New-York tribune., 1869-04-07
on the lst OF Inna Ae w. Oonouo W w taKen

| Mr. BUTLER Rep. Mass.5 sueges1sd IesS ss 10
census sbs S section an amendment providing that I
OF internal Revenue in their several dstr,cs
poses Of this they should be under the Tr the pur
| the superintendent of the census '"' uiiecuOh u
| Mr.. GARFIELD said ne had haar ou,.,, Il. .,,o
mind that the census might be taken in tha OF ~ he
Sn Sinee ehanged bis mind about it. II IL We're done
pear 10 the people as being Connected With tx"tn and
MIR u JENCKTSs ss speclaIly ny to be guarded against.
W that much might be made Of the
pronosed boSu IN connection with the census he
Gt however TO strike all of the bin after the
"iTh tTha seToUn, eTou3 ana 10 insert substitute
was Dassed ~ was agreed to- and the bill amended
@ saGfed @ That there hereby established in the
which charge Of the csns Sssi to- BE- qsi% "n ' @ and
the i%aon 2 S' Of a'qS.eS Fl. se % ,S T .n
be spSopsS M % % o. Of the Census who shall
n And h. term Of service shall Of May 1862
nus salary Of paid monthly innens and the
@ privilege The using the library Of Congress. the sane
SEGA That THE Secretary Interior shall appoiat for the Censu
% upon noIn1C Of the said superintendent from time to time
e1 with salary Of s2Oo six clerks OF the fourth
~ to complete the within the time prescribed BY
necessary who shall be paid the same rates as now for %s
ss s' ., IN S Department q the Interiors provided that ths
one esTk Of each class shall be appointed until the frat day
provdd tAe That Of three years By
Ces the $ % m the & 'e %oS 81 s hs,s It, OF ss
ers and the Census Bureau shall be closed and Al records books
'astS'goE s1c g,o 70 ,Ss 2! sssIssy Of iss IHsrsr
PGRo'O1 t G & the United states ' sI tG Of June
deaths that nav have oSced within one wear next sre
TS the S a zee 3 & s SnS he %
ssnia statistics according the forms Of schedules hereinafter to bO
That for the purpose obtaining the most efficient manner
The statistical ormson required by The 4h section e Su
Of & CessS acting gusr tee advice Of Joint selse.
such Committee add thereto hereby authorized and
conform Sery bs schedule, provided for By Law for ibs seventh
sS eighth 5u. With suc @ the changed condition
with notifications as may Judgment render
hereby employ 6e persops
sa purpose hereby appropriated
si II. shah also prepare fan Get Of Ssi. 70 10 used tES The
Genius and shall lay before Congress the trs day m second session
with any he may af 6 ns',y @ 10 order to hsss
iaV lie exae, form of schedules 10 he ussd -
SIC And b. Il further enacted that the said Joint Committee on
70 send M persons spd sgr ard TO sIs%s, II orr
sng such other information concerning the population Industry prop
er and resources Of the cOu 2. they Ps 9s % s Par
and vagabe and said Committee are hereby act
Of Coug bill for tue tiiog q the census Siih sah
i P5H % Se an,ho to pn, sS portions ss
10 or that the report mAJ be made h pnt a. 'hs commence
" '1' THE CONTESTED SEATS.
Mr. STEVENSON (Iiep. Ohio, from the Committee on
Elections reported resolutions on The contested election
MIA that John Moett the setting member is not entitled
10 bis seat and that LEONARD Myers the cpntestant Is
lie gave notice that he wonld call up the report Tor ac
Mr. PAINE ep Wis., from the same cq@mittss '1o tee
vh Congressional District Of Louisiana rs not eligible to
ss ptSF u fSG HRe sS lSa Pohs Go I Election Committee
made report in the contested election case rom tne
First Congressional District OF louisiana that the claim
Martin, is unable to take the test OATH The re-
port was laid on the table
Mr.. sARGEANT CReP, Call on leaye,bntredneed bill
repeating act OF tho New.Mexiean LnCisa,nFe I'm
posing eaptaton tax on bovine cattle Passed.
THE EiGHT.HoUR LAW.
Mr.. NIBLACK Dem, Ind) asked leave TO Introduce
quire as to having fu daily wages paid for eight hours
Mr DAWES ep. Massl said that similar resolution
had been adopted at the beginning OF this and OF The
last sesslon but that the judiciary Committee for some
reason which he did not understand had iaiied 10
Er. BUTLER rep. Mass) remarked that the reason
Tho House then nj IA O'Clock, went into Committee OF
the whole Judd In the chair on the Senate amend
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION RnI- ...,,,.
njatons proceeded 10 give the history Of the new Indian
treaties for which the Senate amendments proyden
appropriations he showed ander % rsmaaod e House
that its action upon them now Nond Dnd ths ooNeIu
ment for The next 20 years 1t might mot bo improper be
hands OF the House careful attention 10 those ltss ne
4bS GLoe that whatever ratification those treaties
received was the hands OF two or three or pa ha
amendments were voted after another by ieaS' -
NAYS the VicePrcsdent giving the cHihs sV,1, ,.
,, onn Of the leading amendments OF the Senate hp
propriatng 100000 was adopted IN dnaa hs.
he was himself going say He had read from ihs o90s
the ofca report Of the Senate proceedlhgs ana
Sgw YORK TRIBUNE some extracts verifying INC s'a'o
LA%REYcR REP, Ohio asked whether the Senate
ennd dignity the Indians independent hauoht
Mr. DAWES replied that II was by An act OF Congress
alone those indian treaties could become AT NJ o
the land The question now, what Was 10 De uone
With the Indlans1 To aeht them we would be worse
hundred fold than even 70 ratfy those treaties
Committee Appropriations had c0nsdored the matt
in all various llgts and had agreed 10 recon- M
the President Of The United States with fuil antnory
according To his discretion and Judgment ana unust hs
official responsibility, to maintain peace WIN .ho
10 promote civilization among them 10 place lneih
practicable on reservations TO encourage theii eols
at selfsupport, and 70 make NAL pD IspEH ~ ~ that
amendment would an expenditure ItV I wv
millions dollars wonld save the Goxermen. s
and would put the responsibility where " oe'onse"
the EXECUTIVE.
Mr. BUTLER CRep., Mass) reviewed the relations OF
the United States Governments with the Indians com
mencing with the early history OF the setem9nt OF new
England He held that the treaties made with the ndl-
ans d not admit OF tho right Of the Indians to the SOIL
,ut only admitted their possession OF the soil Tor II h
4een 'nS oysrnget wc coanised country 0yped the
soil Of that country Tic XVIII Ipendmebt Of the Con,
indiana fhat Amendment provided that all persons
born naturEed Ia the United states, and subject 70
the ursdotOn thereof citizens OF tho United states
and os the States wherein they RESIDE. Could the Pres
dent and Senate make valid treaties with portion OF inc
citizens OF the United ststesi lie insisted that by the
rat6eatou OF that Amendment the Indians became citi'
zens They the soil and under tho Jurisdiction
OF the United States and he held Tho best opinion ne
could come 10 that there validity in any treaty
attempted 20 be made with any indian trbe since .ho
rstiHcaon Of the XIVth Amendment Referring 70 the
od , ,ch the indian treaties have been ratified In
e Senate he said he could call Senator TO witness that
an mpoant Indian treaty had been rallied when there
we're bi two Senators In the Chamber acting as the
senate and the other as Chairman Of the Committee
| Mf CLARK asked what treaty that was ,o.,,,