The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-22

culture, reported the Agricultural Appro-
priation bill.
The House then went In COMMITTEES of the
Whole on the Indian Appropriation bill
The bill was then read by sections for
amendments.
appropriating S45. 900 for the payment of IN
teIest TO the Creek Indians, by adding pro.
viso that no part OF this sum shall be paid
until the Creek Nation shall make aud file
an acceptance and ratification OF the survey
made under the treaty, and also statement
in writing releasing the United States from
a seeming trust created By the treaty. as to
bali the lands sold to the Uaited States by
that treaty. ct is under this treaty that the
Oklahoma lands were ceded TO the United
States) The House, said Mr.. Burns had
been told that state of war existed at Okla
homa, and the settlers were now face 10 face
with their destiny. that destiny being under
the command of the United States Army.
There could be no fair minded man who
would claim that this Oklahoma te'ritory
Uss not subject to a trust created by The
treaty by which il was added 10
United States. These settlers had not tns
right TO go on the Oklahoma lands He said
this in the face of valued and esteemed con.
stituencies, some of whom were DESTROYS OF
going on these lands. He warned msmbers
of the committee that the blood which might
be shed in that conflict would be on their
heads if they besitatcd now aud here 70
speak out loudly to people that they had no
right 10 Invade this Oklahoma country at
this time. Let Congress compromise this
matter and save threatened blooeshed. Let
this amendment be adopted and q CON-
promise made. Why all this trouble and
commotion about 900 square miles en-
braced in the Oklahoma strip?
Mr.. Perkins commended that the Indians
title 10 the Oklahoma country had been ex-
tiDguished.
Mr.. Ellis made point Of order against the
amendment, and it was sustained by the
Chair.
Mr.. Rogers of Arkansas, offered an
amendment which provided that 10 part of
the money shall be paid unless the Creek
Nation shall, within twelve months, make
and file in the Office of the Secretary of State
an acceptance and ratification OF the survey
made and approved by the Department IN
der the treaty CT June Ii, 1866 aud the adj
dltional lands acquired by the L United States
surveys to be held by the United States IN
der the provisions OF the treaty. Adopted.
Mr.. Burns moved to strike out the para
graph, and in the course OF bis remarks de-
clared that Oklahoma to-day was practically
in the possession of the cattle companies.
The land was covered with cattle as thickly
ss s carcass was with flies. Cattle covered
every acre of IL. to the exclusion of individ-
ual settlers. Let Congress investigate the
subject, for on the settlement of the Okla
homa question depended the blood OF Amer
lean citizens. The motion TO strike out was
lost.
In the discussion, which took some what
of a conversational tone, between Holman
and Ellis upon certain paragraphs of the
bill, words of a warm nature passed between
the two gentlemen which were not gener-
ally heard by the members Holman had
been making five minute speech, when
Kills suggested that the remarks made by
Holman had been cogitsted upon for some
days, but that they should have been di-
rected 10 a subsequent section,
Mr.. Holman replied that the gentleman
should be more truthful in estimating the
time during which he (Holmsn) studied his
speeches.
Mr.. Ellis angrily retorted that he would
permit no man to lmpugu his truth here or
elsewhere, and if any one did so he would
hold him TO his responsibility.
Mr.. Holman retorted that he had heard
such language before, and it was the lau-
guage of tirnidity. The matter here dropped.
After concluding the consideration OF
iwenty.one pages of the bill the committee
rose and public business having been sus-
pended, the House proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON of the Senate resolutions relating
10 the death OF Senator Anthony, OF Rhode
Island.
snd public services of the deceased Senator
we're delivered by Chace, Spooner, Kelly,
Poland, Morse and Keller, and then the
House, as an additional mark OF respect for
The memory of the deceased, adjournen.