro- pneumonia cattle of Texas.
expellng or assimllating other races.
We hld now p, actically reached the
limit Of tie public domain. lie doubted
Whether, outside of the Iudian Terri
tory, there were 2j,0O0,000 acres
subject TO homestead and pre-
empton entry, and those would be
absorbed within five years. The spirit
which Mr.. COnger had attributed to the
MOVEMENT now under criticism, charac-
teriang itas "bOld faced robbery
etc. was, in Ingalls, opinion, outside of
legitimate description OF the movement.
Tho American policy was continental
policy. MIR. ingalls, did not
knw but that within the
LIFETIME of persons now living
TINT policy would become a "hemis.
phrical" policy. No matter what namo
oTshap IL may assume, nothing could
stnd before the irresistible march
o OF the AnglO-SaXon race, and
while Mr.. ingalls, believed these
Oklahoma settlers were trespass.
eS and invaders, and were on
lmd in violation of law, vet many of
tenn had been imposed upon by schem-
ilg leaders, and believed themselves
lgally entitled to enter ON the lands.
Mr.. Ingalls, would not have wrong
Dine the Indians, and the proposed
resolutions were not In the direction of
Ding such wrong. He gave his cor
cal support to the resolution.
Mr.. PLUMB supper ed his resolution;
sid IL was In accordance with the tit
pss, and what was more, with the me-
ossityo things. II was intended, not
! wrong, but to do justice to the In
dams.
Mr.. VEST, replying to Mr.. Conger,
aid epithets were not argument, nor
ould abuse be made logic. His (Vest's)
resolution was intended tor the
good Of the Indians, and any
statement TO the contrary could
only arise from gross ig-
norance in regard TO the
whole matter. A delegate from the
Creek nation, now in Washington, had
this morning written to him Vest
thanking him for what he had done in
the senate yesterday on the subject,
and the representatives of the Creeks
anu luo NtUllllOltS ndu Uiou III
the interior department papers request
ing the action suggested by him.
Mr.. C0NGER said he feared the
Greeks, even when "bringing gifts"
and he feared the Washington represent
tativos of Indian tribes, even IL they did
write 10 Mr.. Vest. The policy
outlined by the resolution was, in Mr..
Conger's opinion 'Sob.roy policy,"bo-
cause the good old rule suiliceth them
the simple plan that they should take
who have tho power, aud they should
keep who can.
HOUSE.
When the house met to-day, hand
some silk American flag ornamented
the wall behind the speakers chair,
and after the reading of the Journal,
The SPEAKER laid before the house
a communication from the Philadelphia I
Women's silk Culture association OF
United States, rendering the flag TO the
house, and bespeaking for II u place in
the halls OF the national government.
Mr., KELLY offered resolution,