The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1902-02-07
AFTER INDIAN LANDS.
Congress Proposes to Reduce
Reservations Once More.
BILLS WILL BE HOTLY OPPOSED.
Exchanges of Witty
Repartee In the Senate-A Tilt He
tween spooner and Til1man-Mr.
Rumple and His Mussel Bill.


RUMBLE and His Mussel Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-[Special.l-
Although several million acres of Indi-
an lands have been coded during the
past dozen years, it appears that the
end is not yet, and efforts have been
made by the government to secure adj
ditional cessiOns. Negotiations with
the Indians have taken place and the
treaties submitted to congress. AS
result, bills are pending for the ratifica-
ton OF these treaties, and an attempt
will be made to have them made a
part OF the Indian appropriation bill
when that measure is considered. The
reservations which ii is proposed TO
diminish. with the number of acres
and amounts to he paid the Indians,
are as follows: Rosebud Sioux reser-
vation, South Dakota, 10000 acres,
for 81. O4O. 900: Lower Brule (SiouX) res
ervation. South Dakota. $1,000 acres,
for $40. 700: Pipestone Quarry Sioux,
Minnesota. G40 acres. for 100000;
t'row reservation, Montana, about
900. 600 acres, for 81, 100000; Devils
Lake Sioux reservation, North Dako-
to. "a 900 acres, for $343. 900; klamath
reservation. Oregon, 62l,S24 acres, Tor
S53I. OOT: Grande Ronde reservation,
Oregon, 2J.191 acres, for $2S, 100. Bills
are also pending to pay the Turtle
Mountain North Dakota) Chippeways
81 100000 for a REIMBURSEMENT OF the
claim they have made for nearly one
half of North Dakota.
Not Easy to Adopt Treaties.
The western senators and representa-
tiyes who are endeavoring to have
these treaties adopted will not find 1T
such an easy matter as heretofore. In
all former agreements it was provided
that the Indians should receive the
money for the land arising from the
sales TO settlers. Some lands went as
! high as $40 an acre under these
agreements Then came the enact
ment of the free homes law, and the
government assumed the obligation
which would have come out of the
settlers On that account there will
be objections TO making any further
payments for Indian lands.
More Senatorial Quips.
Senator Spooner and Senator Tillman
always have controversies. Sometimes
they are quite bitter and sometimes
entirely good natured. Here is one OF
the latter:
Senator Tillman-I wish to ask the
senator a question If he will permit
| me.
Senator Spooner-If the senator will
make personal matter of it, l will
yield.
Senator Tillman-I have no personal
feeling toward the senator except one
of admiration and kindness and friend
ship. He could not tantaliZe me into
any other sentiment because | know
his heart is in the right place, but his
head is full of tangles sometimes.
Laughter
Senator Spooner-Whenever 1 agree
with the senator from South Carolina,
which is quite often, for he is an able
and practical legislator my head is
perfectly straight. Whenever l dis
agree with him-and that is generally
then it is awfully tangled. Laughter
Money and Beveridge.
Senator Money was making a speech,
and Senator Beveridge interrupted him,
causing the Mississippi senator some
annoyance. Beverage put a particu-
larry long query, and Money made him
repeat II. When about half through
with the question, Beveridge was In
hv Mopou xUbo cai1.
Now, l understand that much. The
senator had better stop before l forget
it. If he goes on further, l will not
recollect everything he has stated"
Senator Beveridge-I am not respon-
sible for the senator's memory any
more than l am for his logic.
Senator Money-That is all right. |
think l can suffer under that opinion
without any loss of self respect. l am
quite able to bear the criticism of the
senator from Indiana. 1t is not often
that l am reprimanded in that sort of
way, although reprimand seems to be
the style of the day.
To Protect MusseIs.
Representative Rumple Of Iowa has
u IOiidhtSo LII lltSn WAFER IuuSStlS dlu
Is afraid that the supply will give out
unless the national government takes
the matter in hand, so he has intro
duced bill for their protection. The
particular mussels which Mr.. Rumple
wants protected are the "niggerhead,"
butterfly" ''muckets," "buckhorn,"
yellow sandshell'' and "back sand
she'll" The mussels may be taken aft
er they become four inches in dame
ter, but not before. Fines and impris-
onments are provided for those who
break the law should it be enacted.
Hanna Is a Humorist.
One reason for Hanna's success is the
fact that he is brimful of humor. No
one likes good time any better than
he does. He enjoys a joke, good
story or anything else that is high class
wit and humor. He never misses q
Gridiron dinner, and, while he some
times begs off making a speech. he al
ways enjoys the quips and warm shots