The San Francisco call., 1897-02-24

the point of order was submitted 10 the
Senate, which decided by vote OF 81 to
16 that the amendment was III order. The
discussion went on as to the merits OF the
amend ment.
Pending the discussion Mills CD OF
Texas offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, requesting the Pr sident tor
transmit TO the Senate statement of the
facts concerning the arrest. imprisonment
and death of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz IN the jail
at Guanobacoa, Cuba with copies of the
correspondence on the subject
The Vice-President laid before the SEN
ate report from the Secretary OF State as
to the persons claiming to be American
/ citizens who were captured on board the
Competitor. Referred to the COMMITTEES
on Foreign Relations.
The discussion over the Uncompahgre
reservat on went on for couple ol hours
Brown (R.) OF Utah argued vehemently i'll
support of the amend ment and In favor O.
opening the reservation to the people
Clark (R.) of Wyoraing took the same po.
siton.
Palmer CD of Illinois favored dispos.
ing of the valuable gilsenite deposits by
public sale.
Jones Cd of Arkansas assailed the bill
on account of its injustice 10 the Ute In
dians whose reservation it was.
Vest CD of Missouri bitterly criticized
the ad dministration, declaring that all
Inc com pllCatlOnS III the ndLleE udQ
suited from the refus al of the President
to execute the law.
Villas protested against what he called
the arraignment cf the President by Vest.
II arraign the President, if the Senator
so characterizes my remarks, said Vest
because | declare that he had no right to
disobev an act of Congress which was
mandatory upon him. If he believed
that we were wasting the substance of the
people, he should have called it to our
attention in a Iegslational way and asked
us to right the wrong. Instead OF that, he
usurped Legislative functions and declared
that he would not obey the act OF Con-
gress These are the undisputed facts"
so far from their being undisputed
facts,' said Villas, 81 am aston1sheG that
the Senator from Missouri should make
such a statement"
Villas then offered an amendment to ths1
amendment providing for survey OF the \
reservation, the mineral lots to be SUBJ
divided into lots of suitable size and form
and royalty or price per ton to be fixed
for asphaltum, gisenite and other min
erals, and that instead of patent, lease
shall issue for each of such lots for
twenty-five years, subject to the payment
of the royalty.
Brown (R.) of Utah opposed the amend
ment as overthrowing the settled and es-
tablished mining laws of the country un-
der which the man who first made his
mining location staked out his claim.
Under the proposed amendment claims
were to be staked out by the Government
and disposed of by lease. In other re-
s7ects the established mining laws OF the
country were to be set aside and obllter-
ated with one sweCp, and the Government
was to stand in as partner or as a land
lord" 1t was such a policy as that which
had cost the life of one of the early Eng
lish Kings.
Villas amendment was rejected.
The committee amendment was modi-
fed by one offered by Vest and agreed TO.
Ayes 40, noes Is. 1t now reads:
That all of the Uncompahgre Indian rsser-
vation in the State of Utah except $1,000
acres or bottom land extending about ten or
twelve miles up the White River on both sides
from its mouth is hereby declared open to
public entry under the laws OF the United
States, provided that no person shall be al
lowed to make more than 1our claims on lands
containing gilsenite.
The bill was laid aside and Hoar (R.) of
Massachusetts offered a resolution pro-
Losing this form of certificate of election
of United States Senators:
To the President of the United States Senate:
This is to certify that on the day of -
A. B. was duly elected by the Legislature of
the State OF F" Senator from said State to
represent said State in the Senate of the
United States for the term of six years begin
ming on the fourth OF March, 1s9-
The resolution went over without
action.
z The Senate on motion of Smith CD of
New Jersey and by ain aye and noe vote of
81 to 26 at clock proceeded to the con-
sideraiion of executive business and short
ly thereafter adjourned until IL A. NJ to-
morrow.