The record-union., 1897-04-24

ward the natural resources of the coun-
try, he said, had resulted in their mo-
nopoly.
Bartholdt R.) of Missouri, in support
ing the motion to concur in the Senate
amendment, said that the ST. Louis
Company, which controlled gilsonite
mines in the vicinity of the Uncompa-
hagre reservation, did not desire any of
| those lands. All they desired was the
opening of the reservation, so that a
railroad might be built.
Fleming CD of Georgia maintained
that the Indians held an unextinguished
right in the lands under their treaty I'M
til they were allotted acceptable lands
elsewhere. He offered an amendment to
reserve to the United States in perpetu-
ity a royalty of 81 per ton on all gibson
lite mines, and another to give six
months notice of the opening fthe res
ervation, explaining that under the
terms of the Senate amendment, by
which the lands were to be opened on
the signing of the bill spectators who
had agents in Washington would secure
them all through their advance informa-
ton.
as to whether, in this particular case,
the laws applicable to mineral lands
should apply. This was the only large
gilsonite deposit in the country. If the
royalty obtained by Great Britain on
asphaltum land in Trinidad We're OBJ
tanned, the Government would profit to
the extent of 100000 If these lands
were thrown open to individual entry,
it would inevitably result in the trans
ference of individual rights in the crea-
ton of a monopoly which could put up
the price
At Dingley's suggestion, Fleming
withdrew his amendments.
Bailey offered an amendment, which
was voted down, 40 to 40, to grant the
lands in the reservation to the State of
Utah for educational purposes.
The proposition of Lacey then pre-
vailed without divisions
When the Senate amendment to
strike out the provision in the bill to
ratify the gas and oil leases of the
Seneca Indians was reached, c. w.
Stone R.) of Pennsylvania moved to
concur. He denounced in unmeasured
terms the methods by which it is al
legged the lease was obtained from the
Indians.
The motion to concur was defeated
| 40 to 20. The motion was equivalent to
agreeing to a motion to non-concur.
The amendment qualifying the right
of children of an Indian mother and a
white man to inherit by requiring the
consent of majority of the members of
the tribe was also non-concurred in.
In all eighteen amendments were
agreed to.
When the Committee of the Whole
made it's report to the House, under the
threat of no quorum, the instructions to
the conferrees relatice to the Uncompa-
hagre reservation We're not pressed,
with the understanding, however, that
this question should come separately be-
fore the House.
The House was then sent to confer
ence. Messrs. Sherman of New York,
Curtis of Kansas and Allen of Missis-
sippi were appointed conferrees.
Under the resolution adopted earlier in
the day, the Speaker appointed the fol-
| lowing committee to attend the Grant
tomb dedication exercises at New York:
The Speaker Messrs. Lowe, Cummings,
Payne, Mcclellan. Dingley, Bailey, Hit,
McMillin, Dalzell, Allen, Burton, Hart
man, Mercer, Walker of Virginia, Nc
Cleary, Brewer, Overstreet, Fitzpatrick,
Sulloway, Dinsmore, Bartholdt Tate
and Ridgley of Kansas.
At o'clock the House adjourned I'M
til Monday.