The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-21


same committee the House. bill to repea
the bankrupt law, and recommended tha
II be postponed until the first day Of mex
session. So ordered.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the docu
ment be referred to the Committee OF
Printing. Agreed TO.
INDIAN BILLS.
Mr.. Sargent. from the Committee OF
Appropriations, reported back the Naya
Appropriation bill with amendments, ant
gave notice that he would call i up fol
consideration as soon Us the Indian Ap
preparation bill should be disposed Of.
The Senate resumed consideration o
the unfinished business, It being the In
dian Appropriation bill. :.
Mr.. Window, in charge Of the bill, sale
as It came from the House 1t appropriate!
S4,090,112. The Senate Committee had
added S99S,096. He explained the sew
eral amendments Of the bill and the rea'
sons for increasing the appropriations fol
the various tribes. He gave notice that
he would ask the Senate to remain in ses'
sion until the bill Is disposed Of.
The first amendment proposed by the
committee was to appropriate the neces-
sary sums for compensation to superin-
tendents, agents, interpreters, &c, amount.
ing in all to 20S,900, at the request Of
Mr.. Window, was passed over for the
present. -tEt
The amendments proposed by the Com
mittee on Appropriation were then
agreed to, as follows: Authorizing the
100000 Of the funds Of the Great and
Little Usage tribes OF Indians, now In the
treasury, 70 be expended in the erection
Of buildings, opening Of farms, support OF
schools, purchase Of stock, seeds, &c, for
said Indians; increasing the amount for
the purchase Of articles for the Sioux In.
dians from Sl5O,000 TO $4,000.
When the amendment Of the committee
providing that the money appropriated
Tor the Sioux Indians shall not be paid to
any tribe thereof, whilst said tribe Is Sn-
gagged in hostilities against the whites,
and allowing only one half ofthe million
dollars appropriated for their substance
10 be used, unless they shall first agree to
relinquish all right and claim, 10 the
Black Hills, was read, q debate ensued
and the amendment agreed to. The other
amendments OF the committee were also
agreed to.
The committee having reported an
amendment in favor Of increasing the ap-
preparation for the general incidental ex-
penses Of the Indian service from Sll3,-
800 to S350,000, the amendment was re-
jected-yeas 10, nays 80.
Tie committee reported in favor OF
striking out the third section OF the
House Bill which abolishes the Office Of
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, as well
as the offices Of superintendent, agents,
Interpreters, inspectors, &c, and prOvid-
Ing for the management OF the lnians by
the War Department.
Mr.. Logan spoke against the transfer
Of the government Of the Indians to the
War Department, and at the close oil his
speech the Senate went into executive
session, and afterwards took recess till
7:30 Pm.
~ EVENING SESSION.
Upon reassembling, the question being
on the amendment TO strike out the third
section OF the bill proposing to abolish the
Indian Bureau and transfer the govern.
ment OF the Indians to the War Depart
ment, it was agreed to.
Other amendments proposed by the
committee, to strike out the 9th sec.
tion, providing that distribution Of
goods and provisions shall. SO far as pos.
sible be made al the various posts, and
the seventh section; providing that the
certificate Of a Judge OF auy United
States court as to the good moral charac-
ter OF the applicant attached TO the ap.
plication OF any citizen OF the United
States for license to trade with the lndl.
ans, shall be accepted as conclusive evil
dence as TO the fitness OF such person to
receive license, were agreed TO.
The first amendment proposed by the
committee making the appropriation for
salaries Of superintendent, agents, inter.
prefers, inspectors, &C., and which were
passed over informally, were agreed to,
the bill having been considered In Com
mitlee Of the Whole, was reported to
the Senate. Mr.. Herman demanded a
separate vote on the amendment to strike
out the Sd section relating TO the transfer
Of the Indian bureau, &c. Mr.. Maxey
addressed the Senator in favor OF the
proposed transfer.
The debate was participated in by
Messrs. Bogy, Edmunds, Logan, Win.
Pending discussion, the Senate ad-
iourned.