The New York herald., 1869-02-28

his assertion this morning that the Speaker on ques-
tons o. veracity between members had decided In
one way In respect to republican members. and In
an opposite in respect to democratic membera
Mr. DIcKEY: lrep) OF Pa, rose to the question OF
right to 60 into the whole HISTORY OF the Speaker OF
The SPEAKER requested that the gentleman from
New York might not be interrupted In his personal
ny. DIckEY withdrew his question at the request
Mr.. CHASLER proceeded with HIS remarks and
claimed his right TO state that the ruling OF the
MI Logan OF Illinois, smo and and NJ Ho!Srook Of Idaho
Wa contradictory and unfounded In parliamentary
The .spEAKRR remarked that instead OF being
personal explanation the remarks OF the gentleman
rom New York were an attack upon the Chair The
ing had fallen upon the Speakers ear as direct re-
nection upon his veracity. He had understood him
from the decision OF the Chair. ana he mad repiied
that the language was not respectful to the Chair
and was not true. It was the only response which
gentleman could make to such remark. The Speaker
then referred to the two cases cited by Mr.. Uhan-
ler-the cases OF Messrs. Logan and Hoibrook-and
intended to be offensive and had been Immediately
Withdrawn, while that OF Mr.. H0lbrook had been
been retracted The Chair would leave the question,
not TO his political associates not to those who put
him In his position, but he would leave It fearessy
to the political associates Of the gentleman who
now arragned him. whether there was not the
widest possible contrast between the two cases
which the gentleman from New York had cited for
the purpose the second time on the same day, Of
attacking the presiding officer Of the House OF which
The question was then taken on the resolution and
amendment and they were agreed to.
RELICS OF WASHINGTON.
Mr.. WARD, (rep.) OF N. T., asked leave 10 oner a
resolution instructing the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds TO inquire into the statement
that the relics OF George ia taken from 1ne
General Lee..
The House then at half-past four, took recess
until hafpast seven O'Clock this evening.
Evening Session.
The House resumed rs session at halfpast seven,
the Speaker in the chair.
tee on Public Expenditures, made areport on the
gestions from some Of the members OF the commit
tee, which ordered to be printed The following
ts appended TO it,
Their decided ds.pDSysi
. Ss retained By sSs Russian Mlni:.sr :: a:
% which Gr q e S% r ss. s 80 dssp
ksspng the fact Of their being 80 retained from the
n sondusns @ tie q T heir e
Of hs acting such IL Without making
extend Gss1y no mani whose b hsh 5 paSS pU
has the Fight to sell that trust and nhdsnSs
2, b. fsow easn''S 10 forsgs rSs 2.
,sns,Ss of the report seems to copsder Mt pMsr
on w ss:e Ts hs ~
called the Alaska swnde" further to imply that
aesss % Stanton and Walker in the interest Of Rus;s he
ay &
w q and I'd Who vs are
from Their snomaloa: position By directing towards
II. r. II. BROMwELL.
srEPnEs s. sPs NJ TABER.
The House then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. Pomeroy in the chair, on the
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION
BILL.
Mr.. BUTLER, trep.) OF Mass. on behalf OF the Com
mittee ON Appropriations proceeded to explain the
amendments He said that the bill as 1t passed the
House appropriated s2sl2 ~ a4S on estimates which
Appropriations had added to It amendments
amounting TO s54o,ssS and and the, the Senate senate
ments amounting to $3S ,93e, SO that now the bill
proposed to appropriate s6,654, 1853. The bill was,
more % important s In View Of the M amounts that would
be called for hereafter II the policy inau-
gurated BY It was sanctioned by the House.
II the treaties made blythe Indian Commission were
sanctioned By the House and appropriated Tor, Con-
gress would have to appropriate about $7,5o0 600
lowing year and from 81 100000 to sl2 900 after
that for the next twenty years. Gentlemen would
sderabe rIi % care and FOR tne exercise OF Judgment
Indeed the matter was so important and 80 diff
fcult that the Committee on Appropriations
had not been able to come to any conclusion salts
factory to ITSELF and had instructed him TO state the
facts and submit them to the judgment OF the House.
The Indian treaties up to 1885, to 1866, had been
substantially satisfied by about two millions OF dol
lars. but In 1857 Congress established an Indian
peace commission. That commission had gone 70
the Plains and treated with the wild roaming In
dians. which treaties called for these additional
amounts. These treaties would be understood by q
statement OF that made with the crow Indians, un-
der which each mead OF family was to receive
farm, agricultural implements. CATTLE &C., and each
member OF the family suits OF clothes every year.
An animated, discussion ensued between Mr.. But
lei and Messrs. Window, Munger, Allison and
Clarke, when
Mr.. LOGAN (rep.) OF H., desired to know whether
the Committee on Appropriations desired the House
to vote for the Senate amendmentss
Mr.. BUTLER replied that the committee recon-
mended n0nconcurrence so a. 10 leave the question
entirely with the House.
Concurrence with the Senate amendments was
advocated by Messrs. Burleigh. trcpl OF Dakota,
Window and Highly, and opposed by Messrs. Gar
field ana Logan.
without taking vote on any OF the amendments,
the committee rose.
Mr. PAYNE int oduced Jcint resolution directing
the Secretary OF War to furnish the Mayor OF wash
tions wishing to take part In the Inauguration oere
monies 4, 900 muskets, brass field pieces cais-
sons, cavalry and infantry equipments, fags, &C.
Passed.
The House then at half-past ten, adjourned till
eleven O'Clock on Monday.
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