New-York tribune., 1867-02-25
MINIMIZE CONGRESs-slcoND SESSION.
BY TEIEGRtTH 10 gnE TRIBUNE.
SENATE WASHlNGTOl

| sENATE...... WASHINGTON FCb. %, 1867.
! PETITIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS.
Petitions and memorials were presented ana re-
On motion Of Mr. LANE Rep. md. special session
for Tuesday evening, for the consideration Vl p"'e
Mr GRIMES Rep, Iowa., called mp the bin directing
Onondaea TO George Quintard of New-Yori. upon the
payment 10y him of >559673 the amount adN"nfCu on ,'
contract for the construction Ui the Nesst ny tDe govern
| CLANS OF RrRr1s AND REBEL sY,TATHzFRs
| MI TRUMBUlJ tkep. Ill called up inc hodst I"a'
resolution To prohibit any officer of the Government from
paying any claim accruing prior to the 18th of Apr,
or in any manner sustained the Rebellion or IN favor ct
any person who during said Rebellion was not known 20
he opposed thereto and distinctly III favor OK Hs eup
- The senate Judiciary Committee recommended the
striking out all after the word rebellion where IL INST
Mr.. TRt-MBUIL said he was not favor Of this
amendment, but the majority OF the Committee were
J The amendment was agreed 10.
Mr. FOGG Rep. y II offered an amendment as a pro
vs thai this resolution shall not be construed to pcvcui
lie payment of claims contracts made prior to Aprl
@ Viii loya cloIs of tho southern States Agreed
! TO- -Tlr ssH,,, 80 ~ - -.
Ir HOWE Rep WIS., offered an amendment 10 eGa ,f
after the word Rcbcon where II first occ9rs the iol
lowing words "Or in favor OF any person who doe bol
prove to the saacOn OF the proper accounting oii'I
That he opposed 10 the Rebellion anu ID i"''f "' S
Mr II6vcs amendment was adorted-Yeas a. Nays @ g.
The negatives were McSsrs Bnc6aicW oval b ~ 100 ,
little Hendricks and johnson Mcsses DAoh ana I"tlei-
son voted in the affirmative.
/ The joint resolution n amended was ihch Pdsseu'
TlE CUSTOMS LAVE, ,.....,, 80,
Mr. EDNUNDS lRcp.. Ntl from me commute Oh
Commerce. reported nll 10 rel'n th, o. -, M NV
United states without inspection at he usual ",is 81
f% 9'Gs % srs.s IS snsd 1I' act
cling %T9 Si9SfF rnk@-T75 -sSZSS Ss, 4! ls
hereby t,:s rfltPfigf lsffS5f H roa T;cnfioi 1s
Mr EDMCNDs, fom the same Committee. repcIteGa
back the House bill 10 authorize lighthouses, with amend
n,ents The House b does not fix the appropriations
specifically for each Item AZ amended the npIiOpIiA
I an Lake
Raw in Michigan, Sl0O0O; at Santa SIuH, NahI9IuH'
soo; at Tybee leland Knoll Georgia $4,000 on Morris
Island s c. $1,000 ~ Deep Water shoals, james River
Va $1,000 for rebuilding tower and keepers dwelling al
ST. simons' Ca. $4,000 The provisions FOR building or
bahce Bank, Wolf Island and LapeI" i>Hinq' va, u
stricken out, also FOR building three AthtloHte ana
hoy steam tendCrs and authorization of the sccleta!
Of the Treasury fix salaries OF lighthouse keepers at
THr ARMY ArFRorRIAuoS BILL-
/ Mr.. FESSENDEN Rep, Mci. nom the finance 'oin-
mittee. reported with amendments me Army APpopla
tiou bill The provision iurhddng the feinON al thslFh
sion or relieving OF the SenerS! o me army ol iS
by adding except with his consent The item Tor ht
prcha,e Of the Willard Sears estate near the Waietown
Arsenal grounds. and the salt Of certain uact o laLI
IN South Boston, IL stricken out. The sum mehtohed
TIIE PROPOSED IN1ERoeEANIc SNIP CANAL
Mir CONNEss Rep, Call introduced Joint resolution
ructing the Secretary Of state TO adopt such measures
rs ne may deem necessary 10 obtain the authority nom
the government Of Colombia for the United states to
I,thmus Of DaIien, and 10 ascertain the terms upon
which the right Of way can be obtained which was
's'++ niE INDIAN ArIRorRIA1IoN BILL, -.
