The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-09
Tne Speaker directed the paper to

The resolutions of the Legislature
declare that the Oregon Senator'S,
Messrs. Williams and Corbett, have
betrayed aud misrepresented the peo-
pie, of that State, in voting for the re-
construction measures, for the tenure
OF Office act, foTsthe act affecting the
Supreme Court, and for the impeach-
ment of the PRESIDENT aud instruct-
ing them to resign in order that per
sons might be elected as their sue
cessors who would fairly and honestly
represent the State of Oregon In the
United States Senate gk1s 04fH
Washburne, of Illinois, said if he
had known the character of the pa
pers he would have objected to their
being read, and offered the following
resolution:
ResoIced, That the papers lust read
be returned to the presiding officers
OF both Houses of the Oregon beg
lslature, the same being scapdalous.
impertineDt, and indeeoraus.
Wood rose to make remark.
The Speaker intimated that the
previous question had been moved.
and discussion was not in order.
Wood went on to say that the pa
pers were from the legislature of a
sovereign and loyal State. [Calls of
order. ~ aH .sse
The Speaker repeated that discus
sion was not in order.
The previous question was-seconded
and the main question ordered. Yeas
III; nays 30. The resolution was
adopted with the division. = 4
Windham, from Committee on In
dian Affairs, reported a resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for
informstion as to the cost of suppress
ing the Indian troubles of 1866 81 and
68. Adopted. nTTlva \
Butler, of Massachusetts,, intro
duced a bill to repeal the tenure of
Office act, Of March I'd, 1867. Re-
terred to judiciary Committee.
Ingersoll asked leave to introduce a
bill supplementary to National Banks.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Randall moved reference to the
Committee on Banking and Currency |
question arising on reference of bill.
Ingersoll withdrew for the present. |
CLARK, OF Kansas, from the Commit |
tee on Indian Affairs, reported Joint /
resolution for the sale Of certain stock, |
held in trust, of the Choetaw and /
Chickasaw Indians. Ordered print
ed, and recommItted; also, a resolu- |
ton calling on the Secretary of the |
Interior for information as to the ex
penses of the Commission to the Great /
and Little Usage Indians, and the
value of presents, and as to the per-
sons who accompanied the Commits /
sion, &c. Adopted.
Garfield, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported a bill to
restore the Bureau of Indian Affairs
to the War Department from January
4, 1869, and moved the previous ques-
tion on its passage.
Windam hoped a bill Of such i'm
poftance would not be passed under
the previous question.
Garfield said if the p-~--;s----- ---a,..As.-
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TED 70 a0 hour to elose,,a aud he would
distribute that time among those who
desired to discuss the bill. The pre-
viOus question was seconded.
Garfield stated briefly that he ad
vocated the purposes and provisions
Of the bill, Temarklng that all the
leading military officers, Grant, Sher-
man. Sheridan, and others, recon-
mended change
Windham opposed the bill.
Sherman said he had shown LAST
session that to take care of 1000 In
1ians in Arizona under the War De-
Dartment had cost 81 800 900, while
The 100000 Indians In the whole
country had cost only $4,000, ,000. He
to the immense expenses of
carrying on Indian wars, and thought
With these facts the House ought not
% pass the. bill without having it
printed and giving chance to read it.
Clarke, of Kansas, favored the pas
sage of the bill transferring the Indian
Bureau. He said il was an open and
.tending disgrace to the Government.
de referred to the recent commission
e the Usage Indians, and stated that
he commission was attended by
Tast retlnue of spectators, that it
made treaty by which eight million ;
icres of land were taken for a song
md transferred to men whose reputa-
ion was not above suspicion. .-
Payne was in favor Of its transfer
o the War Department, but thought
he bill should be amended so as to
equire bonds from the officers having i
he making of contracts and the dis
luFcbAueub Ul money. Fl #rekst
Schenck advocated the bill because
le thought no reform proposed in
he House would be so effective in G
,reaking up foul nest of thieves as
he passage of the bill would be. He
poke of Indian agents as a parcel of
orrupt civilians, interested in getting :
Ip Indian wars, in which they incur
ed no peril, and argued that when
he War Department would have con-
rol it would be much more likely to /
void than to provoke war.
Higbee opposed the bill, and gave it
5 his judgment that the attempted
emoval would prove a failure. He
hought the Government, In dealing
nth Indians, would have to come .
ack to the principles of William
'enn.
Garfield closed the debate, and read
n extract from the report of General
Sherman, dated November 1st, 1863,
n which it Is stated that he has come !
0 the conclusion that there is but !
ne thing to be done with the Indians, :
nd that is to transfer the Bureau to
be War Department.
The discussion being closed, Win /
am moved to lay on the table.
Iegatived
The bill then passed = yeas 116; ]
ays 33. Adjourned.