New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-02
House OF REPREsENTATIvEs.


A motion to correct the journal 80 AZ 10
sbov that the action of the House in noDconcurrng IN
Pa, Senate amendments To the POstOice appropriation
hill and sending them Committe OF Conference was
made final by vote to reconsider ana lay on INC I4De
rhe journal not showing that facO, was resisteI ny
Messrs Garfield, Stevenson. ana Othof ONO m."poI
whose object was 10 have the senate amendment III
gard 10 the Cincinnati and Newport Bridge concurren IN
After some excitement, and CONFUSION, the JOulH "aS
Tbe senate amendments to House bill creating an
additional judicial District III AIEahShs m t"t
the present District Judge OF Ark'hsdS andi Icnan
Judge Of the Eastern District. o., ,,,., nj,
Resolutions were adopted to pay Mcssrs. Rogers oi
Tennessee and Egglestou of OHIO contestants Tor seats
MT All ali iS0S d.cp, Iowa. from the Committee on
ways and Means. reported back the senate bil Ioym
ing that tax shall be imposed upon any
sums added 10 the contingent iuhd Oh lnsuIduOo Yum
panies. or unearned prtmlumH. iaeScu. A. II.
Mr. MERCUR Rep Penn moved 70 suspend tne ru'p7
To proceed with the consideration OF the AppOrIlonrl1
ii TO the exclusion OF all other business except appro
psiaINom DIE Gnu than two thirds in the affirmative
BUsISEss ON THE srEAKEk5 TABLE DISPOSED Or So,
The House then projected 10 uic Du'noaS an ,'
Speakers table taking up hrs the senatc aehunchlS
t6 The House bills. Such amendments were concurIed IN
on the following bills which now go To the fresdeh Ior
Por he relief OF william P Thor'',oa No.,
Tor the Abraham Snyder Of the WseVe Ar'end West
5p pensions to Su.annah Snyder Anthony D. Haye
10 eon Rancho del Rio Grad IN New htco To 'he heirs ana
legal representa- Of the original grantees thereof
I'M senate hin amend the act The "a Of March 1883 establish
end rroa 'd udges Of The he"Oesns oOe 'l1 'l
IT Es.be aIGsa ou i Of he cpur Of the United
All the land grant bills from the senate were objected
TO- laid aside until after the hrt readng oil TIC
The following Senate bills not being objected to.
passed:
Tor the relief of ChaTes 4. Jackson, NJ D.. Of Boston
the President appoint Lyman g. Sp'ung Master IN
P.T ride ,6e relief Of settler. public land. ,,y.,
Of r. eras late Colonel Of hngineer'
8oIelay en- ,f ies !,g . az ,se fip Nfbtaes
the J.
Tor the rel eli Of Blessirron Rutilse
r,nlns persons Oliver ceou E''et Spars,,oa Ls'9n Coz
R ot, w EI Save, S Adam Is syer, Msr we and Bis
Pa The relief Of John l. MILES ,,...,.-
kufors Gognst and apPou,@es 70 The Rssi LIS % iIs
disabled IN consequent wounds received during the late
.s u the compensation OF the assistants employed IN the
The Calendar having been gone through with on the
first call the regular business resumed and ACTON
taken the following bills rs they stood IN order:
THE APPoRTIONMENT BILL.
The amendments to the House bill TO TX the time
crr-s the amendments providing for apportinumcut
Nj. ALLIsON tep, Iowa. moved TO suspend the rnc''
m the amendments, and ask Tor committee
Of Conference Rejected not tw0thlids III the aihFina
tive, 100 20 81.
ANOTHER LAND GRANT SCHEME DEFEATED.
The senate Joint resolution to amend section TO- OF an
n s5ndbern branch OF the Union Pacific Railway. aud
telegraph from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Fort smth,
Mr. AFIIN Trp v W moved to suspend the rules
and pas. Inc bill stating that it merely 10 supply
clerical omission In the enrolment of the act. go
Mr.. VAN HORN Rep.. Mo- opposed IT, stating That It's
purpose was far more important than that
Tie House refused Ia suspend the rnle. -,..
motion 10 suspend the rules and pass the senate iont
RESOLUTION for patent to the Indiana Yearly Meeting of
the society Of Friends Or certain lIdCt Vi iu III inc
Shawnee Reservation. ~.
Mr. WILSON rep. Mimi presented substitute for
the Senate hill granting lands Tor railroad ron the
western boundary Of Minnesota 10 the Winnipeg district
of British America, which was passed . . go,
motion suspend the rules ana pass the senate bli
granting lands for railroad nom Decatur, Ala, To
Aberdeen Mis-, defeated.
The Senate hill To provide Government building
Trenton n. j.. was agreed to-Neas, l27 Nays, &c.
The senate Joint resolution 10 extend the time Tor the
construction Of railroad from 81. CrON River or Lake
to the west end OF Lake Superior or Byhed, was re-
jecten.
CONFERENCE REPORT on THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
The proceeding, were interrupted by report OF the
Conference Committee ON the lhdah APPROPRIATION o. ~
Mr.. SARGENT Qcp., CALI explained me report; no
called attention to the fact that the contest when ad
been going for the last ye or six on the question
whether the Sruae had the right or should continue 10
exercise the power of making treaties with the scattered
bands of Indians within the territory oil the United
states. was ended. The point had been
incorporated by the Conference Committee in the bill
that hereafter Indian nation or tribe, within the ter
ritOry United States, shall he lodged or
recognized as indie pendent nation, tribe, or power
but that nothing In that provision shall lnNalldhtt or
impair the obligations of any treaty heretofore lawfully
made or ratified with any such Indian nation or irne
He said that this provision was substantially the same
had been drawn up by the gentleman rom
Penusy yana (Mr. Armstrong, and submitted 10 the
House He also called attention to the fact that the
against allowing commission services To agents,
and also required vouchers for Indian goods to be sub
United to the Indian Commission.
The Conference report agreed Ia, and the House
went 10 the business ON the Speakers table. Aucr
voting down motions suspend the the Of
several land grant bills, the House adjourned.