Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-07-05

The bill granting lands to Kansas TO
aid In the construction OF the Pacific
Railroad was passed.
At one o'clock the Indian appropria-
ton bill was taken up on motion OF Mr..
Sherman. The bill as IL came from the
House is IS pages in length and makes
the regular annual appropriations for
the support OF the Indian department,
the carrying out of treaties, &c. The
Senate finance committee recommended
the same amendments,
Mr.. Sherman explained the object or
the above amendments and their neces-
sity. 1t could not be intended AS re-
Election upon the present Secretary or
the Interior because the present change
would not take place until December
next, ana lew months later the present
Secretary would be member o! the
Senate 1t was not known who would
be his successor and therefore no per-
sonal reflections on anybody could be
intended in making the change. III
would be more economical TO have the
Indian department branch Of the war
Office. The place Of the present civil
employees of the bureau could be filled
by officers of the army, and their sala-
ries could be saved to the government.
Mr.. Sherman dwelt upon other provls-
ions of the above amendment, believing
the proposed change would be beneficial
as well as economical.
Mr., Doolittle said there were many
reasons for making the proposed trans
fer, but there were more and stronger
ones against it. He dWelt briefly on the
reasons for and against the amend
ment.
Mr.. Stewart advocated the proposed
amendment, after which further consid-
Grafton of the bill was postponed until
Tuesday, and on motion Of Mr.. DOolittle
the Senate at O'Clock went into eXeCu-
tive session, and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed allowing soldiers a
change of location of homesteads if pur-
chased without their examination and
with which they may be dissatisfied.
A bill was passed organizing land dis
tricts in Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Mon
tana.
Several land grant bills were then
acted on.
The House went into committee of the
whole, and took up the tariff bill.
Mr.. Newell offered resolution, which
was adopted, requesting the post office
committee to inquire into the expedi-
ency of authorizing the Adjutant-Gene-
| raj Of N. j, to distribute through the
mail, free of postage, certain certificates
of honor awarded by the legislature to
soldiers of that state.
Mr.. Banks, from the committe Of con-
| ference on the Paris Exposition bill,
! made a resolution recommending that
the House agree to the Senate amend
ment, with amendments striking out
the words sin going" where they occur,
and the words "and return" and going
and returning" He explained that they
made the appropriation in currency in
stead of in gold, and would reduce the
appropriation from 100000 to $l56,
900.
The House bin had provided for ma
| tional vessels on which to freight the
goods, but the Senate, upon the repre-
sensations of the Navy Department, had
cha nged that, and instead appropriated
s5S q 70 for freighing expenses. The
comm, tie recommended concurrence on
that.
nv m IS proposed that action on the
report sho, nd be postponed till the re.
turn Of his colleague, Mr.. Washburne
who was al sent from sickness. The
nronositto,, an used the House, as Mr.
Washburne had ought the bill in all its
otaoes h,7t nnr,a, theless, 1t was not &C
cpded to. Mr.. Lan. 'ence' OF ONO, moved
to lay the report on the table ReJec-
ted.
The report was tIneD agreed to-ayes
Is: nays 81, and then al nall past Jour-
the House adjoarned.