The Portland daily press., 1876-06-05
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 8.
After the introduction of several bills, the
bill relating to the settlement with the Sioux
Indians was taken up.
President appoint commission to treat with
the Sioux for the surrender of their ipresent
reservation and for the removal toithe Indian
territory.
Mr.. Edmunds offered a substitute that the
President appoint five commissioners to be coz
firmed by the Senate, to visit the Sioux and ne
gOtiate treaty for their surrender to the United
States of the Black Hills, and appropriatng
$4,000 for the expenses of the commission, and
the collection of all the Indians in one place for
conference.
After debate Mr.. Ingalls, offered an amend
ment to Mr.. Edmunds substitute that the re-
port of the commissioners with any treaty they
may negotiate shall be furnished to Congress.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Paddock then withdrew his substitute.
Mr.. Edmunds' substitute was then agreed to
| as amended
The question then being on the adoption of
| the substitute as an amendment instead OF the
| bill reported by the committee, Mr.. Window
said this commission was now on the road to
| the Black Hills under Gen. Crook, which
would do more good than any other. lie
thought the only way to bring about peace with
| the Indians was to give them good sound
| thrashng
MIR. Allison submitted an amendment au-
| thorizng the Secretary of War to furnish
| transportation, subsistence and protection to
| said commissioners during the time occupied
| by them in the discharge of their duty. Agreed
| to.
| The substitute as amended was then agreed
| to and the bill read third time. Passed
| Yeas 30 nays8.
| Mr.. Clayton from the committee on civil SER
| vice, reported back the bill introduced by him
yesterday relating to civil appointments in the
| Executive Departments, and recommended it
| be agreed to as an amendment to the legisla
| tive appropriation bill. Ordered printed.
| Mr.. Bayard introduced a bill to extend the
| time during which a settlement between the
| United States and certain railroads may be
| made under the act Of Feb 9th, 1875. Re-
| ferred.
The Senate then resumed the legislative ap-
| preparation bill, the pending question being on
| the amendment of the committee on appropria-
tions to restore the salary Of the President to
$4,000 from and after March 4th, 1871 Agreed
| to-yeas 81, nays IL.
| YEAs-Messrs. Allison, Anthony, Bayard, Booth,
Boutwell,, Christiancy,. Clayton, Cooper Cragn. Da-
ston, Logan. Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill, of Me
Morrill, of Vt, Morton, Norwood, Paddock, Patter-
SON Ransom, Robertson, Sargent, Sherman Spen-
NAYs-Messrs Bogy. Cockre, Eaton. Goidth-
| waite, Hitchcock, Kelley, Key, McCreery,, Maxey,
Stevenson and Thurman-11.
ing the salary of the Private Secretary to the
President and the salaries of employ es in the
department of state were agreed to-
When the paragraph in regard to the cleri-
cal force fer the Secretary of the Treasury was
reached Mr.. Eaton of the committee said the
people demanded the expenses of the govern
ment be reduced
Mr.. Morton was willing to adopt reforms but
these spasmodic attempts just before cam
paign amounted to nothing,
The amendment restoring salaries in the Of.
flee of the Secretary of State was agreed to.
Several other similar amendments relating tc
other departments were agreed to. Executive
session followed. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
| Cate offered resolution directing the Com
mi ttee on Whisky Frauds in st. Louis to in.
vestigate the question of fraud on the revenue
in the manufacture of whisky and wines ir
Milwaukee and whether any officers of the
| United States were concerned therein. Adopt
ed.
Bland's Committee on Mines reported bill
to utilize the product of the gold and silver
mines of the United States. Recommitted.
| The House then went into the Committee o
the Whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
TIE day was occupied in discussing several
amendments, nearly all of which were reject
ed.
When the committee reached that part oil
| the bill transferring the Indian bureau to the
| War Department, debate arose oD the point oil
order that it changed the existing laws withou
making any retrenchment but the committee
rose without deciding the point Adjourned