The New York herald., 1869-02-20
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, 90 SHEET

supreme Court at nine and provides for the ap.
pohtment OF circuit Judges 10 perform the ciTcuit
Court but requires spa ~ @ @ ~ Se latter shall do
circuit duty for at least term every two years. .
Mp Epstsps u rep Of yt began speesn nnt ~
was interrupted by the expiration OF the morning
hour, which brought up the unfinished business.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. TrUMBuLL asked Mr.. Morrill,, In charge OF the
Appropriation BILL to consent to its temporary post
ponement, so that the bill to reorganize snc
JUDICIAL system might be disposed OF, but
MI. EDMuNDs objected, because he was pledged
to see whether some action could not be had on tne
bill bill. -'A'1 'I' 00ns'os'"''0n y '"' ~pp''
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
was tnen taken up, aud several additionM ancuu-
ments proposed BY the Committee on Indian Affairs
were adopted
Mr.. STEWART offered, a. an additional section to
the bill which lately passed the House, an amend
ment transferring the control OF the Indian Bureau
70 the War Department, and made orei speech
Mr.. MORRILL,, lrep) OF Me-, said thar II this bin
were to De attached to the Appropriation pil tae
Mr.. STEWART did not believe that his amendment
would delay action at all upon the appropriation
but one %ss which naa oeen
by the Presidenelect and other high army officers,
ana had met the approval Of the House. 49,
senator from Nevada attempting to influence tne
action Of the Senale BY citing the action Of the
House.
Mr.. MoRroNs rep) OF Ind, said that, without ex-
pressing any opinion as to the merits Of the amend
ment OF the Senator from Nevada, he wolld vote
against IT, because he thought 1t ought not 10 De
proposed in this place and at this time.
Mr. EDMuNDs thought 1t very appropriately oflered
as additional section OF the Indian appropriation
bill aud said that although he had before voted
against the proposed transfer he had since obtained
further light on the subjecl, and would now vote
for IL.
Mr.. CoNKLING, (rep) OF N. Y, said that 1t was en-
trely IN order to mention In the Senate the fact that
the House had already acted upon the pending pro-
position aud also that he was hmseii IN favor Of
the transfer Of the Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment.
Mr.. HENDRICKS, (dern.) OF Ind. was opposed to the
transfer lie thought Indian agents generally just as
honest as quartermasters or commissioners, and pre-
dlced that II the transfer were made as proposed
the Indian Bureau, under the War Department.
would cost six times as much as 1t does now.
Mr.. SPRAGUE, Tep.) OF Il. L., took the same view.
He believed that the radical defect In the system
of dealing with the lndians-a defect which could
not be remedied by any administration OF the sys-
tcm however honest. The proposed transfer was
wrong In principle. The business OF the State De-
partment or the Treasury Department might be
transferred to the War Department with as much
propriety as the business Of the Bureau OF Indian
Affairs
The amendment OF Mr.. Stewart was then rejected
by vote OF 20 nays to yeas the yeas being Messs.
Anthony, ConklinR EdmunGs, Crimes, Harris, Howe,
Morgan and Stewart.
The Appropriation bill was then passed.
THE TENURE OF OFFICE BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. EDMUNDs, the bill TO repeal the
Tenure OF Office act was then taken up. whereupon,
at quarter TO eleven O'Clock, the Senate adjourned.