The New York herald., 1870-03-08

statesmanship or these hardy miners may be re-
nected by members OF Congress whenever the threat
ehed onslaught on American industry shall % made
"a the interest OF British capital In these RAILS under
the label OF free lrade' or ''tarin for revenue"
insist that the policy OF protection - the true
every source q wealth commercs included BY this
Wise policy the farmer puts IN MS pocket as pronts
une ireigat ne must now pay 70 oring ms crops 70
country, underA thisapocy Of protection, bring the
markes TO his barn door. The transporter, losing
this source Of income nnds II more than made
good BY the abundant Irelghtage pouring from
thousands OF distant workshops In every part OF
no ns our ANA
higher skill our machinery reaches perfection. aud
our ability 10 produce IL Iostered you VIII find the
reliable foundation for commerce which. like
that OF Great Britain slnce she developed her COAL
WIN be aggressive and enduring. Tne workingman
will ind his subsistence cheapened by transferring
his dwelling 70 the teeming farm iands from which
he must be led, be he where he may. The churcnes,
schools and benevolent institutions flourish when
the masses VINO earn their bread by labor are fully
employed, chcapy fed ana well paid. The reve
nues OF the country are certain and generous then;
and indeed, business, In all It's ramificaL0ns pros.
pers when labor Is prosperous The capital or
every nation ~ It's labor. When this 10 well and
Drohtaby Invested all goes well. When labor Ian
cuisines all perish together III Q common ruin.
These petitioners come before you asking no light
thing. There Is no senshness IN their prayer they
know they cannot be injured by competition, but
tney see clearly that the department OF labor In
which they are engaged underlies development and
happiness. They see that the high state Of pros
perlty which marks the surrounding region OF their
coal ueds Is traceaDls TO coal. They are not con-
nned IN their request by state lines or by local
jealousy. Tney point out the way TO make every
part or the country prosperous as the favored
locality Ia which they ltve and they simply ask you
70 aaog % .s1 o Ssa sn "a asne
and of Pennsylvania has been the basis OF sound
prosperity we only ask you 70 % t9at which wiil
equally more prosperous. Render useful TO their
future development and happiness the four hundred
thousand square miles OF coal which unders nearly
every state IN the Unlon and 80 use the benents
vouchsafed to our people rather than spuIn them.
In conclusion, Mr. Cameron moved that the petition
be reierreo to the Committee on Finance, and II was
% referred.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. HOWARD, tIep.) OF Mich. from the Committee
to release from the government reservation the s-
land Of Yerba Buena, Or Goat Island, In the Bay OF
san Francisco, aud the bill was indefinitely post
poned.
ADMISSION OF TEXAS.
Mr.. MORTON, (rep.) OF Ind, Introduced bill to
admit the State OF Texas representation In Con-
gress. 1t imposes the same conditions ~ In the
case Of Virginia. Referred to the Committee on
Also joint resolution giving the officers OF the
army detailed at literary Institutions she sxEno pay
and allowance az though on active duty. Referred
10 the Committee on Military Affairs.
THE TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEE INDIANS
Mr. HARLAN, trep.l or Iowa, from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, reported o bill to provide for
carrying into effect tho PROVISIONS OF treaty con-
oluded between the United states aud the
Cherokee Nation OF Indians, July 10, 1866. 1t
provides for The purchase from the Chero-
kee nation of ali their lands lying within
the State or Kansas known a. the Cherokee strip
and also their lands in the Indian Territory west Of
nnety-sixth meridian, for the sum OF 81 600 000 u
be placed TO their credit on the books OF the Trea
sury Department and interest to paid thereon At
purchased TO be surveyed and opened for sale to
actual settlers only at 81 % per acre. The lands
purchased IN the Indian Territory are TO be xppro
prlated exclusively for homes for Indians.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. WILSON, trcp.) OF Mass, introduced a bin FOR
the relief OF the First Battalion Heavy Artillsry
MASSACHUSETTS, Volunteers.
