Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-05
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wAsHrysroS, Marca She Chair
lad before the senate q message from
the President. transmitting the annual
rspsrt for 1885 Of the Board Of Indian
Counissionsrs Referred 10 tie Com
nistee on Indian Affairs
Also letter from The Secretary Of the
Treasury. Transmitting. IN cou1plisnse
WITH the recent senate resOl1tion- infor-
nation a. 70 the amount Of bosds call
ed for payment on Aprli LIST which are
held BY national hanks. The Secretary
states that tbs anSunt Of s7eh bonds
hsld by the United States Treasurer in
trust for national banks IL f6I5S5y $50.
The letter vas referred to the Commit
tee on Finance.
SexelI, from the Committee on Libra
~, reported fsvorsbly joint resolution
accepting from William H. Vanderbilt
and Julia Dent Grant offsets Of valse
and art presented by foreign govern
ments to the late General Ulysses 5.
Grant. On suggestion of Ingalls, it vas
changed 70 the form of a bill. On the
suggestion of Logon IL was also changed
40 that the name of Mrs. Grant <hooid
Or, se ie that of Vanderbilt. Logan said
De thoaaht that wsuid be the more ap-
propriate order. The bill then passed.
ssvsli, from the Committee On Mil
tsry Affairs, reported fsvorabiy the
HOUSE bill for the relief of FItzjohn
Porter, the report giving the views of
the majority of the committee. Seveil
added that Logan weuid later submit
the report of she minority.
kiddlebergsr said thai some remarks
Of bis yesterday bad been construed to
be offensive personally to sone Senators
and especially 10 the senator from North
Carolina HIS only object had been 10
protest against the admission OF profes-
sional lobby ists to the door of the sen
ate-men Who came TO persuade Sena-
tors, and n they could NOS persuade
them, then to abuse them and black
guard them. He had meant no offense
TO the Senator from North Carolina
Van Wyck attempted to get up ths bill
increasing the pension of widows d
Dependents relatives of deceased soldiers,
but the desire of the Senators 70 proceed
With the Education bill interfered with
this.
The Education bill when taken up,
the yeas and nays were taken upon
Dolph's amendment offered yesterday.
The amendment was rejected.
Dolph then offered an amendment pre-
vidins that Alaska be included in the
bill.
Harrison thought that would be in
aongraoos. The IHdisa appropriation
bill would make provision for schools in
Alaska. Tue subject of Indian educa-
ton was not within the purview OF the
bill.
Dolph said there we're white children
in Alaska, and inquired whether Alaska
could be considered as included in the
bill without special mention.
Harrison said 1t was doubtful.
Teller said the appropriation going 10
Alaska under this bill, even il Alaska
could be construed to come within Its
provisions, would be worthless. A cea-
siderable amount would be necessary
for schools ia Alaska. Russia had good
schools in Alaska, bot We, who boast of
our love for education, were allowing
the present generation Of children there
TO grow mp wholly ignorant. Alaska
paid Us $500. 600 year. aud cost as les
than $4,000 a year fer government.
We ought to make proper provision for
schools there. Teller also thought the
bill ought to include Indian Territory.
Mr.. Conger said that If there was one
dark stain With which our enlightened
Republic could be charged. it was that
we had taken the Alaskans from what
We are sometimes prone TO term the
half-barb aric despotism of Russia, and
vet We had never done a thing to sdu-
cate aud elevate them. Conger severe
ly criticised the course Of the United
States Government officials in Alaska
Fhey had joined with the worst elements
there and encouraged the worst vices of
the worst classes In Alaska. He gave
all praise to the President for removing
the officials who had disholored our
name in that far of country. The
conduct Of those officials would by com
parison make the vices, brutalities and
Inhumsnities of Kaffir pale into in
significance. No more kind, gentle,
patient and hospitable people existed
than the Aleuts-
Mr.. Dolph thought that Alaska should
be included in the bill. He believed
that the Aleuts we're already entitled to
citizenship under the treaty with Rus
STA.
House.
WAnhiSoION, mATuH - NC opcdhcf
laid before the House communication
from the Secretary of War recommend
ing an appropriation for extra duty pay
to the enlisted men employed at Fort
ress Monroe. Referred.
Crisp. of Georgia, from the Commit
tee on Commerce, presented the views
Of the minority On the bill to inoorpo-
rate the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Rail-
way Company. Committee Of the
whole. The minority, after detailing
the objections which they have to the
bill, says, I'VE regard this proposition
~ one granting subsidy that may and
probably will take from the public
treasury $37, 000, 600 for the benefit of
private corporations located and TO be
operated exclusively in q foreign conn-
try, without any corresponding benefit
10 our country or our people"
/ After further debate the committee
rose and reported the bill to the House.
The ayes and nays were then taken and
the bill was passed, ayes 24l. Mr.. Beu-
nett, OF North Carolina cast the emily
dissenting vote.
The Speaker announced the special
committee TO investigate the facts con-
cernine the ownership OF Pan Electric
Telephone Company stock by certain