Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-03-13
UNITED STATES CONGRESS-.
Senate.

Senate.
Mr.. Window, of Minnesota, said the expense
of feeding the Indians might be great, but the
expense of fighting them was greater.
The amendment authorizing the payment of |
$3.50, coo from the money in the treasury be- |
longing to the Seminole Indians, for land on
the north fork of the Canadian river, was
thrown out by the committee.
The Senate agreed to the amendment apprO-
priating 10000 to liquidate such claims on the
Round Valley Indian reservation California as
are valid by virtue Of presumption Or home
stead entry.
The credentials of Messrs. Angus Cameron,
of Wisconsin, and Joseph L. Mcdonald, of
Indiana, to represent those States for six years
from March, 4, 1875, were read and placed on
file.
The following bills were then read the third
time and passed The Indian Approximation.
the Military Academy, and the Pension Appro-
pliation.
While the Post-ofice Appropriation bill was
under discussion, Mr.. Thurman offered an
amendment which was agreed to, providing
that the Congressional Record shall be carried
in the mails free of postage, which was still
further amended by providing that all public
documents already printed by either House of
Congress may pass through the mails free
upon the frank of any member of Congress-
until December l, 1875.
All dLlGUullGnJ I6lubJdGlDB inc Thanking
privilege as 1t formerly existed, was voted
down by 50 yeas to % nays.
The following bills were passed For the re-
publication of the Patent Office Gazette, to
print the report of Major Howell, and to print
$500 more copies of tile memorial services On
the death of Prof S. F. B. Morse.
An amendment to the Military Academy bill,
/ providing that hereafter one-half the number
of cadets be appointed, was laid on the table.
Mr.. Morton, i'll discussing the question: stated
hat our theory Of government was not intend
| ed to keep standing army. Our theory was to
! be prepared for war by having large number
of properly educated officers, and the people
could be relied on to make up the army.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
Post-ottice Appropriation bill, the question be-
ing to strike out the clause in the House bill
repeating the act which authorized the contract
with the Pacific NJ il Company.
The Senate refused to strike out the clause
by vote of % to IL.
The bill was then passed.
The House bill regulating the Quarterlnas-
ter's department was passed.
The following amendments to the Army
Appropriation bill were reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations, and were adopted :
Increasing the amount for hire for quarters for
officers and soldiers, safe keeping of stores,
ETC., from 81, 100000 to 81, 100000 increasing
the amount for the manufacture Of small arms
from $4,000 to 100000; appropriating $40,
600 for repairing ordnance, protecting sea
coast defenses, etc.
Mr.. Sherman submitted a section which pro-
vides that where States were charged for issues
of arms and ordnance to preserve the U ion
during the war, the Secretary of War may
; credit the States with such amounts Agreed
} to-
, An amendment was agreed to authorizing
the expenditure of $50, 900 before the end OF
: the present fiscal year for supplies, when il
may be found of advantage to the government
, The bill was then reported from the commit
-. tee of the whole to the Senate, and the bill
passed
+ Mr.. Window, Of Minnesota, presented
petition signed by Is, 1888 farmers of the North
west, asking for the Improvement of the Fo,
= and Wisconsin rivers
It The House bill admit ing Colorado as
State in the Union was discussed at length
, and eventually adopted by a vote of 43 to Is
Il after the following amendments had bee
;, added One paying to the State five per cent
q of the amount received from agricultural pub
=, lie lands sold by the United States government
Il subsequent to it's admission as State, nstea
l. Of prior and subsequent, as the section orig
il nally stood; that the section should not appl
a to any lands disposed of under the homestea
act, or to any lands set apart for public uses
J, that it shall not affect mining lands that th
ia fifty sections of land to be reserved for publ
N DullulllbB bnOulu DC selected WlUn Ul6 ITtb
dents approval
y The bill to admit New Mexico as a State VIZ
ID taken up, and after adding the same ament
or ments as the Colorado bill received, was passt
! by vote of 81 to II.
u" The Senate after some debate on the bill
' regard to counting the votes for President al
le Vice-President, adopted amendments appoin
ID ing two tellers instead of one providing tn
the certificates of the electoral voters shall
- opened and acted upon in the alphabetc
ie order of the States that only such returl
ne shall be counted as the two Houses, actil
-, separately, shall decide to be true and vail
- also striking out the clauses providing tn
or any other questions pertinent to the object t
to which the Houses are assembled may be su
w. mitted and determined in like manner as que
-. tons may arise concerning the electoral vote
nu The bill was then passed by vote of % to
'er Notwithstanding seven Republicans vot
re- with the Democrats against it.
he House
tn Mr.. Ward, of Illinois, moved to strike c
be the third section and sent up to be read COZ
inf munication from manufacturers of matches,
, favor of maintaining the stamp-taX on MATCH
he as being protection against foreign manuf
in turers. He said that no one felt the burden
d the tax; that it yielded $l,300,0U0 in TIN
oct months, and that it was wrong to strike it o
CAV The motion was agreed to, and tax RENAL
rs, The House after considerable discussi
per passed bill which provides that every pers
,ob who in the line of duty in military or naval s
wa wee of the United States shall have lost lii
cry or sustained bodily injuries depriying him
rk- the use of any of his limbs shall receive OF
nv every five years an artificial limb or an apl
49, ance to support and strengthen his disab
apo limb, under such regulations as the SURGE
yes general of the army may prescribe that 81
sed artificial limb or appliance shall be furnish
through the medical department of the arm
and that the period of five years shall be h
Of to commence with the filing of the first ap
oise cation after the 7th day Of June in the y
~ 1870, and that every person entitled under
JIG laws of the Uni ed States to pension on
nifty count of leg or arm which is wholly disat
ects and cannot be rendered serviceable by
Inc mechanical appliance shall be entitled to
nus celve the same pension as if said leg or
ad- had been amputated at or above the knee
ates elbow. 1t also provides that all laws prohi
COLI ing the payment of pensions to the soldier
the revolutionary war and the war Of 1872
are to their widows, on account of their dlsloya
one be and the same are hereby repealed.
tho The House went into Committee of
w. Whole on the Army Appropriation bill, wi
lac calls for $27, 701, 500.
arse On motion of Mr., Randall, of PenDsylva
foy, al amendment was inserted foTplddlng