Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-02
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL
Conclusion Yesterdays Proceedings.

STSATF.-After our report clo>ed-the am
r,sstv l.9iI being under consIderaiiOn-
Mr. earn. utrr discussed at length the meaning
cftle Consultation and the PTactGai beaflhSs
OF the f3tn and 18th amendments In rciiN %
qucSti. r. 81 Mr.. Thurman. hs said that "hiie ne
doubted the power of the general goNerHlnsut
t,es,.IIi.b n pafionaI system Of education. that
while he would not interfere with private inst
tuttouS Of learning. he insisted That the general
severn r,eut Rad the right 20 compel equality in
~. Ccmmon schools, which are supported By
TAXATION Of the whole people The eOlored man
had cen rncaimrda cItiTc N, and he hoped the
r.ruhlican raTty would never 90 back on that.
a. scented the intimatiOn OF Mr.. Sumner As TO
the detection Of the c0lOTed voters They had
too much intelligence to go over to The demo-
cratic marty under any circumstances.
Mr. Davis. of Ky, disputed the sodndneSs OF
the deductions drawn by Mr. Carpenter, as to
the true meaning and obstruction OF the con-
stitutiOusl am udme rs anu trTa'eu up4I Ine
CnnstitutfeuaIi ' OF Mr.. Summers amendment
The object Of :. and of those who supported II,
ua> 10 defeat amnesty lie then declared that
II the people did not soon huIi tne republican
party tom power the Constitution would be
rtsf,c in form ~ 10 was now in substance
The Senate then. after an executive session,
adjourned 10 Monday.
HGJSE-After our report closed
The report OF the Committee of WAYS and
Means uT,ou the negotiation OF the second loan
was adopted by party vote. Yeas l09 nays, 80.
ON motion II Mr.. Sargent, (Cai.l the House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the
INDIAN AFT EOPEIATION BILL.
When thr bill, which covers seventy pages,
had bee about half real through. the comm L
tee. on mot on of Mr.. Niblack, rose andrePOrted
the bill TO the House. Prior, however, 10 doing
~ Mr.. Sargent offered the following amend
uentS. which were agreed to. viz. Continuing
the Indian peace commission Of ten, and apprO-
Iriating Si5,01O a. their compensation; and an
additional section directing the Secretary of the
Interior to prepare and submit TO Congress
t.Iau for the extingIish ment OF existing claims
a. the Indian tribes, and uniform system of
treatment for the Indians gathered on the rcSer
yatiOHS."
MIR. Clargett also offered an amendment.
which was agreed 10, making il the duty OF the
Secretary OF the Interior TO carefully consider
the civilization of the Indians, and when salts
fed that any tribe IL sufficiently civilized to
warrant him in doing so, he may use such por-
ton of the money OF such tribes a. he deems
proper for the purchase of stock, cattle, and
sheep for the use OF such tribes
BIT. Taffe, of Nebraska, offered an amend
ment providing that no money shall be paid to
Indians at war with the United States, and that
the money payable 20 tribes shall be liable for
depTedstionS.
Mr.. Sargent opposed the amendment as de-
feStirg the objects OF the bill and the plan pro-
posed 20 be carried out, which he admitted was
To buy peace with the Indians, plan less ex-
pensivc than a war with them.
After some discussion the previous question
was ordered, and the bill then let go over till
morning.
Mr. Swami presented the memorial IN behalf
OF the ChOctaw nation in relation to their claim
To the net proceeds of their lands Ceded To the
United States by treaty OF Dancing Rabbit
creek. September =. fS}D. Referred to Com
mittee on Indian Affairs.
The House then, at f:jp p. m, adjourned.