A generation of young men is rising
up about us who ar{ to control the destinies of the
republic. They are its pride an I its hope. While
places of power and position arc open to their aspi
rations they are to be taught th: t tl:e password'to
tbeir future advancement is “equality before the
law.” They are to realize their obligations to the
eountrj-, butthey are to realize and chctish as well
the obligations of the country to them. The child
of labor, and the child of fortune, linked In a com
mon destiny, bound by ties which should know no
breaking, arc to go on together, guided by the spirit
of our institutions, and inspired by the genius of
our country's freedom. These are to constitute the
men of the republic.
The house committee on war claims reported
to the house today the bill to reimburse the
several states for interest on moneys expended
by them on account of raising troops to sup
press tlie late war. Some $500,000 is involved.
A delegation cf eight Indians, representing
the Kiowa, Comanche. Creek and Cadaw
tribes called on the president today, and asked
him to postpone action in the allotment of
their lands.
Mr. Cnjborson’s bill to repay the people of
the south for $600,000 of captured and "aban
doned property is now pending before tire
judiciary committee. The bill allows owners
of the property to go before the court of
claims to establish their rights, and also
allows one year after the passage of the act to
take testimony on all claims.
