The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-08
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Morrill, and Wyman Qualify n Trrasur
or and Secretary OF the Treasury.
Thurman and Morton Lock Horns on the
Appropriation Bill-ReSOlltlon Au.
thoriling the President to Ac.
cept Volunteers for the
Indian War,

Indian War.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Nor
rlll took the oath Of ollce as Secretary
ofthc Treasury this afternoon at the
executive mansion. Judge Wylie adj
ministcrrd the oath.
Secretary Morrill, took charge Of the
Treasury department this afternoon
and heads of bureaus, nnd chipt clerks
were presented to the utw Secretary
whose first official act was the an.
proysl Of the bond, Of MIR. Wyman AS
| Treasurer who qualified
General Sherman tclegrnpheL Sccre.
tary Cameron, who arrived this morn.
ing, that he viii lehve Philadelphia to-
day for this city, 1t is probable that
upon the arrival OF General sherman
there will be an immediate conference
between the President and Secretary
of War and the General, upon the sub.
jet of the Indian war.
The House and Senate conferences
ON the diplomatic and consular appro-
priatlon biil have reached IA substau.
tlal agreement ON that bill. The Sen
ate conference committee agree in eff
feet to yield to the House to fix the
total amount to he appropriated, as de-
scribed 10y the House, hut they propose
that the President shall Toe allowed dis
erection in the cNpeud ilures OF this
money among various legislative and
consular bodies, in order that the ser
vice may not be crippled. Both the
House aud Senate conference commit
tees agreed to the appointment Of II
commission for the entire reorganila-
tim of diplomatic aud consular SER
vice.
House; \ bill rtleaving the state of
Kansas from charges on account OF or
dinauce stores furnished to the Terri
tory Of Kansas Passed.
Lwrencc called up, rs special order,
the bill to require the Pacific Railroad
Company to create n sinking fund to
reimburse the United States. Randall
called for the yeas aud nays, saying It
A. la "a
House could receive money or pay it
out The vote resulted, yeas 9G nays
IS. The house therefore proceeded to
consider the bill, and was addressed
10y Lawrence, in explanation and adj
vocacy Of it. Hurd spoke in opposi.
ton to the bill. 4 vote was taken on
recommittng the bill to the Judiciary
Committee, aud the motion was re-
jected by % to 10. The demand for
the previous question being seconded,
Holman expressed his unqualified APP
proval Of the object OF the bill. The
bill then passed; yeas, 10; nays, .. Adj
journed.
Senate During the morning hours
the conference report on the legisa-
tive, Judiciary and executive appro-
priation bill was discussed At twelve
the impeachment trial was resumed,
but on motion Of lGdmunds it was or.
dereI that further proceedings in the
trial be suspended for the present, that
the conference report ON the appr0-
priation bill might be considered,
Hitchcock called up the bill to pro.
vide for the sale of the FIT. Kearne
military reservation in Nebraska,
passed.
On motion of IngolIs, the Senate
adopted Il resolution, requesting the
President to inform the Schate wheth-
er the Sioux Indians made any hostile
demonstrations prior TO the invasion
Of their treaty reservation 10y gold
hunters, and whether the present mil.
itary operations are conducted for the
pur ose % protecting said Indians III
their rights under the treaty OF 1865,
or of furnishing them for resisting vio-
latIOn of that treaty, and whether the
recent reports of an alleged disaster
to our forces under Gen. Custer in that
region are true.
Paddock introduced the following
bill and gave notice that he would, to-
morrow, endeNvor to call it up for nc
ton. The bill authorizes the Presi-
dent, IL he deems it necessary, to ne
cept the services Of volunteers from
the State OF Nebraska and the Terrific
ries of Wyoming, Colorado, Dakota
and Utah, to be employed as a part OF
the army OF the United States, against
tribes of hostile Sioux in the North
west, who havo for years detied the
authority OF the Government, and 10y
whose hands, recently, several hun
| bred soldiers, cltlAens OF llle Chltet
States, have been slaughtered; proyi
ded, that not more than five regimentI
of calalry or infantry, or both, shall b'
b accepted, and that the term Of service
5 shall not extend beyond nine MONTH
from date Of enlistment
Morrill,, Of Maine, speaking of tn
i. conference committee, spoke OF tn
House in bitter terms, declaring 1t
T adherence to its appropriation bill a
revolutionary. He said the Who'll
! amount to he saved by reducing clerks
salaries, rs proposed by the HOUSE
would not exceed twenty five or tia
y ~ thousand dollars.
Window, member OF the oomml
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