New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-28

from the Military COMMITTEES and referred to tho judi
Committee He said there was no so rsnoged
impednlent to 1t. The hill was passed. ne nso s
bill appointing times for holding Crcat courts sso
States in the Fourth uSs. .n P saIss as
c. , MONDAY: All And p.s.s. R%o1d Va
Ncady J.S. ad d.shSu psb H S. MS1
'3 s, rS.T,SJ os. and y OCTOBER s P:
Ais, bill authorizing the secIesy nv the
nry TO approve certain o,iis Oh expenses "'N -
Ds.t I'm to provide for deductions from the terms
OF United states prisoners five days Tor each
calendar mouth OF good conduct Passed. o.,a,nc
Also a bill providing that all coored persona rcsding
within the limits Of the Choctaw and Ciokasaw Nations
at the when the Thirteenth Amendment 70 ,ne oon
suton took effect, and their children. are declared
mart OF these nations or tribes with all tho rights TO hold
Office, TO send their children 10 public schools ana wtn
Indians and providing that the denial OF such rights
10 coored persons shall be a7nsdemeanor: m "a,
The question was raised by Mr.. SHANkS (Rep., inuJ
that the bin was in violation of the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Treaty 1866 and that II forced these negroes
into the Indian nations ana into DIVISION Vi INT"
property. .. a.,
Mr. BUTLER remarked that II there was treaty IN
the way, which he denied he insisted that that treaty
ought prevent justice being done these cooren
persons. lie accepted an amendment offered Dy MI,
sHANKS that no provision OF the Treaty snail DC
Mr.. HEREFoRD (Dem W. vl) asked whether the
Government had right To interfere with those ihuans
who resided IN the Indian Territory.
MIR BUTLER replied that the Government had right
to do pleased with anybody within its 1nrisdc
ton. and the Indians within s jurisdiction Inc
General Government could take if it chose the shirt on
his friends (r Heretord back, and could DO no more
less to Indian. The Government had apro
gate the treaties forty times.
Mr.. HEREFORD-simply because might makes rish IT,
When gave the Indians these lands they gave US IN
exchange for them some OF tse most 0naD Dever e
late in certain direction Ihey have our pngiSsesa
faith True, can do H. but II we do we are rcsponspio
in the eyes OF God, and OF ali civilized nations, for
having violated our plighted faith ,
Mr.. BU ILER-We cannot AFFORD 10 spend all uay over
few negroes and the fancied rights OF less Indians
Mr.. COBURN (Rep. lnd) Are not me lands OF lhese
Indians held 10y them In common ana does not TINS DlII
force number of negroes on them to divide Win them
thls Ms common ProPsrS Mr. sbank,, amendment pro-
MIR. snank's amendment adopted, aud then the
bill was passed By strict party voIe-IeaS lio; Nays
Mr.. POTTER Dem. n. " reported back adversely
the petition that the 18th of Aprt, being Abraham ihh
coins birthday, be declared national holiday aiso inc
petition for the eleetonO u S. Senators by the popular
suffrage; Also the bill u incorporate the AnBO-Amefl
can Mutual Company. Laid on the table.
Mr. POLAND ep x from the o same Committee se
woman suffrage. Laid on the table.
others settlers on the lands Of the exmisson of San
BuenaVentura, Cal, asking the passage Oh an aGt pro
to the land have been sustained as valid by
the United States Supreme Court Lad on the taoie
state Courts to the United states Circuit Courts. He
planned that the change proposed 10 be made was 10 an
snit "a broHsnt to remove the case into the United
states Courts, although there may he another defendant
Tnc bill was opposed by Messrs. POTTER Dem, N.
". ELDREDGE Dem, Wis.,, and L. X HOAR (Rcp.
judiciary system, and putting 1t into the power OF
plaintiff who did not want his tried IN the state
court 10 include by colusion nonresident and thus
have the removed to a Federal court.
| Mr.. POLAND defended the bill constutonaily and
After further discussion the first section (llowinga
cause to he removed where one Of the defendants
NONRESIDENT was stricken out and the BILL as amended
Regulating he "details for the removal Of causes under
the existing law, was passed. - -
Mr.. POLAND also reported resolution for the APP
pontment OF select committee OF Ave TO inquire into
be disturbed condition of governmental affairs IN Ar
kansas and to ascertain the facts relating thereto;
whether thdt state has now government republican
III form. the others Of which duly elected, and
which, as now organzed ought to be recognized by inc
Government OF the United states; with power for the
committee to send for persons and papers, or TO proceed
| TO Arkansas and to report AT any time
MI. EiDkEDGE dem, Wis., desired to offer an
vious question; which was seconded The resolution
Mr.. FRYE Qsep, Me.) from the Judiciary Committee,
reported bill to enable the Central Branch of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company to submit It's claims
against The Unned ates under existing laws.
Ine point OF order was made by MI o SPEER lDem''
Ind), RANDALL tDem., PENN and LAWRENCE (Rep..
OhC>, that the bill involved bonds aud lands to the
Grafton II Committee Of the Whole.
Ike n e srder the D to re
Fsi that it referred the claim Of the Riilroad COM
the time for the completion of the road. Such land
bills extending land grants had always been held to be
subject The bill accordingly referred TO the
Committee of the Whole ON the state OF the Union.
Mr.. FRYE also reported bill 10 provide for taking
land BY the United states Government for public uses
sion and amendment the bill was passed.
Also. Di To make valid assignments of wages or sal
aries of Government officers in the military, naval and
civil services, and making 1T the duty of the pay officer
J to pay the assignee
officers. and going beyond anything that the Gov
| eminent bad ever done before.
Mr.. FRYE replied that the present system that
because such assignments were not valid, officers whose
salaries had 10 pay five six per cent per month to
brokers who hung around the departments. He knew
| why off he mt Quar dian
ship. why their assignments should not be recognized
tliOns for such q had been signed by over
5000 officials. After further discussion the bill was
Mr. ELDREDGE Dem, Wis.,, from the same Com
mttee. reported adversely on petition H OF certain
condition Of affairs in that state Laid on the table.
THE BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Mr.. FIREMAN. (Rep., n. ~, from the same Commit
ee reported back the Senate amendments the to
repeal the Bankrupt law and moved Inconvenience,
! and the appointment of q Conference Committee He
said that the Judiciary Committee had been anxious to
perfect the Senate amendments as far as possbe but
that the more II vas examined, the more confirmed
| in its original conclusion. that every effort
and integrity in respect TO his connection with the BILL
terest OF Jay Cooke Co. He said that the charges
affecting his integrity and honor had been published
nouneed as trckster The statement had been pub
lished that the question which agtated Wash
Jay Cooke a. Co.; that he alone responsible for the
bill and that he had violated the instructions Of the
Committee reporting it. His silence hitherto the
subject had been involuntary and yet IT had been cited
against him. CertanSrgaDs Of the Democratic party in
| his State which had never failed TO pursue him
with vndictve hostility since the period when IL
| since, disregardng party ues he had come
| TO the aid of the cOuntry's integrity.
| had eagerly caught up these accusations
and served them 10 their readers IN every variety Of
form which hendish maigniy could suggest. The Neo
York World, In recent editorial headed 81 Exit Ire
MAN," had held him up mere trickster lamented
fha deStI IL Ia
of his friends; bewailed his rapid fall from high
position To "a place lower than tuat OF the Credit
Mnhilier sXndlers and salary grabbers declared