The national Republican., 1867-02-25
CONGRESS ON sATUHDAy.

Both houses Of Congress wsry oscopiei chiefly
with appropriation bills. In The Senate the Indian
appropriation bill was amended and passed.
Among the itoms In the biil are tho following ;
Font pay Of Superintendent Of Indian Affairs and
Of Indian agents. si1o,5Se for ply Of sui. agents,
$4,000 for pay Of temporary elorks to superin.
tondents Of Indian Adairs S5,OOO for pay Of inter.
pretorS, e2S, 900 for presents 10 Indians $1,000;
for provisions for indians, $ll 800; for contin.
geneies Of tho Indian Department, S38, 500 A
large number Of sums, from 6vo thousand to thirty
thousand dollars In amount, are appropriated for
The payment Of instalmsnts aspen treaties with the
Yatious tribes,
Tho following proviso Inserted In the Eli In The
House was stricken cut on the rscommendatio Of
tho senate Fiuance Committee: Propidei, That no
part Of the money appropriated for tho general and
incidental expenses Of the Indian service iniColo
rado Territory shall bo disbursed by Alexander
Cummings, tho present Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs for said Territory, >. ... .. ..-.
The following was inserted on the recommends
tion Of the Senate Finance Committee To supply
n deficiency for funds heretofore appropriated In
account of Winnebago trust lands and for tho Ara.
PRhoes and Cheyennes Of upper Arkansas river,
under treaty stipulations, and which was lost BY
deposit in the Merchants National Do ak Of Wash.
ingtou, S33, ,037,02
relief oil the Navajo indians, now held prisoners
near Fort Sumner. % .'0..
The sum Of s2O, 900 was appropriated to pay the
expenses Of the commission TO inquire into the
Fort RoaTnsy massaoIe. .... .:ssz.s-. ..s..
Mr.. Doolittlo said the massacre was tho result Of
an attempt 10 force . road through the Indian
country without the consent Of the Indians This
was equivalent to declaration Of var against tho
Indians. -.. p. 49,. ..s. -
Mr.. Fessenden, from the Finance Committee re.
ported, with amendments, tho army appropriation
bill The provision forbiddfnR the removal sus-
alf ~ alaFN h.
or the changing Of bis quarters from Washington,
Is amended by adding, "ezeept with his consent -
The item for the purchase OF the Willard Sears es.
tate, near tho WRtertown Arsenal grounds, and tho
sale Of certain tract Of land In South Boston, Is
stricken out. The sum mentioned was $4q, 700.
Mr.. Edmunds reported back the House bill to
authorize light .houses, with Amendments The
House bill does not fix tho appropriation specih.
cally for each of them. As amended, the sppro.
priatops are limited as follows:
For lighthouse at Mendoza, on Lake Superior,
| Sl4, 600 at Trowbridge Point, Thunder Bay, in
Michigan, SIC. .oOOi at Santa Cruz, In California,
SO, 900 at Tybee Island Knoll Georgia, SIS, 0OO
on Morris Island South Carolina, $l5, ,000 at Deep.
water Shoals, James river, Virginia, sic, 900; fol
rebuilding tower and keepers dwelling at St.
Simons, Georgis, $45, 900.
The provision for building rebuilding lights OF
beucons at Braddoeks Point, Cambahse Bank
Wolf leland, and Lapells'' Island, In Georgia, Il
stricken out; as also for building three lighthouse
and buoy steam tenders and the authorization oi
tho Secretary Of the Treasury to fix salaries o
house.keeperS at the points mentioned "'-.-'
Mr. Morrill, introduced bill to amend tho act oil
February IS, 1867 concerning the Fro Department
| of Washington City. 1t repeals the provision al
lowing tho use Of the Union engine to the city o.
Washington.
Mr. Grimes called up the bill directing the Sec
retary Of the Navy to transfer the iron clad Onon
daga to George Quintnrd, Of New York, upon tht
payment by him Of $3.50, 673, the amount advanced
| by the Government on the contract for the con
| struction Of the vessel Passed.
! The Senate adjourned nt il o clock p. m.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The IIousc went into Committee Of the Whole
MT Thayer in the chair and took up the bill
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses 0
| the Government.