The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
TwENTY-SINgH CONGRESS-,
Seconsi i.esaion.
FRIDAY, FEeaeARY, 5, 1877.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.
CREDENTIALS
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the
credentials OF the Hon PREsrLEY SpRuANor, elected
senator OF the United States by the Legislature OF the
State OF Delaware for the term Of years from and al
ter the 5th day aye, Of March A. ?. ls47;
| Mr. BADGER presented the credentials of his col
! league, the Hon. WILLIE p. MANGuM elected senator
Of the United States by the Legislature OF the State of
North Carolina Tor the term OF SIX years. from and after
| the 18th day OF March, "A. d., ls4l.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. BREESE presented the petition of citizens Of
Washington, praying that the bill TO amend the charter OF
said city, which passed the House OF Representatives,
may become law which referred to the Committee
On motion by Mr. JOHNSON. Of Louisiana, the Com
mee on Pensions was discharged from the further con
sideration OF the documents relating to the claim of
Sarah E. Graham. and II was referred the Committee
on Naval Affairs
LIABILITIES TEXAS.
| Mr.. JOHNSON, of Maryland, from the Committee of
James Schott and f. d. Whitney, creditors OF the late
republic Of Texas.
ARMY BILL
Mr.. DIX, from the Committee on Military Affairs, 10
which had been referred the amendVens of the House
the amendments of the Senate the bill raise for
limited time additional military force and for other
purposes made report recommending that the Senate
adhere to its own amendments and disagree TO those Of
the House, and that committee OF conference be APP
| pointed
The report was concurred in, and on motion By Mr.
SPElGHT, the Vice President authorized 10 appoint
the committee. Messrs, DIX, CRrrTESDEN, and CAss
were appointed
MILITARY ACADEMY.
Mr.. SPEIGHT from the Committee on Finance, to
which had been referred the bill from the House making
appropriations for the support OF the military academy for
the year ending Both june s4s reported the same with
an amendment
PRIVATE BILLS.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Louisiana, (on eave,) introduced
bill confirming the claim of the heirs and legal represen
tatves OF Pierre Dufresne TO tract of land; which
fvlcp and Tho (prumi PRIV,
Land Claims.
Mr.. BREESE, from the Committee on Public Lands
to which had been referred the bill from the House pro-
vide for the final settlement of the of John
Spencer, late receiver of public money at Fort Wayne
Indiana; reported the same without amendment.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Mar land, from the Committee of
Claims reported Joint resolution Tor the benefit of John
Deviin; which was read and passed to the second
| reading
the relief of Pearson Cogswe; which read and
passed TO the second reading
ROUTES,
Mr.. ASHLEY submitted the following resolution
agreed to-:
Reso!rsd, That the Committee the Post Office and Post
Roads, be instructed to inquire into the expedency OF estab
y, to Dallas, in Polk county, MA Mount Ida and Caddo
Cove; and from Saem in Fulton county, Arkansas, to
Rockbridge, Missouri, via Benjamin Haiskinss Ben
neus Bayou.
WAR STEAMERS.
On motion by Mr. FAIRFIELD the bill providing for
taken up postponed and made the special order for
"Wednesday next, at O'Clock.
STOLEN TREASURY NOTES
Mr. SIMMONS moved to reconsider the vote BY which
the question ordering the bill for the relief of the sew
era persons therein named to be engrossed for third
reading was, on yesterday, decided in the negative.
The motion was entered upon the journal
INDIAN APPROPRIATION
On motion by Mr.. SPEIGHT the prior orders were
postponed and the Senate resumed the considerations as
in committee OF the whole, of the bill from the House
making appropriations for the current and contingent
penses OF the Indian department. and for fulfilling treaty
stpulaons with the various Indian tribes for the year
ending June 30, 1915
The questng pending was upon agreeing TO the amend
ment submitted yesterday by Mr. WEsrcoTr, which was,
motion by Mr. YuLEE (hs colleague not being in his
seat,) passed by informally.
Mr.. SPEIGHT moved TO amend the bill as follows:
Insert after the end the first section
Forfulflling the treaty with the Wnnebagoes, viz:
men,s and to cover the expens Of exporhg and selecting
saoo o." MONIES per 'n a0'' '0' '' o'00e'
For expenses of removal article and treaty, $4,000
For expense, OF subsistng them for year after
VAL same article and treaty, S20, 600.
For breaking up and fencing land same article and treaty.
For erection Of mills article and treaty, 5000
l. For interest $4,000 at centu same article and
To make good the investments in State stocks,
and bonds for various Indian tribes yet paid by the
States to be reimbursed out OF the interest when collected
and bonds for the Chickasaw tribe of Indians yet paid
by the States be reimbursed OF the interest when col
lected, Sli,963 rs.
For the reappropra.ion of this sum, Carried the
plus fund.- stipulated be paid the Chippewas, Oa
and Pottawa tonnes, in confederation of change Of
boundary of the country ceded the said tribes the treaty
Of Chicago, concluded the 18th and 9th days of Sep
ember 1885, per supplementary article said treaty $780,
0U0.
For the eappropation of this Carried the surplus
und) 10 meet payments to certain Cherokee Indians for
improvements abandoned under the treaty of 9th May,
1885, $343 90.
The amendments wera agread IN
The question was then taken upon agreeing to the
amendment of Mr. WEsTcoTT, which had been passed
over informally; and it was decided in the negative.
The bill then reported to the Senate and the ques
ton being concurrng in the amendments
Mr.. SPEIGHr demanded separate vote upon concur
ring in the amendment offered by the senator from Ten
nessee, Mr.. JANAcIN, and agreed yesterday which
is as follows:
'Fo interest upon sixty thousand dollars borrowed by
the Cherokee delegations In Washington city, in the
of August last which should have been advanced them
by the United States, under the treaty OF 1916 with the
Cherokee nation thousand eight hundred dollars,
much thereof as may be needed"
After remarks from Messrs SPEIGHT, JARNA-
GIN, HUNTINGTON, and EVANS. the question was
taken upon concurrng the amendment and decided in
the negative.
The remaining amendments agreed to in committee
then cOnCurred in.
Mr.. BAGBY moved TO amend the bill by adding at the
end of appropriation of $4,000 TO pay the salaries of
the commissioners under the Cherokee treaty of 1866
After some remarks from Messrs. JARNAGIN, BAG
taken upon agreeing to the amendment, and il was de-
cided in the negative.
MIR. JARNAGIN then offered the following amend
men, which had been offered by him in committee OF the
whole yesterday, and disagreed to:
ITO Walter $ Adar $3.50; Thomas F. Taylor, $3.50