The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-11
HOUSE.

necessary expenses OF The government.
Passed.
This ia not the senate bill on the same
subject, but an original house hill
Mr.. Banning offered resolution calling
on the secretary of war for Information in
regard to the object Of the military expe-
dtion under Gems. Terry, Crook add Glib
bon ag 4inst the northwestern Indians, and
for copies of all correspondence bearing
on the origin Of the expedition, and for
copies of oil military orders issued by the
war department directing the expedition
adopted.
Mr.. Faulkner, from the committee on
foreign affairs, asked leave to report q re-
solution for the appointment of select
committee on Chinese immigration.
Mr.. Townsend of New York objected.
In connection with Mr.. Bannng's reso.
luton, he submitted the following state
ment showing the distribution OF United
States troops: There are at present In
arms 26, $40 troops, located as follows A.
2l6 belonging to the attachments at West
Point; 1896 located in the territories g.
IT'S in Texas 1884 in other southern
states, while in the field, operating against
the Indians there are, under Gen. Terry.
1,123, and under Gen. Crooks only 1890,
making IN all 2,913. The remaining 4 coo
are located IN northern cities and forts.
Bills were introduced and referred, as
follows
BY Mr. Scales, appointing commission
to visit Indian territory and report the con-
dition and management of the Indians.
By Mr.. Jacobs, for the relief of settlers
on San Juan and other islands, lately in
dispute between the United States and
Great Britain.
BY Mr.. Garfield, appropriating $4,000
for preparing and publishing brief history
of the several surveys and scientific expe-
ditions made during the century just closed.
| By Mr.. Steele, authorizing the president
| to enlist recruits for the army, to serve no
more than six months, to aid in suppress
| ing the hostility of certain bands of Sioux
Indians.
Mr.. Morrison, chairman of the commit.
tee on ways and means, reported bill
admitting free of duty goods for the inter-
national exposition so as to admit the sale
and delivery, during the exhibition, of
| goods, wares and merchandise heretofore
imported and now in the exhibition build
ings, subject to such additional regulations
necessary to the security of revenue as the
secretary of the treasury may decide; and
declaring the stock Of each exhibitor liable
for the payment of duties accruing on
any portion thereof, in case of the
removal of such portion from
buildings without payment of lawful du-
ties thereon passed
Mr.. Singleton from the conference COM
mittee on the diplomatic and consular APP
preparation bill, reported the committee
had not yet been able to agree. He related
the history of the bill and of the several
conferences, and said that while the first
conferees on the part of the senate said
they would not make a point as to the
change of law in the bill, the last conferees
declared their determination not to allow
stances whatever.
MIR. Randall stated that in the consular
and diplnYg,ioc- 80 usd the consular and di-
nIomanc salaries and the house now pro-
nosed to adopt the same course only III all
Oppusito ui'~~,s-- He said that the con-
ferees were willing to accept the amount
appropriated for diplomatic service, but
were not willing to say that that should be
in full for the year.
Mr. Kasson inquired whether the consul
lar service was to DO included in the same
arrangement.
Mr.. Randall replied that the proposition
in the conference committee had not ap'
piled with the same distinctness to the
, consular service as 1t had to the diplomatic
service. The conference had never got fa
enough to consider what it would do IL
that particular. He had far more care il
consideration for the consular service thai
for the diplomatic and it was his opinion
that if the entire diplomatic service SHOULD
fail for want of an appropriation, and i
the American ministers were brought HON
= no material interests of the country wou
;, suffer.
A MIR. Kasson-But the national homo
q would hope the gentleman does nc
a propose to advertise our partisan discussio
# to every country in the world by propos
n ton to withdraw all our representative
,r abroad.
I. MIR. Foster, republican member of tt
10 conference committee, expressed the opil
ia ion that it was the determination of IL
IN house to humiliate the senate and comp'
,e it to eat its own words. The senate WI
IN willing to accept the amount of the appr
9. priation and he was sure that not doll
I'd beyond that amount would be expended.
~ Mr.. Randall said The point is wheth
- these ofli GERS would not have claim.
w Mr.. Foster-They would not, becau
IA the president is to be authorized to redu
&, salaries and to withdraw the service Il
senate took the position that it was not
b. be dragged into legislation on appropriate
u.s. bills.
o. Mr.. Singleton expressed the surprl
X which he and other members of the app
priation committee felt at hearing Mr.. Fl
es- ter oppose in the house the propositions
I'd which he had given his assent IN the col
at miltee.
at Mr.. Foster-When the gentleman mai
i'd that statement he mis-states purposely
i'm Mr.. Singleton-Do you mean to chal
in me with lie ?
red MIR. Foster-I do; If the gentleu
,;ra ~ aLaa that atatement | say that that is