The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-04
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Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Mr. Norton OF Indiana,
presented a memorial frem prominent members OF
the orthodox Society of Friends OF Indiana, setting
forth that that society had since 1907 carried
that the lands occupied in the work now amounted
to 800 acres, ana were worth about els 600 0O0
and asking that deed be made to them for this
land that they may continue their missionary and
reform work upon 1t.
Mr.. Harlan said the question was whether the
land should be disposed OF for the benent OF the
Shawnees, or, as was the general practice in such
cases. for the benefit OF the Society OF Friends or
some other benevolent enterprise as yet unknown.
Mr.. Morton thought the society should have the
benet OF the improvements OF the land. Legislation
was now necessary to prevent the Indians from re-
pudiating former agreement, and selling the land
in order to get the money
The memorial was then referred to the Committee
on Indian Affairs.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate the
order OF arrangements TO be observed In the meme
rial services in honor of the late MaorGeneral
George II. Thomas, which had been agreed upsn by
the officers OF both houses. 1t provides for meet
ing Of Senators and Representatives in the hall Of
the House on Tuesday evening, and the appointment
Of Joint committee of six Senators and seven Re-
representatives. to attend the funeral.
The following bills were then presented and re-
ferred:-
BY Mr.. Edmunds, to regulate judicial proceedings
prepared by United States District CourT Judge,
at whose request he had introduced 1t, without
mltting himself in its favor.
Ey Mr. Flanagan, to incorporate the Southern
Pacific Railway Company, and granting the right OF
way from the Rio Grande to San Diego, Cal.
By Mr.. Fenton, to provide for all American line OF
mail and emgrant passenger steamships between
New York and Copenhagen and other scandinavian
BY Mr. Ramsey, to continue the St. Paul and Sioux
City Railroad across the Territory OF Dacotah to
Nankton and for the continuing OF the land grants
BY Mr.. Williams to disapprove OF an act OF the
the Legislative Assembly OF the Territory OF Idaho
passed January 10, 1862 and for other purposes
By Mr.. Corbett for q survey Of the Columbia river
in the State of Oregon snd Washington Territory.
Mr.. Chandler offered a resolution directing that in
the further consideration of the Georgia bill there
shall be neither adjournment nor recess until hnal
vote is taken.
the resolution, and it laid over till tomorrow.
Al one O'Clock the Senate took up the Georgia
Mrstewart moved to strike out Bingham's amend
ment.
continuance OF the present Legislature for two years
from its reorganization in January last, provided
that the clause of the State Constitution on the sub
ject shall be exercised to extend any of1cal
term beyond the regular constitutional period, and
the Legislature to consent To this condition before
Mr. Wiley said the attempt TO thrust the Federal
hand forward and dictate TO State what it shall
shall not do was the initiation OF process which
must sooner or later absorb In Congress the whole
powers of the States.
State Rights school, lie had rather been the subject
OF criticism by them. But it did seem to him that
any man who would adopt either the proviso in th0
bill or the amendment proposed by the Senator from
Massachusetts ought forever after to hold his
peace with regard to the intervention of Congress
sonal power with the rights OF the State lie
thought the true policy was to provide at this time
for a provisional government for Georgia. II the
present bill was to pass, he would move to insert as
substitute for the Bingham amendment provision
designed to be warning to the State that Federal
Intervention would follow any attempt to get up
perpetual government under the authority OF the
present Legislature.
House.
Bills were introduced and referred as follows:-
BY Mr.. Knapp, to protect patents and the public
against unlawful claims
BY Mr. Churchill to provide for the collection and
publication OF commercial coastwise statistics.
BV Mr.. SCOnel0, to euualZe salaries OF u. S.
Judges in the Eastern and Western Districts Of
Pennsylvania.
BY Mr.. Cobb IN. C.), to amend the act for the pro-
lection OF discoveries of guiana islands.
BY Mr. Maynard, to regulate the bringing OF GER
taiu suits in the Court OF Claims.
by Mr.. PTOsser, in reference TO the payment OF
rents OF buildings used by the Government during
the war.
BY Mr.. Julian, TO prevent sales OF public lands in
Dakota, except under the Presumption laws, etc.
Also proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition.
Also resolutions OF the Kansas Legislature rela-
tive TO a grant OF lands in aid OF the Freedmen's
University