New-York tribune., 1876-04-21
HorsE or REpREslMTATIYEs.

In the House to-day bills were introduced and
referred as follows:
By Mr. VANCE Dem, n. c. ITO grant to the State Of
Ohio the unsod and unapproprated public lands IN that
State
BY 5lr LAWRENCE Rcp., ohio)-To enlarge the priyi-
legcs Of the writ Of habeas corpus.
The Senate amendments to the Consular and Dplo-
matte Appropriation bill ron-concIrred in Com
mittee Of Conference was not asked
Mr. YOUNG uiep., TENN offered 4 resolution request
m the Preside mt order large military force to rem
dezvous at suitable point the Rio Grandc to pre-
General Of the Army proceed In person To the stho OF
the threatened outbreak Referred 10 the Committee on
Mr' con IDem, n ~, from the Committee on Rules,
made repor, The Of Charles NJ smith me jour
u business IN the collection OF additional bounty claims
rue report severely condemns the aeton OF Mr smith,
but ndsuiuch az nc mas IebSutu hS pVhl'oh HV "V''
was recommended ., a., e,
MIR WELLS dem, MOI reported back the Senate
an ondmcns to the Deficiency bull some of when were
rejected and cOncurfed IN, without DclhB ead 10
'' Mr. CATE DEM Wis., offered resolution, reclting
charges made In newspaper report. affecting the ocl"
conduct Secretary Brsow In regard To- tho remission
In Milwaukee In June 1869, for violation oi the Gus
laws. The allegations arc tha an applcitoh or
remission of tho forfeiture referred by the Treasury
department to Committee oi Experts, VINO decid,d not
to remit the forfeiture; that Tue REPORT OF INC tne
ardson; that that hearing Mr. Brstow appeared
counsel for tho owners OF the we yeSsei. mnl tn
,he Judgment Of forfeiture sim remained unpaid, the
officer VINO made seizure paid $1,000 rs his mocty
o condition that lie would cease further opposition to
the remission Of the forfeiture that theieupon Mr Brs
tow was applied for remission, aud replied that hc
would do nothing himself but that his private secretary
could Tx up and that the attorney met tho private
secretary and had the forfeiture remtied lhe esou-
ton Instructed the Committee Expenditures in the
Treasury department 70 Inquire into theelfcmstances
shonid be made moro definite and specific lie knew
that Mr. desired and courted Investigation on
every subject With which his connected, and
Mr. Hale believed that such Investigation would bring
Mr. KAsSON rep Iowa. desired Mr. Cate TO insert in
his resouiiun provision that the investigation should
be conducted with open doors, bat Mr.. Cate declined TO
The resolution was then adopted.
ARMY GOvERSMENr FOR ISDI&Ns.
The House then took up the bill to transfer the Indian
Bureau to the War Department.
Mr. cox ID m, N. " made speech against the bill.
In one Of bis humorous dressons he was reminded by
Mr. MORRISON Dem, ILL in all undert0no that he
CoI) had no war record, to which he reored amid loud
laughter "And yours was struck out OF the Congress
sional Directory" - ..l -
Nchl I'm the name OF the churches Of the country; by
Mr. DOBBINs Qep, n. j., and Mr. CHlTTENDES Qnd.,
MILfs Is 6sm fpg1e"fs Tex, H Mr. PGTTEKsoN Dem co Mr.
MAGINSIs Dem., A2n(' M Mr tJtIS Go0k Dem; Gal; and
ne inferred from me tone OF MI Milis ilat he was IN
favor OF giving the Indians hel QaughterE the gentle
man might be right but he thought the country not
quit prepared 10 adopt that policy Mr: cox criticized
ihe profanity which mad crept into the debate Mr.
iEep, III " ANN''Hb IVA w
evangelist Of New-IOrk.
Mr. HOLMAN Dem, Ind) suggested an amendment
authorizing the President TO detail army officers u per-
tine duties of Indian Inspectors commissioners,
superintendents, agents, aud special agents.
Mr. BANNING Glib, Ohiol opposed the amendment as
one that would leave the matter In condition
than ii is He said that in 1913 the cost of the In
dians under the War Department only 1874, 600,
while last year II was So lss, 900.
Mr. HOLMAN advocated his amendment and said that
he now offered II substitute FOR the whole bill.
Mr. BANNING asserted that Mr.. Homsn's amendment,
which merely substituted army officers for civil agents.
would only savs tho amount Of pay Of the Indian em