The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-21
F0RTY-F0URTH CONGRESS.
MORTON'S PLhN ron COUNTING THE
VOTES ron PRESIDENT.


How states Nav be Disfranchised and th o
Minority Candidate Declared RIec,od-Au
Enort to HepeuI the Kcsumption Act.
WAsHINGToN. March. 2O.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. withers (Dem., Val, from the Com
mittce on Appropriations, reported House bill
No.2,bb9, to supply tue deficiency for feeding the
sioux Indians. He moved TO strike out the
words "tlO0.OOO" and insert $4,000" Agreed
TO- and the bill passed.
On motion OF Mr.. Sherman (iep., Ohio) the
Senate took up and passed Senate bill sol, to
regulate tho TRANSPORTATION Of bonded mercha u-
disc withdrawn from warehouse.
On motion OF Mr.. Allison (Rep., Iowa) the SEN
nte then took up for consideration senate bill
5VO providing for an agreement with the Sioux
nation In regard TO portion OF their reservation
aud for other purposes The bill was briefly dis
cussed by Mr.. Hitchcock rep, NebJ, who said
he was opposed to any further appropriation for
these Indians or for other commissions There
was one man out there now, Con Geo. II Crooke,
who WIS "a able 10 make any agree m ont with
tneee Indians ~ any commission that could be
sent out to them.
MIR. noey dem, Motive have been feeding
these Indians Longer tnan we were compelled to
90 by the treaty Of 1873, and this bill agreed to
ICED them during this wear TIL we could geo
what arrangement could be made with them
concerning the Black HIS. Tho fact IL the
Indiana are in the right. They own the black
Hills. and II was our duty to prevent trouble. He
believed II best always to expend $4,000 If
necessary each year rather than incur the OK
pense OF an IndiPn war.
PROTECTING THE INDIANS.
Mr. Hamilton rep, Texas) said this was an
appropriation 20 drive out the people who were
In the Black His, where they had no right TO
he. aud who were now robbna these indians of
the only means they had OF getting a living
Two commissions were sent out last year at
great expense, who accomplished nothing, and
now II was proposed bv this bill to send on.
ahother commission. when We ought to invoke
the army to drive out those who were wrong.
fully occupyinR the lands of these tribes.
Mr.. Allison (Rep., Iowa) said that only one
commission WIS sent out lost year, and that
had not received one dollar Of It back aLd IL
was within the proyin ce of Senators here o. say
whether they ever sho,ld receive cent. For
himself he did not care whether they we're paid
or not. This a bill to provide for keeping
tho Indians while negotiations were pending.
Mr.. Morton ttep., Ind said he had permitted
was quite evident that II could not. he would
call W the regular order Senate bill to provide
for counting the votes Of President and Vice
President.
Mr. Randolph DEM N. j. briefly addressed
the Senate IN support Of hts amendment, pro
viding that should the two houses of Congresa
acting separately, fail to agree as to which Is the
true and valid return OF State, then, and In
that event only, the President OF the Sc ate
ali IL render a decision of the uuestion, and such
rendition sbAll be I'm favor ~ that return Of .
state which shall have receiycd N majority ~
ali The votes east I'm both houaea 81 Congress
considered as IL both houses had csst their
votes I'm Joint meeting assen,hIed IIe said tnnt
the old twentv-serond ruie had outIivad ia ,t.a
fulu4 as IL wna a sort ~ poIitiraI h,stara which
had been dropped none too soon "'N"
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THE DUTY OF ruE SENATE.
Nr. WHITE DEM Md contended that the
pre- iding officer Of the Senate was the prouer
person to decide which wis tho valid and proper
return, and he thought IL the duty " the Senate
to determine that question first.