, 1875-02-21

Offices aud Post-Roaa5, reported the annual Post
! Route bill, with amendments. Referred.
TunLIC LANDS.
| Mr.. ingalls, presented q petition Of citizens Of
kas,sas in favor OF the passage Of bill for the
sale Of tho Black Bob Indian lands in that State
| Laid on the table.
| Mr. Iusa1ls introduced bill to allow pre-
emptors to prc-cmpt an additional amount, to
aggregate 1G0 acres, Of public, cedcd, or Indian
! trlst-lands. referred.
TIE INDIAN DHL.
The morning 1oar having expired, the Senate
resumed consideration Of the Indian Appropria~
ton bill.
a1r. Hitchcock submitted an amendments ape
Prop1iatin5 $4,000, 900 to reimburse se.tless for
losses ;sa snaned BY Indian depredattons Lsid
III. Stevenson submitted an amendment ro-
qllr1ng indian Agents to keep books containing
l!eml2cd expenditures, ACCOUNTS Of contrnc.s,
etc., such tooas to be always open to inspection,
and to remain in the office at the reservation,
cessor in Office; any forged entry or failure to
comply with the provisions Of this net to be
plniahed By fine Of not fess Than $500 nor
more than 81, ,0c0- agreed to:
Mr. Bo5y moved an amendment authorizing
tbs payment ct SI0, coo to the Kaskaakia, peoria
and Piankcshaw Indians for the purchase OF
seed, such amount to bo Withdrawn from their
intcrest-funa Agreed to.
Mr. ingalls, submitted MI amendment authoriZ-
Ing tbs Secretary Of the Interior to Pay to tho
the trast-funds held by The United States, aris-
ing from the sales OF Cherokee lands lying
south Of Kansas. said amount to be used BY said
Nation in purchasing brcadstuffs for said Chero-
from suffering in consequence Of the destruction
OF their crops during ths past season. Agreed
to.
Mr. Thurman moved to strike out the pro-
Vision that al appropriations made for teach
ers, milars, blachsmirhs, engineers. carpenters,
physicians. and other persons employed in the
Indian service, and for various articles pro-
yided for BY treaty stipulations, may be diverted
to other uses for tho benefit OF the various
Indian tribes within the discretion Of the Presi-
dent, and with the consent Of said tribes e1-
pressed in the usuat manner, and that he cause
q report to be made to Congress ut the next
session thereafter Of bis action under this pro-
vision.
the removal Of 1ndiaus on the Alaea and 6iletz
Reservations it the Indians coascnt.
The bill Was then reported to tho Senate and
all the amendments in Committee OF tho Whole
not IesorTed were concnrrcd in.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Edmunds submitted an order providing
that, until otherwise ordered the hour Of meet
ing ct the Senate should be 10 a. m. Laid over
till Monday.
Mr.. Alcorn introduced bill for the rsliof Of
Ordered printed aud to lie on the table.
Mr. Spencer introduced a bill authorizing the
appointment Of Commission to proceed to
Alaska after the adjournment Of the present
Congress- to inquire into the number Of fur
seals killod on the islands Of St. Paul and ST..
George, and if an increased number could be
killed without jeopardizing the perpotuity Of the
fisheries, and for other purposes. Referred.
ECLoGlsT1c-
Messages were received from the House Of
Representatives announcing the death Of
Messrs- lGce, Hersey,. Csocker, and Hooper:
Enloeies were delivered BY Nessr Ham1n and
Morrill, upon the life and character Of Mr. Her
sey By Mosars. Oglesby and Logan upon Mr.
Rice By Waahburn and Waaleigh upon Mr.
crocker; and by Boutwell, and Morrill, (7t) up
on Mr. Hooper.
Resolutions In respect to their memory were
adopted, and, Us q further mark OF respect, the
Senate adjourned till Monday at II o'clock