New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-15
CONGRESS.

Indian Reservation Policy a Failure
KeIIOgg's Supplemental Enforcement
BiII-Its Passage in the Senate-Ex-
citing DlscussiOR-Night Session on
Naval Affairs-Tariff BiIl-Ten SIOOps
of War-PrOtectiOn of Emigrants.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-SenGte.-The bill
providing for district court in the Indian
Territory was up.
Mr.. Nye said that the reservation policy
for Indians was a complete failure. He fa-
vOred railroads through them, and the
opening of the lands to settlement.
Mr. KellOgg's supplemental enforcement
bill was resumed, and finally passed by
thirty four to seventeen.
Mr.. Thurman, in the course of discussion,
said he thought the bill a fair one, but
would vote against it on principle.
The discussion was quite exciting over
the various amendments, and indicated
hopelessness of amnesty this session.
The deficiency bill was resumed. 1t is
thought both MOrrill's amendment and the
House substitute will be dropped, leaving
the matter in Statlt QltO.
Mr. Scott called up the bill extending to
March 4, 1873, the extraordinary powers of
the President under the Ku-Klux bill No
action.
The Senate is in session tonight on naval
affairs.
HouSe-A conference committee was Or
dered on the naval appropriation bill.
Consideration of the tariff question was
resumed
Mr.. Buckley, of Alabama, moved to ex-
eept cotton machinery as an amendment to
the section affecting iron and iron manu-
factures. Adoped.
The motion that watches and articles of
ornament be excluded from the general re-
duction was carried.
The House Committee on Naval Affairs
have agreed upon a report in favor of the
construction of ten slOOps-Of-war.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions held a meeting to-day, on the subject
of an additional article to the treaty of
Washington, but came to no conclusion.
The committee meets again tomorrow.
The opinion of the Senate has not yet de-
veloped itself, although the measure, as an
administration proposition will, tits thought,
be ratified.
The President has sent a message to
Congress, advising federal regulations for
the protection of emigrants.
The House tonight passed a bill, fixing
the first Monday of November for choosing
electors for President and Vice President in
1872, in Louisiana also bill for the relief
of the sureties OF S. E. Marks, late post
master at New Orleans, providing for the
release of each surety on his paying an
aliquot part of the defalcatiOn.
There seems to be a misap apprehensiOn in
some quarters respecting the precise char
acter of the question before the Senate with
reference to the treaty of Washington.
Although inquiry has not resulted in obtain
ing full particulars on the subject, 1T can be
stated that the submission of the new ar
ticle to the Senate is with a view of obtain
ing the opinion of that body upon it to guide
the President in his formal action in the ne
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before the Senate for ratification.
This new article was originally submitted
to the United States by Great Britain in a
form somewhat different from that in which
it is now presented. She wanted the claims
for consequential damages altogether with
drawn, not being willing to admit the prin-
ciple. On the other hand while our gov
ernment did not press any moneyed consld-
GRAFTON for such claims, it desired that the
question as to their admissibility should be
settled by the Geneva tribunal, and there
fore refused to withdraw them, believing
they were properly in the case.
Both parties thus maintaining their re-
spective positions, the treaty was, even last
week, in danger of failure, as it is known
Great Britain meditated Withdrawing from
the arbitration, but by means of telegraphic
communication the two governments were
able to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion
on the differences in this way, namely;
Great Britain maintains that the claims fer
consequential damages were not included
in the treaty, and therefore she dOeg not
admit the principle of asking such damages
received by belligerent owing to the alb
sence of due diligence in the performance
of neutral obligations.
The United States maintaining that the
claims for consequential damages were in
cluded in the treaty, but accept the latter
declaration for guide for our future con-
duct, and, therefore, will not make any claim
before the Genva tribunal for consequential
damages-such is understood to be the sub
stance of the proposed new article-although
there has not been any general expression
as to the result. The opinion obtains that
the Senate will favOrably advise the Pres
ident in the premises.