New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-29
600 for the collection of Agricultural Statistics was
'''''''" MIR. sErLYr's POINT OF ORDER.

rejected -
MIR. sEELYE's POINT OF ORDER
Mr. sEEI.YE Ind Mass.) made point Of order on
Section A. which transfers the Indian bureau from the
Interior Department 10 the War Department He
argued that coniradcted the following rule adopted ON
the 18th Of January, 1876
thereto changing existing law De order excel such as
bang germao 10 the subject matter of the bill Sd Ie'Iehch
Hr. 1cCRARY Q,ep., Iowa. read written argument
in support % tine point of order. 49,, ..
Mr.. RANDALL Dem., PennD argued that the section
came only within the spirit hut within the -tter q.
law It was rcrencment and 50 appeared on iis lace
because contained these words: The office OF the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs is hereby abolished"
He quoted rom the minority report OF the Comm tee on
Iuan Ahtiis SiSned among diners, ny hi: S'e {, III
which it stated that the transfer would at least save
me salaries OF Indian agents, amounting possibly 10
100000.
gcmdne a. an appropriation bl. AT all am 10 one, ut
less gifted with pescicnce, could tell whether OF not "
retFruchueni.
Sir. " GOD dem. \. " expressed his surprise that
his intelligent friends from n Ssachlsetis ana MS
intelligent colleague could not see IN TINS section lropo
Nj. HOsKINs ilRp. " " argued again tine point of
order ana Nl. WILSON (tep., N1) IN Iavor OF IT.
The SPEAKER esscd 10 feeling OF oiIharrass-
net ia ruling ON tie point II NOT re from DOUBT;
Gated Tue subject mater Of tne bill eomprel,
that III hi, judgment, 1t could not be very l"rloy
offices WAS not geimaue. TIE Chars embai-
risslnent arose OF the substance OF the
rule. liza tHis section reuench eX cndtuiel In
answering That inquiry the Chalr tOuld ohiy
sty thar The section II embodied the bill, would not
additional legislation. The ahoiuon oi an once
l. Ioeucnmeut OF expenditures and Sicl anoilu"
@ ,,6 Mi NON, The e,I,iii,t OF inns section eX
c, pt by tle aid Of further ana direct legislation.
slr. RANDALL (Dcn. PENN suggested lIdl ny Sc
ton Transferring tue Hu.eau STOOD ON us own iecl ana
needed no furtEtr legislation.
Nh HAMILTON (Dcm. ~ j. remarked that lhc Ian
ga-e OF tho section precisely the same Hs that by
wll.a tie Indian Bureau tfils. cIe from the War
department 90 the Interior Department.. -, ,,,.,
M. BANK, Dad, Mas' Oj,cted TO the speaker
IGe sPEAkEK resuming, said that he had heard with
Penmsyivania and aplecntcl their force, and he
wiling say nat they cont iuu'cd IN great Fart
clusion On subject. But he had O. taNe oitl notice
OF the fact mat IA ns hhI there was no APPROXIMATION ior
lAc army OF iof any ca rs S'D'i u4il &c ''' 4'
Lac, $50 Ia officially that IN Tie Ordinary cuU47c "l
LEGISLATION sucu oil would he introduced ana PASSED
before tAe SESSION expired, ana 'A'' 'hd ".'i ",Hs
brace turtncI ANA more com!irte ieSdHt' u "i L.
eniirc SUBJECT lie could not ieoh Oi"l" q" nat Ia
laon ana y tat IL Would IN al respects coiuo't N'
sustain atnlm tins section ana cary oAt Tue sdpos,n
let1'nchmenis huieatcd III H. i-e s"S'"'u TIC io-i'
Mr RANDALL said that he ac,IuIesced, without a
muIInuT, a. Ci-Ou Oi the tH"iT. lie h"Pct ana
b. eved that another ana moe Inici-Ine inoHe oi
IcdoDAs the resul. would p'stht i's-i Ih some
lie section transferring tie Indian Bureau from tie
IneilO. Departments 10 tae "&r pa. 'l %. HiS 81 '~
GU. ANA then tnt uiii was .-l,, -. NayH, L.
Before the SPEAKER Iotltd from TIC ial tw.ic- lie
soon ,!iD he wa, congratulated 10y several leaau- re
puDgu inclnuo rs Tor the clcarnrss apl unparty OF
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. RANDALL Dem. PENN offered the following
amendment 10 Rule ., saying that he dill 80 al the
special request + tie Speaker:
yora,d That In o. the personal Illness Of the Spascf
he 1tv make such appointment (tAat OF speaker l 'f
rt0 NOS eAc,e.lg days. VITA Le approval o tAe House
al tue tine Ga. came 30 MADE.
IAc .iiurIduI u, Wac a. reed TO-
4 si .yp.O mating 5000 iof the subsistence oi TIE
Ap4Che lualaus ia Arizona wac as-cd.
1le House men, Il echoes. went INTO Committee OF
the " loe Nh Holman Indiana inc Cnir, On the
81 $40 tue Committee rose, and the following bills
'Wcg" passed: .,
FOR tie relief Of Amont Barnes. John Covers and l. NJ
B.aCkm4u. o..
Draining pens ons 10 Mary D.snrow, Ilos Cnrf3id "a
wArl utup.,y, Ga - BU-u,e, Nancy II. Bia,hLait N''y
True Lii g. Cid'4tu, Geo. NJ D. lhU.mon i,ilii'' t'
Il0,prg a!lrn ~ OUt JOSHUA ". black, ~aIIb b.tlt
Geo ~ Leam, nary i'm, jane, III Butts, AID Mcunia
Frances !s.tt and MaTy 4. Anon.
- remit c,r. alU TO Peer -li =. sons.
10 TemqG.s4 81 tac O.tr states ~ certain
la ia liz cit, anu CouAty francisco tie sto OF
California.
Ine House Them at 800, adjourned until tomorrow.