The New York herald., 1870-05-06
FoRTY.FIRsr CONGRESS.
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Second Session.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 8, 1870.

"AruiN6ToN, May 0, 1871.
REPORTS FROM Committees
Mr. EDNuNps, (rep) Of W., from the COMMITTEES on PEN
sons reported the Senate bill grant pension to Mrs.
Lincoln, with Recommendation that be indefinitely post.
poned The bill was accompanied by a report, which was
ordered TO be printed.
Mr. WILSON, (rsp) OF Mars from the military Commit.
tee reported, with amendments the Houae bin auhoriz
ing the secretary q WSr % lease suitable buildings for mill
Mr. DsAKr SrepJ Of No. from the Naval Committee, re-
ported substitute for the bl to promote the securing Of
vicanss 'sss d the Committee on Com
rd sn e. '% WITH hs So
bill author1ng mail steamship service between New Orleans
Mr. vicKrRs from the COMMITTEES on Commerce. reported
ar 10 a n asS esson hs Sec
YER gade along the Nss''pp river aad It's principal
1"s as% S M s granting
sa ass snss sa ' IN S ss so
snucsion Of pier IN in Delaware bay, near Lewss
The House resolution final adjournment the 4th
Of July taken and discussed without action until the
expiration Of ne 93STplas 3aIgY isDfAs 8SSf rAsps
The House Usage indian m Land bin came up in order
sent and prior orders take up the Legislative Executive
Mr.. EDMusps made Intellectual effort to get up the bill
to enforce the fifteenth am @smehdmea, 49,, -. 80,
should take precedence Senators insted
sss % @ " E So on the day
The Usage Indian Land bill finally proceeded with. the
question being the amendment OF Mr. Ross to take the
lands from ta Indians ut twenty cents and give them
to certain RAILROADS. In kansas at specified giving tho
settlers the reservation the right purchase 0
each at 81 2b an acre.
Mr. MosRILl (rcp) of Me in reply the argument that
the bill needed to avert threatened Indian dcpcdaos
said that all the trouble caused by aggres3ons the
Indians upon the part OF unscrupuous white men who went
into these Indian reseryatons and squaed upon lands
pessy apart FOR Indians The Osag Indians had been vio
enty assaulted and their stock stolen these
people, and then the had been called In protect
white population committing these outrages upon the In
dans and the Senate TO complete the farce by
without provision for their future home II he had the
power he would the bayones of the upon these
rauders and reebooter for It the highest duty OF the
government protect these Indiana They entitled
this protection under existing treaties. The government
would have the border until repressed these
lawess nvasions OF the Indian lands He then reviewed
features OF the Dill In DETAIL showing that proposed to give
the Indians eight for land dollars
and half that this land to be taken trng
from it's rghful owners; that provson made for
paying thousand dollars for stolen hosas without
saying into whose hands the payment TO be made
that the interest three hundred and
dollars set apart for national purposes without
objectionable and It's passage would be legislative scandal
He moved to recomm the bill with instructions
tee to report bill for the removal OF the Usage Indians
the Indian Territory and the sale OF their reservation
cash, other public lands disposed Of
FRANKING PRIVILEGE
The bill was then laid aside without action and the bin to
abolish the frankng privilege the special order
After prorscted dcussion rterpescd with unsuccessful
motions TO adjourn the bill was on motion passed by
The Executive Legislative and Judicial Appropriation bill
was then taken when the Senate at I've O'clock