Bismarck weekly tribune., 1886-01-29

MARCK WEEKI4Y 4Y TRIBi
ing. He disclaimed any personal interest
in the division Of the territory on the forty
sixth parallel, and charged that r.. G. johns
son. who accused him Of desiring such
division that he might be returned to the 4
senate, was not a citizen Of Dakota, but Of
Illinois. Mr.. Donald, a banker of Pierre,
Dakota, spoke few minutes in support Of
the views expressed by Judge Moody.
The house committee on Indian affairs
today authorized the chairman to appoint
a sub committee to investigate all claims
for Indian depred dations. These claims will.
be thoroughly sifted and such as are found
meritorions will be incorp into one
The house committee on public lands to
day heard long argument by ex-senator
Mcdonald, OF Indiana, against the pending
proposition to declare forfeited the land
grant OF the Southern Pacific railroad COM
Rany. At the conclusion of the argument
the committee went into secret session and
the matter was debated at length. Mr. Nc
Rea, of Arkansas. moved that the entire
land grant be declared forfeited, and Mr..
Strait, OF Minnesota, proposed to amend
that motion so as to include in the forfeit
ure only such lands as are opposite uncon-
structed portions of the road. Pending
debate, the committee arose, and the mat
ter was made the special order for Wednes-
day next, after arguments on the PROPOSE
tion to forfeit the Atlantic & Pacific land
grants shall have been heard.
Inc mouse committee on invalid pensions
today had under consideration a PROPOSE
ton to extend the limit of arrears of the
pension act to 1888. Estimates were sub
bills passed would require $75, ,000,0 600 to pay
claims already on file. The committee,
therefore, postponed further consideration
OF the bill until Friday, when Representa-
tlves Morrison and Randall will be heard on
the probable cost of the measure
The sub committee of the senate and
house committees of commerce were ad-
dressed today by representatives of parties
interested in the construction of bridge
by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company
across the Kill Won Kull from New Jersey
to Staten Island.
OUR DADDIEs' sHEKELs.
The bill introduced in the house today by
Mr.. Swinburne, of New York, declaring
the silver dollar legal tender, makes all
standard silver dollars heretofore coined
legal tender, and directs the secretary of
the treasury to recognize the silver dollar
of 41211a grains as equal in value to the gold
dollar in payment of all claims against or
due the government.
SENATE.
| SENATORS HARRISON AND BUTLER CATE
CHIsE EACH OTHER.
WASHINGTON, Jan, N.-The question of
/ hn rocsnv oE
ton being under consideration, Mr.. Ingalls,
said people had rushed in on these lands in
the night, and as result of midnight tele-
grams," and after the publication of Presi-
dent Cleveland's proclamation, some of
those people had told him (Mr. Ingalls)
that they proposed to stay there, in spite
of the proclamation. In the course of de-
bate, Mr.. ingalls, said he had been informed
by reliable authority that Major Gasman
Indian agent, had been removed because he
had been "too pitiful" to those settlers.
Mr.. Dawes denied this, and said the pres.
ent administration was disposed to remove
the settlers without regard to hardships in
volved; but the department., Mr.. Dawes
said, was desirous of relieving in some
way, honest settlers who went on those
lands in good faith.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, said the amend.
ment of Mr.. ingalls, would hurt nine honest
men to one dishonest man. He admitted
there had been talk by few men among
these settlers Of resistance to the presi
dents proclamation; but such men are rel
atively very few. One of them had spoken
to Mr.. Jones about it, and said he intended
to resist the mandate Of the United States
MIR. Jones said if he concluded to adhere
to that decision, and would come to him
(Mr. Jones) he could give him some points
on the subject of such resistance, because
he, too, had been engaged in a
thing of that kind, and had learned good
deal. [Laughter.]
After further debate, the matter went
over. ...
The electoral count bill was postponed
until Monday next.
Mr. Harrison then called up the bill for
the admission of Dakota. The bill having
been read, Mr.. Harrison addressed the SEN
ate in its support He said no man could
suppose that the descendants of men who
in l776 complained of the appointment of
their officials by others than themselves,
was, or would long be, content with the
treatment Of their affairs as territorial and
colonial. We should remember who those
people were who inhabited this territory
of Dakota. They had been until
lately citizens of several states, and
had exercised all the privileges of
citizenship. They, therefore, know
how valuable were the privileges of
citizenship. Mr.. Harrison spoke of the i'm
mense products Of the territory last year,
and Of the general thrift of the people, and
continued: "How could we justify our
selves in denying to the people capable of
such rapid and prosperous development
the right of admission to the Union as a
state? They are people largely made up of
brave men, who have fought in the Union
armies, having by their services in those
armies given perpetuity to the institutions
Of the government. That fact may account
for their discomfort with their present po-
litical condition" But Mr.. Harri-
son had heard the objection Not,
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