The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-07

Mr.. Trumbull offered q resolution direct
ing the Secretary Of Treasury TO inform
the Senate whether any allowances have
at any time been allowed to the disburs
ing officers ofthe Navy and Marine Corp
and II 30, 10 what amount giving tht
names and amounts. Agreed 10.
Dir. Howe offered resolution which
was agreed TO, requesting the Secretary
OF War, when he responds 70 the resolu-
ton inquiry in regard to the effect Of thu
late storm at Duluth, to communicate also
the opinion of the chief engineer, as to
the best method OF procuring the safety ol
tho harbor at thatpeint.
Mr.. Morton offered o resolution direct
ing the Committee on Privileges and
Elections to examine and report at the
next session Of Congress upon the best
and most practicable mode OF electing
the President and Vice President Of the
United States, and Of providing tribun.
al to adjust and decide all contested
questions connected Herewith. The res
olution was ordered 70 be printed.
Mr. (Edmund's resolution asking the
Secretary Of War to communicate the
information In his possession as TO the
expenditures in suppressing the Indian
hostilities in Washington Territory and
Oregon, was agreed TO.
Mr.. Scott offered Q resolution which
was agreed TO directing the Committee on
Finance to enquire whether the Secretary
of the Treasury haspower under the exist
ing law to issue U. 8. notes in lieu OF the
forty.iour million dollar notes returned
and cancelled under the act OF 1858.
A. resolution was adopted directing the
judiciary Committee to inquire into the
propriety OF repeating the National bank.
rupt law from and after January 1st,
1874, and providing for the immediate re-
peal OF so much Of said act as relates to
involuntary bankruptcy.
On motion Of Mr.. Stewart, the question
pending since last session referring the
Goat Island bill, was taken up.
Mr..Stewart said he would accept MIR.
Coles amendment referring the bill to
the Committee on Military Affairs, and 1t
was so referred.
Mr.. Pratt introduced bill ceding to
the several States within which they re-
spectively lie, the beds Of surveyed lakes
and other bodies of water.
Mr.. Ferry, OF Michigan, introduced q
bill to set apart portion OF the
Island Of Mackinac as q National
Park. 1t sets apart for a park,
so much of the island as Is now held by
the United States under military reser-
walton or otherwise, excepting Fort Mac.
kinac and so much Of the present reserva-
ton as bounds 1t to the south ofthe village
OF Mackinac. and west, north and east re
spectively by lines drawn north and south
east and west at distances Of 400 yards
from the present forts flagstaff. The
territory so reserved is withdrawn from
settlement and occupancy or sale, and the
Park is put under the absolute control oil
the Secretary Of War.
The disabilities bill, which was unfn-
ished business, came up, but on motion
Of Mr.. Window it was laid aside and the
Indian appropriation bill taken up.
1Ir. Window said the amount appropri-
atcd by the bill was 81, ,434 1856, which was
S0l7907 less than the sum which was ap-
pr1priated by the bill of last year.
When tho item appropriating $2O0.OOO
for the Sioux Indians was reached, dar
Ian sent up and had read U communica-
ton from Mr.. Cowen, Acting Secretary
Of tho Interior, setting forth the sources
of information about the Teton Sioux,
and stating that in view Of the recent
charges in the newspapers that no snch
Indians existed, an order had been issued
on the 7th ult, prohibiting the auditing
of all alleged disbursements for the benefit
of said tribe until further notice. The
communication was accompanied by q
statement of the disbursements for the
Teton Sioux during the year.
Mr.. Thurman said the question was,
whether any such tribe does exist?
AIr. Window said that the same tribe
with which treaties had been made
on two occasions as the Teton Sioux did
still exist, but there might be some ques-
ton as to whether that was their proper
names. :,
Mr.. Thurman said he was astonished
that there should be any doubt whatever
about the existence Of a tribe to whom
we were giving money.
Mr.. Window said that Of $500, ,OOO ap-
proriated for the Teton Sioux, only $685.
900 had been expended, leaving a balance
Of about 100000 unexpended, which
would hardly have been left II the sppro-
priation had been fraudulently procured.
Ohmoton oil Mr.. Logan an amendment
was adopted prohibiting the sale OF arms
or ammunition TO Indians In the neigh
borhood OF Fort Peck, which, Mr.. Logan
said, was not a United States fort OF all
but a private trading post. i,
The appropriation was agreed to and
at 4i16 p. N. the Senate went into execu'
tive session and soon after adjourned.