New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-05
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Mr. IIolbrock then retired and the discussion Oh 'ho
! Indian Appropriation bill was resumed. =, tho IN
Mr. HITLER, without stopping TO comment on inc , III
cdents that had interrupted the discussion said tat se
solution OF the Indian question was not 70 DC
I'm the War Department or In the Indian nia
In either case there would be found such great MhIl
S a to Go hfO bacR could hardly withstand force
The remedy he thought 20 be found In the chango
OF system The system Of making treaties would nave "
be stopped. This wa. not new question MAN. emitting
ago John Randolph Of Virginia had said WIN tbe
tSit TO ne an wo%d have to
tenn Of dealing with the INDIANS which
dealt with the Indians as wards OF t1e 1 Asto
and permitted bargains to be made win .ne 70 the
senate opposing the transfer to the War Deparen ho
said that the time might come when In 1sae snDpes He
was ready for that thought that the time for re-
MI eGIRFIELD moved to lay the bill the table,
which rejected, there being only ~ anrma'o 'o'o'
M Mr. o cENCK offered the following privileged rcsolu
| ton: , -. -, Tain y :, pr,p OF
YsTYors be Appointed eer, o. the House Of Represent
count the electoral votes Tor Fres1en' Anu "
The sfEAKER stated that for obvious reasons the
Chair desired the House TO take the responsibility OF
making those appointments instead VI himself Teso
| luton was agreed TO. .nz
Mr. LOGAN ep M introduced ida si ProT rsaRs Top
OF the rate OF interest thereon Referred 10 the commit
Mr. WARD REP, N Y)-can wo not pass that bill at
| The sPEAKER-Yes by unanimous consent >. ~,
Mr. WARD-I hope We will pass something IL IL VIII
| The NEw-YoRK AND WASHINGTON MILITARY RAILWAY.
OF the morning being the bin reported yesterday from
the Committee on Roads and Canals TO aulh9rhe tho
building of military and postal railroad from "hsns
MI COOK REP III Chairman OF the Committee con n
support OF the BILL replying the course of his
to questions put to him by Messrs' "ood oNen' anu
O' Mr. KERR, member Of tho same Committee, ad.
dressed the House against the DILL as an h'asioh VI no
The morning hour having expired the bill went over
| till the morning hour OF Tuesday next. , - .,
The House then proceeded to tho business on tho
Speakers table, and disposed thereof as J1% Tho ro,
Of John A. Oser OF Guernsey Co.. Ohio Were concurred
The senate Joint resolution relating TO tho mileage OF
Chas Westmoreland passenger 10 Washington TO carry
the electoral Of California and who died Oh his way
Tie Senate Joint resolution directing the Secretary OF
the Interior 10 amend the stationery contract with Demp
sev & OTooe was passed with an amendment striking
out the direction TO give the contract 10 essS Houuh
The senate Joint resolution authorizing the transfer OF
certain appropriations heretofore made for the pubic
| printing, binding, and engraving, was passed
The Senate Joint resolution extending TO the recon
States the benefits Of the Agricultural COLLEGE
the Senate bin to amend the act OF Feb 49, 1862 to pro-
hbit the Coolie trade In American ships was passed
House then, at $50 o'clock took recess TIL IJO
| ocock-the evening session-to be for debate only.
EVENING SESSION
The Honse resumed Its session NJ = o'clock In Com
mitee of the Whole on the Presidents annual message VI
M Ella REP, " H. made speech on tho subject OF
the currency and the finances, taking the ground IN de-
ens Of paper S Gngg W e s Rad yn him more
constant employment and better remuneration Tor ~ III
years Of such continuous and uninterrupted prosperity
the last lie claimed that specie payments coud
only be received by such shrinking OF values as WIZ
make the American markets cheap to buy IN lhIead OF
Mr. HARDING rep, I'D was the next speaker, bis
subject being the disposition OF the public lands lo
eve Ia 1 " H. ose gTo 9eons that we're
pending before Congress and tho country In other
words no believed that wise disposition ~ tho remain
ing public domain would 20 further than oil other mea
sures proposed 10 reconstruct the shattered Union aud
Or MY WiIIRMs Rep Sd was the rex, speaker his
subject beng the question OF finance ana us posu1
hGRRiatfA9 ,hg1aE ard f0iR ~ me ne!l3n must DO
silver being the currency Of the barban but he wanted
National honor demanded this Mt tho earliest period
practicable lie Of opinion that partial specie pay
on the commercial or Industrial interests Of the country
| and he proceeded 10 argue how that could be done
Mr. sCHENCK was the next speaker, the subject being
the resolution offered by him few days since In refer
ence to the Union Pacific Rrilroad. lie quoted the
ports OF tho Commissioners to show that there was
large deficit In tho finances Of that road aud that Its
construction very deficient, and no not willing
lot reports pass without asking Congress 10 take
steps prevent going into the hands OF men who
had thus far failed to perform the work which they had
| agreed 10 perform.
Mr. KELLEY (Ilcp.. Pa resumed the discussion the
report d. A. Wells, Special Commissioners OF Internal
Revenue He said lac had not hoped 10 prevent the print
Ing OF the report his purpose having been to call aten'
tiOn to Its plausible alaces before tho general pubca
ton. He alleged that the gentleman from Ohio (r Gar
field, had done him injustice IN saying he had admitted
that the facts stated correct aud tho table and
statistics true and correctly stated lie stated that the pro-
position that the working people OF this country had been
better of In 1850 than In 1867 pepOserous and that
the Commissioner by falling TO state that but few could
find employment In 1900 and that labor was in active
demand I'm 1867 had Initiated the figures which no pre-.
sented though they In themselves correct In
support Of the position hc had then taken he showed
how much the number OF shers writs for the sae OF
real estate In Philadelphia per year had fallen OFF, that
the amount OF litigation had greatly diminished and that
the number OF buildings erected IN lSoi were more tan
double that erected In 1900 Iie then exhibited the
| condition OF the Savings Banks OF tho
| try, showing that there had been
great falling of I'm the number Of deposors about
sets, Rhode Island, New-iiampshire, and the city OF
Philadelphia lie also exhibited In comparative columns
1861 In the savings banks OF Maine, Eew'Hampehlre
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Newark, ~ j. aud Phila
delphia which proved that they had decreased 1920
3Oi 90 during the latter year, and similar table for
| 1867 and 1868, showing that the deposits IN tho
same banks had increased t25,06l,62S 65 In 1863
view OF these facts he decided against tho Commits
allegation that tho working people OF the country
find marriage q luxury which they dare not enjoy, al
though their condition Imposed restriction upon them
I'm that respect in 1860 lie also pointed out other
In the report and said that II was, In comparison with
the report Of Mr. Delmar which Congress had
| a bundle Of most egregious bunders.
At the close Of Mr. Keeys speech tho Committee rose
| and the House, at lot O'Clock, adjourned.
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