Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-01-31
HOUSE.

Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported bill to appropri-
ate $250,0OO for the purchase of lot in st.
Louis for custOmhouse, postoffice and other
government purposes, applying the former
appropriation of 100000 for the cost of a
building, the cost not to exceed S2,00O,0OO.
Mr.. Butler, of Mass, inquired why St.
Louis should get precedence in this matter
over other cities.
Mr.. Garfield said there was a great exist
ing necessity for additional accommodations
| in the government offices at st. Louis. The
| bill had been unanimously recommended
| by the Committee on Public Buildings.
The bill passed.
On motion of Mr.. Shellabarger, a bill was
passed providing that merchandise con-
veyed either by boat or rail from. the port
OF arrival tc the interior shall be under the
exclusive control Of Custom officers. the
merchandise not to be unioaded between
the port of arrival and its destination, ex-
cept authorized by the Treasury regula-
tions, and no breakage of original package.
Bank Suspensions.
On motion Of Mr.. Hooper. a resolution
was adopted authorizing the Banking Com
mittee to send for persons and papers con-
duCting the examination of the cause of the
recens suspension of National banks.
A bill passed extending the statute Of
limitations for prosecutions for pensions or
bounty fOrgeries from twO'tO five years.
Appeals to the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, from the
Committee on the Revision of Laws, re-
ported bill further to regulate the appel
late jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. 1t
increased the existing minimum of limita-
ton Of s., 900 as the value of the matter in
dispute to s. 700. 1t also allows criminal
cases to be certified from the Circuit Court
to the Supreme Court for the review of
doubtful Law questions.
The morning hour expired and the bill
went over.
Passage of APpOrtiOnment Bill.
The House then took up the Senate
amendment to the appOrtionment bill, and
it was cOncurred in. The bill now goes to
the President for his signature.
- Mexican Outrages.
Mr.. COnnor offered a resolution which
was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, for inquiry into outrageS committed
by Mexican citizens and Indians against
citizens Of the United States.
The Indians.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair, on the
Indian Appropriation bill; the bill extends
through seventy printed pages and appro-
PIRATES about five and half millions.
Mr.. ConnOr complained of the policy of
protecting Indians on reservations which
enabled them to rob the adjacent settle
ments and return to the reservations where
pursuing parties could not follow them.
Mr.. Beck bore testimony to the immense
good which resulted from the peace policy.
In nothing which the President had done
did he (Mr. BeCk) coincide with him so
thoroughly as in the policy which he had
inaugurated regarding the indians.
Mr.. Sargent said it had been found that
the policy Of feeding the Indians was cheap
er as well as more humane than the pelicy
of fighting them. The various religious
denominations had taken hold in good
faith and with hearty zeal in seconding the
plan Of the administration to ciVilize the
Indian tribes.
The discussion upon the different policies
of treating the Indians continued for a
couple of hours, and the committee rose
after having passed as far as page 6.
CIaytOn's ChuIn.
Mr.. HazeltOn, of Wisconsin, from the COM
mittee on elections, made a report on the
Arkansas contested election case, that Boles
is entitled to the seat, and that the sitting
member (Edwards) is not. He gave notice
that he would call it up at an early day.
House adjourned.