National Republican., 1888-06-02
TENAS-CANADIAN LOGGERS
MAKE But LITTLE UEADwAYIN IN
THEIR DESTRUCTION.
The American Industry Not Yet Wiped
Out, Although Premier Mills ana
His Crew Have Worked All They
Know How-A Good Fight.

Know How-A Good Fight.
In the Senate yesterday House bill AIT
thorizing the extension of the tracks Of the
Capitol, North o Street, and South Wash
ington Railway Company was taken from
the calendar, amended, and passed.
Mr.. Edmunds, from the judiciary com
mittee, reported back adversely house bill
removing the disabilities of Horace a.
Brown, of Virginia, and 1t was indefinitely
postponed. The reason for the adverse re-
port is that the gentleman is not under any
political disabilities, he not having been an
officer when he left the service TO join the
confederate army, but only naval cadet.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the Indian appropriation bill.
In the course of a discussion on the sub.
iect of education OF Indian children in
Alaska, Mr. Blair sent to the clerks desk
and had read letter from an Indian woman
who, he said, had been delegate to the re-
cent wouan's convention In Washington,
and was descendant of a Mohawk Indian.
The letter was dated from Kalamazoo, and
was signed "Princess Siroqua." In II the
princess contrasts the conditions Of the In
lans in Canada and in the United States,
says "l believe that Congress, as body,
wishes us no wrong, but, nevertheless, great
wrongs are done. Some of them never can
he righted, and one Of the greatest wrongs
is the introduction of fire-water among my
people. | appeal to you as nation to see
that the Indians are educated. Send less
theology among them and more true Chris
tianity. Send honest people, II you have
any among you. An Indian loves honor and
truth, but despises deceit We have great
reason to he proud that we are Indians.
We have never been known TO manufacture
alcoholic drinks to destroy body and soul;
neither have we language to take Gods
name in vain"
In further discussion of the same subject,
Anticipated in by Senators Plumb, Dawes,
and Blair, the latter spoke of the progress
made by the five civilized tribes in the In-
dian territory, and las proof of IT. mentioned
the fact that newspapers published there
contained as much civilized blackguardism
and criticism as the metropolitan newspapers
did.
Mr.. Dawes intimated that the five civil
lized tribes had reached a certain gNgle of
civilization, and had stopped there Hthey
had not even retrograded, and alluded to
the fact that Congress had just found 1t
necessary to pass an act to punish crimes in
the Indian territory-the courts of the terri
tory being perfectly impotent. The history
of the five tribes for the last fifty years pre-
sented a study of great interest to the polit-
ical philosopher. According to the iudg-
ment of those familiar with the condition of
things there 1t was not only discouraging,
but very unfortunate condition OF things.
The heroic treatment was fast coming to
be necessity in order to save the good
already secured there. Many of the Indians
themselves realized that fact and would he
glad to have the common heritage divided
up among them-without which lin his
opinion) higher state of civilization than
they now had was impossible.
Mr.. Blair interpreted the remarks of Mr..
Dawes as indicating that the Indian was to
be inevitably eXterminated, by war or by
peace, If he was to remain in contact with
| the white man at all.
Mr.. Dawes admitted that, on any theory,
| it was absolutely certain that the Indian, as
| an Indian, was to disappear from this coun.
| try, because the Indian, rs an Indian, could
| not live in this country any more. The
| Indian, as an Indian, could find no place
| on this continent, but the race would con
| tinue, and would increase and multiply
under its new conditions. The Indian had
to be made a self-supporting citizen Of the
| United States or he would certainly be 6
! vagabond savage tramp. That was The
alternative Even the present condition o.
things in the Indian territory attractive a!
| IDty sCCulcu 10 ne W luc sbuulOT lTOul new
| Hampshire) could not continue.
a colloquy took place between Senator:
| Plumb and Bate IN regard to the admins
tration of the Office of the commissioner o
Indian affairs, the former asserting that th
| condition Of things in the Indian teriitor,
was worse now than it had been for man,
years that there never was time when tn
trader so dominated the Indian, when tn
Indian was brought so much in debt by tn
| aNEn of ha nd hnn en- mi Inl
liquor was sold, and that the commissions
had no experience, was advanced in years
aud was unequal TO the position, while Mr.
Bate defended the character, ability, hon
esty, and efficiency of the commissioner, ant
challenged the senatorfrom Kansas to prov
his assertions, which Mr.. Plumb promise,
TO do.
Mr. Blair said he had seen it stated in tn
newspapers that the Catholic church had a
undue influence in the matter of India
schools or reservations, and he asked Nj
Dawes what truth there was in such stat,
ment,
Mr.. Dawes replied that the Interior DE-
partment made contracts with association
or individuals for the education of certai
number of Indian scholars-some at SIC
and some ut Sl5S per annum, and that thci
had been good deal of complaint that til
Catholic denomination got a predominar
share of these scholars. lie attributed thi
however, not to any special favor, but
the fact that the Catholic church had
bureau in Washington whose duty it was
look out for opportunities to make contract
for the education of Indian children.
Finally the hill was passed.
On motion of Alr. uoar the bill for IL
confinement of inebriates in the governmel
hospital for the insane was recommitte
with instructions to the committee to IL
quire and report whether the passage
such an act would or would not be inJu
ious to the hospital.
The Senate at 3 o'clock adjourned Ii
Monday.