The New York herald., 1870-04-05
FORTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
Second Session.
SENATE.
u.sHlNGroS, April 4, Is


QUAKER MISSIONARY LANDS.
Mr.. MOTION, rep) OF Ind, presented memorial
from prominent members OF the Orthodox Society
of Friends Of Indiana setting forth that the Society
had, since 1907, carried on missionary work
among the Shawnee Indians and That the lands
occupied in the work now amounted 10 800 acres,
and were worth about $4,000 or $4,000 and asking
that deed be made to them for this land, that they
may continue their missionary and reform work
upon II,
Mr.. HARLAN, (rep.) OF Iowa, said the question was
whether the land Should be disposed OF for the ben
IN such cases, for the benefit of the Society OF
Friends In some other benevolent enterprise as yet
unknown.
benefit OF their improvements OF the land. Legisa-
ton was now necessary to prevent the Indians from
Tepudiating former agreement and selling the
hand In order to get the money,
The memorial was then referred TO the Committee
on Indian Affairs.
THE THOMAS MEMORIAL SERVICE
The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the
order OF arrangements to be observed IN the memo.
rial services IN honor OF the late Major General
George H. Thomas, which had been agreed upon by
the presiding officers OF both houses
sentatives in the hall Of the House on Tuesday even.
ing and the appointment OF q Joint committee OF
six Senators and Representatives to attend the
funeral
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr. EDMONDs, (rep.) OF VITO regulate judi
cial proceedings and FOR other purposes, he said
the bill had been prepared by United states DIS
irict Court Judge at whose request he had intro
duced 1t, without committing himself II its favor.
the Southern Pacific Railway Company and granting
the right OF way from the Rio Grande to San Diego
Cal.
BY Mr. FENroN, trep.) Of N. Y.-To provide for an
American line OF mali and emgrant passenger steam.
ships between New York and Copenhagen ana other
By Mr. RAMSEY irep.) Of Minn.-To continue the
st. Paul and Sioux cry Railroad az across the Terri
land grants in aid of the same.
BY Nj. wILLIAIs trep;l Of 0regonmTo dlsap. M an
territory OF ldahO passed January 49, 1862 and Tor
other purposes.
Mr.. WILSON lrep.) OF Mass. from the Committee
on Military Anairs, reported with amendment the
House joint resolution for the return OF evidence o
pe Honse 70
supply Of arms for instruction and practice TO GER
tain colleges and universities also adversely the
bill granting the Presidio reservation to the city OF
San Francisco for public park. The latter bin was
indefinitely postponed.
At one O'Clock the Senate took up the Georgia
MT: STEWART, rep.) OF New, moved TO strike oul
Mr.. WILSON offered an amendment authorizing the
continuation OF the present Legislature for two
vided the clause Of the state constitution on the
subject snail never be exercised to extend any
ofncial term beyond the regular constitutions
ti0n before the act shall take effect.
Mr.. WILEY, (rep.) OF w. Va, said the attempt to
thrust the federal arm forward into the future to
dictate to State what 1t shall or shall not do was
the initiation Of process which must sooner or
later absorb In Congress the whole powers OF the
States. He had never belonged to what was called
the state rights school; he had rather been the
subject Of criticism BY them; but It did seem
TO him that any man who would adopt either the
prOviso on the bill or the amendment pro-
posed by the senator from Massachusetts, ought
forever after hold his peace with regard to the inter
Vcnt0n OF CONGRESSIONAL power with the right Of Q
Stale. He thought the true policy was TO provide al
this time Tor provisional government OF Georgia
III the present bill was to pass he would move to in
sert, as substitute for the Bingham amendment,
provision designed to De warning to the State tina
federal intervention would follow any attempt 10 Sc
up perpetual government under authority Of the
present Legislature.
Mr. STEWART argued that Georgia should eithe
be kept out under military rule, or the present 10y a
State organization should be given sufficient time Il
establish itself and provide the means for fair sec
ZION wnen 1t came
Mr.. HOWARD, (rep.) Of Michigan, thought the In
tercss Of the country required the Intervention OF th
1ederal power to prevent Georgia from passing int,
the hands of q party Influenced by reyengeful mo
tves towards the Union party.
Mr.. THURMAN, (dem.) or Ohio asked whether thu
Senator meant to assert that majority OF the eec
tors Of Georgia were opposed to the radical party.
Mr. HOWARD replied, according to the best lnlor
maticn he had received ne was not only satisfied
that majority Of the voters Of Georgia were op