The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-24
IN THE HOUSE.
Considering senate Amendments to the
Indian Appropriation Bill.

tdfil' runway ana CullinE on the at
torney general for Information Rs 10
what steps had been taken 10 protect
the interests of the government He
presented resolution for "A privileged
question ON the ground that as there
was no committee a. which the resolu-
tion could he referred. this was the only
way IL could he brought before the
house, The speaker ruled thai IL was
not privileged, whcreupon Bland ap-
pealed and Dingley promptly moved to
lay the appeal ON the table. The chair
ruled that the motion was not dehata-
BILE. hut brief debate nevertheless was
indulged In, Bland saying: I'VE want
To know whether the liens OF the Union
Pacific are to he liquidated as the law
requires that the government may take
possession Of the road. We desire To
ascertain the policy ut the government"
Dinsley pointed out that the Informal
tlun which the attorney general could
furnish un the subject had already been
transmitted tn the senate. The attor-
ney general could. by law, only give
his legal opinion to the president Hall
ey supported Bland, conteuding that
NE attorney general might go further
than he did in responding To the senate
resolution. The debate was brought to
an abrupt close by the interposition of
point nf order that the motion Ia lay
he appeal on the table was not de-
hatahlc.
Richardson. democrat Of Tennessee
sharply Contended that an appeal was
always dcbatable and II would not I've
cut OF unless the floor was Welded for
the motion io lay II ON the table. hut the
speaker resolutely reaiiirmcd his decis-
ION, The house could not, hc declared
bc placed AT the mercy of one member.
" There was desire to hear the appeal
debated the house had II In It's power 10
vote down the motion. The appeal was
laid on the table, NJ to -. - present and
not voting
on motion of Robinson of Indiana,
Bland "f Missouri was added tn the
committee to attend the Holman Obsc-
luies.
The house then went into committee
ot the whole and resumed consideration
of the senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill, The pending amend
mcnl was that relating To the opening
oI the ncnmphhgre reservation. Coop
e. 'puhlican of wyoming. contendcd
that members OF congress sat here as
trustees of the interests of the govern
ment and they would he derelici 10 their
duiy " they gave away these deposits,
worth millions of dollars. for practically
nothing. Cooper read "a letter from nm
Indian agent In rtat who said thar the
governor Of Utah, secretary OF state
state TREASURER. senator brown and
other public officials had. through the
star" mining Inspector as agent, filed
claims on the reservation March 4, when
" was presumed that the Indian APP
pfupflation bill had been signed hy
President Cleveland. The spectators
were, Cooper said. all ready to- ump
The moment the reservation was opened
Ana yet. said he. the gentleman il talk
ing about depriVing the poor prospector
OF his opportunities
Maguirc. democrat Of California. on.
posed the amendment. The policy pur.
sued toward the natural rest urces Of
the country had resulted in the mo.
nopoly. Iartholdt. republican -. MI.
sour. IN supporting the motion To con
| cur IN the senate amendments said
that the 81. Louis company which CON
{ trollcd the gilspnlte mines in the yicI-
nlty or the Incompahgre reservation.
I did not desire any Of these lands. An
I theE desired was the opening uf the
I reservation 30 that IA railroad might be-
/ built. Fleming, democrat of Georgia
maintained that tn. Indians held an
uneNtinguished right In the lands
under their treaty, unlil they werr
allotted acceptable lands. He offered
sh 10 If+fffNf fu the nIlpI
\ states In perpetuity a royalty of 81 per
/ ton On all gilsouite mined and another
to give SIX months notice uf th. omen.
ing "f the reservation. explaining that
under the terms of the scnat" amend.
/ in"nt 10y which tn. lands were 10 he
opened on the signing OF the bill sp.ru-
lators who had agents In Washington,
would secure them all through their
advance Information.
Dinglcy said the question at issue
was AZ To- whether In this particular
/ ease laws applicable to mineral lands
\ should apply. This was the only lar-.
/ gilsonite deposit IN the country. N The
royalty obtained by Great Britain from
asphaltum laid In Trinidad were oh
| tained the government would profit to
| the extent Of SO 100000. N these lands
| were thrown open to individual entry
| II would inevitably result In the trans.
/ ference ~ individual rights In the ,reu-
/ tlon of monopoly which could put up
l the price. AZ Dingley's suggestion
! Fleming withdrew his amendments
! Bailey offered an amendment which
/ was voted down, ~ to sp. To grant lands
In the reservation to the stat. ~ t'tAh
for educational purposes. The PROPOSE.
ton "f Lacey then prevailed without
division.
When the senate amendment To strike
out the provision In the hiii ~ ratlfy
gas and ujl leases Of the seneca Indians
was reached. g. " Stone. republican "
Pennsylvania moved To- concur lie
denounced IN unmcasured terms the
methods hy which it is alleged the Irass
WAS obtained from tho indians. Ths
motion 10 concur was defeated a. ~.
. This motion WAS equivalent 20 agreeing
I In N" motion to not concur
( Tn" amendment qualifying the right
/ ~ rhldreu Of an Indian mnth,f aud
hitu man To- inherit by requiring the
I ,ufirunl 10 the majority ~ tho mem ltefl,
Z uI the tribe. was also uon-ronrurrrd la.
In all righi uf the n amedments WeFe
agreed Ia. When the committee ~ IN.
whole made is report to the house un-
der ths threat ~ NO quorum. instruc-
tiuns Ia cuufI"rss relative to the TN
cpmpahgr reservation were not
pressed. win the understanding. how
ever. that N" question should come
/ separately hcfurr the housr
The blll was then sent 10 conference.
and Mcssrs sherman, New York Cur
us Kansas. and Allen Mississippi uer.
appointed confrere-. Under the r..suiu-
tion adopted early In th. day the
speaker appointed thu follnWiug cpm-
mitter to attend the Grant tounb d,1li-
cation exercises al New Yu.k The
speaker Mrssrs, Lowe. Cummings.
Payne Mcclellan. Dingiey. RaiI.y Hltt.
I McMlilin Dalzrll. Allen Burton. Hart
man. Mercer Walker OK Virginia. No
4 Clpary Brewer. OVersfrcet. Fitzpatrick.
Sull0uay. pinsmorc. Bartholdt Tate
and Hltgeley Of Kansas