The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1875-02-18
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
Senate.

on Indian affairs, reported with amendments
the House bill to authorize the Seneca nation
of New York Ind ans to lease lands within the
Cattaraugus and Allegheny reservations and to
confirm existing leases. Placed on the calen-
dar.
Mr. Dorsey, of Arkansas, introduced bill to
establish certain telegraph lines in the several
States and Territories az post roads, and to |
regulate the transmission of commercial and |
other intelligence by telegraph. Referred.
Number of petitions were presented against .
the restoration of the duty on tea and coffee,
and for the repeal of the act OF 1872, relieving |
certain foreign products of ten per cent.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Me-, from the committee on |
appropriations, reported favorably on the bill |
to pay the interest on the 365 bonds of the |
District of Columbia, and asked its immediate |
consideration, as the interest falls due i'll
few days and the Federal government being |
held responsible for it, of course it must be |
paid The bill was passed.
The following bills were passed The House |
bill granting the right of way and depot |
grounds to the Oregon Central Pacific Rallroad
Company through The public lands of the |
United States, from Winnemucca Nevada, to |
the Columbia river, via Portland, Oregon the |
Senate bill providing for the appointment of |
commissioner to ascertain the night OF subjects |
of Great Britain to lands i'll the Territories |
which were the subject of the award of the
Emperor of Germany under the treaties of
1916 and 1871 between the United States and !
Great Britain the Senate bill amendatory of
and supplementary to act of March l, 1872, ell
titled "An act to get apart Il &C tain tract of
land lying near the head waters of the Yellow
Stone river az public park ! the Senate bill
granting GAO acres of land to the widow and
heirs Of James Sinclair, deceased the Senate
bill for the relief of the Holy Cross Mission in
the Territory of Dakota.
| Mr. Bogv, of Mo-, presented joint resolu-
/ tions of the Missouri Legislature condemning
/ the military interference i'll Louisiana, and had
/ them read at the clerks desk Ordered to be
printed and lie on the table.
The amendment of the House to the bill to
provide for the payment Of interest on the 3.65
| bonds of the District of Columbia, was agreed
| to and the bill passed.
At the request of Mr.. Sargent, Of California,
| Mr.. Logan, of Illinois, presented resolutions of
/ the Chicago Board of Trade i'll reference to the
| bill recently introduced in the Senate. and re-
ferred to the committee on finance, for an ap-
preparation to establish mint at Chicago. The
resolutions ask that the bill be reported to the
Senate and acted upon favorably referred to
the commit ee on finance.
Mr.. Norwood of Georgia, presented the res
olutiOns of the Legislature of that State con-
demning Federal interference i'll Louisiana.
Ordered to be printed and lie on the table.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, called up the House
bill to amend the National Banking act and to
fix the compensation of national bank examin-
ers, which was reported lately with amend
ments by the Finance committee. The amend
ments were agreed to and the bill passed.
ME- Clayton. OF Ark0DfaS, presented uteInO-
rial of Joseph Brooks, of that ate claiming
that at the election held November s. 1872, he
was duly elected Governor of Arkansas for
four years from the first Monday in January,
1875 that he was in all respects eligible but
that the government of that State has been
usnped by force and fraud, and is now held by
an armed force in support of which he refers
to the testimony taken and the report made by
the committee of the House of Representa-
tives lie asks that the lawful government of
the State be recognized and such action taken
by Congress will protect constitutional gov
| eminent i'll that State Ordered to be printed.
and referred to the committee on privileges
and elections.
/, Mr.. Cameron, of PENNSYLVANIA, presented
the credentials of Wm. A. Wallace, United
|, States Senator-elect from Pennsylvania for six
years from the 4th of March, 1915. Read and
placed on file.
Mr.. Wright of Iowa, from the committee on
civil service and retrenchment, reported favor
ably on the bill to provide for the reduction OF
, salaries from the time therein name J. Placed
upon the calendar He gave notice that he
would call up the bill and urge its passage at
the earliest opportunity.
Mr.. Sherman, of Ohio, submitted resolution
{ instructing the Judiciary committee to inquire
aud report whether there is now in force any
act of legislation under which the authorities
of the District of Columbia are empowered TO
l prosecute and suppress notorious gambling es-
, tablishments, and if there is not such leSisla-
: ton, 10 report q Dill 10 confer SuCn powers.
Agreed to.
. Mr.. Fenton, of New York, presented resolu-
tions of the New York Legislature i'll relation tC
' the improvements of Hell Gate, New York
harbor and against the proposed Improvement
> of Kill Won Kull. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Ingalls,. of Kansas, called up the House
; bill to authorize the Seneca nation of New
York Indians to lease lands within the CattaraU.
} gus and Allegheny reservations, and to confirm
existing leases.
. Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware, opposed the bill
=, and said according to his ideas there
stain upon the government on account of it,
treatment of the Indians. They were the rem
nants of a great people, and the land occupied
by them was their own prol lcrty 1t never be
. longed 10 the United States. The very obiec
= of this bill it seemed to him to be TO take ava,
their land, and that was i'll violation of all law
Mr.. Thurman, of Ohio, said this was rot
question affecting the government of the Iu
dians The Seneca Indians were fifteen time
richer to-day than they were before the rail
roads crossed their reservation. Because thtv
had tribal organization that was no reasul
. why their reservation should remain a hunting
= and fishing ground.
u The amendments made by the committee oi
c Indian affairs were agreed to and the bill
s passed--yeas, 26 nays II.
!. House
L Mr. Butler moved a reconsideration of tn
e vote whereby the Civil Rights bill, reported b,
:, the Judiciary committee, recommitted
= "Filibustering" was at once begun by the op
position to prevent getting the bill before th
}, House, with such success that the roll wa
, called sixteen times in the course of the morn
ing and nothing had been done up to the hou
of adjournment. The voting was of strictl
y party character, and the list showed an ayerag
IL of 225 members.
IS Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, presented th
: credentials of his colleagUe-elect, Mr.. Stevens
; who was chosen to fill the vacancy occasioneC
. by the death Of Mr.. Crocker. The credential
4 were read, and Mr.. Stevens was sworn in an,
u took his seat.
d Mr. Hale, of Maine, introduced a resolution
= to change the rules of the House by the alop
tion of the following az a new rule Wheneve
7 a question is pending before tue House, thu
- Speaker shall not entertain any motions of
II dilatory character, except one motion to ad
: journ, and one motion to fix the day to whcl
/ the House shall adjourn. But the previous
4 questions on the engrOssment and third read
ing of bill or joint resolution shall not be or
. dered during the first day of its consideration
9 unless three-fourths of the members presen
, shall second the demand. PrOUjded that th
S rule shall not apply to House resolutions
,. offered in the morning hour of Monday, anC
: provided further, that it shall not apply to an,
= proposition TO appropriate the money, til,
u credit OF other property of the United States
# except the regular appropriation bills.
( On motion of Mr.. Garfield, the Senate bill
: appropriatng $1S2, 800 to pay the interest oI
= the 3.65 bonds of the District of Columbia, wa
t taken up and amended, on motion of Mr.. Ran
dali, by inserting the words ii in currency,
and passed-yeas, 16i nays, 62.
Mr. p1ntt of Npplr Dos ffinI