The Morning herald., 1876-03-21
WASHINGTON.
xLIv CONGREss.
Air OF the House Purifle0-The Em
ma Mtme Scamdai-PierropOnt's
Letter Of Instructi0nsL
Tho Presldent never
saw 1t until Pub.
llShod.
Senate.
By American Press Association.

on motion of Mr.. Hamlin, recommitted to
the Committee on Post Offices.
A communication from the Secretary OF
the Treasury, endorsing the report Of
Special Agent Morrison, in Alaska, was
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Wright, of Iowa, rose to personal
explanation, and denied the newspaper
statement that department clerk had been
detailed to act as his private secretary, said
he had not been in the Indian bureau for
wears; had never recommended any one to
an appointment in that bureau, and had
not now private secretary, nor never had
QUE The whole statement was unquali-
iedly false.
Mr.. Dawes presented petition of the
merchants of Boston against the repeal, but
in favor of the amendment of the bankrupt
bill. Referred to the Judiciary ComMittee.
Mr.. Thurman introduced a bill to amend
the bankrupt act. Referred to the Judic-
iary Committee.
Mr.. Mcdonald, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported adversely on several
private petitions.
Mr.. Thurman called up bill to regulate
the transportation of bonded merchandise
withdrawn from the warehouse. Passed.
Mr.. Allison called upa bill providing for
an agreement with the Sioux Nation in re-
gard to portion of their reservation for
other purposes. The bill provides for the
appointment of commission to treat with
the Sioux for the cession of that portion of
their reservation supposed to contain gold.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. Allison
and Bogy.
Mr.. Hitchcock opposed it. He did not
decline in the expediency of sending any
more Commissioners, and to treat with
the Sioux. Two sets of Commissioners had
already gone out and it seemed as if they
were tolerably anxious to get back and
without accomplishing anything. He spoke
of the great success which General Crook
had in dealing with the Indians and he
urged hat the matter should be left to him.
He thought General Crook could convey to
these Indians the views of the Government
better than any Commissioner he also op-
posed the lavish appropriations made for
these Indians. Mr.. Hamilton wanted to
know what confidence the Sioux could have
that we would keep any future treaty, as
we violated the others we have made with
them.
Mr.. Edmunds thought the bill did not
act fairly toward the Indians, and believed
that in twenty-one mouths there would
not be a miner left in the Black Hills, that
it would be valueless.
Mr. Merrimon moved an amendment that
five a. my officers be appointed to treat with
the Indians instead of commission, but
the debate promising to be long, the regu-
lar order of business was called, and the
bill in regard to the electoral vote came up.
Mr.. Randolph opposed it, and during the
discussion, the Senate adjourned.
House.
Mr.. Wood, ofN. Y, introduced a resolu-
ton calling on the Secretary of State for
detailed report of the American Department
Of the Vienna Exposition. Adopted.
Mr.. Atkins moved to suspend the rules
and pass the following bill "Be it enacted,
ETC., that all the provisions of an act, en-
titled an act for the resumption act of
specie payment, approved January II, 1875,
which authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem and cancel United
States notes, and to issue United States
bonds forthe accomplishment of that pur-
pose be and the same are hereby repealed
Mr.. Atkins bill wss defeated-ayes, 1O9:
noes, lOS, two-thirds not voting in the
affirmative.
The third Monday in each month after
2 p. m. being assigned for the business of
the District of Columbia, the House then
proceeded to bills reported by the Commit
tee on the District of Columbia. The
devoted all the afternoon to the considera-
ton of the District of Columbia business,
and at $50 adjourned.
General Washington nlspatcbes.
WASHINGTON, March 2O-The air of the
| Hous of Representatives was much finer
and better to day, than it has been for some
time, owing in part to the cleaning out of
the pipes since the adjournment on Friday,
but in greater part to the fact that there
was not so large an attendance in the
"small pox" gallery, the doors of which
were kept closed until the House met at 12
O'Clock.
The Emma Mine investigation will be
measured tomorrow by the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and they expect to examine
General Schenck and ex-senator Stewart
They have both been summoned for that
time and although it is reported that Mr..
Schenck will not probably be here ; then
the Committee say they have no advices to
that effect
There is the highest authority for the as
sertion that the Presidenh never saw the
now some what famous letter of instructions
to United States District Attorney General
Pierrepont until after it appeared in print
and up to the present time has never seen
the original copy. The letter, it will be
remembered, was Intended to advise Dis
trict Attorneys, having charge of the prose
cution of Whisky Rings, that immunity
from punishment should not be extended to
informers, and it was charged that its pnb-
lieation had the effect to prevent the
complete development of all the testimony
that would otherwise have been attainaDle
against General Babcock. 1t seems proba-
BILE in the light of this explanation
that some one not altogether
disinterested may h ave temporarily ab-
stracted it from the official records, and Sc.
cured its publication, However this NAV
| ba Il is cert in that the prnsidnn4 did ,,a4