The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-05
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY 1NTEbB4eENcER
CONG R E S S.
HOUSE.

Mr.. Cate offered resolution directing
the Committee on Whisky Frauds in st
Louis TO investigate the question Of fraut
on the revenue in the mahufactate o
whisky and wines in Milwaukee, and
whether any officers Of the United Statel
were concerned therein. Adopted.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Soon afterwardthe House wentinto 1
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Springer
in the chair, on the Indian Appropriation
Bill.
The day was consumed in the discus
sion Of variety OF amendments, most Of
them offered by Mr.. Seelye, and most o.
them rejected on vote. Among then
was one to forbid the furnishing Of ra
tions to white men living with Indian wo'
men. "a y "a
The amendment vas opposed by Mr.
Harrison, who boasted for himself and
the gentleman from New York (under'
stood to be Mr.. Cox) that they had In
dian blood in their veins. When he look
ed at the picture in the rotunda OF the
Capitol representing the baptism OF his
ancestors, be felt amalgamation With In
dians should be encouraged. II is the
true method Of carrying civilization
among the Indians. Among the best
citizens Of the Northwestern frontier
were half.brecds and three.quarter
bloods. Some Of the proudest families Of
Chicago, and there are great mRpy proud
people there, had Indian blood in their
bodies. Mr.. Harrison expressed an
opinion in reference to the amendment
regarding education, and said that educa'
ton tended to make the Indians worse
than they were before.
Mr.. Cox expressed his dissent from
the views put forward by the representa-
tive OF the Maine banda band not yet
recognized among Indian tribes, Laugh
ter. y,i ..l. Wr8..t.tI' ~
The amendment was rejected.
The committee having reached the
point OF the bill providing fOr. the trans
Ter Of the Indian Bureau from the Int.
rior to the War Department, Mr.. Nc
Crary made atpoint ol ordef that II
changed existing laws, and did not or
kits face retrench expenditures.
After a discussion the committee rose
with the understanding that the point o.
order would be decided when the House
next went into committee. a. 4,
Mr.. Wood, from the Committee
OF Ways and Means, made report ia
regard to the, Alaska FGR Seal Fishery
lease, exonerating the officers Of the Gov
ernment and the company from all ale.
cations OF fraud. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on
Rules, reported an amendment 10 Rule
"a authorizing the Committee on. Bank
ing and Currency TO report at any time
Opposition to the rule was made By
Mr.. Kelley and others, apd without com
ing to a decision the House adjourned
SENATE. "'; y
COMMISSION TO TREAT FOR cEssIoS OF
BLACK HILLS.
Mr.. Allison called up the Senate bill
providing for an agreement with thu
Sioux Nation in regard to portion oI
their reservation and for other purposes
Mr.. Edmunds offered a substitute au
thorizing the President, by and with the
advice and consent Of. the Senate, to up
point commission to consist OF five per
sons, 10 visit, as soon as possible, the
tribes Of Sioux Indians, with aview tt
negotiating with them a treaty or al
agreement for the cession To the Unitec
States OF the right Of said tribes to tht
country known as the Black Hills, anC
appropriating $4,000 to pay the expen
SEES Of the commission, and collect the In
diahs in one place for conference.
After discussion, Mr.. Ingalls, suggested
to Mr.. Edmunds to amend his substitut,
so as to authorize the Commissioners t
treat with the Indians for the relinqnish
ment OF the Black Hills, and otherwise fol
the preservation Of peace.
Mr.. Edmunds accepted the suggestion
and modified his substitute accordingly
Mr.. ingalls, submitted an amendment
providing that any report made by thu
Commissioners shall be Il ansmitted to th,
President, together with any agreemen
made with said Indians, who shalLtrans
init the sAme to Congressiifor approval
Agreed TO-. ,...f
The question then being on the subSti.
tute OF Mr.. Edwards, as amended by Mr.
Ingalls,, after further discussion, It wa!
agreed to without division. Sc i, I..a Il.
| The question then being on adopting
the substitute, as amended, instead Of the
bill reported BY the committee, further
discussion took place, when Mr.. Allisor
submitted an amendmens authorizing the
Secretary OF War to furnish traisporta
tion, subsistenee and protection TO the
Commissioners during the time occupied
by them in the discharge ottheir duly
Agreed TO. ~,
The bill was then read The third time
and passed-yeas 80, naysS. A# ..4'.-
PRESIDENTS SALARY.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton OF unfinished business being thC
bill making apppropriatioafior the leg
islative, executive aud judicial expenses
OF the government for the year endipl
June 80, 1877, the pending question beint
on an amendment OF the Committee OF
Appropriations to restore the salary o
the President to $4,000 from and ate,
March 4, 1877, and 1t was agreed. to-
yeas 81, maya II, as follows. l ,
YeAs-MeSsrs. Allison, Anthony, Bay
ard. Booth, Boutwell,, Christency, Clay
ton, Cooper, 0ragin, Davis, Edmunds
Frelinghuysen, HAmlin, Howe, Johnston
Logan Mcmillan, Mitchell, Morrill,, o
Maine, Morrill,, OF Vermont, Morton, Nor
wood, Paddock, Patterson, Ransom, Rob
ertson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, Win
dom and Withers-Sl. I&' ,5 -
Nays-Messrs. Bogy, Gockrell, Eaton
Goldth waite, Hitchcock, Kelly, Key, Nc
Crcery, Maxey, Stevenson and Thurman
I'LL.
Other amendments OF the committee
restoring the salary Of the Private Secre
tary to the President aud the salaries o
employees in the Department OF Stats
were agreed TO.
When the paragraph in regard 10 tn
clerical forcei in The Office Of the Secretar!
Of the Treasury was reached, Mr.. EatoI
said the people Of this country demandet
that the expenses Of the Governmen
should be reduced. In his judgment Their
would 10 deficiency in the revenues o
the Government this year Of from SIS,
900 1000 to $50, 900, 900, and next year th
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