Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-17
WAOE'S SUCCESSOR.
Helena People are Signing a
Petition tor Judge Cullen's
Appointment.
The House Passes the Bill for
Allotment OF Lands in
Severalty
To Indians, With a Provision
for Their Right of Cit
izenship.
Forty-Ninth Congress.

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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The bill to
permit the owners of American ves-
sels and cargoes to sue the government
for losses caused by collisions with
United States vessels arising from
their mismanagement was passed, the
vote on ordering it to its third reading
being q to IL.
The Senate then took up the unfin-
ished business Of yesterday, being q
bill to repeal the tenure of office act.
Mr.. Edmunds addressed the Senate in
opposition to the bill. He argued that
II the executives of state governments
could not be trusted as they were with
the kiDgly power, 1t was more i'm
portant that the national executives
should not be trusted with such power.
Mr.. George made constitutional and
historical argument In favor of the
bill. Mr.. Evarts said that hs would
vote for the bill, and that grounds OF
its constitutionality would not cover
his vote but that grounds of expedi-
ency would.
HOUSE.
MI. hihsi0y Piescuseu iehou-
STRANGE against the Dunn free ship
bill from numerous builders and
firms. The remonstrances which
were presented referred to the harm
that would be inflicted on the ship
building industry in the United States
and make this country dependent on
British yards for ships for commercial
purposes and for defense.
The committee of the whole offered
the Senate bill for the allotment of
lands in severalty to the Indians and
a number of amendments recommend.
ed by the committee on Indian Of.
fairs were adopted and the bill passed.
As amended the bill provides that In
all cases where any tribe of Indians Ia
located upon any reservation created
for its support by treaty, stipulation or
by virtue ofsn act of Congress or ex.
ecutive order, the secretary Of the In
terror is authorized, whenever in his
opinion any reservation of such In.
dians is advantageous for agricultural
and grazing purposes, to cause said
reservation to be surveyed or re-sur.
veyed II necessary, and to allot lands
In said reservation In severaliy to In.
dians located thereon, a. follows: Tc
each head Of family, one quarter sec
tion, to each single person over Il
years, one eighth section; to each
orphan child under Is, one eighth
section; to each other person under Is
one sixteenth section, provided that IL
case there is not sufficient land In any
of said reservations to ail0t lands 4
each Indian OF the classes above
named In quantities rs above provid
cd, lands or reservations shall be nj
lotted to each individual Of each pr,
rata In accordance with the provisions
of this act. 1t further provides ths
the purchase of Q twenty-five year
conveyance Of any such allotmen
shall be illegal. II makes allotteel
subject to state and territorial law ant
prohibits any territory from passinl
any law denying to any such IndiaI
within Its jurisdiction equal protection
at law. Rights and privileges Of citi
zenship are conferred on every Indiar
within the territorial limits Of tn
United States to whom allotment
have been made and upon every In
dian who has voluntarily taken VI
the mode of civilized life.
Mr.. Burns called up the bill fo
public printing reported yesterday
He said the public printer was conf
dent that In the outline he could do Al
the public printing for 81, ,0OO, ,0OO, In
stead of 2,4O0. 900 which hereto for
had been expended. Bill passed, ant
the House went into q committee O
the whole on the sundry civil bill
Atkinson. of Pennsylvania. moved {,
vote n. say $20O. 900, appropriation TO
outdoor relief OF persons entitled b
entrance into o soldiere' home. Tn
committee then rose and reported tn
bill 10 the House and the previou
question was ordered. The Hous
then adjourned.
IN THE LOBBY.
The Dawes Indian severalty bill
passed the House to-day by q tigh
squeeze. 1t will have to 60 back {,
the Senate for concurrence. III,
Sioux reservation bill 10 now the frs
one that comes before theIndian com
mittee and 1t Is likely TO pass scor
after the holidays. Dakota men ar,
delighted with the outlook.
The House committee on militar,
affairs to-day allowed the army appro
priation bill and the measure will b,
reported 10 the House tomorrow. I
makes . total appropriation Of S2S. .657,
23S, estimates for the service agxregAt
Ing S25, ,62S, $50, and the appropriation
for the current year was e2l, ,7o4, ,O0l. I
also says that Of 81 $50 900 appropri
ated for carriages and equipage ther
shall not be expended at the For
Leaven worth military prison q sum b
exceed $125, 900.