, 1874-05-10

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


IMPORTATION OF FOREIGN coSy1cIS.
Mr.. cox offered resolution asking the Presi.
dent 10 communicate any correspondence be-
tween the State Department and other Govern
these shores, and What legislation, if any, is
necessary to prevent such an outrage Adopted.
INTEREST on PACIFIC RAILROAD BONDS.
Mr. WILLIAMS, from the Committee On the
Pacific Railroad reported q bill for the collec-
Eops Of moneys due the United States by the
Pacific Railroad Company. Ordered printed md
Eocommitted. It directs tho Secretary of the
Treasury to require the payment Of amounts
due'to the United States under the clause direct
ing per cent Of the net earnings Of the Com
panv to be paid the Gorernment and, il not
paid, it directs the Attorney General to institute
the necessary suits and proceedings Tor recovery,
and to prosecute tho same with all Convenient
dispatch to ; final determination.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION Bu1.
The House, at 1880, went into Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. POLAND in the chair On tba
Indian Appropriation bill.
In the conrse Of the discussion OF the Indian
question, 1lr. ELREDGE opposed the amend
ment requiring certain tribes to be nut upon a
reservation. He objected to that ~ onlv another
form OF slavery. He recommended that the In
dlans be treated with fairness and justice, and
that the attempt to convert them into Is Christian
Associations" be abandoned. It had beea cou-
ceded on au bands that there had been nothing
so injurious to tho Indians, or that had driven
them into such hostility against the whites, as
what were called l. Christian Associations"
Nj. LOUGHR1DGE, who has charge Of the
bill, denied that the effect Of tho reservation
system VAS to make slaves OF the indians,
Mr. STEELE reminded AIr. EIdretlce il con-
tact With Christians was detnoralizing, then the
morality OF the Indians would be promoted By
segregation.
Ro!narEs we're made By a1essra. HAwLEY and
AInLACR in favor Of placing the Indans under
military control, and by h1r. PARKER (Mo.)
against it.
A proposition, offered by Mr. BECK, requiring
vouchers for Indian supplies. etc, to be submit
TED to tho Executive Committee OF the Indian
Peace Commissioners, gave rise to some Ively
discussion. Ar. Beck charged that such pro-
vision, which had been put into the law
scme years ago, had since been repeated
II the interest OF thiering. Indian Agents.
House was responsible before the country for
Imposing this provision, and thus refusing to
npply tic only safeguards that could be raised
nsains: the payment Of millions Of dollars on
fraudulent vouchers.
slr. GARFIELD opposed s1r. Beck's rroposi-
hon. because it's effect was to depose not only
the Indian Commissions but tho Scc1 e.nrv of
the interior. and to impoee their duties upon
outside PARTIES He did not hesitate to call it
monstcous proposition.
: Mr BECK related various instances of big
frauds on the part OF lod1an Agents. and said It
was Tor the PURPOSE Of putting = stop to such
frauds that the law which he now proposed to
c1e" AAu Veeu otlEiDhl'V passed IN 15GJ. and
the gentleman from Ohio {Garaeld) had not
then dared to oppose it,
NE; GARFlELD--{sarcasticslly)-Ead not
dared? That is good.
Mr: BECK (emphaticaIIy) had not |
dared. lput it with emphasis. The gentleman |
(Garfield) says an imposing this provision on |
the department. an not; I am imposing it |
on the thieves inside that department, and only |
Gn them. I want to make it impossible TOR
fraudulent vouchers to be paid.
lir: BUTLER (Teun.) approved Of the repeal
Of the law which Mr. Beck wished to have re- |
enacted.
Mr: LoUGHRIDGE admitted thero vera
frauds committed under the Indian Bureau. but
denied that they we're peculiar to this era or to
Ibis Administration.
After further discussion, Mr BECK withdrew
his proposition.
At last the bill was got through in COMMITTEES
# the whole, and reported to the House
PROPERTY TRANSFER.
Mr. STOWELL, from the Committee on Post
)hcee, reported I bill authorizing the Post
Master General to join Gen. Jones, late Post
naster OF New York, in the conveyance Of GER
ain real estate which vas the properly Of i.
Y. Norton, defaulting post-ofdcs official
'aBaed.
The House then adjourned.