The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-21
XLth CONGRBss-seoon Session.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-After the presen-
tation of petions, Mr. Salisbury said that the
petitions presented yesterday from the town in
which he lived (GeorgetOwn) and from Milton
were all in the same hand writing, not one of
them signed by men purportng to have sign
ed them. 1t was strange that those who lived
among them had never heard ANYTHING OF the
enormites alleged to be practced upon them.
Some person had got list OF their names and
attached them to the petition. He objected to
reference.
MIR. Sumner said he had received the petit
tions by mail in the usual manner of receiving
petitions, and being respectful in their charac-
ter he had presented them in the line of his
duty as was his habit. He had understood from
other sources that the colored C tizens OF Del
aware were despoiled of their rights under the
civil rights bill. They have not the great right
given them under the Constitution n, OF suf-
frage.
Mr.. Salisbury asked what right was denied
to the cOlored people of Delaware, more than
the Indians. Senators should cast out the
beam from their own eye before they attempt
to pluck The mote out of others. He moved
that tie judiciary Committee be instructed to
inquire into the authenticity of the petitions.
Agreed TO.
Mr.. Fessenden introduced bill to allow
drawbacks on articles used in the construction
of vessels as follows:
Be in enacted, That on and ter the passage
of this act there shall be allowed aud paid
equal in amount to the import duty on all lum-
Der, hemp, MANILA, copper, and upon all iron
not advanced in manufacture beyond bars, rods
and bolts, which shall be wrought up into the
construction of rigging or equipment of sail
ing vessels Of the United States, of bu,then
not less than 100 tons, and of ocean steamers OF
burthen not less than 1000 tons, or used in
repairing vessels of foreign build, documented
in conformity with the provisions of the act OF
Dec. %, 1852, less per cenium Oh the amount
of such drawback. which shall be retained for
the use of the United States under such regu-
lations as the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe. Referred to the Committee on Com
marco.
Mr. Chandler rose to personal explanation
in regard to the error ne had been led into,
he said by the Senators from Maine during
the debate on the proposition to allow draw
back on articles used in shipbHiding, he had
supposed from their remarks that the ship
yards of Moline were as deserted as't streets
of Ninevah, condition of things that had al
most caused the Senators from Nevada, Nye
aud Indiana, Morton. to shed tears. He then
read statistics in support of his assertion thai
during the last two years there had been more
ships built in Maine than during any two years
p evious.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, supposed the point
upon which the Senator had differed from the
Senator from Maine was his assertion that
Michigan built more ships than Maine, but
Maine built ships that carry commerce around
the world, abont which Michigan didn't know
anything and never would, not those fiat boats
navigated with contrabands. daughter
Mr. Buckalew presented petition of the
citizens of Norristown, Pa, praying for a re-
pea! OF the warehousing system, as iniuriou:
to the manufacturing interests. Referred tC
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Henderson's bill was takep up authoriZ
ing The Peace Commission to conclude treaty
with the Navajo Indians, now on the BoSqut
Rotontoe, and appropriating $1560O0 for thei
rmo7al.
Mr.. CONFESS opposed the appropriation. HI
said the Navajo tribe Were the most highly civ
ilzed of all the North American Indians.
Mr. Ramsay supported the bill.
He was followed by Mr.. Williams in opposi
ton and Mr. Cole in favor.
MI. Nye said anybody who would real tn
history Of the difficulties between these In
dams and the New Mexicans, would conclud
that Gen. Carleton should rather have remo'
ed the New MexicaDs.
Mr.. Buckalew said that not less than $40
oo0O00 had been expended on this experlmeI
with 1000 or 5000 Navajo Indians, and it seen
ed no progress had been made after this in
mense outlay, but they were to be appr3prla
cd more money He believed somebody wa
making money out OF it.
MI ressenden I'D reliable information ths
10 Keep the Indians on the present reservatlo
would result in large saving OF annual e1
pend;tures.
Mr.. Howard took the ground that the Nav:
JOE nau peen ,uhJusty death with. He though
lney snould De sent whence they came wher
their fathers were buried, and Suitable omar
should be sent with them to proter I them fro,
insult or aggression by the New Mexicans
After further discussion Mr.. Doolttle war,
ed the Senator that whether the Indians We
sent to the reservation or to their home II
Senate must not deceive itself by supposir
there would be no considerable expense.
Mr.. Towards amendment was lost, votir
IA favor.
Mr.. Ramsay moved to add an amendme
appropriating $40 600 to the Sioux Indians,
Devils Lake, explaining their destitute CO
dlton and that the appropriation was in
cordance with the treaty of May, 1867. vi
those Indians, which had never been CARR
out and 1t was recommended by the Inter
Department.
Mr.. Henderson suggested that the amer