New-York tribune., 1876-06-01
XLIVTH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION
REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

THE SENATE PASSES TIE JAPANESE INDEMNITY BILL
-REPREsENIAuvE moREY UNsEATED-FLoRAL
DECORATIONS IN TIE HOUSE.
SENATE. WASHINGTON May 81, 1875.
In the Senate to-day, letter from thc
QuareIlnasterGeneral in regard to loanng tehts 10
veterans Mexican war was received ana ordoicd
to be printed
Also communication from the Secretary Of the Treas
ury iuclosing tre report Of George Davidson OF to
limited Stat, Coast svey in regard 10 tho met mods en-
ployed for the irrigation of land In inda anu
Also communication from the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia, calling attention 70, 10 Iie HUGE
Mr wI.sT tRep.. La.l presented tho resolution OF ne M
New-orieans ChamOer.oi Commerce demonstrating
asains; the ratification Of the Hawaiian teily , IN
MIR Wight u2rp Iowal from the Committee on
Claims reported favorably on bills 0 Itlmbur,e ~ a.
United states Government, and for the relief OF sanue
II. Canhcld Postmaster at Seymour, Conn., fiaeeu oH
He also reported from the same Committee adversely
on bills tire relief of william Patterson Jhd.e
H. Dolahay Of Kansas, and Erastus Lathrop ana 'he'
MIR CONKLING rep " presented r meinoI,9' ia in Di
creisng usefulness Of the snal Sc Ice buelu % h
especially the branch OF relating to the velocity oi tue
Also memorial of the New-York Cheap Transporta-
tion ASSOCIATION renGnstratlns against any
VI MI ANfiioSY uen. r. IL presented the animal re-
port of Prof Spencer f. Baird Tor 1870 OEdefeu 10 w
Nh MORRILL, rep vt) from the Committee on puonc
4
b making furtner appropriation for the erection VI
public building at Dover Del. ., ,h,
,o3roT Mr. MoEE Or on me p aE ss @f2 vSG day @GS
he would ask tie Senate 10 proceed Win the cose
ton of the legislative, judicial ana hAecu"0 app"
Mr. ALLISON Rep., Iowa) from the Committee on on
G niuI i @ m TO remove lie DISABILITIES Of
those who, having participated in Tie Kebeiilo, nav
since It's termination enlisted III Tue army VI 'io O
Bills wer, Introduced aud referred as follows: ,o.
NJ fI.t 1
cent certificate Of lc usbtednes issued Tor work done
under the direction OF tne Bard of Fublc mnihS oa V
District Of Columbia, and charScabe to tho properly
Ry NJ PpVTFEEsoY ,ep, Cl to appropriate pubic
land 10 establish and cn-O" natohal sciehtio i"'''
Mr J0SIs Tj,rn FIaJ re,euicd petition Of citizens
Of Jacksonville Florida, favor OF an ap rppra9h ior
the improvement of the bar Il lhe mou,ioI thc o. '"
River Referred L. the Committee on CGnmrIc,e. e,
Air ARGENT fRcp Call moved 10 take up the senate
bin relating to indemnity schoo seieouo"S j" INC o'' "
Sir. SHERMAN usep, Ohio said this lil m.ht afert
seriously tIe rights OF private pftson,, 6ific to it
ard IL was too much importance To Ce cohSuei'' !"
ArI discussion the motion of Mr. sherman to recon-
Mr. room dnd.. Cll) gave notice Of an amendment
wLill me would Propose providing that hJihnI III tso
bill shall be construed as affecting he fiSniS oi u'na ho
prccupiors or Homestead settlers ID 4o'pt m T 3y
or wn6se gns accrued before haIch TO- 50 or vIIn
t1 tide or swamp lands ~ any Ian Is ~ 'Ho C'y VI ''H
Mr. CiifIsTIANCY GIep.. Mich) presented letters OF
Could AMI Blanchard Of California la itEaih 20 c i'''
yvJi
Ttr Senat hi f,r the rcci of Martha j. COsOn, ai.
thozn the payment OF $1,000 T. her tor the use oi
lie Co,ton spuh Isht by 'gg In o yea orJ ""'
NJ. CONKLiNG 0iep y. - introduced nil auiho,, i
zin thc CInInIGugr of Patents 10 renaw and cx,, nj
To- Ro2aana E,lse and Lizzie G. REESE inc letters p'n'
granted 90 T.. H. Kci,e iol inl"Ntd mi.hhoIg lot
nr paper bags RsfcTth To the Committee Oh t@len.s'
In nt Producing the bill Nj CJg5lms sd u Iclai' to
case wach he bad no Eugae!so % wAesef & ps Il , ,i
bscn sent 80 him by coHsit tncht VINO In te''o'o ''
ana ne therefore inuVducciL
JAPANESE INDEMNITY.
