Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-10

p tween Linn and L0cut Jacob Msx, con-
anetor of seryices. ssrmoa at 1880 a. m.
Sunday school at ] p. M.
THE sioux RESERVATION.
RL Opening 1t to settlement Pas
9 the House of Representatives.
Washington, March 1.-THE bill pro-
viding for the opening OF the great
Sioux reservation passed the house this
at 5 O'clock without division
or opposition. The Indian committee
was met ct the outset of it's career to-
day with the question of consideration,
raised by Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina
who brought forward she army appro.
priation bill. The house, however.
seemed solid 10 favor OF the Indian af-
fairs COMMITTEE, except the members of
the military committee, who voted to
sustain Mr.. TIllman. The military com.
mittee gave up very gracefully when 1t
Was foundt that they we're beaten, and
the house went into committee of the
whole on MIR. Feel's motion, with Mr..
Mcmillan of Tennessee in the chair.
The first bill on the calendar of the COM.
mittee was that raiifying the agreement
made by the northwestern Indian COM
mission with the Blaokfeet, Fjegana,
Bioods, Gros Ventures and other Indisns
on the great northern reservation Of
Montana. The bill met with not the
slightest opposition or criticism, and
with the exception OF the time consumed
in the reading of the measure, occupied
but five Minutes in it's disposal. Dele
gate Toole, whose popularity with the
house is very great, had thoroughly
paved the way for its passage, and not
9 single question was propounded in
regard to the bill. AS the bill
was laid aside for passage Joe's
mouth tied itBelf into knots back Of
his ears and he left his seat beside Mr..
Peel and went down into the restaurant
to duly celebrate his victory with apoli-
naris. The next measure on the ealen-
dar vas the great Gioux bill, the reading
Of which MIR. Holman demanded: The
house had some knowledge of the inn
p%ortance OF the measure, and the Indian
committee clustered around the chair
man in support OF their measure, backed
by all members from Minnesota, Dele
gate Clifford, x elegate Frank Petit
grew, OBJ. Thomas Of Wisconsin and
.othoE friends OF Dakota. The first change
made in the bill was one proposed by
the committee, which changed some-
what the boundary of the proposed Rose
bud reservation, carrying the line
through the Missouri river. The COM
mittee'a amendment was agreed to, and
no further interruption to the reading
OF the bill occurred until section 15 was
reached, when the first part OF the sec.
ton was changed by Rc0mmittee amend
ment providing for the manner IN which
the Indian title should be extingnished.
When the part of the same section in
reference to lands to be purchased by
two railroads was reached, Mi. Holman
made considerable objection and pro-
posed TO amend go that the, railroads
could hold no title to lands within two
years did they fail to finish their roads
In that time. Mr.. Wilson OF Minnesota
was opposed to restricting the roads in
any way. He said:
The amendment proposed by Mr..
Holman had this effect: The distance
across the reservation wa about 100
miles aud il within the two years
the roads should build 100
miles and fail to complete the other fifty
1t would forfeit it's right OF way for the
whole distance, station houses and
AanEGH-.
everything that il. had completed. One
of the principal purposes Of the opening
OF this reservation was to get railroad
communication between the eastern por-
tion OF the territory and the fuel fieids
OF the Black Hills and they ought TO en-
courage the roads in every way possible.
especially as they were paying their
money Tor every foot OF ground they
took.
Mr. Eeei explained that 10 was usual
70 make Shih rednctlon, but that he was
willing to make II IN order to give the
road time to build. Mr.. Perkins OF
Re. sas stated that these roads had put
l$Il0 per mile Tor their right Of way and
20 per acre for their station grounds
into the treasury as . guarantees OF good
faith, and he thought they ought to be
allowed 70 get their money for the
ground back again in case the right OF
way Was forfeited. Mr.. Holman opposed
this and showed thAt where othe.
land grants had been paid for they had
been forfeited without 9 return Of
money. Mr. Wilson spoke OF the diff
entities OF railroad building in the north
vest and said that while these two cor
porationa might be able to put on force
enough TO build their lines in one
year, u was very doubtful,
under climatic conditions. in those
sections, II they would be able
to do 1t. Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota
were praying for these roads and he
thought that they should be encouraged.
ME-. Lind, Orn6hy b, Thorna and Mr..