The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-15
SWAMI LANDS IN IOWA

tee on Public Lands.
BY Mr. DRAKE, lrep) OF N0.-A bill 70 incorporate
the United States Life Accident and Life Insurance
Company. Referred to the Committee on the Dis
UNIFoRx SYSTEM OF AAruRALIxAroN.
BY Mr. WILLIAMS, lrep.) OF oregon-A bill to estab.
acts heretofore passed upon that subject Referred
TO the Committee ON the Judiciary.
& D mai unsd e sny
lice Of their intention to become citizens such deca
snsSorssd @ administer il, and ys years thereafter
may be made citizens upon taking another 0etn 20
support the constitution, renounce former allegiance
perry attested BY the Judge and clerk or the United
States District Court for the district In which they
required for admission to citizenship
0FFICEEs UNDER THR FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT
tps crime ~ sor rep OF = 1 g n fm
teentn amendment OF the constitution. Tabled on
the bin provides that such holding Of once shall
be deemed felony against the United States, which
upon conviction shall be punished with imprison-
ment for period not less than three more than
ten years, ana by fne OF $1,000 to $4,000.
MILITARY ROAD IN OREGON.
BY Mr. CoRBErT. trep.) OF Oregon-To amend the
ton Of q military road BY extending the time for
said construction. Referred to tue Committee on
GOVERNMENT OF INDIANS
BY Mr.. POMEROY--A bill to create Department OF
Indian Affairs and to provide for the civilization
and government OF the Indians. Referred to the
Committee on Indian Affairs.
GOLD CONTRACTS
BY Mr.. Cole, trep.) OF GAIA bill relating to con-
tracts payable in coin. Referred. ~m
NATIONAL RAILROAD COMPANIES.
MT. SHERMAN introduced bill to provide railroad
was referred to the Special Committee on Railways.
AZ, It Incorporates four companies, to be known as
National the CHESAPEAKE railroads. and the National
Transportation Company, which are authorized
spectivey to build the following lines, viz:-From
Railroad east Of Harrisburg; from washington 70 a
point on any railroad In the State OF Virginia; from
Washington to Point Lookout, Md, and from the
| Chesapeake Bay. The capital stock Of the first
| two companies ia fixed at 100000 each, and
these amounts Is to be subscribed by the corpora
| tons OF Washington and Georgetown and the Levy
% ss IN Their
tenths DER cent bonds to borrow money for such
preferred stock to the amount Of half their capital
ana are required to have their roads completed
! MEETINGS OF CONGRESS-
BY MT. CoNKLING: tep.) OF N. VA bill to repeal
the act fixing the time for the regular meetings OF
| Congress. Tabled and ordered to be printed.
| AMENDMENT TO THE NATURALIZATION LAWS.
| BY Mr.. FERRY, rep.l OF Gonna bill to amend
NATURALIZATION laws. Referred 70 the Committee on
The Bill provides that every alien intending to ap
ply for naturalization to any State or United States
ton. le with the clerk Of the said court notice tha
he intends TO apply which shall particularly set forth
Of ~
tention, &c. The bill prescribes In detail the rules tG
be followed In contesting applications for admission
to citizenship The personal description Of the
grantee shall be inserted in all certificates Of natu
] ralizati0n. s
AMOUNT OF UNITED STATES BONDS ISSUED. +
i . By Mr.. DAVIS, (dem.) Of Ky.-A resolution asking
the Secretary Of the Treasury TO inform the Senate
what was the aggregate amount Of each issue Of
United States bonds by their respective dates and
the rate Of interest borne BY them respectively Laid
/ over. n .l M
DISTURBANCES IN LOUISIANA.
i By Mr.. KELLOGG-A resolution requesting the Sec
| rotary Of War to communicate any information re-
ceived by him from the officers OF the Freedmen's
issna Adopted Also resolution asking the Sec
Rotary OF War TO inform the Senate what number Of
troops are employed on the Plains, and whether any
volunteers are so employed, and Il so, by whose au-
GENERAL cUsrER's BATTLE WITH rH-s INDIANS.
m sSs
communicate reports and other Information re-
Dg him relating e the late battle WITH the
INDIAN TREATIES.
Mr.. DRAKE called up his resolution to amend the
rules 30 as 20 require indian treaties TO be considered
MI. EDxoNps. lrep.) OF vt. asked what reason
there was why these more than other treaties
Mr. DRAxE replied that treaties with foreign ma.
tons often contain provisions which the national
dian treaties never do, unless where there is some
land scheme involved, and his main object In pro-
posing the change was TO put stop to such schemes
Mr. POnERoY had no objection to considering In
dian or any other treaties openly because their pro-
sidered In secret session or NOT. But II there was
any advantage In consderfng any treaties secretly
ne snoIgns inalan resses snoaia os 80
Mr.. STBwART favored the change proposed; In
fact he did not believe In treaties with Indians ai
| system was adopted, there are few or no tribes
sufnciently well organized to be able to observe
Mr.. HENDERSON was not opposed to the resolution
but he thought It should go to some committee, sc
they might provide against any possible conflict o.
The resolution was referred to the Committee or
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
At quarter to two O'Clock the Senate went int
| executive session. which lasted about quarter o
an hour.
cRNsURE OF THE PRESIDENT.
| On the reopening Of the doors Mr. CArrELL rep.
| OF N. j., offered the following resolution
is s w
da,s portion Of the national OBLIGATIONS and regard M
Nations. honor require: the psy%sns public Dab. . H.
| which It was created.
ton. The part Of the Presidents Message quoted in
the resolution should be rcpr0bated by every honest
man. To propose To repudiate the national debt
would be crime In any person. but for the Cnle
Executive Magistrate TO make the proposition was
uoubly criminal.
Mr. HENDERSON said that when consent was given
for the resolution to be introduced he had under
stood that 1t was not to be considered now and he
hoped II would not be until Senators should be fully
prepared to discuss It, because II the Senate was
going to rebuke the President 1t should do so boldly
and forth the doctrine instead OF the false
one propounded by him and with which he tMr. Hen.
derson did not concur and he asked the Senator from
New Jersey what ne conceived the true doctrine on
that subject to be. and what, II any, difference
there WAS in his Judgment, between the letter and
spirit OF the law
Mr.. CATTELL replied that when the matter came
up regularly for discussion he would be prepared to
answer, but that he wished that the Senate should,
In the meantime, express its disapprobation OF the
Presidents views. The people, he said, had already
passed upon the question OF what Is the true doc
trine In regard to the payment OF the national
debt.
Mr.. HENDRICKS, tdem.) Of Ind. asked him whether
the people had decided In favor OF paying the debt in
gold or In lawful money
Mr.. CArTELL replied that they had decided that the
Chicago platform was very much preferable to the