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Show 'telegraphic ! The .McthoiItMii niMritnnlui: tlie ludliau It'iORtlou. Htiltiinor .'5. At a meeting of Din Mi'thtidial. Kji8Copul runferenco thiu mtiriiin, tho FL-BohitiuiiH ot J. 11. W illuir uf Oregon, oMert-il yoaterdtiy, ri'lutivf to the inuiHter uf tlio Jiuli.ui BiTvii-o tu Uie wir tlvparlmoiit, were taken up mid Wilbur utlvoeuted their pH.HHKO. Ir. J. P. Nuwnmu nent to tlir neeretitry's dck mid had read the bill rei-ently pntteud by tho hnuao of rep-reientalivi;a rep-reientalivi;a lor the information of the conference. Juiln Lawrence, a member of em in '' from Oliio And delen.ite lo tht- cunlnrcnco, nktitchid thti history of the Indian a.'rvico an. I huld lh;kL tint pn'mMit policy li-.il put an und u Indian waru anJ elevated llitt condition condi-tion ol tho IndiaiiM. luw it wan pro-uorted pro-uorted by tiio dominant purty in the house to Abandon thin policy of pence, civilization And chmtianily. Tho ' domini.nt party in the house aired very little either About eivilizulion or chritliAiiity (lnunliler). Neitlier w.t nuiteriAl to its biiccpnh. 1 f tlii cucr.d conlurr-nee, rt prencnlhif; a nnilinn and a half of people, nhall b nd :v rtiinutiltriwjf fivo to the Heuatu lln voice ould lD lieard And reKpectiU, and the Lull wtm.d not ).n, lur liieru wao 8omo regard for Christianity and civilualion Rt that end of the CApitol (ftppUiitic) Tlie pn sidtnl whs not a Mcthoijidt himtlf, but lux wife waa, i :ind bho could uppeal lo him in behalf of the pence policy which he bad in-aucurated. in-aucurated. Jude Cooley of Iowa And Chncral Chutou D. 1 is k of ol. Louis expressed rej;reta that political imsuett or personal relercncea hail been mnde, which was also tho uumUtakable sentiment of the coufcronee. The resolutions were referred lo a special committee ol five. |