, 1874-06-16

Mr.. COhtINaO, 1uomber Of tho Committee
on Indian Affairs, said TINT ho had beon men-
posoi,ea iIim Oh tho mattor; but oYon il tomro orc
was lobby, ho asked tho .gont1omon who made
with the validity OF tho claim 2
Mr.. eHAN1k8 rolatod tito history Of tlo claim,
and inaiatod upon lts Justice.
Mr. PARKER (afo.) oproscd Mr.. Kasson's
tho money In tito interior Department would 30
to koop Washington attorneys hovoring around
In order to got n slice Of It. Reforming to Mr..
spoor's donunoiation Of tho lobbyists, be alluded
to tho old Greek proyorb TINT "a man always
he would himBolf do under like circumstances"
b1r. CoBtlRN favored striking out tho section,
and letting 1t stand oil itB own merits aH aepa
rato measure. Ho road from tho report OF tho
Solicitor Of tho Treasury, made two yoars ago,
that tho olaim waa fraudulent
Mr. siANiAa snld TINT report Ind boon nlndo
oy ono nan,ield, who had not roilocted much
connection with n frau1ulout olnim for SJ0, ,0DO
1nado by 4 sot Of attorneys Tho men connected
with TINT fraudulent transaction in which Dau-
lle!d . figured Tero Pago, who had leen kiokod
ity; lnan namod Grayaon, and tho man, ,Kirt-
land, vito had figured aa 3 witness in tic Dis
trict Of Coin,nbia Investigation.
.. ir HALE ~ (Mo.) waa glad TINT tho aobar at-
1nattcr, and remarked tllat the raging lobby had
boon impolling this claim, md had been opcrat-
ing IN Washington. baltimore. philadc1phia
New York, ond ,olacwhoro. He quoted from tho
rerort OF secretary Boatwoil. that thoro was not
said that nlonborH who, after that t!ccialon by
nn untntoreatou Secretary Of tho Treasury, voted
for tho olaini, would do 10 on thoir own respou-
| slb1ity. -,
Aftor further discussion, Mr. Kagpon's amend.
ment was agrootl to~-98 to 7o-and then the
substitute for tho whole section wap agreed TO
by::n vote Of u to 70.
Tho substitute which was ofrorcd by Mr.
| WHEELER directs tho Secretary of tho Troas-
ury to inquire into tho amount Of tho 1iabli-
tics Of tho Chootaw Indians to individuals, md
report tho Hanlo ct tic next goasion witt, Wow
! to ascertain what amount allould be deducted
Statoa.
4 question ns to erenlto furnished for thu nav
Stnto Departments building from tho nunrry ,,onr
Richmond, w., was started by Mr. spEEIs pa.l
who alleged that not only woro 11n,1gally hit;i,
prices puid, but t1at, although tho qoyornucnt
| paid all tho exponsea Of tho stono-cutters at
| Manchester, tho contractors received l5 nor
| cent of TINT amount. In tho courso Of tho dis
! ouBston, Which WA Joined in by McBsrs. BECK,
PLArT, and SMITH (va), It wns atntcd that d
way mixed up with tho contract, mud had pocket
Ell some $4,000 illegally obtained from tic Gov
ernnent:
Mr.. COX moved an amendment making it nm
year moro thnn is appropriated for tho purpose
| i'll that year.
| a5SAenust t- un polHt Ut uluor. .
MT. f!AII moved to inHert an 1tom Of 37b. 900
!ot ropaif3ilg tno foss-olilco building ut Wasl:
| 1'Gaon. ha]eetod'
lAe Uoialmtteo ,tl OF t4o whole thcn roso and
| ietuIscu t!i1 ~ III 70 INC Eouao.
! ~. uANt1 t1E1Os ohairmht or the Committee
" ApElonainI'ons stateu @ H. that this bisl appro-
pe6oa on ho l'ttie ovor uoo as agalBt
uvu,og3 Ill tho !lko bul Inst year, but there wuH
1;i t .'nt o,,;t" tnu ~ p,1 ~. ~ LIS -.
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1ho Inso IT, W '4Ss ts,ogg genr Maa, H. a,, NV
,,o,,tu .non proeeeueu 10 so1o on aonu- I
Wnnia Ill., is1 w. c9nnlaoe oa LUG
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W, nt.t ~ '"A w. - suo ei3iuo " 4,o1
.oAn, Itn.amelpti", nno tstItiEo1o, WIS hsfeeu
| tu-5oaS, !19 !; nays, W. 10 tho pfoFlBlon MnH
| etfucR ont-
The next ytse wns on tin snotinr Ycnenirtr t1,o
Inv for tho c;vi1 Eorv;ra (onnau{n rmI -
r FIR .,ifi,a r. utoru u,,t1 o,;fo,s, az
their rolativea ni mnn~ h thn d,w nT @Ia ti'o
several heafja If dennrtmonta In rnaEa honosts.
cIIIcIonoy. and 1IdSIity tonts. ArrcoI n oa =
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