St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-18
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fhe Presidents Veto.
WASHINGTON. July 11.-Senator Dawes
from the committee on Indian affairs to-
day submitted a report to the senate recon-
mended the passage over the presidents
veto of the bill granting railroads right of
way through the Indian reservation in
Northern Montana. The report says:
1t viii be observed that the bill under con-
yidcratiOu is an attempt 10 apply 10 this In
liam reservation the general law granting the
railroads the right OF wa, through the public
,anQS OF the United States, and That whatever
criticism can properly be made on the gen.
Prul character or the bIl, hes with equal force
against the existing law. This law, tue report
says, has existed now lOr more imam ten years,
ana no Complaints OF its operations have been
heard in any quarter. Ii was il the line OF u
broad ana liberal policy, inviting capital and
enterprise to push railroads into the public
domain wherever there reasonable hope
20 expect that development WOuiu produce
BUSINESS enough TO justify the outlay. The
oenencal results OF tnat policy have been SO
marked in the rapid settlement OF the public
domain and thedevelopment or the resources
ii the country that no one has hitherto sug-
rested that it be abandoned. Nor mas 1t been
discovered heretofore that ''specuiating corpo-
sations would be enabled 10 sell out anG secure
The right Of way are the natural and most
feasible routes with 10 present intention OF
constructing railroads along such lines, but
With the view OF holding their advantageous
Easements for disposal at some future ZINE to
some other corporation for Il valuable conSid-
eration." Ii the objection raised by the
president that the ill allows any railroad
company TO survey aud cons ruct routes OF
travel without check tie true, il is Impossible
20 see how any railroad corporation, or any
other corporation, can choose the most teas
lble routes, or can, ny taking possession i'll
advance, compel any other corporation to
purchase OF ii any right to build Il railroad
when the bill confers that right without pur-
chase, and provides amply against any ut
Tempt at mOnopolIzaton OF rights. The COM
mittee think
THESE TWO OBJECTIONS INCONSISTENT
and the one refuted by the other AS to the
objection raised by the president that the bill
involves the rights of Indians, and ignores
their right to be consulted as to the
disposition OF their lands, the re-
port quotes from the treaty by which
:hese InLians occupy their lands which
expressly Io.ogniZes the right of the United
States to control roads within the reserva
ion. The objection OF the president that the
Dill Invites u general invasion OF the Indian
country and brings into contact and inter-
course with the Indians class of whites who
Ire independent Of the order, regulation anC
control of the resident agents" does not ap-
Iear to the committee sound. IGey say:
The day of Isolation for the Indian has
passed, and on the contrary the present pol
cy of dealing with the Indians is to bring
Is fast, at as many points as possible. in con-
act with civilization, and every facility OF
e. Intercourse, subject OF course to the law.
which now covers W hite men and Indians
like, should be permitted. The committee
llso note the fact that on the day this bill was
7etoed the president signed Il blll allowing
he construction of railroad through the
indian Territory, regarding which the In
uanS were not consulted