New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26

aud MAN. ,ono,,ed hack the Senate amendments
TO the House bill declaratory OF he ne t The amend
meSts we're concurred in, Iand the bill now goes !"
the President TO- his approya. ,,,,r,pv .syrrMs
Mr. NEGEY ep Pena from the f tSG hsne. OF OF
Military Affairs, reported OIL ,n o yolnneers
ss. and sa" to the disabled soldiers of the war
Of Messag, war hi, Pa 'o rns, the prov.o
70 the sSth section Of the act of July a. 1868 relating
TO pensions the proyso being aon r 4t sy herpio
l Sau aecr Tr R''' TIE bill was passed.
Mr. MORGAN Dem, onlol IRON s ,e b 10 turn p
f be secretary Of tho Interior for the disposal by
after he and Wa Waa in Oregon
Fort zarah in Kansas C9aY Weary "A NovaG' Eott
Jespup ana sabine Ia Louisiana Fort Woyne IN Arkansas,
Fort Collins in Colorado, Fort Dakota In Dahota, ana
hSn Sc 'rCCGnrcd for military purpose Pissed
Mr. MORGAN also reported back the senate bi.l Tor
Also the Senate bin granting the ght OF way TO me
Pensacola and Barraucss Railroad Company through
the naval and military reservations near Pensacola fAa
Also bill provide for the sale OF the United States
tary reseryat!ons at Fort hearney, Iowa. ana kush
Valley, Utah. Passed.
''-N'' HoMEsTrADs FOR VETERANS
The House then took mp the bill reported yesterday ny
Military Affairs 10 enable honorablv discharged soldiers
and sailors their widows ana orphan children, to acquire
hOmcsteads on the public lands. .
Mr.. HOLMAN Dem, Ind) moved substitute for the
bill, yrevving and extending 70 ne soldiers ana taOrs
the late war; their WIDOWS ana orphans, the bounty
land law OF the 2sth Of Sep.emb ~ 1850: 49,, --,,,
Mr.. JULIAN liep, Ind) noyed substitute relieving
soldiers ana sailors, who make homestead entries RON
the legal requirements OF I'VE years occui"tiOn Dut
letting the time served in the army count Is part of the
time Oh occupation. .,,,,
The morning hour expiring, the bill went over ti To-
MEETING or THE roRrr-sEcoSD coSGEEss.
Mr.. BROOKS Dem, y. y made an inquiry or Mr.
Dawes. Chairman Of tho COMMITTEES On AppropriauOns
in regard the meeting of next Congress ON me an o
to guide him in the introduction OF Ds and IN action on
bills because it obvious that II the session Neie 70
be continued beyond the stn OF MdrC1, Je house tou
deliberate matters before II longer tha IL coulu
il ii were otherwise. Besides, he and other members
deeply Interested III the matter OF thia IC,olin
and II the session to ccec on the ith OK March ne
rrODoso ask action Of the House. as soon as the rcs
Would permit hun for the reformation OF the tarin IL
was for that purpose aud Ug the Information OF tho
country mat ne desicd mswer to his question from
ne Cl3i,Inan of the Committee on Appropriations.
only give his private opinion the subject 81 the law
80 t ~ nbviuts That tlcre must be a session on
TIE ith of March He Indications that that law
would bc repealed much 20 bis own personal regret ana
il Congress assembled On the 4h OF March lac mad no
reasonable expectation That II would adjourn before inc
middle Of IuIil Tie 1st Of May. lie snOuH hnnselt 90
al he could 20 the session close In single aH, or
hazard the prophecy that n Congress mt ON the ~
March next !t would not adjourn before tho middle Ol
nm INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House then, at Ocoes, went Into committee OF
the Whole. DIR. wheeler IN the chair on me indian APP
yroQrltion hi which nIpropuates -, ' nc usual
discussion about tie opposing policies OF ieedg anu pi
hting the INDIANS WAS carried on l0r cOh,iieIiIie
time Ncssrs SARGENT, DAWES BECK, and others
taking the humanitarian slIc Of the argument, AMI
Mcssrs. FITCH, CAVANAUCh, and otnors taxing the
Mg. GARTiELD Gep.. Ohio gave II his opinion
that as the ballot had been The means OF saving and ele
vatug race, 80 f. would he also found me
looked forward thc organization Of Territorial Oh
state Government Tor the Indians tho turning point
After Gs0sng OF IS pages Of the bin DUST one-haD
the Committee rose aud the House adjourned