Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-04-09
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Daily Kennebec Journal.
FOrty.Scc0nd Congress Second Session
w AsHINGToN, 3.
SENATE.

Several / ills were passed including one ap.
propriating $4,000 to Horace Tyler for work
on a bar of the Mississippi river in 1866
One paying the heirs of John Minor Bolts
81 $50 for injury to property during the war
one for the relief of loyal citizens of London
county, Va, for live stock taken for the
army; also one paying Powell and Dickinson
of Knoxville SG4 900 for cotton seized also
paying the owners of the bark A. | $3.50
also paying the widow of Joseph Lewis $4,000
for the use of his steamer to capture island
No. 10.
The bill to pay Joseph Segar for the use Of
his property by the army under Gen. Butler
was postponed.
The deficiency appropriation bill was re-
ported with numerous amendments The
principal ones were cutting down the appro-
priations for the quartermaster's department
$4,000, and making a new appropriation of
100000 for continuing the work on the
State department building.
Mr.. Ramsay called up the bill to break up
the system of straw bids for mail contracts,
which was passed with the amendments re-
ported by the committee, and two other
amendments, one by Mr.. Ramsay authorizing
the postmaster general to place to the credit
of the treasurer Of the post Office department
the net proceeds of the money order bust
ness, and the other by Mr.. Casserly proyid-
that all regular contracts hereafter made of
over S50. 900 per annum may in the discre-
ton of the postmaster general be continued
in force not more than six months, until a
new contract is made.
The Indian appropriation bill was taken
up, the pending question being the reduction
of the appropriation of $500, 600 to 5000, 900
for the Teton and Sioux Indians in Mon
tana.
Mr.. Blair favored the reduction, as under
the present policy the government had both
to feed and fight them.
Mr.. Window favored feeding them, but
preferred shooting them if it could be done.
He said that the expedition against them in
lS6465 cost over $4,000, 900, and if peace
could be secured for 100000 it would be
cheap.
The motion to reduce was lost and without
further action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The bill to carry out certain provisions of
the Cherokee treaty of 1866, and for the re-
lief Of settlers on Cherokee lands in Kansas
was passed.
Mr. Coughlan moved to suspend the rnles
and adopt a joint resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution prohibiting the
deposition of public lands except to actual
settlers thereon for homestead purposes
Negatived 81 to 81.
Mr.. Randall presented a petition from the
brother of DIR. Howard, punished as politi-
cal prisoner in Cuba, and offered resolu-
ton reciting the facts in the case declaring
the American nationality of DR.. Howard and
declaring that in the judgment of the House
DR.. Howard is a United States citizen by
birth and continued such; that the President
should promptly demand his unconditional
release and the return of his confscated prop
erty. Also demand full reaparation and
apology for such an outrage upon an Ameri-
can citizen. Referred to the foreign COM
mittee with leave to report at any time.
A bill was introduced refunding the income
tax collected of United States judges. Re-
ferred to the ways and means committee.
Two motions to suspend the rules in order
to bring up bills aiding railroads were mega.
lived.
A bill allowing aged and infrm preemptors
on the public lands to make the necessary
affidavits before any officer authorized to adj
minister oaths, was passed.
The House went into committee ON the
Senate amendments to the legislative appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Garfield of Ohio chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations stated that there
were 90 Senate amendments. The commit
tee recommended concurrence in 80, nom
concurrence in 80 and concurrence with
modification in g. The amendment provid-
ing that the House sergeant at arms receive
no compensation except salary was con-
Cured in.
Concurrence was recommended on the
amendment repeating all the laws requiring
the publication of laws and treaties in news
papers.
Messrs. Butler and Hoar opposed the
amendment.
Mr. Garfield advocated it with modiiica-
ton striking out the appropriation of $4,000
for the next year for that purpose.
The amendment was concurred in-7S to
~.
The Senate amendment striking out the
allowance to the register of the treasury of
Sl25 for every hundred bonds signed by him
not to exceed $500, was concurred in.
After acting on SO amendments the COM
mittee rose.
Mr. Kendall introduced bill to require
uniform charges for the transportation of
freight and passengers by railroad companies
as common carriers, and to prevent and pun
ish unjust discrimination in favor or against
particular persons or places. Referred to
on commerce.
Adjourned.