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Show Indians as Voter. Washinoton, D. C, April 6. Iu the debate de-bate on the Indian appropriation bill yesterday yester-day Senator Palmer appeared to be startled and surprised by learning that there were Indians who were United States citizens and voters. He was imformed by Senator Petti-grew Petti-grew that the Sisseton Indians in South Dakota were citizens of the United States and voters, having taken their land in severalty, sev-eralty, and yet they had agents over them. Senator Allen told him how, in the state of Washington there were six hundred on a reservation immediately adjacent to the city of Tacoma, who were citizens of the United States and voters controlling in all local affairs, evendown to the precinct and county matters. Senator Palmer confessed that the fact that United States citizens had agents over them was startling to him. It might be true, as a matter of law. |