The national Republican., 1869-03-01

hour, he asked and obtained leave 10 print
the remainder Of his remarks In the Globe.
Amer he resumed his seat many members
approached and congratulated him In
friendly manner.
Mr.. Maynard suggested ihat rs the action
Of the House In the case Of Mann and Jonea
showed that there was vacancy In tho dls-
trict, and as the gentleman who had Just ad-
dressed the House (Mr. Mcnard1 held the
certificate, and had therefore prina 6acle
right to the sent, he be sworn In and allowed
to hold the seat pending the litigation. He
asked unanimous consent to offer o motion
to that effect.
Mr.. Upson declined to yield the noor for
that purpose.
Mr.. Chanler appealed to Mr.. Upson TO let
Mr.. Maynard make that motion.
Mr.. Upson declined to do so, adding that
II he did tho gentleman from New York
would be found voting against II. ?
Mr.. Chanler persisted In his effort to have
the motion made.
The Speaker remarked that the gentleman
from Michigan was entitled to the floor, and
must be projected In his rights.
Mr.. Chauler intlmated that gentlemen on
the Republican side were always protected
by the Speaker, while those on the Demo-
crntlc side were not.
The Speaker said that the gentleman from
New York was not Just, for he had had his
own rights protected by the Speaker on every
occasion.
Mr.. Chanier replied that he had appealed
to the Speaker when questions Of yeraclty
were raised between members, and that the
Republican members had been protected
while the Democratic members had been
punished.
The Speaker. The remarks of the gentle
man from New York are not respectful to
the Chair, nor are they true.
Mr.. Chanler. Very well, sir. will leave
that question to be decided by the record.
Mr.. Upson then went on to argue In sup.
port of the action Of the Committee on Elec-
tions, and to show that neither OF the claim
ants for the seat-J. W. Menard or Caleb 8.
Hunt-was entitled To the seat.
Mr.. Poland offered as substitute fot the
report and resolution Of the Committee on
Elections, resolution recommitting the
| case to the Committee on Elections, with In
| structions to take testimony as TO the valid
ity Of the election, &c. He admitted that
that could net be done, as the Congress
would expire next Thursday, but ho offered
| the resolution for the purpose Of disposing
Of tho case and saving the House from fall.
ing into the dilemma Of making an unsound
and unfair precedent.
Mr.. Paine moved to amend the resolution
| Dl BIbNibo W nib btu'
pending the consideration Of the case.
Amer further discussion by Messrs. Beck,
Paine and Garfield, the house proceeded tc
vote on the various propositions.
The vote was first taken on the resolution
OF the minority OF tho Committee on Elec
tions, declaring Caleb s. Hunt duly elected
and II was rejected-yeas Al, nays 1856.
The vote was next taken on Mr.. Paine'I
amendment admitting Mr.. Monard to sea-
in the House pending the consideration o.
the case, and tho amendment was rejected
yeas 81, nays 130.
Mr.. Dawes moved that the whole subjec
be laid on the table. Agreed to without I
division.
Mr.. Ward asked leave TO offer a resolution
instructlng the Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds to inquire into the state
ment that the relics OF George Washington
taken from the Arlington Mansion ver'
about TO be restored to General Lee.
| Mr.. Brooks objected.
The House then, at half past four o'clock
took recess till half past seven.
| EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at 1850 p. m, and
went into Committee Of the Whole (Mr
Pomeroy in the chair) on the Senate amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill.
Mr.. Butler, Of Mass, on behalf Of th,
Committee on Appropriations, proceeded t,
explain the amendment. He said that tn
bill as 1t passed the House appropriate,
s2,312 ,240 on estimates which had called 70
S2,977 ,9S2. The Senate Committee on Ap
preparations had added to its amendment
amounting to t540, 1858, and the Senate Com
mittee on Indian Affairs had added amend
ments amounting to %, 500, $3.50, SO that no,
the bill proposed to appropriate e6,654, 15s
The bill was therefore very important one
But 1t was still more important In view Q
the amounts that would be called for here
after II the policy inaugurated by 1t wa
sanctioned by the House. II the treatie
made by the Indian peace commission wer
sanctioned by the House and appropriate
for, Congress would have to appropriat
about seven and half millions next year fc
the Indians, about ten millions the followln
year, and from ten to twelve millions yea
after that for the next twenty years. Ger
tlemen would sec that this was matte
which called for very considerable car,
and for the exercise Of Judgment. Indee
the matter was so important and so difflcul
that the Committee on Appropriations ha
not been able to come to any conclusio
satisfactory to itself, and had instructed hll
to state the facts and submit them to tn
Judgment Of the House.
} Mr.. Butler then spoke at some length upo
the subject Of Indian treaties.
Mr.. Allison, Of Iowa, inquired whetht
those new treaties were not made with ho
tile Indians; and II 80, whether they wei
not more favorable than tho existing treatl,
with the peaceable Indians, and whether {
: uol the effect would not be to make Il
peaceable Indians dissati1ed and hostile.
, Mr.. Butler, of Mass, said he could answ,
} that these new treaties had been made wit
hostile bands, and they were more fayorab
, to the Indians than those heretofore mad
, but the proposition was that all the Indar
, except those who had property Of their owl
and that were now Substantially within ii
bounds OF civilization should have lik
treaties and like benefits.
Mr.. Logan, Of ILL.,, desired to know whetht
the Committee on Appropriations desired Il
House to vote for the Senate amendments.
Mr.. Butler, Mass, replied that the con
, mittee recommended non-concurrence, 80 6
to leave the question entirely TO the House
Mr. Scofeld, Of Pa, as q member Of Il
Committee on Appropriations, said that
! understood every member Of the commit,
J to be decidedly hostile to the Senates amen,
, mcnts, considering that they involved Il
, deepest yilliany.
Mr.. Window, of Mlnn., advocated concu
renee In the Senate amendments, and r
, ferring to the statement made by Mr.. Sc,
field, asked the House to remember Of who
the Indian Peace Commission was con
posed-Generals Sherman, Harney and A,
CUR, the members Of it-and were they, t
asked, men who would be mixed up
any infamy.
After further debate the committee rose.
: Mr.. Paine, Of Wis, offered resolutio
directing the Secretary Of War to deliver
the Mayor Of the city Of Washington, for Il
use Of such organizations as may wish
take part In the proceedings Of the 4th
| March auch muaketa and 0eld-Diecea ma thl
may require, taking due security for the
: re-delivery. Passed.
} The House then, at 1880, adjourned.