The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-06
XLIID CONGRESS..SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

XLlID CONGRESS.-SECOND SESSION
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The President la
before the Senate the resolutions adopted b.
the House of Representatives in relation to tn
death OF Prof. Morse and ON motion of Mr.
Sumner they were temporarily laid aside.
The House bill for the relief of settlers OF
public lands in Iowa under the homestead ac
passed.
The bill granting the right of way for rail
way from Salt Lake to Portland, Oregon. wa,
passed.
Mr. Thurman gave notice that on Wednes
day he would call up the bill relating to the
French Spoliation Claims.
AT the expiration of the morning hour the
the Senate resumed the consideration of the
Indian appropriation bill
The bill gave rise to the annual discussion of
our Indian policy which continued ell day.
Mr.. Wright moved to reduce the appropria-
| ton for the Teton Sioux Indians in Montana
! from $500, 900 to 100000.
MI Sawyer said that the Secretary of the In
| terror thought that $4,000 was necessary to
reed and take care of those Indians, because if
they were not provided for they would be al
most certain to interfere with operations on the
Northern Pacific railroad and then it would be
necessary to spent a greater sum in fighting
them.
MIR. Schurz introduced bill in reference to
the carriage of freight and passengers by the
Union Pacific railroad and branches
The bill sets forth the provisions of1the acts of
1867 and 1864, that the Union Pacific railroad
and branches were chartered at the same time
and should be operated as one continuous line
and should not discriminate against each other
as 10 time and rates or in any other way. It
then states that some branch roads complain
they are Disseminated against in violation of
law anu as remedy it provides that either of
the companies aggrieved may commence a suit
either at law or in equity, or in any territorial
court having jurisdiction and that on final hear
ing the court may render Judgment for all dam
ages sustained by the complainant and may en-
force the Judgment by sequestration or by an
execution and sale of the road and franchise;
and If deemed necessary, may decree the Tor
fixture OF the charter of the offending company.
Ihe Dill also provides that in all cases where
the Union Pacific railroad and branches or any
OF Them cannot agree upon terms for kthe
transportation of freight and passengers either
party may notify the Secretary of the Interior
OF the tact andi he shall thereupon give notice
20 otner company or companies at an appointed
time he shall fix schedule of rates which shall
be binding on the companies interested and if
either shall refuse to abide by his decision, he
may cause the road to be seized and sold on
such terms nd condition as he may prescribe or
submitted to Congress for such action as may
be deemed proper. Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE
The bill authorizing joint entry by pre-emp-
ton settlers was passed.
The Senate amendment to the House bill to
erect colossal statue of Admiral Farragut was
concurred in
The bill for the appointment of shipping
commissioners was taken up and several amend
ments made. An amendment was adopted that
extra fees besides those fixed on the schedule
shall be paid into the Treasury. The bill pass
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, the House resolved
il wOud take ma in al
Tuesday evening" the 10th inst, in honor of the
memory OF Prof Morse, under the auspices of
the National Morse Monument Association,
and for that purpose will assemble that even
ing in the hall of the House, and that the
Speaker will preside on that occasion.
MIR. Starkweather of Connecticut, from the
Naval Committee, reported bill to pay to
Capt. Winslow and crew of the Kearsage, for
the destruction of the Alabama
Mr.. Starkweather explained the bill and cited
the presidents for it, and advocated its pas
sage:
Dill but wanted to have it amended by provid-
ing that the amount be submitted to arbitra-
ton at Geneva as part of the direct damages
sustained by the United States under the gem
eric term of Alabama claims.
Mr.. Starkweather of Connecticut was afraid
the amendment would embarrass the bill, and
suggested it should be offered as an independ-
ent proposition.
NJ. Butler-I desire that the money shall be
paid out of money not otherwise appropriated
in the English Treasury, not in the United
States Treasury.
Mr.. Starkweather favored making England
pay not only direct but indirect damages, but
that matter should come up by itself
Mr.. Hale of Maine, moved to amend by strik-
ing out the words according to the law regu-
lating prize cases" and inserting the words,
time" Agreed to.
Messrs Cox and Brooks of New York, op-
posed the bill.
The bill was then passed, yeas 49, nays IS.
The bill authorizing the construction of
railroad bridge across the Mississippi river at
Fort Madison, Iowa, was passed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Dawes of Massachusetts, replied to some
structure made in speech of Mr.. Slocums
some weeks ago in regard to politics in navy
yards and armOries.
Mr.. Slocum of New York, asserted on his
honor that he knew of a case in the midst of
the war and the fate of the country was at
stake, where one of the head mechanics in an
armory, and man of great skill, had been re-
moved and politician put in his place. No
one dare say that the navy yards were not filled
with politicians.
Mr.. Banks of Massachusetts, said he never
asserted that men of political opinions were not
in the navy yards: On the contrary, he knew
never had power to enforce the appointment of
men OF the party to which he belonged. The
leading Democrats in his neighborhood had Of
fered to get friends of his appointed in the navy
yard at Charlestown, stating they had means of
doing so which he had not He challenged
MIR. Slocum to prove that a man had been re-
moved from an armory because he was a skill
ed armorer and that politician was put in his
place. (Iaughter:( Did he (Slocum) consider
m who had political opinions as criminal,
Mr.. Beck of Kentucky, charged that enor-
nous sums were used as q corruption fund, and
alleged the War and Navy Departments cover
ed up the figures and evaded giving Ineligible
accounts OF what became of the money
Mr.. Dawes defended the departments and re-
minded the House that the accounts of the
War Department which Mr.. Beck wanted fur
nished amounted to pile one mile long and
ten feet deep. Uanghter.) -H
Mr.. Butler remarked that there were ten or
twelve committees of investigation in session
IA voice, fourteen) and no one yet able to show
single dollar spent against the provisions of
law. - $3.50.
Mr.. slocum-Did not A. I. Stewart testify
Custom House, that George Leet, formerly Pres
ident Grants staff officer, charged double rates
for storing goods in New York?
Mr.. Butler-Did that come out of the treas
ury? 1 am talking about the treasury.
Mr.. Morgan Of Ohio-What became of the
500, 900 stolen by Hodge and gambled away on
Wall street? -r-- ,-~--.
Butle-Oh, yes; when 1 ask for anything
spent in violation of law they tell me about a
defaulter; defaulter who came down to us
from former administration, and who carried
on career of crime till Republican admins
tration caught him. (Exultant laughter on the
Republican side. That is all ~ rfu
Mr. Myers-The Republican administration
punished him. I'D 800 E
A sharp passage between Messrs. Beck and
Butler followed, in which the former lost his
temper. .ter. Ef 1874
Mr. Morgan of Ohio, repeated his old speech
The committee proceeded with the consdera-
ton of the bill in detail. An additional section
was inserted making it unlawful to brand, mark
or letter the body of soldier by way of pun
ishment and expunging the word Corporal
from the 43d article of war.
The committee rose and the bill passed with
out revision. H.t 80 M
The House at o'clock adjourned. The ses.