Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-07


In considering the Indian Appropriation
Bill, the clause approprating $500, 900 for sub
slstence and care of Apaches in Arizona anu
New Mexico, was amended by proviso that
the money shall be expended only in proper
ton to the number of Indians located on res
ervatlons ana remaining peaceful on in9'io,i
OF Stewart the appropriation for general IN
cidental expenses of the Indian service IN Ne
vada was increased from $1,000 to SooooV As
amended the bill passed
The Military Appropriation Bill was theh
taken up. An Amendment of the Committee,
authorizing the President to I'LL vacancies
among olheers, professors ana cadets, was
agreed TO. An attempt was made TO reduce
the number of cadets by one half, but was
voted down by % to 49, The bill then passed,
The Senate Pension Appropriation Bill
came up, and after some discussion, passed.
The Post Office Appropriation Bill was taken
up Morrill, of Vermont moved an amend,
ment allowing the Congressional RECORD,
or any part thereof to be carried free Agreed
to- The Senate then considered the repeal OF
the Pacific Mail Subsidy. The action OF the
House in repeating the contract OF loi2,
for additional subsidy, was then concurred ln'
| Edmunds, from the Judiciary Committee,
submitted report on the question whether
the contract of 1872 with the Pacific Mall
| Company for subsidy is still obligatory. The
Committee report that it is not obligatory.
Window presented petitions signed by 49,
SS3 farmers of the Northwest, asking an ap,,
preparation for the Improvement OF Fox ana
Wisconsin rivers. Referred
Harrison, from the Committee on Elections,
made report on the Pinchback case, win
| resolution that PinchbaCk was not elected, ana
that Sheridan was, and is entitled 10 MS seat.
Smith, of New York made a minority report,
with resolution that Sheridan was not en-
titled to a seat. Ordered printed to be called
up hereafter.
Mitchell called up Senate bill granting to
Willamette Valley and California Railroad
Company the right of way through pu9lic
lands for narrow gauge railroad. Passed
The bill for the admission of Colorado was
| called up as unfinished business. Hitchcock
said the Committee on Territories had care
fully considered the bill, and from iniorma,
ton gathered felt satisfied that Colorado had
apopulation of nearly 10000 This was the
only objection that could be made against her
admission, and as other States had been adj
mitted with no more population, he hoped
this would not be urged.
| Sargent objected to the large land grant
made by the bill; also to the 18th section,
which provides that five per cent. of the pro
ceeds of sales of public lands in Colorado,
which have been or shall be sold by the United
States, prior or subsequent to the admission
OF said State, shall be paid to the State for the
purpose of making such internal improve
ments as the Legislature may decide. He
| HoNeu W stTlke OUT tne WoTuS nave btth vi
and prior or" SO that the five per cent should
be paid upon sales of land subsequent to the
admission of the State. Agreed to.
Sargent moved TO amend the twelfth sec
ton by adding proyiso that the section shall
not apply to any lands disposed of under the
| homestead laws or to any now or hereafter re
served for public uses. Agreed to- He moved
further amendment by inserting the word
| agricultural" so to read five per cent.
| from sales of agricultural lands, etc. Agreed
| to.
| Hager offered an amendment excepting all
mineral lands from the operations of the Act.
| Agreed to.
Edmunds moved to amend so as to pro-
vide that a proclamation ordering an election
of members of a Constitutional Convention be
issued within ninety days after the LIST of Sep
| TENDER, 1875, instead of ninety days from the
passage of the Act. Agreed to. He also of
fered an amendment fixing the election to
adopt or reject the Constitution for the
month of July, 1876. Agreed to-57 to %
Hager moved to amend the section provid-
ing that fifty sections of land, to be selected
for the purpose of erecting public buildings
in the State, shall be selected with the APP
proval of the President. Agreed to.
Ingalls, moved to amend the 18th section so
as to make section 1887 of the Revised
Statutes applicable to the State when admit
ted, instead of the Act of September 4, ls4l,
entitled an Act to appropriate the proceeds of
! puDiiC anu w - dIIt plCchi HIS.
Agreed to.
Hamilton of Maryland called attention to
the 4th section of the BILL which he said com
PEELED the people of Colorado to enact a civil
rights bill before they could be admitted. He
moved to strike out in that section the words
provided that the Constitution shall be re
publican in form, and make no distinction in
civil or political rights on account of raee or
color, except Indians not taxed"
Sargent demanded the yeas and the nays,
and it was rejected Yeas, II; nays, 80;
Sprague and Upton voting with the Demo
Gratis in the affirmative.
| The bill was then reported to the Senate, the
amendments made in the Committee of the
! Whole concurred ill., and the bill read a third
time and passed. 10 ID; Bogy and Kelly
voting with the Republicans in the affirmative,
and Sprague with the Democrats in the mega
! tive.
The House bill for the admission of New
Mexico was than taken up. Sargent moved,
seriatim, all the amendments made to the Col
orado bill, which were agreed to. Mcrrimon
offered the amendments moved by Hamilton
to the Colorado Bill with reference to civil !
rights, and it was rejected. The bill was then |
reported to the Senate, the amendments of the !
Committee of the Whole concurred in and the |
bill passed, 81 to II Bogy, Dennis, Gordon and
7 Kelly voting with the Republicans in the af-
hrmatve, and Frellnghuysen, Edmunds Nor |
ton, Pease and Pratt with the Democrats in |
the negative.
Window called up the resolution submitted |
by him on the I'd instant instructng the Com
mittce on Commerce to insert in the River and |
Harbor Appropriation Bill such sums as in |
their judgment can be judciously and eco
nOmcally expended in the Improvement of |
Western water courses as recommended BY |
the Special Committee on Transportation
WINDOW argued that all these Improvements
We're necessary and would repay the Govern
ment hundred-Old.
The bill to regulate the counting of the
Presidential vote came up. Thurman moved
to amend SO as to provide for the appointment
of two tellers on the part of the Senate in
stead OF one. Agreed to- He also moved to
amend SO as to provide that certificates of
electoral votes shall be opened, presented and
acted upon in alphabetical order of names of
States beginning with "A" Agreed to- Sew
eral other amendments, mostly merely verbal
were agreed TO. long discussion ensued
upon the general provisions of the bill. Fl
nally the discussion closed and the bill passed
% to 20; Carpenter, Conkling, Edmunds and
Jones voting with the Democrats in the mega
tive.
Consideration of the Civil Rights bill was re-
sumed. Thurman offered an amendment con.
tirming the operation of the clause with re
Sard TO qualifications Of jurors to jurors in
United States Courts. He argued that Con
Sress had no power under the Fourteenth
Amendment TO prescribe qualifications of ju-
rors in State Courts.
Morton contended that the fourth section
dld not establish qualifications of Jurors; it
SIMPLY dP provided that they could not be dis
I a,''i on account OF color, and only made
Consideration of the Civil Rights Bill was |
resumed. The bill was finally reported to the
Senate, and no amendments having been
made, the question was upon its third read
Ing, and the bill was read third time and
passed-yeas IS, nays 26