St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-11

what Cleveland will do, and don't think
Cleveland will be likely to take advice
as kindly from Dawes as he will from
Senator Jones and Senator Morgan, and
other Democratic senators who do not
agree with Dawes. | see in Senator
Dawes Interview with the Pioneer
Press he SAWS: IF the executive had
taken my advice and began last March
pushing negotiations for opening the
reservation, half the work would nave
been done to-day" SO the senator
doesn't seem TO be very close To CleNe-
land. Besides Senator Dawes ought
to know that under the Indian severalty
law not one foot of the Sioux reSerNa-
ton can be open TO settlement without
two acts of congress, and these two acts
cannot be passed until after the Indians
have taken lands under the Severalty
act, and the president has an OPT mon
that il is best to do 50. The section OF
the Severalty law | refer 10 reads as
follows:
And provided further. That at any time
after lands have been allotted 10 all the In
dians of any tribe as herein provided or
sooner IL in the opinion of the president II
shall be for the best interests OF said tribe.
ii shall be lawful for the secretary OF The
interior 10
NEGOTIATE WITH SUCH INDIAN TRIBE
for the purchase and release by said tribe,
in conformity with the treaty or StStute
under which such reservation is held,ot such
portions of its reservation not allotted as
such tribe shall, from time to time, consent
TO sell. on such terms and conditions rs shall
be considered just and equitable between the
United States and said tribe of Indians. which
purchase shall not be complete until ratified
by congress, and the form and manner OF ex-
by 'tS con 'S' '-''' ai'' '' p'
From cur experience in getting an act
through il looks to me as though open
ing the Sioux reservation under the
everalty act was only another name for
indefinite poStponement.
Have the Dakota people here worked
any different for the passage of Sioux
bill this session than heretofore?
Since the house passed the first Sioux
bill and the senator from Massachusetts
prevented ii from coming 10 Il vote,
owing 10 the ShOrtneSS of the session.
no bill has until this session been in
troduceG i'll the house. The conse-
Quencc was. with the differences of
opinion. the senate bill has come to the
house So late that ii failed. This time
we all felt as though the house and the
senate must both act, and the differ
enceS. if any. would be simply TO
SETTI + TIN CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.
So about all there will be to do if the
senate went one way and the house the
other on this question of submission. is
to substitute either the submission
section OF the ratifying clause, and the
bills being the same we will at least get
something. and whatever it is we will
heartily accept. We have 80 far been
able 10 keep all hands good natured and
hope to do 80 until the final action is
taken.
1t is reported that Senator Dawes
says if he cannot have his way he will
defeat any legislation on the subject.
What do You think of that?
''lt would seem aS though Senator
Dawes was too much of q gentleman TO
do thar. Although | have heard the
same tn ng, have never credited it.
We have asked all the friends of the
measure to gracefully yield to the ma
5ority and give us bill. and this they
have agreed to do repeatedly, including
Senator Dawes. The senate committee
will have another meeting Thursday.
and we hope To get all our reports in
both houses this month, and get vote
next month. Then we will know Just
what differences there are.
How about the railroad clause?"
THAT is the only thing the house
committee do not agree upon. Some
members want to ratify the whole
agreement made by the Chicago. Mil
Waukee II st. Paul and the Dakota Cen
tral, and some want to only give the
railroad the amount allowed under the
general laws for right of way through
government land