New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-20

power not granted by the Constitution and soon
after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
CLERKS FOR COMMITTEES.
Resolutions for the employment OF clerks TO
tbe Committees on Naval Affairs Invalid Pensions ana
OF the District OF Columbia introduced and referred
TO the Committee on Accounts.
THE HARBoR MILWAUKEE,.
Mr. PAINE rep, Wis., introduced bill TO refund 70
the City OF Milwaukee $4,000 Tor moneys auFan0ou i
the improvement OF the harbor.
THE SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL LANDS.
Mr. JULIAN Rep Ind) introduced bill providing
that agricultural lands sold for the nonpaymen OF taxes
IN the lately rebeous states BIO disposed OF only 10 SUI
divisions not exceeding each and that no greater
poron shall disposed OF than Is actually necessary W
THE FUR TRADE or ALASKA. -. .
Mr.. JOHNSON DEM Cal) introduced sno5tute L IOr
the senate bill to protect the fur and seal trade III Askh
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Mr. WILSON tDen Minn) presented memorial OF the
Legislature in Minnesota In reference 10 INC rams VI o
Mr. wilson also introduced bin making grant OF
land the purpose as that set lorh III tho memo
riai Vi 'Ho i>'S' THE TAX on BRANDY.
Dr. DoCKERY Rep N o. introduces p 20 tbe
special enacted under Section % oil the act Oh INC ~
Vi july i0'I Tuy INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then went into Committee OF the whole on
the state OF the Union, Mr. JUDD 10 e eDr; anu
oiI Mr DAWES oRep Mass) Chairman OF the Committee
ON Appropriations, explained the bill IL called nc sld'
for oppropraons the amount Of sl3sl6 for the pur
nose ~ fnlang existing treaties with Indian tribes IL
aa the precse bin az 1t passed the House last session.
aud which had failed TO become law Owing 10
that BILL by way OF amendments additional hppropua,
lions to The amount OF N54i,9O2 Those auenuens hao
crown ont of nm attempt the part OF the Senate 10
make provision for the fuhlment OF the spuatlons OF
eleven treaties with Indians made po, sace ,ne
This bill contained none OF these items ana hereOIe ~
would be premature Tor MN 70 any S a h s sped
cuies that he apprehonded would arse anu ge
upun the attention Of the House when the Dill wonu
come back from the Senate. While he did not feel dis
posed and did not feel competent to discuss any special
indian policy at this time he was OF opinion thht lhe new
Administration OF the Government In when tue people
had nubonnded confidence, should be left untrammeed
byegsaton to develop It's own pohoy III " 'no
The CLERK proceeded to read the bill by paragraphs
| for amendment -, a.
ment was opened up by amendment offered by MT.
Wood to reduce appropriation to the Gros Ientres,
| Messrs Wood Beck, Axte DAVIS Lawrence, Maynafd'
Julian. benjamin; and other members =, NAH.
Mr. WOOD Dem, n. " denounced the system OF mah'
Ing treaties with indiana as ayaiem Oh d d
Treasury and an injury to 6d inc mnSn for indian tribes
t nhicR hP SaS no. sTi.tsne Sa1
Mr. iLHWRENCE (lep. Ohio a member OF the Com
mttee on Appropriations characterized the whole Indian
Bufean As utterly rotten, and rs den OF thieves Ihe
only question for the House whether it would root
ont that den OF thieves and the people from the
plumber and robbery that was going on aet cove. oi @
treaty making power whether IL would surrender the
legislative power 10 the treaty making power He denied
that there any such thing as an nian uehy tnee
treaties connections between sovereign nations and
It farce 10 apply such term 70 tribes or "snaefing
| OF the Indians 10 the new Administration
Mr. JULIAN rep Ind remarked ahat Gen Grant
tbe control OF Of Quakers and that no had told
him Gasn expressly th,t no WIS 9PPSssG and 70 S Syf
them corporations, either through Indian reaues OF
an" Mr. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. God for Gen. Grant and his
policy Treaties have been put through Tue senate whs
there were not siI senators preseH. hs n who
seat i'm apy delberntlye body. wish TO Goa could
reach the senate aud the ears OF eves % v om
heed % the OF the people aud Ia nave some respect
interests Of the people, Instead OF squanderng tho
M NEGLEY Rep., Penny inquired Of the Chair
whether was parliamentary to apply SUCH language "
The CHAIRMAN DIr. Juddl-As the Chair understood
teman from Ohio tNir Lawrencel that In referring 10
coordinate branch OF Legislature, he should BIO little
| Mr. LAWRENCE-Yes, shall be more careful. Ieoud
go q good deal further than that aud say things good
deal worse aud yet keep within the bounds OF truth
Mr. DAWES Hep:. Mass) said he would have felt sur.
wrsnce) only for the fact that that gentlemen had not
found consistent With his other pubic duties 20 attend
been fully considered II lie had done So he probably
would not have hS on ~ anew n s oil oT 10 @
cue the Treasury The very foundation stone OF this bill
wa a .1 P% than nSs the stipulation OF treaties that
| have The sanction OF all branches Of tho Govern
| ment There was not item IN the bill
| that came under any Of these new treaties
which had properly called down the anathemas OF his
colleague. tLaughterl II his colleague had known
what was the bill. the House would have been saved
his until the amendments OF the Senate should
come In such remarks would DO In order III the
House were TO resist those amendments AT ALL IL wuud
have TO by standing by tho bill reported from inc
Committee Appropriations. IL the members were 70
depart from IL undertake either To Introduce amend
ments or 10 abandon the law Of the land they Woud DO
all at sea- -. w., "a, N,
Wood was rejected and tho Clerk proceeded WIN !he
reading OF tho bill which occasionally interrupted
by the Offering OF amendments which brought up the
| same general question for discussion. -, -,
At Il o'clock tho Committee and reportcu inc Dill
| 10 the House, and 10 thorcupop passed
| TIE PARAGUAY OUTRAGE.
Mr.. JUDD narp M, from the Committee on Foreign
AFFAIR." reported resolution instructng that Committee
TO inquire into all the circumstances relating 10 the
alleged Imprisonment OF Messrs Bliss and Masternan Ia
Paraguay, and into the conduct OF the late American
Minister in Paraguay, and OF tho officers commanding
tho South Atlantic Squadron, with power 10 send for
| persons and papers, and To report At any time.
| the SPEAKER presented = communication from the
Governor OF with the action OF the Massa
chusetts Legislature, raying the XVIII Article Of tho
Amendment TO the Constitution.
| The House thon adjourned until Monday
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