, 1875-01-21
THE INDIAN BILL,

and suhse4nent|; conducted to tho iail.
Adjourned.
THE INDIAN BILL.
IT GOES UNDER WITH THE cHocTAw cLA1H
Srre'as Dfspatch to Tie Ca,cass Tribune.
WAa11SaroS. D. c., Jau. 9o.-Tho House
spent the day on the Indian Appropriation bill.
The bill was defeated. The rrincipal cause OF it's
defea. was the notcd ChoctAw claim. This claim
was voted Oh AZ All amendment In Comnnittoe Of
tho Whole There was d manifest majority in
the Committee in its favor, but when tho bill
wAn reported to thu House, aud vote by yeas
and nays was ordered. there was sufficient oppo-
e,tion developed 10 defeat tho bill. The patiin-
aeutxry position Of the bill IL such that 1t
comes up again as unfinished business. II the
attempt ,e na6e 70 recoumit to tho Appropriations
Committee without Instructions. tho result
would doubtless no that it would be reported
back again to tho House with tbs Choctaw
amendment. There haa always beeu q majority
of the Approximation Committee in favor Of tho
Chocssw clam. That majority is not strengthen
ed by tho abBence O. Wheeler, Of itH bitterest
opponents. who Is OIL the investigation Commit
tee in New Orleans. Tie most active LOBBY
today for this bill. Tho amendments which
were presented III additional safeguard
on the security Of the fund, when
clogely scanned, d'd not. n fact.
lobbying ate openly made in connection with
tlH measure. and there seems to bc foundation
for them. This sum ia = very large ono to DO
voted IN tho days when 'ncsease Of taxation il
G1o The i saoctattd frta.1
WAsn1voToS, D. C.. Jan. 20.-1n The Houss
tiip morning. tho Indian Appropriation bill
ns" ra S:E Ii The hs cp. r5opofaGa ans TO-
! uuicr tho a%nfu Of tue Senato OF tho 9th Of
Marcl', 1859. under the treaty OF the 22d Of
June, 1885,. camo up again, and tho
discussion OF yesterday vas resumed. Quo
mini
was that it names Peter i. P!tchlyn and Peter
Folsom ~ the authorized agepta OF the Choctaw
| Nation to receive sla money.
Finally tho proposition ,saH agreed to- 81 to 81.
Tho bill having been completed in Committee,
Was reported to the House. Tho amendment to
pay -. o8i ,247 to tho Chocta~ Nation tbeing the
only important amendment to tue billy, Was fur
ther discussed In tho ltouse, aud was amended
by reducing the amount 100000. in socord-
anco with the reports OF the preyious commit
tees. and the amendment as thus amended Waa
sE1eet to-ycas. 138; nays, %.
Tic bill MAS t4oA rel eiootc<i-Teas Ill; Maya
! 12n.
Mr. Louelridse who had Charge Of the blu,
moved to reconsider tho voto rejecting 1t.
h1g. iIaip fMa.i Hu:gehtcd tho recpmmittAi Of
the bill to tho COMMITTEE on Appropriations. With
instructions to report it back without tile Choc-
tsw claim. which. ho said, waa the, point on which
tho light Lad been made.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
4 NEW WAY or ELEcT1Su PRESIDENT AND VICE
| PRESIDENT.
WAslt1sdTox D. c.. Jan. 2o.--1n the Senate
to-day a1r. Morton moved take up tue proposed
amendment to tho Constitution submitted by tho
COMMITTEES OH Privileges and Elections. Agreed
to.
The proposed amendment wns read, as follows:
Rfxntrta " kis rA4t, mt Hn4sr u Representatives
In L"n1rrss assembled, t."o-thrG* NJ tarh Hau1t
earyiHy therein, That tile following artics II herDbr
lrnltose'l all amendment tn 1hp Constitution u ehn
unite' States a1l WHEN ratified by the ic,iaatnrss Of
thrre-nur,Is ct tlIe STATES slh be yalii to all In
Anr,c1s !. Tho President aud tltf-rrrsldent shRll
be eeetu. b. tDst sutc Of tho pen,o ia the 1suner
! following: Earh Stats rAaI he dlrie Into 1isrfcta
which the stae may le entitled Il, CongEsrs. to 10
composed of contiguous territory ahI TO e aa neaE!y
el4! in population may bc; aud tue person llnsing
the highest humber Of vote. ~ each d.t1te for Frehi.
don't Hnl1 receive tho vote Of that district, whlch shall
be counted enc Presidential vote.
q forBons having tic highest Aumbes Of roles for
pTeslvt Ia tho Siato *aA receive two pxesiaeNaa!
g. Tic person having TIC highest number Of prcsi.
denat votos u the ENst s1atss shall 30 President.
1. II tsu pefsuns have the satae humber nf votes in
any Sl1tp, te!nK the highest number, they shall
cets each Presidential vote from the stAte Mt
large and finn two persona shall have each
the nu1uucr of votes in any hs1tc, i being thu
igte.t httller Presidential vote Hhali 10 counted
from Tho state ut large. II noro pe:aoua than
| thal! Aavr tho number of votes, II beng tho
highest uhlIcr In sny district, Presidential voo
| etaIl te sua.ea iron, that district.
:. Thu foregoing provisions Hla apply to the olsc-
| tim nj flrc-i'res3dcut.
g. THO Cougress a,al havo thu poawr to provide tor
holtg and tl.du'ting s elections Of President md
ttrrlsion If k,lrh etecions lnay 10 cpt,.estpl.
7. The States shall e tyi'sla intu districts by tho
Legislatures th0yeot, but CorXrusu uay vt any tins
by l3wt make pr.altcrthe Ba'sle.