The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON, April s. 1875
Mr. RANDALL, (dem) OF Pa, offered resolution d.
recng the Secretary OF the Treasury furnish the
House with an itemzed account of the amount OK
pended under the item or 100000 appropriated for
light and fuel for the fiscal year ending June 80 1875
Adopted
Mr.. Cox. tdom) OF N Y. from tho Committee on
Banking and Currency reported the bill to regulate the
winding up OF national banks lie explained that tho
object OF the bill to facilitate quidation and that
insolvent banks may be honestly and speedily closed
up in the interest OF the public. Passed.
Mr.. HunnsLL, (rcp) OF Mich, from the Committee
on Banking and Currency, reported back adversely
the bill fixing the legal rate OF interest national
money throughout the United States exceeding
Sax per cent per annum and alxing penalties for its
violation. Pending action on the bill the morning
CARE OF THE INDIANS
The House then won't into committee of the WHOLE
Mr. Blackburn. OF Kentucky IN the chair. the bill
to transfer tho Indian Bureau from the Interior 10 the
War Department.
Mr. Sparks, (dcm) OF H., spoke in favor Of the bill
and said that out OF sixty army officers examined by
the Military Committee all but advocated the
transfer, and that out Of twenty-nnc persons OK
amincd by the Indian Committee but eight opposed the
transfer He denied that the transfer OF the Indian
Bureau would produce war; and quoted from the testi
mony or General Sherman ana other officers of high
rank in favor ofhe transfer in tho interest OF economy
and peace
Mr. Cox opposed tho bill, suggesting that IL the
present system was hell and the Indian was hell,
and tho lowest deep in the Interior Depart
mcnt the still lower deep that threatening de-
YOUR him was to be found in the War Department.
He recommended the Canadian Indian policy,
under which some 5000 Indians cost at the
rate OF 81 IS each, while under our system they
cost some SEQ each II the Canadian policy
wero sound, perhaps n policy Of peace economy
could DO found for the United states He asked whether
the Canadian policy successful because the Cana
dian Indian agents honest and capable whether
y was because they were treated as an integral part OF
the British Emprey What was wanted was not tho
l
but honest agents Hc thought that there ought be
wisdom enough to devise remedies for bureau misman-
agement, purge the system OF its purescepce punish
crime and compel accountability without the
eminent to the military. Tho War Department
hc declared was honey combcd with fraud; with i'm
parchment hanging the late head or that depart
mcnt and with soldier chief magistrate reckless OF
just accountability. the House asked to place tho
Indian bureau under system that connected much
fraud with force Ii the Indian agencies to be
turned over TO Tho army simply because honest agents
could not be found In civil iife why stop thereY Why
not give the army control OF the Land OF
hcc or OF the collection OF internal revenue?
He endorsed the Recommendation OF the Indian
Commission appointed In 1861 to conlde tho Indian
service to independent department, and TO let Its
head be member Of tie Cabinet Then the service
would be emancipaed from its confused conditions dis
turbances outbreaks and wars would then be the
ccption not the rule. Ho referred General Sher-
dams campaign against the Indians IN the winter OF
1858 expensive one and its climax (the assassina-
ton OF Black Kettles bands and Cheycnncs) an
outrage that had parallel In barbarty In conclu-
he declared the peaceful policy as that which was
kindest aud best
The comit.ee then
Mr.. MILLS, (dem) Of Texas, introduced bill rela-
tive TO the rank Of navy officers Referred TO the
Committee Naval Affairs
The House then, at half past four. took recess
I'll hafpast sovon, the evening session being Tor the
consideration OF the Legislative Appropriation bill