Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Ghost of Civil Service SdD
Haunting the Senates
Discussing the Tariff and IUdian
Appropriation Bills.
EulOgies on Deceased Members
Of the House Of Rep.
resentatives.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The Vice Pres
ldent laid before the Senate the credential
Of Andrew johnson, Senator from Tennes
see. Read and placed on file.
Mr.. Wright called up the resolution sub
mltted by him yesterday providing for th'
appointment Of a committee of five Sena
tors to examine into the several y banche.
OF the civil service during the recess, will
Z. view 10 the reorganization of the several
departments thereof. Agreed to.
Mr. ingalls, submitted a resolution fol
the appointment of a commission of five
Senators to visit the Indian Territory dur
ing the recess of CONGRESS, with Authority
TO inquire into tie condition OF affairs il
tEat country, the necessities of the various
Indian nations and tribes there located, and
to report at the next session Of the Senate
the results Of their inquiry, and what legis-
lation, If any, Is needed to protect the in
terestS and promote the welfare of the in.
habitants Of the territory. Laid over.
The joint resolution which passed the
House last winter, relating to civil service
appointments, was passed. It provides
that in all cases under the civil service sx-
animation for 1csitiOn under the Govern
EOl-
dieT, or his wife, or the widow of deceased
soldier, dying of wounds or disease con
tracted in the line of duty as such soldier,
or his orphan ciiid, snail pass such exami-
nation at the standard fixed by the said
rules, such person shall have precedence
for appointment to any existing vacancy,
anything in the rules Of the civil service %
the contrary moi WithstahdinE. The reSolu-
tiCh was passed by o6 yeas TO S nays.
HessTs. Gordon, of Georgia, and Merrimon,
Of North Carolina, voted with the Republi-
cans in favor Of it. Those voting in the
negative were Messrs. Alcorn, Cooper,
Dennis, Hager, Hamilton Of Maryland,
McC7eery Spragtie and salisbury.
The morning hour having expired; the
Senate resumed the confederation Of the
Indian Appropriation bill.
hir. Hitchcock submitted an amendment
appropriating four million dollars to reim-
burse settlers fol- losses sustained by In
dian depredations. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Stevenson submitted an amendment
requiring Indian agents to keep books con
tanning itetnized expenditures, accounts Of
contracts, etc, such books 10 be always
open to inspection, and 10 remain in the
over by each agent to his successor IN Of
fee; and forged entry o. iaiiure to comply
with the provisions of the act to be punish
ed by fine Of not less than 500 nor more
than $1,000. Agreed to.
Mr.. BOgy moved an amendment author
izing the payment Of SO, 600 to the kas=
kaskai, Peoria, Wea and Piankeshaw In
dians for the purchase OF seed, such
amount TO Be Withdrawn from their inter
est fund. Agreed to:
Mr. Ingalls, submitted an amendment
authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to
pay to the Treasurer of the Cherokee Ma
tiOn 100000 from trust funds held by the
United States arising from sales of CherO-
kee lands lying south of Kansas, said
amount to be used bv said Nation In pur-
chasing breadstuifs for said Cherokee In
dians, rendered necessary to keen them
from suffering, II Consequence of the de-
strSC,ion Of their crops during the past
season. Agreed to.
Nj. Thurman moved to strike out the
provision that all appropriations made for
teachers, millerS, blaCkSmiths, engineers,
Carpenters, physicians, and other persons
employed in the Indian service, and for va
rious articles provided for by treaty stipu-
la-iOnS, may be diverted to other uses for
the benefit Of various Indian tribes, within
tn discretion Of the President and with
the consent Of said tribes expressed in the
Usual manner: and that be cause a rep,Et
{, be made TO Congress al the next session
thereafter of his action under this provision.
An amendment was also agreed TO per
mitting the removal of the Indians on the
Alsea and Siletz reservations, if the Indians
consent.
The bill was then reported to the Senate,
and all the amendments made IN com
mittee Of the whole were cOnCurred in.
Mr.. Edmunds submitted an order pro-
viding that until otherwise ordered, the
hour Of meeting Of the Senate should be
10 O'Clock, a. NJ. Laid over until Mon
day.
Mr.. AlcOru sntrOduced a bill for the re-
lief of the OveTfOwed districts Of the Mis-
sissippi River. Ordered to be printed and
lie on the table.
Mr.. Spencer introduced a bill authorizing
the appointment of commission to pro-
Ceed to Alaska, after the adjournment of
the present Congress, to inquire into the
number of fur seals killed on the islands
Of st. Paul and ST. George, and if an in
creased number could be killed without
ieOpardizing the perpetuity Of the fisheries,
and for other purposes,
Messages were received from the House
Of Representatives announcing the death
of Messrs. Rice, Heresy, Croker and
Hooper. EulOgies were delivered by
Messrs. Hamlin and Morrill, upon the life
and character of SIR. Heresy; by Messs.
Oglesby and Logan, upon Mr.. Rice; by
Nessrs. Washburne and Wadleigh, upon
Mr.. Crocker; and by Messrs. Boutwell, and
Morrill,, of Vermont, upon Mr.. Hooper.
Resolutions in respect to their memory
were adopted, and as a further mark Of re
spect, the Senate adjourned till Monday at
II O'Clock.