The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-26
The House in Mid
night Session.
SCENES WITHIN TIE CHAMBER
The Interest Manifested by Members
Over the Southern Claims.
SIERDAN'S INDIAN REPORT.

Slight MIDDLE Over Parliamentary
Law-Strange Scenes i'm the Halls OF
the Legislature.
The Claims Committee had the floor Mt the session
Of the House last night and, although it was well
known that many jobs OF greater or less enormity
would be submitted for action, the attendance was
decidedly slim. Among those which passed was
one paying rent to a certain party In Alexan-
dria, Va, in the sum Of S555, for the of
n lot, the value of which is acknowledged
TO be only 5000. The claim based on the fact
that the government built a bakery on the lot
during the war. A large number OF other bills
were reported and passed under suspension OF the
rules with such rapdity and recklessness that
suggestion made to suspend the rules and put
all the business of the committee through
In batch Finally bolt was made on
bill to pay Thomas W. Wallace, of
Lexington, KY, for property destroyed during the
war, and the yeas and nays being called it was
found that no quorum was present Mr.. Clarkson
N. Potter was in the chair, and contributed not
little to the confusion which prevailed by the
strange manner in which he construed Parliamen-
tary law. AT halfpast ten call OF the
House ordered, and Mr. Potter's unfa-
familiarity with the duties OF Speaker began to show
ITSELF There in fact q quorum present. but
Messrs Mckee, OF Mississippi, Willard, of Vermont
and DOnnan, OF Iowa. refused to vote. Motions to
adjourn, to dispense with further proceedings un-
der the call, &C. were then made in such rapid sue
Cession that even the old stagers got confused.
The Speaker pro tenn. pounded with his gavel in
vain, and at half-past one declared the House
adjourned Immediately an almost unanimous
shout arose. 'Get out of the chair ~ whereupon he
revoked his declaration, and ordered the Sergeant
alarms to execute the call. By this time such viz
tu0us members as Judge Poland and Sam Cox were
Bnugly ensconced in bed, dreaming or snoring, as
the case might be. The deputies with carriages,
made the midnight echoes resound again
and again thay ratified over the avenues
leading to and from the Capitol. The confusion
worse confoundedn which prevailed within the
chamber did not prevent Mr.. Brooks, dressed in
fresh nankcen, and several others of equal promi-
hence and dignity, from stretching their full
lengths on the sofas and going to sleep The gal
aeres were deserted by all save few
Bomnolent darkies and the wide-awake reporters,
who enjoyed the scene as much as the
actors on the floor. Several members tried tomake
speeches on pet subjects, including Mr.. Roosevelt,
who thought 1t good opportunity to relieve him
self Of few opinions regarding the honesty Of the
Washington Board OF Public Works. Lunches were
brought up from the restaurant and every prepare
zion made for long siege. Messrs Rice, speer and
Tuthin were among the first absentees brought in
and as they arraigned at the bar Of the House
were greeted with shouts of derisive laughter. Mr..
Griffith, OF Pennsylvania, exclaimed the Ser
geantat-Arms brought him in, "0h, what will my
constituents sayln Judge Poland was brought
IN, made an escape, was brought back,
and appealed to the House to let him
on on account OF his age and nfrmities.
His appeals met with cries Of ooh, no; he's an
old ofenderi'' All dignity disappeared, ana those
OF the members who remained awake busted them
selves with boyish tricks by teasing sleepy mem
f,orc A faw yhi cd pdi ri nd In
attention toward two suspcious-looking mucilage
BOTTLES. Finally quorum was found the bill
passed and the House adjourned till Monday Ten
minutes after the adjournment the GLOBE reporters
transmitted their last sheet OF copy to the compos-
ing room. The session began at eleven in the
morning and the report of the debate fills fty-two
columns OF the GLOBE.
The Goat Island Committee.
A committee appointed by the city of San Fran
cisco in opposition to the session OF Goat Island
arrived here to-day. 1t consists of d. O. Macruer
X J. Sheath, Colonel Aldrch, 7. G. Phelps NJ
G. Upton, James Otis, C. T. Hopkins and
Judge Hager. They had favorable interviews with
several Senators to-day, and will the President
on Monday. The Commission consider the con-
summation OF the scheme improbable this session,
though the pressure for the passage Of the bill is
potential
sheridan's Report on the Indians.
General Sheridan forwards to the War Depart
ment official reports dated Fort Stevenson, April
10, saying that from information derived from
alone Feather "Sharp Horn" and other chiefs
and warriors of the Arickarle tribe, with whom the
Indians hostile to the whites are terms
OIL intimacy it is learned that there are
now collected at a point lying southwest Of Fort
Berthold and distant from that point about one
hundred and twenty miles, about two thousand
hostile Indians composed chiefly OF members of the
Uncpapas, Wnneconjous, Ogalalas, Sausarcs,
Brues Blackfeet and Cabheads, who have de-
clared their intention to oppose the progress of
work on the Northern Pacific Railroad this
summer. They have torn up the stakes planted by
the surveying party which marked the route OF the
road in the Powder River country. The above men
TONED tribes have been engaged in war during the
past winter with the Crows and Nez Perces In
which the former lost great number OF horses.
This has rendered them desperate, and they have
expressed their determination to obtain horses 10
replace those SO lost and to this end, from about
the LIST oil May, small parties Will be detached rom
the main body to endeavor TO capture horses and
other property from Forts Buford, Steven
son, Rice and Tottcn, and from the suffers
and Others in the neighborhood Of Apple
Creek. When the railroad company shall
have pushed their work TO the west side OF the Mis-
souri, these Indians contemplate concentration
of their forces for a general hostile movement in
mass against the companies. They number among
their leaders the following well known hostile In
dian chiefs Sitting Bull, Black Moon Iron Dog,
Iron Horn, -Four Horns and Long Dog. These In.
dams are all well armed and equipped.
superintendent OF Indian Affairs In
Washington Territory.
The President has nominated to the Senate
Robert H. Mlroy, of Indiana to be Superlnten-
dent Of Indian Affairs Washington Territory.
No Poison on Postage Stamps.
careful analysis by Professor Chandler, OF Column
bia College, New York, made by request of the Post
master General sets at rest the current story that
there is anything poisonous or hurtfu in the several
ingredients processes in the paper, printing
or cumming Of postage stamps.