Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-11
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SENATE.-After our report Closed
MI. Buokinghams bill TO amend TIE national
banking act and to provide for . return 10 specie
payments, &c, was referrtd 10 the committee
ON finance
SUMMERS BATTLE FLAG BILL.
The Vice President presented resolutions of
the Massachusetts Legislature demonstrating
against the passage of the bill which provides
that the names OF battles with fetlow-citizens
ON the regimentai coiors. Laid on the table and
ordered to be printed.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
was then taken up, the question being ON the
amendment Of Dir. Stewart, providing for the
appointment by the President of sufficient
hummer of inspectors of Indian affairs, not ex-
ceeding five, to hold Office for four years unless
sooner removed by the President, 20 receive
5000 per annum each and necessary travelling
expenses. The inspectors are TO visit each Indian
year, and to investigate ali matters pertaining
TO its business, and each inspector shall have
power to administer oaths, and examine all Off
GERS, employees, and such other persons rs he
thinks NJ cesSary. The inspectors or any of them
shall also have power to suspend any super
intendent or agent and to ill his place subj ect TO
the approval of the President and shall have
power by instituting judicial proceedings to en-
force the laws and TO prevent violation of law in
the administration of the affairs of.the several
agencies and superintendcncies. So far as prac-
ticable each agency Is TO be visited alternately
by different inspectors. After considerable
debate the amendment was adopted-yeas 20,
nays Is.
MIR. Thurman moved to reduce the apprepria-
ton for the YanSton Sioux from 81 3i4 ,O0o TO
S9O0,0t0. Adopted.
The bill was passed, ard the Senate then ad-
journed until Monday.
HOUSE.-After our report closed
There was long debate on the paragraph in
relation TO the bureau of education in the legis-
latiye appropriation BILL after which the amend
ment increasing the appropriation was rejected;
yeas "a, nays7s
An amendment, proposed by Mr.. MAYNARD,
tTenn.,D which was rejected, caused considcra-
BILE debate, and elected q humorous speech from
Cox, (NY1
ON motion of Mr.. Young, GAL the appro-
Priation for the purchase and distribution of
seeds was increased from $50 900 to $4,000.
Mr.. II. b. Smith On. W moved an amend
ment to the paragraph appropriating $40 600 to
pay judgments of the Court of Claims, providing
that no part of this appropriation shall be used
to pay judgments under the act I'm relation to
captured and abandoned property; nor IN All any
such judgments be paid unless a special appro-
priation be made therefor.
Mr.. Smith called the attention of the House
to the report of the Secretary Of the Treasury
showing that during the fiscal year ending June
80, 1872, there had been paid on Judgments of
the Court of Claims 81 ,2s, 200. This, ne said
was done by the Secretary under the under
standing that the Judgment Of the court was in
the nature of warrant upon the Treasury. He
further charged that judgments were given in
favor of men know n to have been disloyal during
the rebellion.
Without acting upon the provision, the COM
mittee rose, and the House, at 40 p. m,
adjourned.