The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-02


insuucting the Judiciary Committee TO inquire
whether the Cherokee, @ octaw or other tribe. OF
Indians are United states citizens upder the Four.
teenth Amendment OF the Constitution; and wheth.
err the are citizens any treaty contract can be
made with tnem as tribes or nations.
the wHIsKEY BONDING BILL,
as amended by MIR. Hooper so as TO require pay.
menl OF one cent gallon Tor each month after the
Tst year In BOND, was passed without division.
MR.. sPiNK's JOKE uPoS Tng DEMOCRATS.
Several Democratic members explained that the
revenue tarir resolution upon which they voted
terday was merely distortion mutilauon OF their
national platform Of lstS, which reads:
"A tarin Tor revenue foreign Imports and such
eagd aNation ngdSr the Leycnne Laws a. vii anord
incliehtI protection. &c lhe words "and such equal
resolution, naSh embraces res than thre@i0urths oi
sEue'e oI The Democrauc platform.
Mr.. LOGAN (Rep. nl.) made a report in the case Of
John I. Deweese, submitting the testimony taktn
IN the case aud the statement made BY Mr.. DeSecse
before the Committee.
The cApErsnrP PrppLERs.
Mr.DEvEEsE having resigned, the Committee unan
imously reported tie following resolution:
Resoired, That john 7. Deveese. late Representa-
i've In Congrets from the Third COuErcssIona Dstr
ned statss Savi Academy IN voston o, law - .
ani ha, his CONF ast G lac oy
sno~n nm 20 DC as unw0rly seat ~ tue House Of
due' unworthy representative o the people.
The testimony was read from the Clerks desk
Ihatol Mrs. N. H. Beau, owner vi the United States
Hotel IN Washington, in effect that size nai Maid
5000 to Mr. DeWerse Tor the uomina on OF her son
70 tue Naval Academy, and that the amount Lad
been
REFUNDED BY MR.. DEwersE
within the last lew days. Tat Of her son was IN
the same eject. Mr. DeWeese's story is that when
lie received the money tie did not know there was
War anu the Secretary OF tue Navy we're both cog.
INFANT Of what he was doing. As soon as no real.
ked that lie had done wrong be had returned the
money and had sent his resignaton 10 the Ioyornot
OF bis state Ho had not acted ffOui mereenars NO.
tves, for he had expended Sl2uvO In his State In IN.
last Presldenull election
The resolution Was unanimously adopted.
ruE cosr OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
Mr.. CAKE utep., Pa) reported the expenses or the
various Conii, tees VI the House. The expen dtures
OF ts Committee VI Elections amolntet 10 AZ, IIs
being tlO 40 less had been claimed ~ legal lees
by witnessesnni IOr serving subppnas the Com.
nittee Of Ways ami Means nave expended $55.a
tie Committee On rursi.H Affairs, S1sIJ the Judi
eiary COMMITTEES. S35o4 ne SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON
the Decline VI Amvilo Commerce, $2OJO aud The
Census COMMITTEES. S3ii.-tne total amount ex
PENDED being ti71" tuls sun, S20 81 Lad been
paid, loaNin- ~ ~ unp7ii.
IuE cRInrs % rosuRR CONGRESSES.
Mr.. LOGAN asked ins'ruetans rom tie House 40
TO what te COMMITTEE On A.iit.rJ Aniirs saould 30
in investigAung cliietshlp appointments improperly
made BY Rembers ut the former Congress Ire
Committee had taken evidence against "a members
showing their connection with T., saIes uI e,d,t-
snp- but having no Jurisdiction u tie persou m,
Committee did not know exactly what sort OF rc,o
luton To relUrt. The Committee wouIL tax. H..
Instructions OF the House on tie subject
Mr. WOODWARD Dem, Pca) aid that tho com.
mittee had Juriru cton the person of Al q l.
member ol Congress- and had no light to itve.u.
gate with view Of any personal proceeding against
such member.
Mr.. EIseHAn Rep., Ohiol expressed his conyic.
ton Tat 1t was simple act OF usnrpaton for the
House order investigation into tie one iIl mis-
conduct Of former member.
air. Conn (kep. Y. o. said IL would be unfair 10
certain eI.niemDers, against whom testimony had
been already aken and notices thereof had got into
tie public PRESS 10 shut OF further Investigation In
tlfelF n ffaf 40
their regulations.
hr. GARFIkLD REP, Ohio, offered the following
which was adopted:
Rsoired. That In the execution OF the order OF the
House OF Fe ruary Z, ls.J, the Committee Military
Anair- be in'trctcd TO Commune s csgatIon of al
purchases sales OF cadeslips by aLy who has
been eleetei as memoir or aeezae OF the Honss Of
Representatives IL the Forty irst Congress. D. any
perton who hodt executive or judicial ollco unaSI
tle Government Vi the United States.