, 1890-07-24
Tho Puya,iup Reservation.


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Tho Puyaiiup Reservation.
| BY far the most lively debate and
greatest interest manifested in the
/ Indian appropriation bill was when the
amendment providing Tor a commission
to investigate the PuyAllup reservation,
near Tacoma, Wash, was under con-
sideration.
Chairman Dawes moved to insert
provision TO prevent any person in the
state OF Washington from being selected
ms one Of the commissioners. He then
went on to explain the situation at
Tacoma, how it was situated in one of
the finest harbors in the country. that
the reservation was preventing the
development of the city, and that the
Indian lands had become very valuable.
The reservation. he said. covered large
part of the harbor water 'front.' which
was greatly needed.
In answer to question as to how
large a reservation II was Senator Squire
said that il contained 1900 acres and
that il was so situated as TO prevent rail-
roads from building into the city and
the erection Of docks, which was hurt
fiIl to the interests of Tacoma.
Senator Dolph called attention TO the
fact that the state had the right TO the
tide lands.
Senator Allen objected 10 any discrim.
ination being made against Washington
men being on the committee, saying
that this was a reflection on the state.
Mr. Dawes insisted, and told about
how speculstors had got contracts with
the Indians and that they had tried to
get the lands away from the Indians,
aud story was told how some man got
bill through congress for a road which
would have taken the entire water 'front.'
of the reservation, but was defeated In
the consummation OF the scheme by the
Indians themselves.
Senator German took up the bill
passed by the house granting the Port
land X Puget Sound road a right Of way
over the reservation, and characterized
1t as bill giving corporations rights
which they ought not TO have. He SAID
that Mr.. Allen should not oppose the
amendment, and that he would not If he
WAS familiar with the forms of iegisla-
tion here.
| Mr.. Allen replied that the imputation
was that II Washington man was put
on the commission he would inject into
/ the report something like what had been
In the house bill, and he resented IL.
Senator Mitchell said that he had tried
to have these Indians removed live years
ago, and Mr.. Dawes said, IL opposed you
and you were right"
The discussion continued, and at
length Senator Squire exhibited a map
Of Tacoma, showing that the Indians
were hindering the progress of the city.
The amendment prevailed because il
was not desirable 10 show an absence Of
u quorum.
| Postofiicss Established.
Washington-At Msnglsy, King coun-
ty, with John Paterson, Jr., az post
master; at Lockwood, spokane county,
with Robert ID. s. Peck as postmaster;
at Ophir, Okanogan county, with J. B.
Watson rs postmaster; at Quartermas-
ter, King ounty, with James H. Willie
An ImpSrtan Land Decision.
Secretary Noble to-day made an i'm
portant decision in the case of Cornelius
Knapp against the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, involving o homo
stead in section II, township o. range Q,
of tho Vancouver, WASH, district. The
land is within the primary limits of the
Northern Pacific grant The with
drawal for the road was made prior To
knapp's entry. Although Knapp had
been making improvements prior 70
that time, his entry was Cancelled be.
cause Of u failure 10 comply with Some
rules of law. The question is as to the
legality ofa reinstatement of his entry
when IL Is shown that the land had beer,
excepted from the grant to the road.
The secretary holds that 1t may be re-
instated. as the land was under the
jurisdiction of the department as soon
as IL wns settled, and that it did not 10
with the grant.
Postmasters Appointed.
Montana--J. +. Alien, at Glendale,
Beavcrhead county; II. Charter at Grass
Range, Ferguson county.
Wushington-H. Il. Spauldinp. at
Amota, Whitman county; J. Is. Gayden
at Woodenvilie, King county.