Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE.
Indian Inyestigafio


WASHINGTON, April 16.-Mr. Averill
from the Committee on Indian Affairs, of
Tered resolution increasing the scope O
the investigation previously ordered int,
the Indian contracts for 1873 and of 1874
and directing thorough Investigation O.
all frauds or irregularities connected with
the administration Of Indian affairs fol-
those years. Adopted.
The Arkansas Agony.
Mr.. Hynes offered as a question of priyj-
lege a resolution reciting that an assistant
sargeant-at-aIms of the House, now in Lit
| tie Rock for the purpose of subpenaing
| witnesses before the committee of the
! House, is being thwarted and interfered
with by the seizure of the telegraph Office.
and instructing the Judiciary Committee
to report what measures should be taken to
| protect the right of the House TO free
communication with its officers.
Mr.. Wood objected and the Speaker
ruled 1t was not question of privilege. If
| the Sargeant-at-Arms felt himself obstrlIct
ed in executing his duty, it was his bust
ness TO communicate the fact to the House
through the Speaker.
rood and Clothes for Louisiana.
Mr.. CObourn reported bill empowering
the President to direct the issue of food
and disused army clothing for the relief of
the sufferers by the overflow of the lower
Mississippi river. Passed.
Deficiency of Three Millions and a
Quarter.
Mr.. Garfield, from the Appropriation
Committee, reported the deficiency bill,
which was made the special order for next
"Wednesday. The bill appropriates S3,-
25l,15S. The principal items are for the
War Department, some S750,000 being re-
quired by the QuartermaSter General; $780,
900 for the Signal Office, and some $4,000
Tor miscellaneous matter, with about
million and quarter for the Indian Bu-
reau.
COncOrd's Centennial.
Mr.. DOnnan, from the Committee ON
Military Affairs reported a bill donating
ten pieces of ordnance to the people of Con-
cord y. H., for a monument to commence
rate the first repulse of the British troops
at the old North Bridge, ,on the 10Th of April. |
I175. Passed.
Who stopped the Santiago slaush.
ter2
Mr.. Cox introduced the following reso- |
luton which was thereupoR, with a letter |
from Thurlow Weed, referred TO the Com |
mlllee on Foreign Affairs.
Resolved by the Senate and the House |
Of Representatives in Congress assembled. |
that the thanks IF Congress are eminently |
due, and are hereby rendered TO Sir Lamb /
ton LarTaine, Commander of the British /
frigate Niobe. for his human and generous
interpOSition at Santiago de Cuba, in pro-
iecting the lives of the Survivors of the
Virginius expedition. The Amencan peo-
pie recognize with admiration and graft
tude his prompt and emphatic admonition
which arrested the progress of the butchery,
md so long as heroism in the defense of
is deemed worthy of honor, the
name OF the gallant officer should be
cherished.
why SOee
Mr.. Monroe offered a resolution instruct
NJ the Committee On Civil Service Reform
o enquire into the expediency of providing
or the election of pOstmasters by the peO-
Die. Adopted.
Clerical.
The House then went into committee of
he whole, Scholield in the chair, on the
legislative, executive and judicial appropri-
.tion bill and the discussion of YESTERDAY
n regard to the clerical force Of the Treas
ITy Department was resumed.
Inc discussion which was PARTICIPATED IN |
y MesSrs. Holman, kellogg, Dawes, Kas-
on, Beck, Wood, Starkweather, OBrien
nd Garfield, took a political turn and |
jlymer made an arraignment of the Re :
ublican party for corruption and extraya
ance, and was replied to by Kellogg who {
eclared there never had been in Ameri-
an history an era of such prohigacy, dis 5
Onesty and corruption as during the two
Democratic administrations of Pierce and
Buchanan.
WOman's Rights.
When Kelley and Clymer had finished
heir bout, the discussion was resumed,
nd finally some reductions of the clerical {
alaTies were made, and an amendment
dopted, on motion OF Mr.. Ward, that male S
mplOyees shall not be paid more than fe-
lale employees for the same service.
The committee then rose without having !
isposed Of a single paragraph of the bill. !
Mr.. Orth presented resolutions of the In /
lana Board of Education, praying Con- !
less to donate to that Slate the arsenal (
rounds at indianapolis for the purpose of I
polytechnic institute.
Adjourned.