The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-02
xLIIId CONGRESS.
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kENAIE.
The Senate discussed Mr.. BayArd's resolution
calling upon tho President 10 inform the Senate
whether any officer Of the United States Army
on duty In South Carolina had been inhtru-
mental In procuring compensation from tho
State for Ills serViees. Tho resolution wont
over.
Mr.. Boutwell,, OF Mass, introduced blu TO
provide for the survey and disposal Of timber
lands. II requires such lands In tho mining
districts to DO surveyed in tracts Of 100 acres
each and allows any person engaged IN tho
business Of mining 70 make entry Of tho
stumpAge upon any such tract and remove
all tho timber except one tree to the acre within
three years paying therefor ut tho ratio Of ~. 20
per acre. The Secretary Of tho Interior L also
| required 10 make surveys Of the timber lands
suitable for agricultural purposes, and any
homestead or presumption settler may enter MOI
exceeding forty acres Of raid timber lands n
tho rat0 Of s2I0 per aero.
The Chair laid before tho Senate resolutions
OF tho Wisconsin Legislature, lnstructlng the
delegation In Congress from that State 10 vote
for the passage OF tho law reducing tito Ray OF
all civil and military employees OF tho Govern
mont TO scale commensurate with tho duties
performed BY them. Referred to tho Commit
tee on Civil Service aud Iletrenchmeut.
Mr., Sargent presented memorial from CALI
fornia for tho prevention Of tho evils arising
from Chinese emigration. .Ial
,; ~, holly ~ VtSeg9n' ptosenIO9 petition OF
against his colleague, Dir. Mitchell, and asking
that the same DO investigated by tho Senate.
Refused.
Mr.. Wright Of Iowa, presented Joint rcsolu-
ton Of the Iowa Legislature recommending tho
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NJ, Lowe, OF Kan, from the Committee on
Indian AhAirS, reported bill extending 70 tho
icy Of January, 1870 tho time within which
settlers on tho Cherokee strip in Kansas may
make proof Of settlement and payment, de-
Iercd payments 70 bear nYo pcr cent interest.
Passed, Ntl
The committee reported the Army Appro-
lpriation bill, and the House proceeded TO vote
on the amendments; Tho nrst vote was on the
amondmont offered by MI. Young, OF Georgia
extending the time for tho presentation OF
claims 70 NOV. ], 1910. The amendment was
agreed to-Yeas, l3l nays, lO4. All the other
amendments were agreed To In bulk, aud tho
4 bill was passed. '0l
I The Honbo In committee OF the whole on tho
Fertilization bill took tho following action !
The items Of $50, 060 each for Forts Pooto and
Washington on the Potomac wore stricken out,
aud tho Items for Forts Moultrie, Sumter, aud
Pulaski wofo retained. The appropriations for
Fort McHenry, Md, and Fort Jeffenon, Fla,
were Refused. The committee then rose and
reported the bill 70 tho House, and II was
| passed.
A bill for ascertainlng tho losses sustained
; by citizens Of southern Oregon and nothcrn
! California by reason Of the Indian deptcdations
In 1872 and 1873 provoked quite an excited dis.
cussion. Mr.. ShAnlis (Rep., Ind.) defended
tho memory OF Capt. Jack aud his MolOcs, and
said 1t was fact that when Gen. Candy was
holding hla conference with Capt. Jack the
military lines were being closed around tho
lIodOcs. Mr.. Nosmith (Dcm., Oregon and Mr..
Lnttrcll Dem, CALI defended tho tronllers.
men aud tho denlneiAlors Of lie Indians
Tho bill itself was opposed by Mr.. q. u.
= Hoaf, lof Mess, a5 establishing tho dangerous
precedent that tho Government 10 responsible
l for the reimbursement Of citizens damaged by
A war. The Same ground was taken by Nj. Gar
field, (of 0hio,) who argued that these losses
resulted either from private murlorom or from
public enemies, aud that IN neither oyont
} could citizens look 70 the Government for
, restitution. II this bill were passed Il would
! open the sluices Of tho Treasury to claims
from Ohio aud Indiana arising out Of tho Nor
! gan raids, aud from Pennsylvania Rrlslngout OF
Lees invasion, and there would not 10 a cent
left In the Treasury. The principle Of the bill
was defended by Mr.. Avorill, OF Mimi, who