Nj sHERIAN Rep Oh2, at O'CLOCK l ,,eas SeG ia t p nm Nm
apS atS tho 5oEns For the pay Of supen1cndent q
Indian AS lg Of Indian Age9ts sCSSso; for syo pay o.
ehdeEp gETi danl 1Sr ksS pay Of ntefpeler
81 e& & to aa S% Of inc ioI
@ 9S@ % s S%o F sfS 'sS ne 15' s1S .
The tgOYips brovso i6itF5d 1EiEe TT II the House
yss Etre odt OH the Recommendation of the senate
spssaSS That 20 part Of the money appropriated for
in Colorado Territory shall be disbursed by Alexander
Cummings the present superintendent Of Indian Afiar'
The following was inserted the recommendation Of
the Senate Finance Committee:
ITO supply deficiency fOr funds heretofore appropr
account Of Wnnebago Trust lands aud for the
Arrapahoes and Gasyennes Of Upper ArkaGSss @ River
In the Merchants National Bank at Washington,
Mir SHERMAN said that out Of sixty odd pages Of this
hill more than fifty were filled with items for treaties.
Many Of the treaties were thirty years Old aud the tribes
with winch they were made were dead. He tAlr sher
NAM regarded the whole treaty system as farce, aud
. hoped II would De broken up lie would be willing TO
Indian obligations, but he thought this system Of
making treaties 10 run an Indefinite number Of years was
/ Mr.. FOWLER G'ep, Tenn) asked how much appro-
pIiatcd by the bill
I Mr.. SHERMAN replied about s2,7O0OOO.
EXECUIiyg SESSION AND RECESS.
The Senate at o'clock went into executive session. and
al a. p H. took a recess until - O'Clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
/
/ Nh WILSON rep. Mass.l from the Conference
Committee the bill for the relief Of certain drafted
men, made a report. The bill has reference 10 certain
men drafted within year after having furnished substi
tufcs ia the XVIII District OF Pennsylvania They
proposed to pay them each. The Senate bill reduced
II 10 800. The Conference Committee agreed 10 the
. HOusc proposition.
/ PUBLIC LAND DISTRICTS.
/ Mr. STEWART Rep, Nevada called mp bill to esab-
hsh land districts and appoint land surveyors IN the Ter
rto1es Of Montana Arizona Idaho, and Utah. which was
/ passed. -.
taken up, the question being on Mr. IIcndersOn's
amendment to appropriate s6'OCO Tor icedlng NavaJoe
! MI SHERMAN liep, Omol offered an amendment, as
the relief of the Nayaoe Indians now at Or near
For snneI soG to be expended under M the direction
shall De issued to said Indians by the Secretary Of War
after the IL day OF july next"
! M. SHERAlANs amendment was agreed TO.
! Mr. WILLIAMS offered as an amendment an additional
secton THAT all vacancies In the sublndian agencies
OF salary exceeding $1,000 SHAH hereafter be filed by
appointment Of the President, by and with the advice
and consent Of the Senate which was agreed 70.
appropriation for the Indians in Arizona from $4,000 TO
sO,JDO which was agreed 70.
Mr. HENDERSON offered an amendment apprOprating
sOooo 20 pay the expenses OF the Fort Keay massacre
Afte further discussion by Nessrs Conness Hendricks
and KirkwoOd, the amendment WAS agreed to. After
agreed to- the bill read third time aud passed
! T.. IN, and the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The reading ot the Journal having been dispensed WITH
CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House went into Committee Of the Whole, Mr.
THAYER Rep, Pa IN the char, and took up the bill
making appropriations for sundy civil expenses OF the
GuycrnmeHt. The largest appropriations made the
bill are. For the survey Of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts
l50OOg te survey Of the Western coast s5OOOO Tor
Tie survey 0f the south Florida reefs $4,000 for light
housc e-abl slnent- follows: supply Of oil &c, S26-
700 repairs and Expenses SO5 OO0 salaries Of $50
keepers and their assistants s2jlO0; salaries ~ 43 keep
er, Of hsht-yes-rls SlOO Sealncn's of 43 light
vessels 100; expenses of bcacons and buOys S222 800
Tor rebuilding repairing lighthouse 100000 compen
-son OF a Keepers Of lfcsavng stations SO,sOO;
erecting barge office at New York $4,000 Capitol
tension $4,000 work north pOrtic0 Of Patent office
lnun Camn SIS 900. constructing AnnIMseI.