Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-21
Bill Relating 10 Public Lands, Reported
by the Judiciary Committee Re.
p0it Of The Committee ON
the Freedman's
Bank.
Proceedings TO be Instituted to Recover
the Money StOlen-The AppTOpri.
atiOn BiIl-Bill TO Equal
ize the BOunties
of SOldireS.
SENATE.

| VI tn6 IcdouVy W Rsuo ten eHllIlOu uOI
lars in silver coin, in exchange for legal.
tender notes, and asked for It's consider.
alton. Objection was made by Senator
Morton, and it was laid over. Senator
Sherman gave notice that he would call
it up tomorrow.
Senator Wright, from the judiciary
committee, reported bill providing foI
the appointment of commission to in.
vestigate the operations OF the several
statutes ss to bankruptcy, and to recon-
mend legislation thereon. Placed OIL the
| calendar.
Senator Wright also reported back
| from the same committee the house bill
to repesl the bankrupt law, aud recon-
| menQed that it be postponed until the
first day of the next session. So ordered,
The chair laid before the senate COM
| munication from the secretary Of war,
| inclosing the report and maps of tue
last survey by Msjor G. B. Comstock,
corps of eDgineeIJ for improvement OF
| the South Pes of the Mississippi river.
| Ordered printed and referred.
The chair also laid bsfore the senate q
communication from the secretary OF
treasury, inclosing long report show
| ing the names of all persons now o.
heretofore in the public service from
whom balances are due to the govern
ment, the amounts due from such per
sons, the number of unsettled sccoun =,
the amount of stocks held by the United
| States in trust, ETC., and the list of such
stocks when default has been made.
The chair announced that the docu.
ment would lie upon the table and Da
printed.
Senator Sherman said that the Ques-
ton of printing the report had better bg
referred to the committee on printing;
the document ives veluminous and 8
great deal of information in 1t was of no
importance whatever--of no interest to
map, woman or child. There were
charges against consuls who died abroad,
and their accounts could never be set
tied; there were many accounts Of hon.
orable men which had never been set
tied on account of disputes about dol
lar or two, and the publication of this
list would only cause scandal. He would
never consent to the publication of the
great mess OF the information to bring
scandal upon the names of brave and
honest men. In mum srous instances on
the list soldiers. who were killed in bat
tie, were charged with their guns; in any
case where men had plundered the
treasury he wonld have their names
published to the world and nail them to
gate post.
Senator Sherman moved that the doc.
uments be referred to the commitle on
printing, which was agreed to.
Senator Sargent, from the committee
on appropriations, reported back the
naval appropriation bill, with
amendments, and gave notice that he
would call it up for consideration as soon
as the Indian appropriation bill should
be disposed of.
The senate resumed the consideration
of unfinished business, being the Indian
appropriation bull.
Mr.. WindOm, in charge of the bill,
said as it came from the house it appro-
priated $4,000, ,1l2. The senate commit.
tee had added $998, ,096. Senator Win
dom explained several amendments of
the bill and the reason for increasing the
| appropriations for the various tribes. lie
| gave notice that he would 2sk the senate
to remain in session until the bill should
be disposed Of
The first amendment proposed by the
committee was to appropriate necessary
sums for compensation to supeTintend-
| ents, agents, Interpreters, etc., amount.
| request of Senator Window, it was
passed over for the present, and the
amendments proposed by the committee
on appropriations were then agreed to, as
| follows: Authorizing the use of $200, ,09C
| of the funds Of the Great and Little
Usage tIibe Of Indians, now in the
treasury, to be expended in the erection
| of buildings, opening Of farms, support
| of schools and the purcha1e of stock,
seeds, etc., for said Indians; increasing
the amount for the purchase of articles
| for the Sioux Indians from $3.50, 600 tC
| $4I9,C00. When the amendment of The
committee providing that the money
| appropriated for the Sioux Indians
shall not be paid to any tribe
thereof while said tribe is engaged in
hostilities against the white people ahC
allowing only half a million of dollars
appropriated for their subsistence to be
used, unless they shall first agree TO re
llnquish all right and claim to the BlacB
Hills wss read, debate ensued, anC
the amendments were agreed to. Other
amendments Of the committee were
agreed to.
The committee having reported the
amendment in favor of increasing the
appropriation for general incidental
expenses OF the Indian service from one
hundred and twelve thousand five hun
dred dollars to three hundred aud fifty
thousand dollars, the amendment was
rejected-yeas Is, nays 80.
The committee reported in favor Ol
| striking out the third section OF the
house bill, which sbolishes the Office oi
commissioner Of Indian affairs, as wei
as the offices of superintendent, agents
interpreters, inspectors, etc., and pro
vides for the government OF the Indians
by the war department.
Senator Logan spoke against tht
transfer OF the G Jvernment OF Indians t.
the war department. At the close of hi
speech the senate went into executiv,
session, and afterwsrd took a recess till
half-past seven o'clock.
EVENING sEss ON.
Upon re assembling, the question
being on the amendment to strike GU
the third section OF the bill proposing L
abolish Indian bureaus and transfer tn
government of Indians to the war de
partment, it was agreed TO.
The other amendments proposed b.
the committee to strike out were, tn
sixth section, providing that the d!strl
button of all annuities, goods and pro
visions shall, as far as practicable, b
made at the various military pests; AM
the seventh section, providing that tn
certificate of the judge of any Unitet
States court as to the good moral char
acter of the applicant, attached to tn
application Of any citizen of the Unite'
States for licenses to trade with the In
dians, shall be accepted as conclusiv
evidence of the fitness of such person t
receive license, were agreed to.
The first amendments proposed by tn
committee, making appropriations 70
salaries Of superintendent, agents, in
terpreters, inspectors, etc., which wer
passed over informally, were agreed tC
The bill having been considered i
committee OF the whole, was rep0rte
to the senate, and Senator KEENAN, de
manded q separate vo.e on the amend
ment to strike out the third section