The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-22
WILL wake UP
Congress Nay Shake Off its
Lethargy,
And Wake Up to Do Some
Business.
TO BE SHARP DEBATE.
Indians are Looking After Their
Interests.
TO BE SHARP DEBATE.


the dulness in both houses is near an end
and we shall have some lively sparring
now-six weeks of it anyhow So say
several experienced mem bers, and 1t is
promised in addition by several senators
that they viii get through the tariff dis
cussion early in May or by the middle of
that month at the very furthest. The ex-
IRENE dullness in the house during the dis
cusslon on the appropriation bills-fOr
only the members intending TO offer
amendments or discuss them on each par
bcular bill were present during most Of
the time such bill was before the house
has given the committees abundant time
to prepare and the interest centers on the
agricultural bills from the Hatch commit
tee, the Indian bills. the Boatner bin OF
resolution providing for systematic meas
ures to recover $40, coo, 600 from the men
who made money out of the Union Pacific
railway and the Fithian bill for free ships.
which are expected to provoke some very
lively debate.
after Their ola Treaty.
The house committee on Indian affairs
has been wrestling with some very compli-
Gated cases, and their room has been made
"a center of attraction by the presence of
several truly noble red men. out of the
various measures considered and likely to
excite interest in the house one in particu-
lar may be taken as q specimen Of deal
ings with the Indians. lit appears that in
EL.
rome. Alfred M. Wilson and Warren 81
Sayer, composing the Cherokee commits
sion, drafted q treaty with the kiowa
COmanche and Apache tribes Of Indians
resident In Oklahoma territory, and that
the Indians soon after repudiated this trea-
ty and declared that they were grossly de-
ceived.
The Interpreter told them that they were
to receive 81 so per acre for their land, and
that the new treaty would not take effect
until the expiration Of the treaty they are
now living under, which viii be late ia
1897 In fact however. the treaty only
gave them some so cents an acre for their
land after providing an allotment of 100
acres to each Indian and was to 60 in force
Immediately When the chiefs came To the
commission and demonstrated against the
treaty, asking to have their names remov-
ed, they were threatened with imprison-
ment, and the confirmation of this treaty
is now in a bill which congress must con
slider.
Fine Looking "a bori gines.
The Indians selected Lieutenant H. -
Scott of the Seventh United States cavalry
as the head of their delegation and sent
with him their three principal chiefs. At
the same time C9uauah Parker. a Comanche
chief. and Lone Wolf q Aiowa ehieE, were
east attending the common cement at Car
Isle school and came on to help Big Look
ing Glass, Apache John and Ahkiat0m,
the regular delegates. They were beyond
question the finest looking Indians that
have appeared before the committee for
many years, and the scene when Lone wv Off
a magnificent looking old fellow, address
ed the committee, his remarks being inter
preted by his son, was very impressive in
deed. The son, student at Carlisle school
and a fine looking young fellow, appeared
in the uniform Of j United States arti1-
leryman, with sergeant's stripes. and it
was almost q liberal education in ethnolo-
eyy to hear him render the kissing compli-
Gated phrases and cum brOus poIysyll bic
gutturals Of his father into terse and direct
English.
Here. too, the difference between the
views of eastern and western men came
out very strongly, as Messrs- Picker Of
South Dakota Wilson of Washington,
Flynn of Oklahoma and Curtis Of Kansas
pressed the Indian witnesses very closely
with questions, while Chairman Holman
and the eastern rlen endeavorsd to restrain
this cross examination. The Indications
are, however that the proposition for all
lowing these tribes to remain under their
present treaty till II expires late in 1897
viii be approved. The treaty provides for
giving them 81 600 coo for their land, of
which $500 600 are to be paid at once and
the remainder put on interest for the edu-
cation OF the tribes. but the Indians want
So 500 600 for their lands besides the de-
lay Of 30 years
a Voice From Kentucky
The Republic mem bers from the south
have got move on themselves and are
urging upon the congressional committee
of their party a system of aggressive polIt-
ical warfare through all the central south
This action is particularly urged by Mr..
Silas Adams, who represents the long
drawn out Eleventh Kentucky district.
This district gave him majority of about
GOO, as it was avowedly organized to
give the bulk of Kentucky Repu blicans
district by themselves and contains II
u lr-
miles from away up IN the mountains to
away down on the tobacco plains.
MIR. Adams is a perfect specimen of the
ideal old kentuckian- without changing
his dress or general manner particle he
could 20 upon the stage with his clay pipe
and debonair manner, his language and
efusive courtesy, and every experienced s
theater noer would say that he was perfect
ly made up for the part of the old time
kentuckiau. Physically he is 3 magnif1-
cent specimen, but declares chat he IS only
q baby compared with the general run Of
men in his section He says.
'tThe hope of the Republican party in
the south is in the white states and the
white districts generally Any notion that
the NEGROES are to be allowed to vote ard
establish Repu blicanism In their part of
the country may as well be abandoned.
Besides. even IL every one Of them voted
now. lie doean It follow chat political results
would be as they were twenty odd years
ago. Ia All our section there Is everything
to make the people Repu blicans. Why, a
large. part of my district is simply q great
coalheld and then our timber, water pow
Ell and our productions of tobacco and 9th
er things put us right ia line with the
party ia the north. We have hung back
too long and let these northern fellows run
things. We must get up and assert our
selves BY the way it looks mighty tough
doesn' It it, that this colleagues Of Ms. Brock