Bismarck weekly tribune., 1889-01-11
WASHINGTON
Report Of the Commissioner Of In
dian Affairs The Sioux
Reservation.
Proceedings in the Senate The
Panama Canal Discussed-The
House Springer.
General Harrison Allen and Judge
Moody of Dakota Visit the
President-elect.

President-elect.
Washington.
From Sundays Daily.]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-The commissioner
of Indian affairs in his report accompany
ing the bill providing for division of the
Sioux reservation says: The Sioux Indians
are completely under the control Of few
arrogant and self conceited chiefs, and
these chiefs are largely under the control
Of the Northern Pacific and Northwestern
railroad companies and few avaricious
white or squaw men who, with a few
chiefs, are reaping a large fortune from the
common property OF their own people.
The Northern Pacific railroad, as we are
advised, own large amount of real estate
in Dakota that they desire to sell at prof.
table figures, and if this bill should become
a law and thereby open up II, 100000 acres
to settlers att nominal figure, compared
with the prices they ask for theirs, the
market for their lands will be closed for
many years to come. So they, with their
mighty power, oppose the bill. The North
western railroad company running to
Pierre on the Missouri river is interested,
so we are advised, is another road which
runs around this great reservation to the
Black Hills and does all the carrying trade
for this vast section. To open up this
reservation would not only compel the
Northwestern to complete its own line
through to the Black Hills, "a thing they
do not want to do,) but it will force the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and other
competing lines through. Therefore they
oppose the measure. The committee rec
ommends that the bill pass and asks con-
gress to give these Indians all the land
they can use and teach them that govern
ments are not created to support them, but
to protect them and that like other people
they must work.
THE SENATE.
In the senate Mr.. Sherman called up the
joint resolution reported by him yesterday
:. from the committee on foreign relation,
declaring the sense Of congress with regard
to the connection Of any European govern
ment with the Panama canal and asked
that it be passed Immediately. A brief but
very interesting discussion ensued.
Mr.. Sherman said the resolution was but
reassertion of the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Teller said an objection he had to
the resolution was that it was untimely
and should have been adopted years ago
when the construction of the Panama
canalwas begun. The resolution suggested
that swhile favoring the resolution it was
intended to have some bearing in favor of
the Nicaragua canal scheme which he was
opposed to-"
Mr.. Edmunds, the anthor of the resolu-
tion, disclaimed having been influenced by
any such idea.
Mr.. Call opposed the resolution as cal
culated to obstruct great work of bene-
fciance to mankind.
Mr.. George regarded the resolution as
very important and a necessary step.
Mr. Reagan thought the resolution should
not be pressed to a vote to-day but should
be considered and debated. Its language, he
said. was too broad and unrestricted and
contained unnecessary offense to France.
THE HOUSE.
So LII tu0 uOlSe, ME- fCtl OI AEkduSdS, from
the committee on Indian affairs, reported a
i bill to divide the Sioux Indian reservation
into separate reservations.
Mr.. Reed of Maine then called up the
> resolution to abolish for the remainder of
+ the session the call of states for introduc-
tion of bills on the first and third Mondays
in each month. On ordering the previous
y question the vote stood: yeas 9S, nays 20.
\ No quorum, and second call of house
was ordered. Quiet and Incidence then
!: reigned till 1:50, when Mr.. Breckenridge Of
& Kentucky moved to adjourn.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois said that If the
house would agree to q recess directing the
4 sergeant-at-arms to telegraph for absent
members, requesting them to return Mon
Il day, he would not oppose adjournment; he.
wanted only to secure quorum.
Mr.. Reed - don't think quorum can
be procured until the attention Of the
country is called to the procedure here.
And to the big Union Pacific back Of
! Il, DsDroke in Mr.. Anderson Of Kansas.
And to the cattle syndicates," retorted
4 Mr.Weaver Of Iowa.
Mr.. Pays0n Of Illinois and Mr.. Bl0unt of
Georgia objected TO Mr: Springer's request,
and the motion to adjourn was defeated
4 yeas 7e nays 80. q Subsequently, Mr.
Spring request was acceded to, and he