Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-30


w..uxeroS. Jan. S.-The Commit
- oa Public Lands, which has been
800 A great deal of study 10 the pres
~ coodit;on Of the land laws and the
.snnsf in which they are being en-
-. sous days ago appointed sub
s.Smittss 70 draw up a single measure
- you'd remedy all faults IN existing
tssisstion. 90 far a. possible.
fhs oommittes has prepared q bill
- viII be reported favorsbly 70 toe
s.sss II repeaIs all laws providing
=. - ure-emptiou Of public lands, and
-. .vs allowing entries for timber
ss,,.,e and other Purposes. This re
III shau not affect any valid rights
s..osore accrued undsr said laws, bat
n L,na Eds claims lawfully initiated
100, July lst, 1886. may be preferred
- doe eonpiianoe with the lav 10
- .me manner. and upon the same
$50 and conditions, and subject 20
=. n0e limitations, forfeitures and
$1,000 a. II this act had not been
..-sd. One section OF the proposed
IN .,snds ths act for the sale of des.
- Iends. and requires that persons
s,,-s IN desert lands shall reside there
= IN Ave wears, and during that Pc
"a cultivate said tract, and that he or
- mud be q citizen OF the United
sssssa. Il also provides that q party
Sii.o moon lands ander this seStion
snsII make bis residence upon the same
vithiu twelve months after filing, and
thst rssidepoe thereafter shall be CON
tianosa. Any failure to reside upon
i.ad for more than six months shall
An "a alI a
n satsr more than 80 acres. and that
Il ts be 10 compact form. This act
stsIl only apply 70 California, Colorado
asd NsvsdA, and the Territories OF
Wsshinaton, Idaho, Montana, Utah.
Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico and
IaesIls, from the Committee on Judi
dsfy. reported favoraoly the bill reliev
ipe from political disabilities George
atorra Of Pexas, and on Ingalls, mo-
sen he bill passed.
Anoua bills introduced was one by
Oall a request, be said, of the Governor
of Tsrids, TO authorize the Secretary of
he Treasury 70 settle and pay claims OF
FIofids on account Of expenditures
uade 10 suppress Indian hostilities. In
insrodacing the bill, Call said that q
imiIsr bill had been before the Forty
siahth Congress, but at request OF the
tksu Governor Of Florida was allowed
10 fsmsin unactsd upon because a
slsim agent named Waites oisimed
ssnnisslons amounting to &C., 900 for
ssryisss in coLuection With 10. As the
auoqns Of cash allowed by Congress
~ only So, 900 there would be little
money isft after paying the oommjs-
ioa. Call regarded a. reflection upon
ths nsmbsrs Of the House and senate
thas ths money should be paid or con
tsssssd 10 be paid for services never rem
dsfsd 10 connection with legislation,
Wills the soldiers who had rendered
hard eryice TO the state, and the
widow and orphans Of such soldiers,
vsnt unpaid and unprovided for. Under
any eircamstances be regarded 10 as q
public scandal that n vast sum OF money
shouid b paid TO lawyers or prssended
lawyers OF agents for votes 10 be given
10 Congress. The IDEA Of paying f62, 600
Oat Of q States claim of $92 ,OOO snoald
rsssivs public condemnation, and Gall
dssirsd from his plaos 10 the senate TO
give public expressioa to tAis opinion.
There we're no services. Gall said, in
connection with such bill. The quss
ton vas one we'll settled by the history
ef the country. and legislation ON It was
nothisR new. He believed, hosevsr.
hat the Government should gay inter
ct on the claim Of the State.
Logan said II his tLogan's) propo-
sition Of ten years ago, In this senate,
had been agreed to there wouid have
been no Indian wars after that time.
His proposition then was that 10 be
made penal offence for anybody to
sell gan, or powder, or bullets TO In
dams. That vas what was the trouble
In our indian affairs.
In the course Of the debate Teller
said he had recently met q lady who
had built aud organised free schools
among Indian tribes, one of which cost
$4,000, and she kept up the schools by
prtvste contributions furnished by
pdiianthfopio people. Teller Thoughts
70 bnrning shame that Individual CIT
isans should be required TO contribale
70 Indian education, while the Govern
msnt bad itself undertaken that task.
II sAe Secretary Of the Interior were
empowered 10 take Indian boys and
Rifis and put them into m inuh labor
schools, whether their parents were
Wiling or not, thsse children would
have constituted hostages, and would
have prevented further Indian wars.
Fifty Apache children placed in such q
schosl would save the nation milli 1ns
Of dollars.
Platt submitted resolution for refer
snes 10 the Committee on Rnles. and 10
vas 20 referred. providing that execu'
n .srxo ah ali h.. ts..
edered 10 opea session.
A rceolation offered by Edmuads vas
agreed 10, direstinR the Secretsry OF
shs Navy TO TRANSMIT 10 the senate
copies Of drawings aud report Of the
recent survey OF the NioarAaus csaai
route made By Chief Engineer Memo
eal.
Az = O'Clock Vest took the tioor on the
Dakota sill. He disclainsd any hos
silisy, psrsonal OF political, to the pee
PIE OF Dakota, and claimed himsslf TO
ne Western man, and peoad Of the
wsseefn country and its magnince a I
deyelepmcut.
Vest said be ooald show many brave
ex'u Union veterans who we're nev rssid-
inR 10 Dakota. who we're earnestly op-
posed 70 tbs measure reported from the
senate Committse on Territories. He
issiseed that Congress was the only
power that could say when States should
come into the Unien, and took the
oroad ground that no ordinance OF
uesty ever could hamper or bind Con
sfeo In matter Of 90 fundamental q
soasecser ~ this. Vest compared the
position assumed by Dakota With that
of MontAna, 10 shsw that the latter Ter
ntofy had acted Ia respectful and con
sutctional manner, although, he said.
y ahenld be compelled 10 vote against
Ne admission Of Montana antil it had
spopoiatiou at least sqaai 10 uait OF
rsprsssststion Ia the lover hooss OF
eooHreA. In conciusion vess said hs
eoeid hereafter limit the proposition "a
eivids the Territory by q line ruuains
nersh and south on the i0lst parallel OF
so9isude. 30 ss 20 provide fer keeping
ses enset,ied western side In q Terri
sessal eondition.
Logan then took the door, but ssvs
vy Ter motion 70 sdioarn. Ths Sen
ssscsordinsiy adjourned until Monday
The nssse.
a. ne nrst measure on the calendar VA
MsAillan's bill providing for the pay
nsnt Of "Fourth Of July" clsitns.
osddes explained that the bill eom
nsed s$S claims, Distributed among
eseven States and ons Territory, and
led Tor the expenditure Of t3,S0, 200.
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