New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04
XLIsT CONGRESS-2d SESSION.
SENATE. .. WASHINGTON, ID. C., June g. 1870
RRCLArMING ALLUvIAL LANDS

Mr.. KELLOGG Rep., La, from the Commit
toe on Commerce. reported resolutions for the appoint
ment by the President of the Senate OF committee Oh
five whose duty shall be TO consider the whoe subject
OF redeeming the aluval lands on the Lower Mississippi
from, overflow bv complete levee system, and what
action Congress shall take To promote that OBJECT slu
committee TO ait during the recess OF congress- 10 report
by bill or otherwise, and TO employ clerk Adopted.
Mr. POMEROY (Rep., Kansas from the Committee on
Pnhlic Lands reported with amendments, the bill to ex
tend the provisions Of the Presumption laws TO the ter
tory of Colorado, and for other purposes
TIiE JEWS IN RoUMANh. -,
fine clerk memorial and resolutions Of the Isaeltes of
Indianapolis calling attention TO the massacre OF jews
in ROumauia, and requesting the inteIpOslnn OF the
President of the United States in behalf of that perse
cutod and outraged people Referred to the Committee
Mir SUMNER CRcp. Mass) then offered resolution
calling upon the President II IN MS opnon hpt ieV ,
patibc with public interests, for any information III tne
Department of state concerning reported elaecutpn
and massacre OF lsraelites IN Roumanla ne su 1t
reports were so absolutely horrible that IL was put
natural TO suppose them grossly exasgeratGu. ~ mas
all the information concerning IL that might NC ~
tanable. ,, ,, ..,.,,.,.., ,,o .oorso 90 tbe
massacre 10 the fact that the Jews had obtained posses
all the business the lands and the trade OF the
ery without business there was on the other
hand eager money getting trade-nonopoZlnS polu
about the spectacle which the world to-day contempla
ted There food for reflection in this for the Senate
Mr.. STEWART Ccp Nev) remarked that II 1t was the
intention of the Senator praguel to estabsh tne rue
a
not inconvenience Senators, but would bear very
hard upon Others among them the Senator from hhouo
Island
Mr. Summers resolution was then agreed to-
The Senate then proceeded with
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL. 49,,
Mr.. HARLAN NRep., Iowa., from the committee on
Indian Affairs reported a number of amendments
making appropriations to fulfill treaty stpuatons being
principally in payment of subsistence, anutieS &C., OF
Indian tribes The items embraced S20OO FOR the Ara
pahoe and other tribes $4,000 for the Navajo Indians
CSC 900 for the Wyandotte Indians to the WINE
bagO Indians for rcfundng the amount taken IRON her
tribal funds pay the expenses of their removal rom
Minnesota by order Of the Government the money 10 De
placed to their credit and the income expended IN the
improvement of their lands, purchase OF STOCK agrcui
turdl implements &c.
The amendments were agreed TO.
Mr.. WILLIAMS Rep., Oregon) introduced JOINT reso-
luton authorizing the Secretary OF the Interior TO IN
the compensation of Assistant Marshas for taking
the of 1870 the increase not To exceed 80 per
cenm OF the amount OF compensation now allowed by
law He gave notice that he would ask the eonsldera-
ton OF the resolution tomorrow. .
A further amendment from the Committee on Indian
Affairs the Indian bill adopted, approprating SO
collect locate and subsst rowing Indians on the
borders OF Texas and Mexico.
without disposing of the bill the Senate adjourned