Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-02-22
Congressional PrOceed ings.
SENATE.
Wasllingto

Washington February 20.
The Senate resumed consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill. Mr.. Hitchcock submitted an
amendment appropratng 900 to reimburse
settlers for losses sustained from Indian depreda
tons.
Tabled.
Mr.. Stephenson submitted an amendment re-
curing Indian agents to keep books containing
iemized acts of contracts on its books, to be al
WAYS ready for inspection, and to remain IN the
office at the reservation and to be handed over by
each agents to his successor in office. Any forged
entry or failure to comply with the provision of
the acts to be punished by fine of not less than
$500 nor more than 81 900.
Agreed to-
payment Of $4,000 10 the kaskaria, Peoria, Wea
and Pariskesban Indians for the purchase of seed.
such amendment to be withdrawn from their in
trest fund.
Agreed to-
ingalls, submitted an amendment authorizing the
Secretary OF the Interior pay the Treasurer of the
Cherokee Nation $500 900 from the trust funds
he'd by the United States arising from the sales
of Cherokee lands lying south of Kansas said
amount to be used in purchasing breadstutfs for
the Cherokee Indians to keep them from starving
in consequence of the destruction of their crops
during the past season.
Agreed to-
Thurman moved to strike out the provision that
all appropriations made for teachers mllers, black
smiths, engineers, carpenters, physicians and 9TH
Ell persons employed in the Indian service, and for
various articles provided for in the treaty may be
diverted to other uses for the benefit of the various
Indian tribes, within the discretion of the Presi-
dent and with the consent Of said tribes, express
ed in the usual manner, and that he cause report
to be make to Congress at the next session there
after of his action under these provisions.
Agreed to.
The bill was reported to the Senate, and the
amendments adopted by the committee of the
whole was agreed to.
Several amendments were offered and rejected.
Pending further discussion messages were re-
ceived from the House announcing the death of
Hons. Samuel +. Hersey of Maine, John I}. Rice
of Illinois, also Messrs Croker and Hooper of
Mas. achusetts.
Eulogies were delivered by Messrs. Hamlin and
Morrill, upon the life and character Of Mr. Jersey
by Oglesby and Logan upon Mr.. Rice, by Wash
burn and Wadlcigk upon Mr. Croker, and by
Boutwell, and Morrill,, Of Vermont upon Mr..
| Hooper.
| Resolutions of respect to their memories were
adopted, and the Senate adjourned till Monday at
| ii o'clock.
Ingalls, of Maryland, reserved the amendment
increa the amount to subsist and care for the
| Apache Indians in Arizona and New Mexico from
81 600 TO $500 900; $4,000 for the those in Ari-
IONA, and 1924 900 for those in New Mexico, and
asked separate vote.
The amendment was conferred in-yeas, %
nays, 2S.
| At three o'clock, according to agreement, all
legislative business suspended for the purpose
| of giving the members opportunity to deliver
funeral addresses upon the lately deceased men,
| b er of the House.
Ward Of Illinois, then arose and announced the
death of his late colleague, John b. Rice of Nor
| folk Va, on the 10th of December last Eulogies
were delivered by Ward, Fort and Corwin, when
the death of Mr.. Croker of Massachusetts, was
announced, and euloges were delivered by Dawes
and Butler. Euloges on the late Mr.. Hersey OF
Maine, was delivered by Hale and Frye of Maine
| and Donnel of Minnesota, and on the late Mr.
Hooper of Massachusetts, by f. r. Hoar, Pierce
and Butler Of Massachusetts,, and Niblack Of In
diana.
! Adjourned.