The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-06-08
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WASHINGTON, June .-Senate-Pe Petitions
from New Orleans, louisville and Detroit
favor the repeal of the! bankrupt act.
Several propositions were introduced,
looking to the appointment of commits
sion to the Sioux Indians; with the view of
acquiring the Black Hills The prop6si-
ton proposing the removal of the Indians
to the Indian Territory finally passed, 80 to
s. 1t authorizes the President to appoint a
commission of FIVE persons, to visit the
Sioux Indians as soon as possible, with Ii
view to a negotiation or treaty or agree
ment for the cesslon to the United States
of all the country known as the Black
Hills. 1t appropriates $50 900 to pay the
expenses of the commissioners, to be con-
frmed by the Senate. =4a
Mr. Bayard introduced bill to extend
the time during which settlement with
the United States and certain rail
roads may be made under the act
of July 81, 1875. 1t proposes to
extend for. one year the time dHring which,
under an act of February 81, 1875, settle
ments may be made of accounts of the
United States and certain railroads. The
bill also provides that no balances found
due the railroad companies shall be paid I'M
til the accounts are adjusted by the execu-
tive departments in accordance with the
existing law. s.''1.". i'ia 1855
The legislative appropriation bill was re-
sumed. All the amendments restoring sal
aries were agreed to. 'f a9a 81
WASHINGTON, June 3-House The dis
abilities of Roderick s. Kennedy and Wm.
r. Jones, of Texas, have been removed.
The Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed, and many amendments were re-
jected, among them one by Seelye, of Mas
sachusetts, fOrbidding rations to white men
living with Indian women. ,gs -pe-ls r1s
WASHINGTON, June 3.--The Judiciary
Committee is in secret session to consider
the report of the subcommittee that
BlaiLe is in contempt in not surrendering
certain papers taken from the witness who
is under their protection. il.s
Kerr's committee is quietly continuing
its investigatlon. Very slim attendance, as
the interest has ceased. if aiH srt ss.
The House Is in committee on the Indian
appropriation bill. N f7sqsz es fe,
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Extraet from a
letter of Blaine TO f sher, dated 90,
1869: Your offer to admit me to a par
ticipatiOn III the new railroad enterprise is,
IN every respect, as generous as could ex-
pect or desire. thank you very sIncerelS
for it, and in this connection | wish IL
udh6 u Su2EcSthou Oh u sOU4SNlldL
character. 1t is this: You spoke of Mr..
Caldwell disposing of share of his in
terest to me. If he really desires to dc
so, wish he would make the proposition
definite, so that / could know Just W hat to
depend on. Perhaps, if he waits for the
full development of the enterprise, he
nigh grow reluctant to part with'the share,
and I do not by this, mean that shall
prove dead head=ins he enterprise, If
uoce embark in it. see various chances
in which know can be useiul''
AUGUSTA, Me-, October IA, 1S69.-Hs
Dear !Sir7I spoke TO you a short time aga
about point of interest to your railroad
company that occurred at the last session
of Congress. 1t was on the last night OF
the session, when the bill renewing the
land grant to the State of Arkansas for the
Little Rock road vas reached. Mr.. Julian,
of Indiana, chairman of the Committee on
Public Lands, and by right entitled to the
door, attempted to put on the bill an
amendment to the Fremont and FL PasO
scheme, a scheme probably well known &c
Mr.. Caldwell The lobby was In the Ere
mont interest. and had the thing all sci up.
and Julian's amendment was likely 10 pre-
vail II hroughS 70 vote Roots, and other
members from Arkansas, who were doing
their best Tor their own bill, TO which there
seemed to be no objection, were in despair,
for il Was well known- that the Senate
was, hostile 10 the Fremont scheme, and
il the Arkansas bill had gone back TO the
Senate with Julian's amendment, the whols
thing would have gone on the table and
slept the sleep of death. Ia this dilemma,
Roots came 70 me to know what on earth
he Eould DC under the rules Tor he said
il wAs vital 10 hs constituents that the bill
should pass. l told him that Julian's
amendment was entirely out of order be-
cause not germane, but be had not sufficient