Mr.. TRuMBULL, usp.) Of H., introduced bill 20
consolidate the Northern ana Southern judicial
tricts or Florida.
Also bill TO amend the act OF January a. 1seo to
carry nto effect the provisions Of the treaties
sa and other countries 1t provides for appeals from
the decisions OF the consular courts 10 United
States MINISTERS IN China and Japan, and from decl
Sions OF the latter in certain to the United
States Circuit Court In California.
Mr.. THAYER, Gep1 OF New, offered . resolution
instructing the Military Committee 10 inquire into
and report upon the Iacts connected with the Indian
massacre OF Bucks surveying party last sammer In
Mr.. KELLOGG, rep, Of La, offered q resolution
calling upon the Secretary Of the Treasury for In
formation concerning the condition OF the Custom
House O. New Orleans, what repairs are necessary,
THE FUNDING BILL
addressed the ssnste contrasting the pubIe deSt c
the United StAt0s with that OF England TO snow that
countries that Of Great Britain WAS isss than onr
THAT OF England was owing 70 her own people, which
was proper and right; and the proposition 70 estab-
butte debt among the people OF other nations was
one which he viewed with repu0nancs and suspi.
cion. Without desiring to rake up old dead issues,
he argued that the dcultses Affecting the country
were natural results Of the financial legislation OF
the republican majority, TO whom power was dearer
than the interests Of the people, In pstting upon tho
country paper currency OF no intrinsic value He
quoted from Webster, Colamer ana stAsrs On the
the repeated declarations OF those statesmen that
no State, not even Congress ITSELF could make any
0S' dsns ana Ne es Lender n pay
abuse OF democratic policy and the impeachment
OF the motives OF that party which had
the only effect OF such declarations was 10
diminish the credit Of our common country when
republican party should lose the power they now
held by an accidental majority change OF three
In every one hundred votes At the last general cleo.
ton would have given the democratic party that
majority; and the present political prospect ne be-
lieved, warranted the expectation that the next
House OF Representatives would be democratic.
with bad grace In view OF their Inc refusal
OF State Treasurer OF PENNSYLVANIA pay the nte-
rest on the state debt gold and his reply to those
who hau a rlght 70 make the demand, that ~ they
were Jews they could nave their pound or flesh but
not one drop OF CHRISTIAN blood, was ono among
the government OF the slaves OF Maryland and
Delaware, Notwithstanding the constitutional pro-
hlbtion against the taking Of private property for
These slaves were private property and yet The re-
publican majority had succeeded in Incorporating
an Amendments In tho constitution declaring they
shall never be paid for. BY this act they had I'm
planted reputation In the very OF the const.
ton. He objected to exemption OF the new bonds
from taxation and to the expenditure Of twelve mil
lions Of dollars IN connection with their issue a.
being grossly excessive One third OF that amouns
would pc liberal outlay and this was m important
consideration IN view OF the present heavy load Of
taxation upon tue people and the necessity for
economy.
Mr.. HOWE, (rep.j OF Wis.,, argued that both the
propositions submitted by him In his speech OF
January last were contained In this bin namely the
displacement OF the legal tender circulation with the
national bank notes and the reunding OF the exist
Ing bond debt. He thought II unwlss to attemps
both these measures ct once; that the displacement
OF the legal tenders should nrsr DO undertaken,
because among other reasons, being due they most
disnonorsd the country, and, therefore, were the
most embarrassing The Inauguration Of these
measures at tue same time Was calculated = embar-
rass both OF them, ~ capital would be distracted
bssween the effort to displace the greenbscks and
the effort 70 refund tho exisung debt. At the time
he recommended the displacement Of the
legal tenders Dy national bank notes he
not only urged that that should be the
first effort made, but tnat the best bond known to
the law should be offered 10 capital for that purpose
while 1T that time there WAS stain resting upon