The New York herald., 1871-03-02
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Passage Of the Army and Indian Appro-
priatiOn Bills by the Senate.
No More Indian Treaties 10 be
Negotiated.
Large Number of Bills Passed
in the House.
SENATE.

WAsHINGroS, March l, ls7l.
sovHRSMHSr RELATIoSs WITH the PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Mr.. DAVIS (dem.) Ky, offered resolution nstructns
Committee on Pacific Railroads investigate and
report upon the existing Indebtedness between the
States government and the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany particularly TO the amount Of money and land
subsidy voted to by Congress- the bonds issued
to and sold by the company; the for Con-
guaranteed the payment of principal
what interest paid the bonds what disposition
oS e he sa company o, the Of their bonds
distributed among its sockhoders also the operations
mr. HoWHsp, rep Oh Meh osJscisd 70 the present con.
alteration OF the resolution, and it was laid over.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION GILL.
Senate took up the Army Appropriation bill the ques
masters and commssay stores furnished TO the by
ioys o the soah Asr ysoas h he
July 1854 ed IAN act limit The jurisdiction the
yens who remained loyal during The late war and WHO no
way voluntarily gave aid ana eomfor, to the rebellion pro-
rebellion commissioned oucer enlisted shall be
Sc aSe sya
service and the benefits OF this povso shall be extended
said act as make discrimination between loyal claimants
The vote upon the adoption Of Mr. McDonad amendment
lew Corses' e Davis fenson Fsnagan Fowler Gilbert
s a kso ssw os
yer sehqrz Scott Spencer Stockton Upton Vckers, War
NAYs-Messrs. Ames Anthony, Buckingham, Chandler,
Cole Conklin, Cragin Edmunds Hamilton Texas) Hamlin,
Howard Howell Morrl (vtl, Nye, Osborn Pomeroy, sher
man, stesrns, Stewart Trumbnll, Wson and Yates-sa
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
The regular order of business temporarily
MIR. Cole the conference the
dian Appropriation bill submitted report, which
Mr. DAVIS opposed the reception of the report
of It's prohibition against Indian treaties hereafter The Su.
preme Court had placed these same footing with
treaties with foreign nations he held
the right 10 deny TO the President either
exercise of treaty making power with the
Senate provided In the consut He that
Indian tribes part the United States
independent nations and entirely
Mr.. STOCKTON, dem.l of N j. member of the confer
committee defended the clause objected by Mr.
ton that nomadic OF Indians not re-
sponsible Indian nations.
Mr. HARLAN, rep.) of Iowa, explained that the validity
of existing Indian treaties would not be affected, that
had far deteroraed TO authorize this declaration
After further remarks Messrs Cassery, Stockton
Salisbury the report concurred in without division
COAL DUTIES.
The bill repeating the received from the
House and read for the hrsi time.
Mr. VickERs ldem of Nd objected to Its second read
ing.
CONSIDERATION ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
RESUMED
Mr.. SALISBURY, (dem) OF Del, opposed its passage be-
penditure Of OF the appropriated
The payment OF troops at elections.
The bill was then passed
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION FILL
taken Comm ttee OF the Whole.
Among other amendments adopted providing that
part of the money appropriated by the BILL
pended account OF naval engines contracted for
The
disposng of twenty pages of the Senate at
half past four oclock went into executive session.
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