Themoruing hour having expired the CHAIR laid be-
fore the scnacun guishel business, being The OIL Ia i
lion 10 tlc Japanese indemnify FUND Tho pcudnS ques'
ton boing ON the amendment submittcdly Mr. Thurman
Dc o,la to strk out the clause auihorizn- the re-
rn Of nj, accumulation. Of interest, and insert IN lieu
t.rI, I sau,c authorizing the v,nh ~ tLo sh P'id
i,y fbo t,a,nrii.I cnt ni Ja pan without interest
MIR FRELlNGHUl ~ d.ep., y. - sAa '"c J"lhno'e
fund row announced tp - 4lttp'i. iL' a'""Hi 'i
Saw D.patmcnt winch sI'Duid o.. p'n uy @ @ 90, ' .i,
ANA - 1ICop prize money ior ir ON 7 Hii" Li'"n "'
TIo an.ol.. received irom Japan, u niniuei VIII
ave per cent inbic, Woiu iu w." ; ,. 1,1 d.,s,' !,
9 81 3 i'es .n invested IN our Oon, 30 and tne In
icrrsf thrrrun win difference m exchange; "r' hh9
.i q -,tu total II iIlIOJi. H. proposed in auruu
~ ',' -, rry.,le f,r ie return OF tnc y
d .rfu ,'Ia with five per crut interest. altct u'
dnc N -125UOO pr.za money and $1,000 etlshdrd ~
r tvy partntut AMI tHc bilu cc t"Gu DC 'o'''en
into The 'Trrasnry %, the United S,aio'. ,
Mr. EDAUSDS t,cp.. Va said tLc money taken rom
ar I,nnd- ~ tle money originally had 1,en vtonsHlP
len f,riu Iruiu AID JaplA - emitted tott th cquiy
and good cui-coucc then sac ls e'1 80 every "'i"E
NJ DAyIs a!ep Ma5sl agree with Tho Senator from
'1N,r' siITEMAY Wcp, OAiof argued that the United
s.ei,s is, a perfect right tp tic money
Nr TurrlIau's amendment was rejected yeas i
NSi MT. !, TlIiELEGmUYsEN Rp, n. j. sal he had in
tended 10 submit several am 'm,hiai tal, Nho' no
sff"d their ru ,Jr be ionud IN vcIo mo- accc tah'
o. tho spnlte and wOhd therefore DO S"oiaa Win 'Ho
T Tna i m s tnon reported to the sugc, and TIE qu,s-
iiou biu the aDonahoh'5 hale III COMMITS 20 oi 'o
whole, - - ,,.,.,,t,-ps ~.
VaJ opposed tAc bill. Mr MORTON r.cR, lnd) i'yored
Wr THURMAN Dem ohio) in speaSng Of the second
section 81 tur bl ~ regard "a ire pl lheit o. pilLo
,ury to officers and crews OF to uutu states vessels
jamestown aud Nyoulng, fnil no GoYcrnme4i hai
more u.tcr sied upoa i Than the navy ~ We JAl'h
s,t., l shed upon Ouss, aud 80 long as hr t'f Iuui-
I n, ltd a vote he would give IN Ttc0ghuon of tne
A,tcr ir her cbI,e tue amendments made in Commit
80 - FEi'iiEGHUY- ~ 0iep n. - moved TO amend
go s 10 authorize the return oI the uiOncy niVr deduct
ing al payments properly cA"IG,aoio 10 Said i"hi'
TT sIJEcMAN Gep, Ohio) moved to amend by strik-
Ing uut the clause autAoiizug tc return oi ihc fund,
IA all accumuuii0us % interest, "ud insert in lieu
oIiy A..rrd to--Ycas - NAYS, p.
M FKELIN0ut'lsEN nitp., y. j. moved to amend
~, ~ - ,'t '' ,nilrcsL E,ocit!Ycas -; Nays. 20.
tIr SIBERIAN moved 20 amend 80 a. 10 provide
that dt.r returning ne principal, "hicn IS IN
bonds the residue saI be delivered to the Secretary %
tAr Treasury 30 be caicrel ana lt tDc portion oI !"
which i, u money shau b covered into TIE Treasury Oi
'i, ,s ,'dfnrns were offered and rejected and TIE
bin Was tlon read tnird time am parscd-lcas' p;
III J5 to them al 5:i5. went into Executive Session.
anu aft,r Il short tiuo spent therein ADJOURNED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House to-day Mr. JoNEs Dem., KyD