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trade in Alsska Referred o the Committee q

trade in Alaska Referred % the COMMITTEES %
rns PALS or 81. ANTHONY.
Mr.. WILSON. rep.) Of Minn. presented memo
ria OF the Leesature Of Minnesota in reference 70
the Fans q St. Anthony Rsierred 70 the COMMITTEES
Mr.. WILSON also introduced bill making grant
Of land for the same purpose - that set forth ID the
%istss on q pos sns legislature Referred 70 the
RELIEF OF DIsTILLRRs OF BRANDY.
refund 70 dstsrsp or SrsnSy = from sppIss pc aches
Sf cranes - the special tax sxsced under sec'Sn
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The House then went into Committee Of the Whole
on the state Of the he union-Mr Judd In the chair
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
NJ. DAWES, Gepl Of Mass.. chairman Of the Com.
casd he % sad for spproprations to the al amount Of
s24ls,sl6 FOR the purpose Of fulfilling existing
m Il e
tween the two houses. The Senate had added on To-
amendments sassIi had grown out Of an attempt on
ios os s Rsfi iumsns Of the spuaons q sevs
treaties with Indians made since the llth OF
August last BY the Indian Peace Commission % ss
fore, 1t would be premature for him TO anticipate
any Of the dLnicullies that he apprehended would
when the bill would come back from the Senate.
While he did not feel disposed and did not feel
aa q S a s me nsM
OF the government IN which the people had un-
bounded confidence, should be left untrammelled BY
legislation TO develop its own policy IN reference 10
The CLERK proceeded to read the bill by para
The whole question Of the Indian policy Of the
gOysrnWsns ~ was opened Up Sy an amendment offered
dams; and the discussion was participated IN By
Messrs. Wood Beck, Axtell, Dawes Lawrence, Nay
Mr. WOOD denounced the system Of making trea~
ties with Indians system OF fraud on the Treasu~
s ara sa % been mads r Dss
which had no existence.
Mr.. LAwRENCE, rep.l Of Ohio, 2 member Of the
whole Indian Bureau az utterly rotten, and as den
OF thieves. The only question for the House was,
save the people from the plunder and robbery thaa
were going on under cover OF the treaty-making
power, or whether would surrender the Legislative
boYer TO the treaty making powerf He denied that
there was any such thing as an Indian treaty. There
contracts made with various Indian tribes; but
treaties were conventions between sovereign nations
wandering savages.
MI. MAYSARD, lrepl Of Tenn. asked when Mr.:
ceased to be Power to make treaty with.
MI. LAWRENCE replied that the Indians had never
ceased to be nation with which treaties could Dc
made because 1t never had been such Q nation. 1t
not till within the last fourUearSthat the treaty
making power had ever assumed Ina tnasn II M was nde n3
public lands through treaties with Indian tribes he
was in favor OF leaving the whole question OF the
Indians to the new administration.
Mr.. JULIAN remarked that General Grant had init.
mated his intention OF placing the Indians under the
9m he was opposed to
form OF taking the lands OF the United states ana
giving them to corporations either through Indian
M IAwREScT-Tnan2 Eth God for General Grant and
his policy. Treaties have been put through the
Every man who participated in fraud Of that SOLE
is unfit to occupy seat In any deliberative body
wish to God could reach the senate ana me e. ear ear
be compelled to pay SOME heed TO the voice OF tno
people and to have some respect for the OF
the people, instead Of squandering the peopie's
Mr.. NEGLEY, rep) OF Pa, inquired Of the Chair
whether was parliamentary TO Apply sucn language
The CHAIRMAN Cdr. Judd,-As the Chair under
stood IT. it was rather broad, and the Chair suggests
referring TO coordinate branch OF the Legislature
he should be little more careful and choice IN ms
M. IAwREScE-Yes, 1 shall be more careful. I
could 90 good deal farther than that and say things
good deal worse, and yet keep within the bounds
Mr.. DAWES SAID he would have felt surprised %
the remarks OF his colleague on the committee LAW
rence only for the fact that that gentleman had not
found IL consistent with als other public duties TO
attend the meeting Of the committee, at which the
30 he probably would not have shot on In new
orbit OF his own but would have stood by his asso-
cates their effort to rescue the Treasury. the
very foundation stone Of this bill was to put stop
to those treaties and to refuse 70 go further than
sanction Of all branches Of the government. There
came under any Of theseD = new treatiesv
which had properly called down the anathemas Of
his colleague (Mr. LawrenceI II mis- colleague had
known wnat was IN the Dill the House would have
been saved his remarks until the amendments OF the
Senate should come in. when such remarks would
be In order. II the House were 70 resist those
amendments at all II would have TO do so by stand
ing by the bill az reported from the Committee on
Appropriations. II the members were TO depart
from or undertake either to Introduce amendments
or to abandon the law Of the land they would be all
&C sea.
Mr.. Wood was rejected and the clerk proceeded
with the reading OF the bill, which was occasionally
interrupted by the onering Of amendments, which
brought up the same general question for discussion.
At o Quarter-past four O'Clock the committee rose
and reported tue bill to the House, and It was there
upon passed.
INvEsrIGArIoS OF THE PARAaUAyAs DIFFICULTIES.
Foreign Anairs, reported . resolution insuucting
that committee 10 inquire into all tue circumstances
relating TO the alleged imprisonment OF Messrs Bliss
and Masterman IN Paraguay and into the conduct or
the late American Minister In Paraguay and the
officers commanding the South Atlantic squadron,
with power TO send FOR persons and papers and to
report at any time.
RArIrIcArIoS OF THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT BY
MASSACHUSETTS.
The SPEAKER presented communication nom
the Governor Of Massachusetts with the action oil the
Massachusetts, Legislature ratifying the nfteenth
article ol the amendment to the constitution.
The House then, at twenty minutes past four