, 1874-04-23
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
SENATE.
WAHsIJNGToN r. g. 4nri1

TIE OWL. SERVICE.
Tho CHAIR laid before tho Sunate message
from tho President transmitting tho report Of
tho Civil Service Commission, which was read,
laid OIL tho table, aud ordered printed.
THE atESNoS1rEs.
Tho Senate then resumed consideration Of
tile bill to enable tho Mennonites from Russia to
OBJECT permanent sottlornont on tho public
Mr.. RAMSEY submitted an amendment pro-
yiding that in the eighth section of the bill tho
aggregate hold under declaratory statements
shall not at any timo exceed 100000 acres, in-
nor shall nliy QUO filing embrace more than
$4,000 acres instead Of 100000. Agreed to.
The same gentleman submitted an amendment
to the second section OF tho bill, providing thar
dian lands in Minnesota. held In trust by the
Government, not exceeding 1G0 acres for oacli
member OF tho society. Agreed to-.
Alr. PRATT urged tho pasgngo Of tho bill, and
spoke of tho Monnonitos boing an industrious
class.
AIr. CARPENTER said that. in hiB opinion,
this bill was bad in principle, and certainly not
in accord with our policy iu settling this country
1t would bear no fruit but whnt was evil. Sup
pose TO- 600 Irish Catholics should desire to sottlo
in ono county7 Upon what principle could Con-
greBB dony thom the right after passing this bill
Or suppose 10, 700 German Protestants doairod
to sottle in tho noxt county? Could Congress-
refuse to allow thom in the face OF passing this
application to settle hero III 3 body. Could they
bo doniol 7 Certainly not. It was not tho do
sire of our peopl8 to havo tho settlement OK
elusiyely Of Irish, Germans, or any other class.
III inviting Foreigners to this country, 1t was i'll
tondcd Tint tbey should take their place with
our citizens, speak our language. support our
FREQ Institutions, and bo Of iii. Again, tho bill
did not require these people to become American
citizens, and allowed thom to withdraw this pub
lo land without paying anything for 1t. He
would vote aGainstit.
Tho morning hour expired.
THE LOUISIANA DI1A.
The CHAIR announced TINT tho Senate would
resume consideration OF the Louisiana bill, upon
which 11r. Stockton was entitled to tho floor.
Mr.. WINDOW appoaled to Mr.. Stockton to nl-
low tho Mennonite bill to be disposed Of.
Mr. STOCKTON said II tho request was SO ron. .
think tho bill conla be passed. Immediately, nj
| lo intondel to speak nGainHt it himself.
THE TRANSPORTATION QUESTION.
! Mr. WINDOW gave notice that on Friday
next ho would present the report OF the Com
mittoe Oh Transportation, and would at that
| time asll tho indulgence Ut tho Senate to make
ao1ne remarks explanatory thereof.
| INDIANS AZ o1r1ZEsB.
| MIR. BUCKINGHAM introduced a bill to en-
| able Indians to become citiZons OF the United
| HtRtes. Referred.
LOUISIANA AGAIN.
Tho Soma to thou resumed consideration Of the
Loualana bill, aud Mr. Stockton yielded to Mr.
salisbury.
! VETO MESSAGE.
| Attwenty minutes past o'clock, Gen. Dab-
cock, Private Secretary ct tho President, up.
| peared at the bur OF tlie Sonata aud announced
4 lnessngo from the President yctong tho iinan-
cial bill. At the request OF h1r. O0NlIINQ,
Mr.. SALISBURY yiellod The floor, 10 that tho
message might 10 road, and aitor the Clerk lad
finished readng it, tho CHAIR announced that
tho bill waB now before tho Senate, and the
question was. Shall It paBB, Notwithstanding the
| objection Of ti!e preBfl0nt2
Alr. CONKl1NG read from the rulos Of the
message from tho President withholding hiu sig.
naturo to bill, and said it might bo auppoaotL
that, uudor tho rule the bill shall bo considered
Immediately. Such had not boon tho chasom,
however aud as tho. Senators denlrea' no doubt
to heyu 1t printed and laid oyer tor consideration
at IN carly day. 1t cou!d npt probably. bs dts