Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-11
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
Large Number of New Bills
and Resolutions.
THE JINGOISM OF THE SENATE.
Great Buster About the Situation
in SamOa-Tariff Talk
Resumed.
| Associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD. |

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, December 10.-Among
the documents presented in the Senate
to-day were the following: From Secre-
tary of the Interior in response to the
resolution recently offered by Dawes, re-
quiring information as 10 alleged out
RACES and restraints OF liberty practiced
against Indian women in Alaska. The
Secretary says the Department has in.
formation on the subject, except news
paper reports of uncertain value. He
intimates that the stories have arisen
from the highly imaginary power OF the
visual lens of travellers.
Edmunds, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, reported resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling on the Attorney Gen
eral for information concerning the exc
cution of the act of the 3rd of March,
1887, in reference to bigamy; also to re-
port the names of all United Ststes Off
GERS who have had any connection with
such execution, in what capacity, and
what compensation has been claimed or
received by them. He explained that
the act declared forfeited the property of
the Church of the Latter Day Saints ;
that it was stated Judge in Utah had
appointed the Marshal of that Territory
to receive such property that the Mar
shal had employed as his private and
personal counsel in the receivership, the
District Attorney of the United States !;
that some Of the property had been sold
and the fund opened; that enormous and
exorbitant allowances were demanded
for the services of the receiver and his
counsel, and that the school board for
whose benefit the property had been for
feited, had been obliged to employ pri-
vate counsel to resist such demands.
SAMOAN AFFAIRS.
Frye offered a resolution instructing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to inquire
into the condition of affairs at the
Samoan Islands, as far as the interests
and rights of American residents there
are affected the relations of the United
States to the Islands and her obligations
under existing treaties; the necessity OF
maintaining neutrality or independence
of the islands; what steps have been
taken in that regard by the United States
government, and what action, if any,
was demanded. In his (Frye's) judg,
ment the existing state of things
at those islands makes an inquiry
an imperative necessity at this time,
although it might disclose things of an
exceedingly disagreeable character. Nc
American citizen could question the in
terest of the United States in the preserva-
ton of the independence of Samoa. A
little while ago the United States had
obtained the concession of one of the
most magnificent harbors in the world
in those islands, and had established q
coaling station. The United States had
made a treaty with Samoa in 1878
and Great Britain and Ger.
many had made treaties with Samoa
in the following year, in which treaties
it was understood and agreed that the
independence and neutrality of Samoa
would be forever preserved. King
Malie.oa was very warm friend Of the
United States, so warm that the fact pro.
voked the jealousy of the German
business men on the Islands. Malietoa
had been warm friend because he
looked upon the United States as
bound to maintain the independ-
ence of his country. In 1885
Tamaese rebelled against the King.
but the rebellion could have
been put down without difficulty. b..
cause Malietoa..was King of the bravest
people in that part of the world. The
American and English representatives
in Samoa, desiring to prevent bloodshed
called the attention of Malietoa to the
obligations of the United States and
Great Britain, and persuaded him to al.
low Tamasese's rebellion to proceed 90
far as it could, for it was feeble one Il
unaided.
GERMAN OUTRAGEs.
Malietoa therefore did nothing. bnt
trouble was brewing in Samoa. Com.
plants came to the State Department
from the American Consul and Commits.
sioner was sent out and an investigation
was made. Finally it was considered an
absolute necessity that there should he
some settlement and a conference was
agreed upon to be held in Washington in
1887, between the United States. Great
Britain and Germany. That Conference
has been held. In the progress of it Ger
many had demanded or asked that she
should absolutely control those islands
Secretary Bayard had refused to comply
with such an unreasonable request. The
conference had not dissolved but had
simply taken recess. A German f1eet
had sailed for Samoa, entered the haYhor
and had taken possession of the islands
Germany did this, Frye said, undoubt.
ly with the consent of Great Britain and
with full understanding in advance
with Great Britain. If there had heen
no such understanding Great Britain
would never have allowed it to have
been done, but would have required stotus
quo to be restored. An English fieet
would have gone to Samoa and the Ger
man fleet would have retired. It was an
outrage, an insult to the United States
which no great country should submit to
for single moment. The Germans. he
said, had taken practical possession OF the
Islands, had espoused the cause of Tam
asese, had compelled the surrender of
King Malietoa and he had departed to a
remote Island, where he is to-day. They
had put Tamasese in power and had an
poiLted as Premier q G G,rman
consular clerk. They had bow
,otted the American consulate
he German guards hauled down. or
compelled to be hauled down. the
American flag, and committed everv
conceivable outrage on those poor people
Who had been the friends Of Malietoa. |
They had broken up the business of |
American business men there aud had |
reated the American consul with in
ult.r Finally the German f1eat had