The New York herald., 1870-02-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


to and IN restoring commerce aad Tor Carrying sac
i United Statcs mals.
BY MI. HoAR. trsp1 Of hasa-To establish q sys
| tem OF national education.
Mr.. JES0xBs, tren.D OF r. l., from the Committce o
Ratrcnchmcnt. reported y bill to establish Depart
ment OF Justice. Kccommttei.
TIE Charles AGAINST REPRESENTATIVE HAMILr-
on monon OF MIR. CESSNA. trep.l OF Pa, tho Cor
mitlee on Elections were discharged IRON idrtnc
reBenLaIve Hamili. ol Nor, land nc charges bcili
merely paite ana the charges not being fo.0we,
/ up by the parties making them.
The House then proceeded " vote on The reserved
| amendments to
The amendment appr0prialnly Sll,5J0 for tho Q
partment OF Education was adopted ny ycas 100
| nays ~.
| Tne amendment making approprlatI0ns for the
mint a. Carson Ci,y, New, NJ o substitute for a
| cause ab0lishnR the law winch established It, was
| agreed t0-ycaS 81, NAYS 63.
| RECONSTRUCTION OF GEORGIA.
MIR. BUTLER, trcp Ol Mass, from tie iiecons:ruc
tion Committee. repor.ol D IL admit the OF
Georgia 10 representation IN Con- srcss. ana asked
| TO have 1t put upon It's passage.
| Ar BiN1HAM; treol oi OAo hoped II would not
| already been admitted to rear scntation.
Mr. OULLOM lrep.I OF lli.-Twice.
Mr: BurLER-it ~ IN t0tttent rerots The same as
the virginia aud Misslsslppi bills.
Mr. ELDRIDGE, ldem. VI WIS.,, suggested that Mr.
Buier sn0ud also include the State OF Massachu.
HettS.
Mr.. WooD (rep.) OF N. " notified Mr. Butler that
the bill could not possibly be disposed si to-day.
The report was very far from being unanimous
Que, and more than one Or tWO amendments or SUBJ
sLtutes would be offered by membcrs OF the recon
struction C0mmitiee. u presented Al entirely new
question He appealed TO Mr. Butler 70 lot lhc bill
Mr.. BUrLEa, yielding 70 various suggestions made
had the Dill recOinmttCd and ordered 10 printed
day. - - -''
Mr. BECK, tdem.) Of KY, offered substitute, which
was also ordered 10 be printed.
THH OADET1HfpS
strucun9 the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs 10 ex-
tend Its investigation 80 as 10 ascertain whether any
officer OF the army or navy including the War snu
Navy Departments, has advised or solicited any
10 cadetship 10 the Mntary or Naval Aca enics Of
amy person NOT bona Le resident u the district
VINO was otherwise dlsquaiinec: OF whe4her any
such Ollcer has acQulesceJ IN or officially paSSct
upon and accepted any nomination Knowing " 70 he
81 the caaracser indicated; also TO Inquire aud re-
erailons III the premises. Adopted.
TIE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then; vt nal-past two, went INTO Com
Indian Appropriation bill apprOpriatlng 3D. los, $50.
Mr.. SARGENT, (rep) or Cal, VINO had charge OF he,
explained les AND exposed the
anu pecuaLi0nH that have been practlEeu under lno
general Indian .reaty system. heaenounced tue ase
massacre 0f Indians by Colonel Bakers command,
a. related by Vincent COliyer comparing II to ina
massacre OF Glencoe. lie regretted ina. the nero Of
the SnenanQoah mad to Stand SPONSOR lurs< ucn u
deed mat. 1t was the duty of the government to
project tie Indians from the Whites ana treat them
WITH more gelteness AMI humanity.
AR. PAINE, rep) OF WIS., re.nar.e Ell that if General
Sheridan were responsible Ior that Massacre hls
responsibility was Certainly very grave one; Dut
could not believe the statements us made " Vincent
COilyer particularly alter reading Lne order aaa
repOrs OF General sheridan ana MS instructions to
General Hancock In November, l,0y, Tuese Mr..
PANE sent TO the Clerks de.K and Dad read.
hr. SARGENT SAID ne was not condeulnin2 General
Sheridan or the General OF the Army lie was simply
striking ut system. There was no warrant IN the
Tod for
dren because their husbands ana iatners were rob-
Ders The act OF the Engiish In blowing the oepOys
from their guns was MT 10 atrOc0as CIVILIZATION
Snudoere1 al acss ike these.
