The New York herald., 1870-06-10
FoETY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SECOND Session.
SENATE.
wAsHisaroN. June Q. 1870

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LEGAL RIGHTS OF INDIANS.
Mr.. DAVIS, tdem.) Of KY. gave notice of a bill 10
allow all Indian nations and tribes having rights
under the existing laws and treaties sue IN United
states courts, with the right 10 either party to 20 10
the Supreme Court upon writ Of error or appeal
Mr.. RICE. (rep) OF Ark introduced bill to carry
into enec certain treaty stipulations with the Choc
taw nation Of Indians. Referred
BRIDGES OVER THE OHIO RIvER.
The resolution 10 make the bill relating 70 the
length OF spans Of bridges the ONO river a spe-
cial order was'debated.
Mr.. MORTON, erep.l Of Ind, remarked tina there
war an actua, danger that the navigation Of the
Ohio river would destroyed by short span bridges
Mr.. DRAKE. trep.) OF NO., favored the resolution,
believing That the interests OF the whole valley OF
the Mississippi We're involved in the legislation ON
this subject He hoped the bill would receive the
precedence 10 whichit was entitled.
MI. CAMERON, lrep;l o. Pa, urged the importance
Of The measure IN the interest OF the commerce on
the river. He said that ut Allegheny the people had
contributed out OF their own pockes thirty Thousand
dollars TO induce the Baltimore and ONO Railroad to
lengthen The span or their bridge.
Mr.. BoRkNAN, rep! OF ": Va, said compromise
esi, which WAS pressing the Dill by which the span
Of bridges was determined: that the proposition
now was TO tear down not only the bridges In the
process o. competion but those already completed,
and 10 refund 10 the parties referred to by Mr. Cam
eron the money they had contributed.
Mr.. SCOTT, (repD OF Pa. said he had submitted a.
an amendment to the proposition the bill reported
at previous session from the Postal Committee.
adding thereto the principle that compensation shall
act OF 1862 It was for Congress say whether It
would authorize new distractions while making
aunna appropriations 10 clear away distractions TO
the commerce OF river
Upon division ,he resolution was rejected only
thirteen Senator's rising IN its favor.
PRIVATE CLAIM.
Mr.. SUMNER, ircp.) 0l Mass, presented Il memorial
OF Edward Middleton for compensation Tor property
destroyed by General Siicrruan's army, and Mr.
summers motion tie bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Claims
Mr.. HOWE, (rep.l OF Wis, chairman of the Claims
Committee, Thought the peculiar Views OF Mr.. Sum-
ner on the question required the reference Of the bill
10 the Committee on Foreign Relations. Unaues
tionaby it had been that Senator's Judgment thar
the people down South were foreigners al the time
General sherman marched 20 the sea. tLaugherI
CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION.
At ten minutes past one The special order being
the!House bill for the apportionment of Representa-
taken up, the question being on the first OF the
Senate committee amendments increasing the num-
Der of Representatives from 275 to 200.
Mr. TRUMBuIL, rep.) VI ILL.,, chairman OF the judi
ciary Committee, explained that tue object of the
bin was TO give as early as practicable eject to the
census OF 1870, by fixing the number at three hun.
dred. No state would lose It's present representa-.
tioD, and the number was not too large for great
country ike our own. Tue present population OF
the United States estimated ut about forty or
forty.one millions The new basis 0f representation
would be about one hundred aud thirty-three thou
sent basis was about one hundred aud twenty seven
thousand. lie commented upon tbe pyher amend.
mehts, nv Man OOJect OF which was TO provide for
! the representation OF the new (coored) clement,
amounting 70 one million six hundred thousand
people, which was two-ffths or four millions intro
duced into our voting population only three ftns OF
that class being represented under the present ap
poltiOnmeut,
INC nfsI amendment was then agreed TO, and the
next amendment was read to strike out the prOvt-
SION that any reduction of Representatives. In state
by the new apportonment shall not take elect In the
FOrty-second Congress.
Mr.. MORRILL,, (rep.) OF Vt, objected to the amend
ment as creating embarrassment whereas in the
case OF Vermont which would lose one member
the election Tor congressman would be held before
the new apportlonment could be made applicable.
The proposition that the bin should take effect i'm
mediately was an unusual one, no previous appor.
onment bill having taken effect until Two years after
lts passage, He hoped the bill would not operate
until least one year after the taking OF the census
bill providing for two hundred and seventy.n
members TO the bill as amended by the Senate com
mittee.
Mr.. EDMUNDs, trep.) OF Vt, said the pending
amendment involved grave constitutional questions,