New-York tribune., 1872-04-09
XLIID CONGRESs-SECOND SESSION.

SENATE -. WASHINGTON April 8, 1877.
The Vice-President laid before the Senate q
ccrtod copv OF tho report Of the Investigating Commit
tee of the Kansas Legislature, IN relation to bribery anu
corruption in the Senatorial elections OF 1867 ana ISL
Mr.. PoMERoY sep., Kansas moved to refer it to tho
Committee on Privileges and Elections and said nc
hoped there would be early action upon 1t. A..
CALDWELL p Kansas exPGessbed pre- tbs rsors sne samG fore
some time. The report was so referred. -. ,
Mr. CAssERLY Dem Cal presented % JOINT Ire resou ,
pers to life and property in Arizona from raids OF the
hpsches and expressing the opinion that until tn tneSe In
opV ps WSud SS no be safely hababc BY white people
At the expiration Of the morning hour the unihisned
%oan taS Of Psnn %r f laid
for the purpose OF considering 9s hs nre d
pgSeq The b for the relief Mrs. Martha Russell Of Tennessee
Union Army ;I & battle G stone y Was I':s
peasatOn for TIE destruction 81 of h' property By the Union army
Other bls were passed The bill for the rehr Of The q f.
sng them certain 5 i%Osn1 .o q Il g. IS' 20 q.
the value Of Treasury destroy at the same time
Ts S sPSfas S ri a ss s
and for all claims under his contract with lAe'-'O'A
relief cs.e: sw s sD'GSr Destruction. o, ,,
works kentucky under The command Of an Buell.
,srnas Hs s he ea% PrS @ ss:si
70 s used By the army nashville Cairo st. Louis and Memphis
balance due for injuries done TO DOitss properly by TIE
For ,Ss relief loyal eGs Lou'on County Va for their
live stock seiro BY the United States during the var , ~
fS5 81 % a''Sr Of rIs BY 'h@ ,s
pay Minerva Lewis widow Of Joseph Lewis $500 for his steamer
the Internal Reycnu. Department. to settle
Williams Assessor o. IerOs i. Revenue Of the Third District 0'
0aG 4G FL Eli Ps; to Ss jS5 iss n; fiS
Mr COLE (Rep.. CALI from the Committee ON Appro.
priations reported the Deficiency Appropriation PHI
down the appropriation for the Quartermasers Depart
s425O)0, and making new appropriation OF s2OD
600 for continuing the work on the state department
Bills were introduced ns follows:
transit Of merchant vessels Of heavy draught across the
bar at the mouth of the Mississippi River by subsdiz
Mr WRIGHT QRep., Iowa)eTo authorize the extension
patents obtained for inventions or discoveries prior to
Bills were reported es follows; ,,,.- ,,,.
p e MaS NanSa iU sodors soe ana saOs
| Orphan Industrial Training Association.
M M @ H0 TS te or e
chase of the southern portion Of the Ute Indian Reserva
Mr.. CORBETT Rep., oreson) from the Committee on
Commerce, with amendments. the bill authorizing the
construction of bridges across the Mississippi River OF
on motion OF Mr. Cole the Senate resumed thocon1id-
Of the indian M g{ oon & To- reduce due np
preparation for the Teton Sioux Indians in Montana
''Sir Mr.. TS SAWYER dep s. C) repeated his Statement
made on Friday thai II we did not make this appropria-
tion as a means OF keeping these Indians quiet, we
would have TO fight them.
Mr. WINDOW [Rep., Mnn) said that these Teton Sioux
Indians were led by chief called "sitting Bull" who
admitted that he had nstigated the massacre In Mime
sofa in 1892 and il they could be got at with powder aud
lead lie WindOm) would infinitely prefer 10 deal with
them in that way, but the stood lie preferTtd
to feed them the cheapest way Of keeping them qu
and he would add that IL the peace policy succeeded
with them, it would succeed anywhere for they were
the very Indians in the country. He read state
ment from the War Department showing that the expe
QitiODS
than S5OOOOOO and said that IL tho appropriation OF
$4,000 would keep them at peace 1t would plainly be
much cheaper than hyhtiug them.
The motion 10 reduce tie item was lost without dis
posing OF the blll the Senate adjourned.