MT. VOORHEES,, idesn.) oI Ind, expressed his ab.
system Of warfare W. @ % as exposed % BY ar. Cosers iss
ter. lie understood that III thai massacre, wnicn
had been neraded as battle, Ilere mad been lilly
women and nifty Little cnidren killed. oucn sys-
tem Oi warfare could not be J,sstlned before she
House, before the country, before tue civilization oi
the age, Oh IN the slgnt oi Coo or man. He would
not vote dollar OF appropriation 70 uphold sucn q
system, not Of war, but Of lndscrlmnate massacre
Mr. SARGENT reminded alln taat ne Could NO MOT
which contained no appropriation Tor MiiltAry par-
poses.
be advocated tiie sentlmcnt 0i General onerldan's
letter.
Mr.. SARGENT said he was not to be led Into irrele
want discussion. HIS own opinion mad nohhing 40
40 WIN the Oil. lie was simply condemnlng Inc
system. lie did not Lnink that the proper way 70
deal with the Indians was by tne mi'tary army, ana
yet he believed tnat Generai Sherlaa WAS NJ nears
as kind gentleman as the gentleman rom Wiz
coasin or hunseif. He commented the quaker poIicy
among the Indians aud Oeileveu That 1t nau aGcoAn-
plisAed better Results than any Other agency.
Mr.. CLARKE, trep.j Of kau., expressed Ms views
against the whole INDIAN treaty system, anu IN
favor Of the abrogatlon or ali exsliny indian
treaCes.
General debate having closet, tho House pro-
ceedeu 10 consiier the pl by sections for a4rend-
Mr.. CLARKE moved an amendment providing that
hereafter the Indian tribes snail DC considered ns "
paOe OF making treaties.
Mr.. HOLMAN, (len.) OF Ind, made the point OF
order tnaG that was independent legislation ana mol
III order TO an appropriation Oil.
The CHAIRMAN sustained tue point OF order.
Mr.. ELDRIDGE entered his sole.nn protest against
the manner IN whicn the indians nad been treated
and especially against ina. barbarOus, that Infamous
order Of General sherman winch nAd oeen just
read: II these indians were, as gentlemea SAID,
wards OF tue government then we were The most
barbarOus people ON the earth.
MI. STEVENSON, (rep.l of ohio, entered his pro-
test against The sweeping condemnation Of the gov
cfnncnt officers. II he stood 1,One lie would eX-
press his approval Of the 0roers of General sheridan.
lney expressed the sentiment Of war, ana he had
Always believed that III war the most vigorous policy
was not only the best poacy but the most mercliul
policy. General sheridan had SAID, I'VE must strike
the blow wncre II wl nurt" anu thai was tue only
| way 10 make war. IA they must ngh. these indians
| tney must light to Kill lie would join the gentle
! men any attempt 70 make ana MAINTAIN peace;
but war should Ie made war; II tne soldiers were
W stand the defensive TO walt to be ATTACKED and
let Lne Indians retreat 10 the wilderness aid never
| follow tnem, there would De no end to the INDIAN
| wars. Tnose savages, VINO, themselves cared not
| for age or sex. whose women and children Inaue
| war wnite women and children, VINO danced Ioi
| Joy around the burning STAKE whose women anu
| cnlldrea were demons OF torture, were oDy " be
warred upon at ali by war Of exterminatlou.
mir. MUSGEN, (den.) OF OHIO said he was not
| aware that MIS- milo aud gentlemany colleague froui
! Clncunat was oi SO bcillcose and bloodtnlfsty a
| disposition. lie could not overlook the lnnumal
| Bacrilice oil those sav1ge5, and could not see a.y
| mercy justice or humanity or civilization IN L.
AS TO savages who In urler and destroy White women
and calloren would 1gns them W the last, put HI
| certainty would nor Jump into lille inuian s.cs
| with smallpox ana XIII him.
| The committee rose to close the debate on ths
| paragraph and then the House, at tlteel minutes
| past TOUR O'Clock 4. NJ, adjourned until Monday.
| EaIE GALWAY CHANGES
It Is reported that Messrs. Fisk ana Gould yester-
| day accepted the resignation OF Mr.. l. L. Rucke