Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-12-17
DOIHsS OF CONGRESS.
Indians to Have Lands
and CitinenahHp.


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Army-Appoinfmanaa.
TAs sanmsa.
WAsHmarum. Dec. I6-AmonQ ths
biil1 inlEodaosd and referred uas On
~ Van Wycks proposing an amendmaal
g tne Con1tltu1ion rslasiFe b the elsa-
tion e United States 6onate4s.
Nen WgcA called up hia Eegniuaian of.
falo6 Yesterday, oalling On he Esers.
tAFy of War for information as % hoS
ihs Missouri River Commiszicn appar
toned ths money appropriaied IL the
lass river and harbor hill for The in
provement e. the MinBuuEi River. Aftel
Temasks 10 Van Wyek, shs rssolution
vas adopssd.
Blair oGersd 3 resolution inslrnstina
NE C0mnities On Flnanes % inquire
inio tha propEiety of reporting . hill
pFoviding . rebaes On al imported
materials Incorporated vita domestio
materials. o. converted inao ether art,
cles and exported % foraiRn countries
Ter sale, thereby proEiaina for an sxtsn-
u.on q foreign srade without rsdnoina
TIE prioaa of Amarioan labor. Adopeed.
The hill 20 psEmis ths ounsrs Of
AmericaD vessels and earRoss 10 sas ths
GoveEnment. for loassa caused by COLI
aion with United States vessels arising
iroD shclR misnanaRement, vas advo-
ealsa b. Meazra. EVaFts ana H0aF, and
opposed b. Measfs. AaMillAn, GeoeRa
and OonRer. D0lph supported it, bat
wouh have been bettsF pleased II its
prineipls hnd been extended farther.
The bill VS. passs1. ths vote on order
lax Z 20 Q tAird reading being "a 10 IA.
4 bill granting ponaion 70 Mra. Bas.
bara Fncns, the stepmother of 9 soldier,
vas opposed by CoaksKill aa establish
Ing nsu principle, and was defsnded
BY Mesgfa Edmnnds, Blair and Plat.
1he bill passed and the mOsion 30 ra-
consider vas rejected by 70 s..
Mr.. Van Wyck moved to make q sps-
oial order for the second tuesday IN
January Of the bill for tbe rslisf of SCI
sleFa and purchasers af lands IN Kansas
and Nebraska adjoining the DenVeF q
Sa. Joseph Railr0ad. Ths motion was
agreed ..
rhs esaats than took up the unfn-
lahed business Of yesterday, hsing the
bill q repeal the tanars nf ufIlos cot.
kdmunds addressed TIE senate % oppo-
aition 20 the DILL.
torIoal argument IN favor Of the bill.
Evarta addressed tha senate stating
be would vote for the bill, and ne
Rrounds Of conatitutionality would Gov
eE his vote, bat the grounds Of expedi-
eney would not. AZ the close Of Eserts'
speech the senate vent into executive
ssssion, and when the doors opened ad-
i0uFned.
The House.
On motion Of Wiss ths Senate bill
vas passed providing that Admirals
years service. Be relieved from active
service on their own application, With
the highest pay Of the grade 20 which
they belong.
DiseIsy, Of Maine presented r.
monstrancsa aRainat the Dann Free Ship
bib from the following associations and
hFus: Boards Of Trade Of Bath, Bridge
port, Minneapolis and San Francisco;
she Paeiho Coast Ship 0gnePs' Assooia-
ton, National ship. ing League, Nation
al ship Owners Association. &. 4.
O'Brisn Of thomastoa, Ne, Carlton,
Norwood 4 90. Of Rookport, Me-, and
the Harlan a HollinRauorth Company
Of Wilmington, Del. Ihe remon-
stFanosa, which we're appropriately re-
ferred. represent that the adoption Of
The free snip policy would destroy the
ship building industry Of the United
states and make this country depend-
snt en- British yards for ships for CON-
meEolal purposes and for defense il
time OF var.
TIE House then resumed, in Commit
tse Of the Wh0ls, consideration Of the
senate biil for the ellotment Of lands "a
ssveFAlty 10 Indians.
A number Of amendments, recon-
msnded by tho COmmittee on Indian
AdafFa. we're adopted, and the oommit.
tee saving Fisen, she bill vas passed.
Burns, Of Misso1Fi, called up the mr.
gent deficiency bill for public printing,
uhich vas reported yesterday from the
COMMITTEES on Appropriations. Tia hiil
Was passed, and she House went into
Oommittee OF the Whois, Hammond II
tha chair, on She anndgy civil bill.
Atkinaoa, of Pennayigania, moved 10
increase from e1,000O00 70 $4,000 600
The Appropriation Tor outdoor rsiief of
persons entitled % entranoe int shs
Soldiers Hons. Hhe amandmsnf waa
Fejeosed. On q poins Of order raiaed
bY Stewart, Of Vermont, the CLAUSE vas
stRlkan oui which limits % R4OOO the
compensation Of persons holding the
ofneea both Of Oirsais and Distriot Court
CLERK.
On mOtion Of Holman an amendment
vas adopted exsmptine United states
Csmmissioners 10 siiiea having l08,O
populAtion from toe provision limifine
- $500 per Annum the fees aud coca
penaation Of Commissioners.
On motion Of BreekinFides, Of Ken.
tuckys an amendments vas adoptad nro
hibitinG the paYment Il any Of she
money appropriated TO the use e Unised
States Commissioners, Marahals e.
Clerks Tor aay warrant issued, OF arrest
made. undsF the iateFnal revenue Law,
ualees pEosee1tlon has been approved
oy the United States DislFiot AfioFnsy
and Collector of LoteRnal Revenua foF
ths distfios ID which zee pFossontion
occurred. The eommfttse then rose and
reported tbs bill 20 toe House, and The
pesviO1s question vas ordered. The
hOase then adjourned.
Iands aaa Clvm nlahaa Gsr Hna,nms
The HO1ss this afternoon passed a
bih relAtinR 70 indlan lands. Ths
amended bill provides that IL all eases
where any tribe Of kndiana ? d located
apon . reservation for its ase, either b.
stipaiation oF y vlFtus ef an act az
Co1Rreas. o. Exso1tive order, ths Ssors
t4ry ef the Interior u autborizsd, wheT-
sFef IN bis optnion any reservation Of
snoh Indians b advaataRe5as for aRFi-
sultnrAl or graziag purposes. 20 aauss
said teservation 20 Be- surveyed nT r6suF.
tsyed u necessary, and 90 allot lands II
ssvoraliy 20 the Indians located thareou.
On their Application, 10 quantities as
follows To eaen hsad Of : family, one
qaaEteF Of . section; % eash ainQis per-
so1 over - years of ace, ono oiehth
seeti0a; 30 each orphan ohiia under Is
ye4rs of aRs, one-eighth session; 10 cash
othsr psEssB nndsf - years o. zee. oue
alxtsenth aootto1s PrOpfdea, thai n ease
shsle ia not aufasisnt land II any of
said reseryations % ailot lands o eaeh
Indian of she CLASSES above nsu~d n
quantities aa abopa. tha lands embFaosa
% Bocn reservation % FessRvRtions shali
b allotted 70 saea fadlsidnai Of eash of
sid oiazle1 pro rata 10 aosorfanea wsfh
lnn nFawiatnma AZ fkfM 40 Tt.n ~s,ale..